• To : Automated Broker Interface, New ACE Programming, Partner Government Agencies
Subject: APHIS Federal Register Notice Published announcing closure of ACE/ITDS pilot testing
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) announced today that it will conclude its pilot testing of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on August 15, 2016.

The Federal Register Notice is attached and can be found here: 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2015-0063