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Title:RLF UPDATE-PORT MANATEE
Date:2000-10-18
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : VIKKI ZZ-LAZARO

SUBJECT : RLF UPDATE-PORT MANATEE

DATE : 10/17/2000

REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO UPDATE

NEW PORTS
THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT PORT MANATEE,
FLORIDA HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING
OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF)
PROTOTYPE AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP). ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY (120) PORTS HAVE NOW RECEIVED RLF TRAINING AND ARE
CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL IN RLF AND EIP ENTRY PROCESSING.

A FULL LISTING OF THE CURRENT RLF TRAINED PORTS FOLLOWS:

AGUADILLA, PR MAYAGUEZ, PR
ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA MEMPHIS, TN
ANCHORAGE, AK MIAMI, FL
ATLANTA, GA MORGAN CITY, LA
BALTIMORE, MD MOBILE, AL
BATON ROUGE, LA NASHVILLE, TN
BLAINE, WA NEW BEDFORD, MA
BOSTON, MA NEW ORLEANS, LA
BRUNSWICK, GA NEWPORT NEWS, VA
BUFFALO, NY NORFOLK, VA
BURLINGTON, VT NORTON, VT
CALAIS, ME NY/NEWARK AREA
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY NY SEAPORT, NY
CHARLESTON, SC ORLANDO, FL
CHARLOTTE, NC OROVILLE, WA
CHATTANOOGA, TN PASCAGOULA, MS
CHICAGO, IL PEMBINA, ND
CINCINNATI, OH PEORIA, IL
CLEVELAND, OH PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
COLUMBUS, OH PONCE, PR
DAYTON, OH PORT ARTHUR, TX
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DEL RIO, TX PORT HURON, MI
DENVER, CO PORT MANATEE, FL
DETROIT, MI PORTAL, ND
DUNSEITH, ND PORTLAND, ME
DERBY LINE, VT PORTLAND, OR
DURHAM/RALEIGH, NC PORTLAND INT'L AIRPORT, OR
EL PASO, TX PROVIDENCE, RI
ERIE, PA RICHMOND, VA
FAJARDO, PR RIO GRANDE CITY, TX
FERDNANDINA BEACH, FL ROCHESTER, NY
GALVESTON, TX ROMA, TX
GLOUCESTER, MA ROSEAU, MN
GRAMERCY, LA SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, CA
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
GULFPORT, MS SAN JUAN, PR
HARRISBURG, PA SANTA TERESA, NM
HIGHGATE SPRINGS/ALBURG, VT SAVANNAH, GA
HILO, HI SHREVEPORT, LA
HONOLULU, HI SEATTLE, WA
HOULTON, ME SEATTLE/TACOMA AIRPORT
HOUSTON, TX SPRINGFIELD, MA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SPRINGFIELD, MO
INDIANAPOLIS, IN ST. ALBANS, VT
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN ST. LOUIS, MO
JACKSONVILLE, FL SUMAS, WA
JFK INT'L AIRPORT TAMPA, FL
KANSAS, MO TACOMA, WA
KNOXVILLE, TN TOLEDO, OH
KONA, HI UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LAKE CHARLES, LA VICKSBURG/JACKSON, MS
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX WICHITA, KS
LAX INT'L AIRPORT WILMINGTON, DE
LITTLE ROCK, AR WILMINGTON, NC
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA WINSTON-SALEM, NC
LONGVIEW, WA WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA WORCESTER, MA
LOUISVILLE, KY WARROAD, MN
MAUI, HI WASHINGTON, DC

BACKGROUND
RLF PROTOTYPE TWO IS AN ONGOING AUTOMATION PROTOTYPE WHICH
ALLOWS APPROVED PARTICIPANTS TO FILE AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY, ENTRY
SUMMARY AND INVOICE FROM A LOCATION OTHER THAN WHERE THE GOODS
WILL ARRIVE OR BE EXAMINED. THE PROTOTYPE IS CURRENTLY LIMITED
TO 01 AND 11 ENTRY TYPES AND REQUIRES THAT PARTICIPANTS USE THE
AUTOMATED BROKER INTERFACE, THE AUTOMATED CLEARINGHOUSE, AND THE
ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM TO FILE REMOTE ENTRIES WITH CUSTOMS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING
PROTOTYPE OR THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM, DETAILED
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE 1998 FEDERAL REGISTER (VOL. 63
NO. 234), AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMS WEB-SITE
(HTTP://WWW.CUSTOMS.TREAS.GOV/RLF).