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Title:RLF-NEW PORTS
Date:2001-01-12
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : VIKKI LAZARO

SUBJECT : RLF-NEW PORTS

DATE : 01/10/2001

REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO UPDATE

NEW PORTS
THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SIX NEW PORTS
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF
ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE
AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP). AUSTIN TX, BEAUMONT TX,
ORANGE TX, PRESIDIO TX, FORT MYERS FL, AND SABINE TX ARE NOW RLF
OPERATIONAL. A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX (126) 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
ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA
ANCHORAGE, AK
ATLANTA, GA
AUSTIN, TX
BALTIMORE, MD
BATON ROUGE, LA
BEAUMONT, TX
BLAINE, WA
BOSTON, MA
BRUNSWICK, GA
BUFFALO, NY
BURLINGTON, VT
CALAIS, ME
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY
CHARLESTON, SC
CHARLOTTE, NC
CHATTANOOGA, TN
CHICAGO, IL
CINCINNATI, OH
CLEVELAND, OH
COLUMBUS, OH
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX
DAYTON, OH
DEL RIO, TX
DENVER, CO
DERBY LINE, VT
DETROIT, MI
DUNSEITH, ND
DURHAM/RALEIGH, NC
EL PASO, TX
ERIE, PA
FAJARDO, PR
FERDNANDINA BEACH, FL
FORT MYERS, FL
GALVESTON, TX
GLOUCESTER, MA
GRAMERCY, LA
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC
1GULFPORT, MS
HARRISBURG, PA
HIGHGATE SPRINGS/ALBURG, VT
HILO, HI
HONOLULU, HI
HOULTON, ME
HOUSTON, TX
HUNTSVILLE, AL
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN
JACKSONVILLE, FL
JFK INT'L AIRPORT
KANSAS, MO
KNOXVILLE, TN
KONA, HI
LAKE CHARLES, LA
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX
LAX INT'L AIRPORT
LITTLE ROCK, AR
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA
LONGVIEW, WA
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA
LOUISVILLE, KY
MAUI, HI
MAYAGUEZ, PR
MEMPHIS, TN
MIAMI, FL
MOBILE, AL
MORGAN CITY, LA
NASHVILLE, TN
NEW BEDFORD, MA
NEW ORLEANS, LA
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
NORFOLK, VA
NORTON, VT
NY SEAPORT, NY
NY/NEWARK AREA
ORANGE, TX
ORLANDO, FL
OROVILLE, WA
PASCAGOULA, MS
PEMBINA, ND
PEORIA, IL
PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
PONCE, PR
PORT ARTHUR, TX
PORT EVERGLADES, FL
PORT HURON, MI
PORT MANATEE, FL
PORTAL, ND
PORTLAND INT'L AIRPORT, OR
PORTLAND, ME
PORTLAND, OR
PRESIDIO, TX
1PROVIDENCE, RI
RICHMOND, VA
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX
ROCHESTER, NY
ROMA, TX
ROSEAU, MN
SABINE, TX
SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, CA
SAN JUAN, PR
SANTA TERESA, NM
SAVANNAH, GA
SEATTLE, WA
SEATTLE/TACOMA AIRPORT
SHREVEPORT, LA
SPRINGFIELD, MA
SPRINGFIELD, MO
ST. ALBANS, VT
ST. LOUIS, MO
SUMAS, WA
TACOMA, WA
TAMPA, FL
TOLEDO, OH
UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
VICKSBURG/JACKSON, MS
WARROAD, MN
WASHINGTON, DC
WEST PALM BEACH, FL
WICHITA, KS
WILMINGTON, DE
WILMINGTON, NC
WINSTON-SALEM, NC
WORCESTER, MA

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, 09 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).