CSMS Message: 00-000247

TO: ALL ABI FILERS IN LOS ANGELES

FROM: ENTRY TEAM SUPERVISORS, TERMINAL ISLAND AND LAX

SUBJECT: MISROUTING OF ENTRY DOCUMENTS

THIS MESSAGE IS TO REMIND ABI FILERS ABOUT THE CONTINUING
REQUIREMENT TO FILE CF3461 DOCUMENTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE
IMPORT SPECIALIST TEAM FOR REVIEW.

IN SEPTEMBER 1998 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS TRANSMITTED
TO ALL ABI FILERS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED BELOW IS STILL CURRENT AND MUST BE OBSERVED.

SOME ABI FILERS ARE NOT SUBMITTING CF3461 DOCUMENTS TO THE
CORRECT IMPORT SPECIALIST TEAM FOR REVIEW WHEN THE ABI
SELECTIVITY MESSAGE IS "CST APPROVAL REQUIRED". THIS MAY BE
OCCURING BECAUSE FILERS ARE CONFUSING THE "ACS TEAM" ASSIGNED
BY ABI TO THE ENTRY SUMMARY WITH THE IMPORT SPECIALIST TEAM
WHICH IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CF3461. THESE TWO TEAMS ARE
NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME TEAM, AND IT IS THUS CRITICAL THAT
THE FILERS' ABI SOFTWARE RECOGNIZE THIS IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.

ABI IDENTIFIES THE TARIFF NUMBER THAT REQUIRES CST APPROVAL AS
PART OF THE ABI OUTPUT. THE R3 OUTPUT RECORD WILL IDENTIFY ALL
THE TARIFF NUMBERS THAT REQUIRE CST APPROVAL WHEN THE PROVISIONAL
SELECTIVITY MESSAGE IS GENERATED WITH THE "DOCS REQUIRED/CST
APPROVAL REQUIRED" NARRATIVE. IT IS THEN THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE FILER TO DETERMINE WHICH IMPORT SPECIALIST HANDLES THE
TARIFF NUMBER REQUIRING REVIEW.

TARIFF NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO IMPORT SPECIALISTS ARE LISTED IN
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC BULLETINS, WHICH ARE UPDATED PERIODICALLY.

FILERS WHO CONTINUE TO SUBMIT CF3461'S TO THE INCORRECT IMPORT
SPECIALIST TEAM FOR REVIEW WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PORT BROKER
COMPLIANCE UNIT.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE ENTRY TEAM
SUPERVISORS AT THE LONG BEACH FEDERAL BUILDING OR AT THE LOS
ANGELES AIRPORT CARGO OFFICE. FILERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THEIR
ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.