ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 07-0283 URGENT 12/21/2007 TITLE: ABI-STATUS OF BOND QUERY AND 5106 ISSUES ABI EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION DELAYS FOR IMPORTER ADD TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN 11:00AM AND 1:45PM, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON DECEMBER 21, 2007. THOSE DELAYS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED AND FILERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE REPLIES TO 5106 INPUTS. IF DELAYS ARE STILL ENCOUNTERED, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ASSIGNED ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE. /S/JOHN LEONARD, DIRECTOR, ENTRY SUMMARY, ACCOUNTS AND REVENUECONDUCT A NEW SEARCH