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On June 25, 2014, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a general notice announcing CBP’s plan to modify the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning document imaging, known as the Document Image System (DIS) test. This test is authorized pursuant to § 101.9(b) of the CBP Regulations (19 C.F.R. 101.9(b)) which provides for the testing of NCAP programs or procedures. See Treasury Decision (T.D.) 95–21. The DIS test allows Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) participants to submit electronic images of a specific set of CBP and Partner Government Agency (PGA) forms and supporting information to CBP via a CBP- approved Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The third phase of the DIS test expands the eligible forms supported by the test. This notice provides DIS test details including commencement date for the third phase, eligibility, procedural and documentation requirements, and test development and evaluation methods. The modified DIS test will commence no earlier than July 10, 2014, and will continue until concluded by way of announcement in the Federal Register. |
