CSMS Message: 01-000785

TO: ALL ABI FILERS

FROM: LOS ANGELES ACS FIELD OFFICE

SUBJECT: ABI NOTIFICATION OF REJECTED EIP/RLF ENTRIES

BACKGROUND:

UNDER THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE AND REMOTE LOCATION PROGRAMS (EIP/RLF),
FILERS WHO SUBMIT EIP/RLF ENTRIES MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE
ABI REJECTS FROM THE REVIEWING IMPORT SPECIALIST. THESE REJECTION
MESSAGES CONTAIN INFORMATION AS TO WHY THE INSTANT ENTRY IS BEING
REJECTED. THE ABI APPLICATION IDENTIFIER FOR THIS ACTION IS
'US'. THE 'US' APPLICATION WAS SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO PROVIDE
FOR REJECTION OF EIP/RLF ENTRIES VIA ABI AND TO ELIMINATE HAVING
TO RESORT TO PAPER REJECTION NOTICES.

RECENTLY, LOS ANGELES IMPORT SPECIALISTS HAVE ENCOUNTERED
INSTANCES WHERE ABI FILERS HAVE REPORTED THAT ANY 'US' REJECT
MESSAGE RECEIVED MORE THAN 3 DAYS AFTER THE FILER SUBMITS ITS
ACH PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION CANNOT BE PROCESSED BY THE FILER'S
ABI SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE UNDER CURRENT ABI STANDARDS.

ACTION:

ABI FILERS WHOSE EIP/RLF ENTRIES ARE REJECTED MUST MAINTAIN
THE CAPABILITY TO RECEIVE THESE ELECTRONIC REJECTION MESSAGES.
THE ABI PROGRAMMING DOCUMENT (THE 'CATAIR') DOES NOT LIMIT
THE PERIOD DURING WHICH RLF ENTRIES CAN BE REJECTED. CONSEQUENTLY,
ABI FILERS MUST INSURE THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE THE 'US' APPLICATION
OUTPUT DATA WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD AFTER THE FILING OF THE
EIP/RLF ENTRY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUSTOMS DIRECTIVE 099-3550-067,
DATED FEB 2, 1994, FILERS MAY RECEIVE REJECT NOTIFICATIONS ON
SELECTED ENTRY SUMMARIES UP TO 60 DAYS AFTER FILING. THEREFORE,
ABI FILERS MUST BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE DATA ON REJECTED EIP/RLF
ENTRY SUMMARIES FOR 60 DAYS AFTER TRANSMISSION TO ABI.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR ABI
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #04-002319