Process Submitted Applications (ACO)

To process a submitted application, complete the following steps:

 

1.Locate the submitted application to be processed using the link in your Messages box on the Welcome page.

 

2.Click the Process button next to the application to be reviewed.
RESULT:  The Application Details page of the Application Step by Step for processing an application appears.

 

3.The following are the PCIT pages that compose Application Step by Step:
a)Certificate Type & Certification (For 579 applications only):  When creating a PPQ Form 579 Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport, the Foreign Certification Information page captures the certificate details entered in the Application Step by Step submission process.
b)General:  Displays the application details information entered in the Application Step by Step submission process.  Click the Details button next to a commodity to view all its information and to provide a means to update this data.
c)Inspections:  Captures information about the inspections that have been conducted of the application commodities.
d)Treatments:  Captures information about treatments performed on the application commodities.
e)Additional Declarations:  Captures the text that will display in the Additional Declarations area on the Phytosanitary Certificate.  You can also capture Additional Official Phytosanitary Information which includes additional phytosanitary measures that were conducted in the US to facilitate re-exports.  Currently, this procedure is only permitted for seed shipments to the European Union countries.  You can use the Harmful Organism Selection Tool to select harmful organisms to be entered under Lab Test, Field Inspection, Pest Free Area, Does Not Occur in U.S. and/or Visual Inspection.

NOTE:  You may view and enter application information in any order.

4.To sequentially move through the Application Step by Step pages, click the Next or Previous button at the bottom of the screen.
RESULT:  The following or preceding Application Step by Step page appears accordingly.

NOTE:  The Next and Previous buttons will display when appropriate.  

5.To move to a specific Application Step by Step page, then select the desired page at the left of the screen.
RESULT:  The appropriate Application Step by Step page appears.
6.The items at the top of the Application Step by Step pages, include the following:
a)Tracking Number:  Read-only number assigned to the application during the application creation process for tracking the application through the certification process.
b)Close button:  Closes the Application Step by Step process.
c)Print Application button:  Opens a printable application Form 572 in portable document format (PDF).
d)Print Certificate Draft button:  Opens a printable copy of the certificate, as it will look in PDF with the current certificate data and a draft watermark.  Some fields (for example, date issued, and place of issue) will be blank until the certificate is issued.
e)Current Status:   Displays the application’s status.
f)Update Status button:  Provides the means to update the application’s status.
g)Assign button:  Opens the Assign Applicant page where you can assign the application to an official or a duty station.

 

See Also

Access Applications via Workload (ACO)

Edit Submitted Applications (ACO)