| Title: | Occupy Wall Street Oakland organizers planning mass protest on Monday, December 12, 2011. |
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| Date: | 2011-12-09 |
| To: | abi,ocean,rail,truck |
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On Monday, December 12, 2011, Occupy Wall Street Oakland (OWS Oakland) is expected to join cities including San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland and Tacoma for a West Coast port shutdown. Organizers are planning to stage mass protests to shut down (blockade) west coast ports similar to the shutdown action taken at the Port of Oakland on November 2, 2011. The Port of Oakland has advised CBP that the decision to shut down various terminals will not be made prior to 1400 today, thus the situation remains fluid.
The following steps will be taken to ensure the least impact to the importing community if it becomes necessary to close the CBP facility in the Port of Oakland during the protest.
Brokers and Importers can submit documents that would normally be submitted to the East Bay Station at either the West Bay Cargo Facility at 648 Westfield Rd., San Francisco or at the San Francisco Customs House at 555 Battery St., Entry Control, San Francisco.
Appointments can be made to for vessel entrance and clearances by calling the Duty Supervisor at (415) 725-9463.
AT-CET and Trade will continue to conduct examinations at all accessible locations.
Importers and brokers should contact the East Bay Station Monday for a status update prior to sending documents to the facility. If you can not reach someone in the East Bay please call Steve Baxter (415) 782-9206 or Jim Farrell (415) 782-9204 at the Customs House.