CSMS Message: 95-000185

PROPOSED RECORD LAYOUTS FOR REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE

INTRODUCTION

IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NO. 95-0131, DATED FEBRUARY 13, 1995
YOU WERE PROVIDED ADVANCE INFORMATION ON PLANNED REMOTE LOCATION
FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPES. YOU WERE ADVISED THAT THE FORMAL NOTICE
WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AND THE CUSTOMS
BULLETIN, AND THAT REQUESTS FOR PARTICIPATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED
AT THAT TIME. THE INFORMATION WAS ALSO POSTED TO THE CUSTOMS
ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD (CEBB).

AS A COURTESY TO ABI FILERS, WE ARE PROVIDING ADVANCE INFORMATION
ON THE "PROPOSED" EDITS, ABI RECORD LAYOUTS, AND EDIFACT SYNTAX FOR
THE NEW DATA ELEMENTS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FILERS WHO
ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST PROTOTYPE SCHEDULED TO
BEGIN ON JUNE 1, 1995.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY THOSE FILERS WHO ARE SELECTED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROTOTYPE WILL NEED TO PROGRAM FOR THESE NEW
DATA ELEMENTS. HOWEVER, OTHER FILERS AND SOFTWARE VENDORS SHOULD
CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT USING THOSE FIELDS FOR THEIR
OWN CONTROL PURPOSES. SUBMISSION OF UNAUTHORIZED DATA IN THESE
FIELDS WHEN THE PROTOTYPE BECOMES OPERATIONAL WILL CAUSE
TRANSMISSIONS TO REJECT. FILERS ARE REMINDED THAT "FILLER"
FIELDS ARE RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE BY CUSTOMS. SPECIFIC FIELDS
IN THE "A" AND "B" RECORD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR USER INTERNAL
DATA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMOTE FILING PROTOTYPE PLEASE
REFER TO ADMIN MESSAGE NO. 95-0131. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

ABI RECORD LAYOUTS

NEW DATA ELEMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO BLOCK CONTROL HEADER RECORD
IDENTIFIER B AND RECORD IDENTIFIER 30 TO ACCOMMODATE RLF. THE
MAJOR RLF ENTRY EDITS WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE HEADER RECORD
LEVEL.

NEW DATA ELEMENTS FOR BLOCK CONTROL HEADER RECORD IDENTIFIER B

FOUR NEW DATA ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE BLOCK CONTROL
HEADER RECORD IDENTIFIER B FOR THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING
PROTOTYPE. THESE NEW FIELDS WILL BE USED TO INDICATE A REMOTE
LOCATION FILED ENTRY. THE FOLLOWING REFLECTS THE PROPOSED
MODIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MADE TO PARTICIPATE IN RLF.

ATTRIBUTE

- DATA ELEMENT: PREPARER DISTRICT/PORT
- LENGTH/CLASS: 4AN
- POSITION 47-50
- STATUS: CONDITIONAL

- DESCRIPTION: THE DISTRICT PORT OF THE REMOTE LOCATION
FILER, THE FILER WHO IS PREPARING THE
DATA.

EDITS

- THIS IS A MANDATORY FIELD FOR A REMOTE ENTRY.

- A REMOTE ENTRY IS INDICATED BY A CODE "1" IN POSITION
56 OF THIS RECORD.

- THIS MUST BE A VALID DISTRICT PORT.

ATTRIBUTE

- DATA ELEMENT: PREPARER FILER CODE
- LENGTH/CLASS: 3AN
- POSITION: 51-53
- STATUS: CONDITIONAL

- DESCRIPTION: THE NATIONAL FILER CODE OF THE REMOTE
LOCATION FILER PREPARING THE DATA.

EDITS

- THIS IS A MANDATORY FIELD FOR A REMOTE ENTRY.

- A REMOTE ENTRY IS INDICATED BY A CODE "1" IN POSITION
56 OF THIS RECORD.

- THIS PREPARER FILER CODE MUST EQUAL THE FILER CODE
PRESENT IN THE EI RECORD IDENTIFIER 10 (INPUT),
POSITIONS 4-7.

ATTRIBUTE

- DATA ELEMENT: PREPARER OFFICE CODE
- LENGTH/CLASS: 2N
- POSITION: 54-55
- STATUS CONDITIONAL

- DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A CODE AGREED UPON BY THE USER
AND THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE FOR A
SPECIFIC USER'S OFFICE.

EDITS

- IF THIS CODE IS PRESENT, POSITIONS 47-53 OF THIS RECORD
MUST CONTAIN DATA.

ATTRIBUTE

- DATA ELEMENT: PREPARER INDICATOR
- LENGTH/CLASS: 1N
- POSITION: 56AN
- STATUS: CONDITIONAL

- DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A CODE TO INDICATE THAT ALL
ENTRIES CONTAINED IN THIS BLOCK OF DATA
ARE REMOTE ENTRIES.

EDITS

- THIS FIELD MUST CONTAIN CODE "1" IF DATA IS PRESENT IN
POSITIONS 47-53 OF THIS RECORD, OTHERWISE IT MUST BE
BLANK.

