{"abstract":"This document modifies the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) prototype eligibility and application requirements from those previously set forth in the Federal Register, and provides updated FAST border site selections. The FAST prototype provides expedited processing of participants' qualifying merchandise in designated traffic lanes at select border sites. FAST processing utilizes two separate cargo release mechanisms-a fully electronic system and a semi- electronic system known as PAPS. The FAST prototype is modified to include Southern border sites and additional Northern border sites. To be eligible for FAST processing along the Northern and Southern borders, merchandise must be entered by a C-TPAT-approved (Customs- Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) importer; transported by a C-TPAT- approved highway carrier participating under either the U.S./Canada Border Highway Carriers Agreement or the Southern Border Highway Carriers Agreement; and driven by a FAST-registered commercial driver. In addition, in order to be eligible for FAST processing along the Southern border, merchandise must be manufactured by a C-TPAT-approved foreign manufacturer and securely sealed by the manufacturer. To be eligible for the fully electronic cargo release system under FAST, the importer, highway carrier, commercial driver, and foreign manufacturer, where applicable, must meet the guidelines described above, and the importer must submit a detailed application to CBP.","action":"General notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/09/25/03-24260.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"68 FR 55405","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This modification of the FAST program is effective on September 25, 2003. This prototype will be tested until the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is completed. Applications to participate in this prototype, where appropriate, may be submitted at any time throughout the duration of this test. Evaluations of the prototype will occur periodically.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-24260","effective_on":"2003-09-25","end_page":55407,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/09/25/03-24260.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/25/03-24260/modification-of-free-and-secure-trade-prototype","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-24260?publication_date=2003-09-25","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-09-25/03-24260/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":118,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-25/pdf/03-24260.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-09-25","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/09/25/03-24260.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":55405,"subtype":null,"title":"Modification of Free and Secure Trade Prototype","toc_doc":"Free and Secure Trade Prototype; eligibility and application requirements; modification","toc_subject":"Automation program test:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":68}