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This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect new requirements for filing in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Pursuant to the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006, CBP plans to implement the International Trade Data System (ITDS) by making ACE the single window for processing of all entry and entry summary data. CBP expects that making ACE the single window for trade processing will help CBP eliminate redundant information submissions, efficiently regulate the flow of commerce, and effectively enforce laws and regulations relating to international trade, as mandated by the SAFE Port Act of 2006. To realize the full benefit of the single window, CBP proposes new regulations that will require filers submitting entry or entry summary data electronically in ACE also to file associated ITDS Agency data electronically in ACE, subject to limited exceptions. This rule will make each discrete entry or entry summary more uniform, as each transaction will be filed entirely in electronic format or entirely in paper format. This will enhance the ability of the U.S. Government to enforce the legal requirements pertaining to those transactions.