CSMS Message: 95-000581

THIS IS A REMINDER TO ALL NORTHERN BORDER FILERS.
THE JOINT INTERFACE BETWEEN CUSTOMS AND DOT WILL BEGIN ON JUNE 12, 1995
IN THE 28 PORTS OUTLINED IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 95-0403. PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE AS SOON AS YOU ARE READY TO
PARTICIPATE. REMEMBER THAT EACH PARTICIPATING ABI FILER WILL BE IN
A DUAL MODE AND BE REQUIRED TO SEND ELECTRONIC AS WELL AS PAPER FORM
HS-7 INFORMATION FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS. ON OR AFTER THE EIGHTIETH (80)
DAY FROM THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TRANSMISSION, YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE AND REQUEST A DOT PAPERLESS FORM. THIS FORM
IS A SELF CERTIFICATION FORM THAT YOU WILL FAX TO DOT INFORMING
THEM THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER BE SENDING THE PAPER FORM HS-7. DOT WILL
THEN INFORM CUSTOMS.

NOTE 1: WHILE IN THE DUAL MODE, PLEASE ANNOTATE YOUR DOT DOCUMENTS
AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WITH THE WORDS 'HS-7 ABI'.

NOTE 2: PRESENTLY, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE ELECTRONIC
FILING OF DOT FORM HS-7 DATA FOR ENTRIES DESIGNATED AS LINE
RELEASE. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WE EXPECT
THE LINE RELEASE PORTION OF THE INTERFACE TO BE IMPLEMENTED
NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 1995.

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE OR GARY ROTHSCHILD AT (202) 927-0634. SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE COMPLETION OF THE HS-7 FORM CAN BE
DIRECTED TO MR. FRED COUTTS OF DOT/NHTSA AT (202) 366-5308.