ACAS Pilot Plan Details Released by CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released details on the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Strategic Plan. The document describes the multi-phased approach for implementation that is expected to take about 28 months. The six phases are:
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- Initial Expansion to Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarders and Amend TSA SSPs
- Expansion to Additional Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarders
- Incorporating Trusted Shipper Concept into ATS
- Expansion to Remaining High Cargo Volume Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarders
- Expansion to Small/Medium Cargo Volume Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarder
- Expansion to Heavy All-Cargo Carriers
(See future issues of ITT for a full summary of the ACAS Pilot Strategic Plan)
(See ITT’s Online Archives 12030804 for Transportation Security Information discussion of the pilot. See ITT's Online Archives 12030524 for TSA and CBP Officials' Discussion of the pilot at a recent COAC meeting.)