Post on 05-Sep-2015
APHIS Lacey Act Program Readiness
Automated Commercial Environment
Parul Patel
US Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant Protection and Quarantine
APHIS ACE Piloting
Lacey Act Piloting
(Scheduled implementation)
Non-Lacey Act Piloting
(Scheduled implementation)
Port/Area Dates
LA/Long Beach, CA Completed
San Diego/Calexico, CA TBD
Philadelphia, PA 06/26/15
Laredo, Hidalgo, TX 06/30/15
Buffalo, NY 07/07/15
Miami, FL 07/09/15
Nogales, AZ 08/2015
Detroit/Port Huron, MI 07/16/15
Sweetgrass, MT 07/21/15
Chicago, IL 07/30/15
Champlain, NY 08/04/15
New York/New Jersey 08/06/15
Pembina, ND 08/13/15
2015 Outreach Dates
**HQ Staff Support via Webinar**
Dates are subject to change
Guidance can be
found on CBP.gov
FRN to solicit
volunteers
Projected pilot to
start in July 2015
Lacey Act ACE Pilot Project
Submit PPQ 505
information via ACE
HTS Codes on
APHIS website
Technical assistance
during ACE pilotACE.ITDS@aphis.usda.gov
Project Background Participation Process
Lacey Act ACE Pilot Project
Chicago, IL
Laredo, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Detroit, MI
Baltimore, MD
Newark, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Otay Mesa/San Diego, CA
Initial Pilot Port Locations*
*To see all port locations for the pilot and dates they become operational, consult:
http://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports
Parul Patel
Lacey Act Program/Policy Lead
Office: 301-851-2351
Parul.R.Patel@aphis.usda.gov
Pamela Bennett
Lacey Act Program Specialist
Office: 301-851-3481
Pamela.D.Bennett@aphis.usda.gov
Cindy Walters
APHIS ACE ITDS Liaison
Office: 301-851-2273 Cindy.L.Walters@aphis.usda.gov
Lacey Act ACE Pilot Project