Bioterrorism
The Bioterrorism Act (BTA) is intended to protect the health and safety of the people of the United States from an intended or actual terrorist attack on the nation's food supply.

FAST Truck Driver Requirements Effective November 15, 2004 (doc - 20 KB.)
Truck carriers carrying Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity (BRASS) merchandise may only use drivers registered under the FAST program and carrying a valid FAST driver card.

Air FAQs on the Trade Act of 2002 - Mandatory Advanced Electronic Cargo Information (doc - 115 KB.)
10/07/2004

The Container Security Initiative is Operational at the Port of Naples - Inspections Better Tuned On U.S. Bound Container Shipments
09/30/2004

Enforcement Discretion for Ultimate Consignee and Northern Border Ports
09/28/2004
From October 1, 2004 through October 31, 2004, CBP will exercise enforcement discretion at all ports of entry in regard to the requirements for ultimate consignee reporting and northern border entry line items on Border Cargo Selectivity.

Ultimate Consignee Reporting Requirements
09/23/2004
Effective October 1, 2004, new requirements will be instituted at ports of entry to correct weaknesses in the current CBP policy pertaining to the identification of the Ultimate Consignee and will occur at the time of entry or release in order to unify entry release and entry summary Ultimate Consignee procedures.

Pilot Bond Centralization Program
Last Updated 09/20/2004
In an effort to establish a more efficient and effective bond program for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Continuous Transaction Bond program is being centralized at the National Finance Center (NFC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The following ports are participating in the pilot program: St. Albans, VT; Chicago, IL; Buffalo, NY; Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, CA; Seattle, WA; Miami, FL; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; Port Huron, MI; Champlain, NY; San Francisco, CA; Otay Mesa, CA; Calexico, CA; Tecate, CA; Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; DDallas, TX; Houston, TX; and Laredo, TX.

Customs Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB)
The Customs Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB) is being systematically migrated into CBP.gov. Some of the links below still lead to the CEBB - most lead to CBP.gov. Please bookmark this page as the URL to CEBB will become invalid in the near future.