| Title: | BLUEBERRY FEE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2002-02-20 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: CREATION OF BLUEBERRY FEE BY AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (AMS) HAS REQUESTED THAT CUSTOMS
COLLECT A BLUEBERRY FEE OF $12.00 PER TON FOR BLUEBERRIES CLASSIFIED
UNDER TARIFF NUMBERS 0810400028 AND 0811902028. (REFER TO FEDERAL
REGISTER DATED JULY 17, 2000, PAGES 43961 - 43969 REGARDING AMS'S
IMPOSITION OF THE BLUEBERRY FEES.)
THE $12.00 PER TON BLUEBERRY FEE ASSESSMENT CONVERTS TO .013228 CENTS
PER KILOGRAM UNDER THE METRIC SYSTEM.
CLASS CODE 106 WILL BE USED TO REPORT THE BLUEBERRY FEE.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE QR APPLICATION (DAILY STATEMENTS) TO DISPLAY
THE BLUEBERRY FEE INFORMATION INCLUDE CHANGES TO THE QF (OUTPUT),
QK (OUTPUT) AND A NEW RECORD IDENTIFIER QC. (OUTPUT).
QR MODIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
QF (OUTPUT)
POSITION: 64 - 72
DEFINITION: A VALUE REPRESENTING THE TOTAL BLUEBERRY FEE AMOUNT.
TWO DECIMAL PLACES ARE IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS A WHOLE NUMBER, THE
TWO LOW-ORDER (CENTS) POSITIONS CONTAIN ZEROS.
FIELD LENGTH: 9N
STATUS: CONDITIONAL
POSITIONS 73 - 80 ARE FILLER.
QK (OUTPUT)
POSITION: 64 - 72
DEFINITION: A VALUE REPRESENTING THE TOTAL BLUEBERRY FEE AMOUNT.
TWO DECIMAL PLACES ARE IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS A WHOLE NUMBER, THE
TWO LOW-ORDER (CENTS) POSITIONS CONTAIN ZEROS.
FIELD LENGTH: 9N
STATUS: CONDITIONAL
POSITIONS 73 - 80 ARE FILLER.
NEW RECORD 'QC' (OUTPUT) - THIS NEW RECORD WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE
QB (OUTPUT) AND WILL DISPLAY THE BLUEBERRY FEE DATA. THE RECORD LAYOUT
WILL BE THE FOLLOWING:
RECORD INDENTIFIER QC (OUTPUT)
LENGTH/ POSI-
DATA ELEMENT CLASS TION STATUS DESCRIPTION
CONTROL IDENTIFIER 1A 1 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL 'Q'
RECORD TYPE 1A 2 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL 'C'
DISTRICT/PORT OF 4N 3-6 M A CODE REPRESENTING THE
ENTRY DISTRICT/PORT OF ENTRY
SUMMARY
ENTRY FILER CODE 3AN 7-9 M A UNIQUE CODE ASSIGNED
BY THE U.S. CUSTOMS
SERVICE TO ALL ACTIVE
ENTRY DOCUMENT PREPARERS
ENTRY NUMBER 9AN 10-18 M THE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO
THE ENTRY.
BLUEBERRY FEE 8N 19-26 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE
BLUEBERRY FEE. TWO
DECIMAL PLACES ARE
IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS
A WHOLE NUMBER, THE TWO
LOW-ORDER (CENTS)
POSITIONS CONTAIN ZEROS.
FILLER 54X 27-80 M SPACE FILL
A FUTURE MESSAGE WILL ADVISE THE TRADE WHEN THE COLLECTION OF THE
BLUEBERRY FEES (CLASS CODE 106) SHALL BEGIN. THIS MESSAGE IS TO
ALERT THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM CHANGES THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO
COLLECT THE BLUEBERRY FEES.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BLUEBERRY FEE CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE OFFICE OF
FIELD OPERATIONS, ATTENTION BYRON KISSANE AT 202-927-2148.
SYSTEM QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BLUEBERRY FEE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.
CSMS #02-000402