Broadcasts:

Subject:  AES Broadcast Message - AES Outage Ends Early
			
AES Broadcast  06/07/2004           Broadcast  #  2004033


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This message is to advise AES filers that the AES Production Region 
opened earlier than expected at 6:00am EDT on June 7, 2004.  Companies 
may begin submitting live data using the new AES Commodity Redesign 
formats immediately.  All preliminary signs show that the enhancements 
to the Redesigned AES have gone smoothly.  


The AES outage was scheduled to last a maximum of 78 hours and end at 
6:00am EDT on June 8, 2004.  Those companies anticipating the outage to 
last the maximum 78 hours may continue to report under the Downtime 
Policy until 6:00am EDT on June 8, 2004.  As a reminder, please begin 
submitting AES records for those shipments exported during the outage 
via the Downtime Policy no later than June 8, 2004.


Should you have additional questions, please contact Randy Mitchell 
or the Census AES Branch.  See contact information below:


Randy Mitchell, CBP Client Representative
Telephone:      415-782-9445
Email:          [email protected]

Census AES Branch
Telephone:      1-800-549-0595
Email:         [email protected]