CSMS Message: 95-000743

THE RAIL AUTOMATED MANIFEST SYSTEM (AMS) PILOT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE
CHAMPLAIN/ROUSES POINT, NEW YORK (0712) PORT OF ENTRY WITHIN THE NEXT 3
MONTHS.

FOR THE PILOT TEST TWO CARRIERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING. THEY ARE CANADIAN
PACIFIC RAILWAYS (CPRS) AND CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS (CNRU).

FOR ENTRIES PROCESSED THROUGH THE CARGO SELECTIVITY SYSTEM WITH MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION 20 (RAIL) AND 21 (RAIL CONTAINER) THE STANDARD CARRIER
ALPHA CODE (SCAC) TO BE USED FOR THE PILOT IS FOUR POSITIONS. THE CODES
WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE CARRIER AND ISSUER OF MASTER BILL FIELDS FOR
THE PARTICIPATING CARRIERS ARE LISTED BELOW:

1) CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAYS (CPRS)
2) CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS (CNRU)

FOR ABI TRANSMITTED CARGO SELECTIVITY ENTRIES IF THE CARRIER IS
PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT TEST AND ALL OF THE OTHER PAPERLESS EDITS HAVE
BEEN PASSED, DIRECT ARRIVAL NORTHERN BORDER RAIL FREIGHT WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL FOR A PAPERLESS CARGO RELEASE. UNTIL MORE PORTS BECOME
OPERATIONAL ON THE RAIL AMS THE ONLY NORTHERN BORDER SITE TO BENEFIT FROM
DIRECT ARRIVAL PAPERLESS CARGO RELEASE IS THE CHAMPLAIN/ROUSES POINT
(0712) PORT OF ENTRY.

FOR THE NORTHERN BORDER ABI FILERS ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TRANSACTIONS
MAY BE USED TO CERTIFY FOR CARGO RELEASE: THE HN CF-3461ALT BORDER CARGO
RELEASE, THE HI CF-3461 CARGO RELEASE, AND THE EI CF-7501 ENTRY SUMMARY.
ALL OTHER ABI FILERS MUST USE EITHER THE HI CF-3461 CARGO RELEASE OR THE
EI CF-7501 ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTIONS TO CERTIFY FOR CARGO RELEASE.

FOR THE THREE TRANSACTIONS LISTED ABOVE FOR THE MASTER BILL FIELD
POSITIONS 15 - 26, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF CHARACTERS REQUIRED IS 1 AND THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER IS 12 FOR ENTRIES WITH THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION 20 (RAIL)
OR 21 (RAIL CONTAINER).

THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL APPLY WHEN ABI FILERS TRANSMIT CARGO
SELECTIVITY ENTRY DATA WHICH HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES ON
THE TWO RAIL CARRIERS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT:

NORTHERN BORDER ABI FILERS ONLY: BILL OF LADING INFORMATION WILL BE
REQUIRED ON THE CARGO SELECTIVITY ENTRY FOR DIRECT ARRIVAL FREIGHT AT
THE CHAMPLAIN PORT OF ENTRY TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR A PAPERLESS CARGO
RELEASE. THE BILL OF LADING INFORMATION WHICH MUST BE TRANSMITTED IS
MASTER BILL NUMBER, QUANTITY, UNIT, CARRIER CODE, AND ISSUER OF MASTER
BILL CODE. IF THE HI CF-3461 CARGO RELEASE OR THE EI CF-7501 ENTRY
SUMMARY ARE USED TO CERTIFY FOR CARGO RELEASE PLEASE TRANSMIT THE TRAIN
TRIP NUMBER IN THE V/F/T FIELD AND THE TRAIN NAME IN THE VESSEL NAME
FIELD. THESE TWO FIELDS ARE OPTIONAL. IF THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
PLEASE TRANSMIT.

FOR THE ABI FILER TO RECEIVE PROVISIONAL CARGO RELEASE MESSAGES FOR THE
CARGO SELECTIVITY ENTRY THE RAIL CARRIER MUST HAVE DEPARTED THE LAST
CANADIAN PORT AND BE ENROUTE TO THE UNITED STATES. THESE PROVISIONAL
MESSAGES WILL BE SENT TO THE ABI FILERS AFTER THE CARRIER HAS SENT AN
ENROUTE MESSAGE SPECIFYING THAT THE TRAIN IS WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE
BORDER. THE CARRIERS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS AT THE SAME TIME.

THE ABI FILERS MUST CLASSIFY AND TRANSMIT ALL LINE ITEMS ON AN ENTRY FOR
CARGO SELECTIVITY PROCESSING REGARDLESS OF THE VALUE IF THE CARGO WAS
TRANSPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES BY ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING RAIL
CARRIERS.

ALL ABI FILERS: BILL OF LADING INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED ON THE CARGO
SELECTIVITY ENTRY FOR INBOND FREIGHT WHICH HAS ORIGINATED AT THE
CHAMPLAIN, NEW YORK (0712) PORT OF ENTRY, IF TRANSPORTED TO THE UNITED
STATES BY ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING CARRIERS IN ORDER FOR THE AUTOMATED
CARRIERS TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS.

WHEN TRANSMITTING BILL OF LADING INFORMATION THE SAME RULES APPLY AS
LISTED FOR THE NORTHERN BORDER ABI FILERS REGARDING THE DATA ELEMENTS
REQUIRED WITH THE TWO FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

1) IF THE CARGO MOVED TO THE PORT OF DESTINATION ON A CONVENTIONAL
IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION INBOND THAT DOCUMENT NUMBER SHOULD BE TRANSMITTED
IN THE INBOND NUMBER FIELD IN THE "HA" OR "22" RECORD AS WELL AS THE
MASTER BILL NUMBER.

2) IF THE CARGO MOVED TO THE PORT OF DESTINATION ON A PAPERLESS
MASTER INBOND ON A "V" NUMBER, THE "V" NUMBER SHOULD BE TRANSMITTED IN THE
INBOND NUMBER FIELD IN THE "HA" OR "22" RECORD AS WELL AS THE MASTER BILL
NUMBER.

THE TRANSMISSION OF BILL OF LADING INFORMATION BY THE ABI FILERS FOR THEIR
CARGO SELECTIVITY ENTRIES IS OPTIONAL FOR CARRIERS WHO ARE NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT. ABI FILERS ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT BILL OF
LADING INFORMATION FOR ALL RAIL CARRIERS.

ABI FILERS MUST WAIT TO RECEIVE THEIR PROVISIONAL CARGO RELEASE MESSAGES
PRIOR TO BRINGING THE ENTRY TO CUSTOMS FOR ON-LINE CARGO SELECTIVITY
PROCESSING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #95-000880