NOTE: FILLER 3AN 57-59 M SPACE FILL

NEW DATA ELEMENT FOR EI RECORD IDENTIFIER 30

ONE NEW DATA ELEMENT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE EI RECORD IDENTIFIER
30 FOR THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE. THIS NEW FIELD WILL
BE USED TO REQUEST AN EXAMINATION PORT OTHER THAN THE PORT OF
ARRIVAL FOR A REMOTE ENTRY. THE FOLLOWING REFLECTS THE PROPOSED
MODIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MADE TO PARTICIPATE IN RLF.

ATTRIBUTE

- DATA ELEMENT: DESIGNATED EXAM PORT
- LENGTH/CLASS: 4N
- POSITION: 40-43
- STATUS: CONDITIONAL

- DESCRIPTION: THE DESIGNATED EXAM PORT IS THE DISTRICT
PORT THE REMOTE FILER HAS REQUESTED FOR
THE EXAMINATION OF HIS MERCHANDISE.

EDITS

- THIS IS A CONDITIONAL FIELD FOR REMOTE ENTRY.

- A REMOTE ENTRY IS INDICATED BY A CODE "1" IN POSITION
56 OF THE BLOCK CONTROL HEADER RECORD IDENTIFIER B.

- THE PORT MUST BE A VALID DISTRICT PORT.

NOTE: FILLER 9AN 44-52 M SPACE FILL

EDIFACT

FIVE NEW DATA ELEMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO EDIFACT TRANSMISSIONS TO
ALLOW PROPER MAPPING IN ABI FORMAT. THE ABI EDITS PREVIOUSLY
DISCUSSED WILL APPLY. THE FOLLOWING REFLECTS THE PROPOSED
MODIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MADE TO PARTICIPATE IN RLF.

UNH MESSAGE HEADER

THE FILER WILL BE REQUIRED TO TRANSMIT THE FOLLOWING:

0065 MESSAGE TYPE IDENTIFIER (SAME): CUSDEC
0052 MESSAGE TYPE VERSION NUMBER (SAME): 2
0054 MESSAGE TYPE RELEASE NUMBER (SAME): 912
0051 CONTROLLING AGENCY (SAME): UN
0057 ASSIGNED CODE: 1

THE CUSTOMS ASSIGNED CODE IN 0057 IS CRUCIAL TO THE SYSTEM BEING
ABLE TO DISTINGUISH WHICH VERSION OF THE CUSDEC THE FILER IS
TRANSMITTING IN.

NEW DATA ELEMENTS

THE FIVE NEW DATA ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED FOR ABI ARE MAPPED TO
EDIFACT AS FOLLOWS:

PREPARER DISTRICT-PORT: AT LEVEL 1 GROUP 0 LOC LOCATION
IDENTIFICATION SEGMENT

A C517 CONTAINING
3227 - PLACE/LOCATION, QUALIFIER 91 (PREPARER)
3225 - PLACE/LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION THE DDPP
1131 - CODE LIST QUALIFIER 139
3055 - CODE LIST RESPONSIBLE AGENCY,
CODED 111

CORRESPONDS TO ABI B RECORD POSITIONS 47-50
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PREPARER FILER CODE: AT LEVEL 1 GROUP 0 NAD NAME AND ADDRESS
SEGMENT

AN NAD CONTAINING
3035 - PARTY QUALIFIER AG

A C082 PARTY IDENTIFICATION DETAILS CONTAINING

3039 - PARTY ID IDENTIFICATION FILER CODE
1131 - CODE LIST QUALIFIER 100
3055 - CODE LIST RESPONSIBLE AGENCY,
CODED 111

CORRESPONDS TO ABI B RECORD POSITIONS 51-53
_________________________

PREPARER OFFICE CODE: AT LEVEL 1 GROUP LOC LOCATION
IDENTIFICATION SEGMENT

A C571 LOCATION IDENTIFICATION CONTAINING

3227 - PLACE/LOCATION, QUALIFIER 91
3225 - PLACE/LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION 2 DIGIT CODE
1131 - CODE LIST QUALIFIER 163
3055 - CODE LIST RESPONSIBLE AGENCY, CODED 111

CORRESPONDS TO ABI B RECORD POSITIONS 57-58
________________________

PREPARER INDICATOR: AT LEVEL 1 GROUP 0 GIS GENERAL INDICATORS
SEGMENT

A C529 PROCESSING INDICATOR CONTAINING

7365 - PROCESSING INDICATOR, CODED RF
1131 - CODE LIST QUALIFIER 109
3055 - CODE LIST RESPONSIBLE AGENCY, CODED 111

CORRESPONDS TO ABI B RECORD POSITION 56
___________________________

DESIGNATED EXAM DISTRICT-PORT: AT LEVEL 1 GROUP 0 LOC LOCATION

A C517 CONTAINING

3227 - PLACE/LOCATION, QUALIFIER 43
3225 - PLACE/LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION THE DDPP
1131 - CODE LIST QUALIFIER 139
3055 - CODE LIST RESPONSIBLE AGENCY, CODED 111

CORRESPONDS TO ABI A30 RECORD POSITIONS 40-43
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NOTE 1: THE FOLLOWING CODE IS NEW. FILERS ARE TO ADD IT TO THE
LIST OF U.S. CUSTOMS MAINTAINED CODES FOR DATA ELEMENT 7365
RF SIMPLY A CODE MEANING "PREPARER INDICATOR" FOR PURPOSES OF
REMOTE FILING