CSMS# 17-000199 - Scheduled FDA Prior Notice Downtime on April 8, 2017

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Due to scheduled maintenance, FDA’s Prior Notice systems will be down from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM (EDT) at latest, on Saturday, April 8th. As a result, FDA will be operating under the prior notice contingency scenario 6 during this time.



If prior notice has been submitted via PNSI before to the system outage and a confirmation number has already been received, the confirmation number must accompany the article of food (21 CFR 1.279 (g)). In addition, FDA and CBP recommend that the submitter also provide the PNSI Web Entry Summary Confirmation page, including the prior notice confirmation number and time stamp, to CBP officers for cargo release.



Otherwise, if prior notice has not been submitted before the system outage, it may be submitted by either e-mail or fax (21 CFR 1.280(c)). The e-mail and fax submission form will appear when attempting to log into the PNSI system. If not redirected, filers may use this link to go to the form directly for email or fax submission form: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/pnsic/Contingency_Submission.cfm. This link provides both an email and fax form



Filers may decide to wait out the system downtime if they determine that the timeliness of prior notice will not be adversely affected. Filers who choose this option should understand that they remain responsible under section 801(m) of the act and under the prior notice final rule for filing timely prior notice.



If prior notice has already been submitted before to the outage, and confirmation has already been received, the submitter may proceed with prior notice using the standard process. If you have any questions during this downtime, please contact the FDA's Division of Food Defense Targeting at 866-521-2297.