Parul Patel - APHIS_0.pdf

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APHIS Lacey Act Program Readiness Automated Commercial Environment Parul Patel US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine

Transcript of Parul Patel - APHIS_0.pdf

  • 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 [email protected]

    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

    [email protected]

    Pamela Bennett

    Lacey Act Program Specialist

    Office: 301-851-3481

    [email protected]

    Cindy Walters

    APHIS ACE ITDS Liaison

    Office: 301-851-2273 [email protected]

    Lacey Act ACE Pilot Project