AES Broadcast 09/27/2007 Broadcast # 2007028
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AESDirect Program Outage
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This message is intended for AESDirect program users only. If you are
not an AESDirect program filer, you will not be affected by this outage.
Due to utility maintenance at the primary datacenter for the AESDirect
program, AESDirect will not be available for 4 to 6 hours beginning
at 10:00 AM EDT Saturday, September 29, 2007. We will send out another
e-mail broadcast message as soon as AESDirect is back on-line.
We strongly encourage you to file your shipments prior to
this outage when possible.
AESDirect program filers may export Non-Licensed shipments under the
AES Downtime Policy during this outage. Licensed shipments and
and license exemption shipments must be held until the AESDirect program
is restored and an AES ITN is received.
AESPcLink users are encouraged to continue creating and storing shipments
in a queue on their local computer for transmission when AESDirect
is brought back on-line.
If you utilize the AES Downtime Policy for export, please contact the
port where you will export from.
Please see the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) web site for
further information on the AES Downtime Policy:
http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/export/aes/tech_docs/aestir/june04_intro/june04_downtime_guide.ctt/june04_downtime_guide.doc
For further information or questions, contact the U.S. Census Bureau's
AES Branch at 1-800-549-0595, menu option 1 or at askaes@census.gov.
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