The following is excerpted from a 24 October 2012 news release by CBP.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced in a Federal Register Notice that it is formalizing and expanding the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot. The ACAS pilot enables members of the air cargo industry to send and receive advance security filing data for their air cargo. CBP and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) receive the advance security filing cargo data and are able to help identify cargo shipments inbound to the United States that may be high risk and require additional physical screening.
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/10242012_3.xml
Topic(s)
International Trade and Border Management
Information source
International News Channel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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