ManufacturingandWarehouseSelf-AssessmentCustomsTradePartnershipAgainstTerrorismC-TPATDistributionDate:ResponseDue:RickHarrison,OperationsVicePresidentEmail:KmartFarEastLimited18Floor,UnitedCentre,95Queensway,HongKong.Phone:Fax:Introduction:AsaresultoftheeventsofSeptember11ththeUnitedStateshasundertakenanumberofinitiativestoimproveU.S.BorderSecurity.OneoftheseinitiativesistheCustomsTradePartnershipAgainstTerrorism,referredtoasC-TPAT.C-TPATisajointgovernment/businessinitiativetoimprovesupplychainsecurity.Customshasrecognizedthatprotectingourbordersfromterrorismrequirestheclosecooperationofimporters,foreignmanufacturers,andtransportationanddistributionserviceproviders.TheC-TPATprogramisvoluntary.C-TPATprovidesimportersandtheirtradepartnerstheopportunitytojoininthewaragainstterrorismandtoensurethetimelydeliveryofimportedgoodsintotheUnitedStates.ThroughthisinitiativeU.S.Customsisaskingbusinessestoensuretheintegrityoftheirsecuritypracticesandtocommunicatethesepracticestotheirbusinesspartnerswithinthesupplychain.Furtherinformationisavailableatwww.customs.treas.gov.KmarthassignedanagreementwithUnitedStatesCustomsandiscommittedtoassessingandimprovingsupplychainsecurity.Itisourintenttoworkwithourbusinesspartnersasateamtoimprovesupplychainsecuritypractices.Thefirststepintheprocessistheattachedsupplychainself-assessment.Pleasecompletetheattachedsupplychainself-assessmentandreturnitnolaterthanJune17,2003.PleaseemailtoKFEmails@hongkong.kmart.com.Replyto:AnelectroniccopyofthecompletedMicrosoftWorddocumentattachedtoanemailisthepreferredformofresponse.Ifyoucannotreplybyemail,ourfaxnumberandmailingaddressareprovidedbelow.IfsendingahardcopypleasebesuretoallowforenoughtimetoensurereceiptbyJune17,2003.Pleasereplyto:ViaemailKFEmails@hongkong.kmart.comViaMailKmartFarEastLimitedUnitedCentre,95Queensway,HongKong.OrFaxManufacturingandWarehouseSecurityVendorSelf-AssessmentCompanyName&LocationRespondentsNameandTitle:RespondentContactInformation:Address:Email:lzm@cvrvc.comPhone:Section/QuestionYesNoBriefDescriptionofProcedureandPracticesOrWhyNotApplicableA.SecurityManagementSystem:1.Isthereamanagerresponsibleforimplementingsecuritywithinthecompanyorlocation?Pleaseprovidethesecuritymanager’snameandcontactinformation∨2.Isthereadesignatedsecurityrepresentativeateachcompanylocationtosupervisesecuritypracticesandreviewtheintroductionandremovalofcargointhereceivingandshippingprocess?∨ManufacturingandWarehouseSecurityVendorSelf-AssessmentCompanyName&LocationRespondentsNameandTitle:RespondentContactInformation:Address:Email:lzm@cvrvc.comPhone:Section/QuestionYesNoBriefDescriptionofProcedureandPracticesOrWhyNotApplicable3.Dowrittensecuritypoliciesandproceduresexisttoinclude:physicalsecurityaccesscontrolspersonnelsecurityeducationandawarenessmanifestconveyancesecurityshipping(inspectionforaccuracy/unmanifestedmaterial)receiving(overages/shortages)4.IsthereadocumentedprocessforthetimelyreportingofsecurityrelatedincidentstoKmartCorporateSecurity,andlawenforcementorCustomsasappropriateifillegalactivitiesoranomaliesaredetectedorsuspected?∨ManufacturingandWarehouseSecurityVendorSelf-AssessmentCompanyName&LocationRespondentsNameandTitle:RespondentContactInformation:Address:Email:lzm@cvrvc.comPhone:Section/QuestionYesNoBriefDescriptionofProcedureandPracticesOrWhyNotApplicable5.Arecloseworkingrel...