FDA/Customs automated import clearance system to be implemented nationwide by September.
Executive Summary
FDA/CUSTOMS AUTOMATED IMPORT CLEARANCE SYSTEM TO BE IMPLEMENTED NATIONWIDE by the end of September, FDA predicts. The system, dubbed OASIS (Operations & Administration Support Import System), enables importers, U.S. Customs officials and FDA to communicate electronically to release imports of products regulated by the agency. FDA and Customs began using OASIS in Seattle, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Baltimore on Dec. 2. By the end of fiscal year 1997, FDA expects to have OASIS fully implemented at over 350 Customs checkpoints at ports, border crossings and airports throughout the country.
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