| Title: | RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS TRAINED |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-02-03 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH
SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS TRAINED
DATE : 02/03/98
RLF2 UPDATE
BACKGROUND
REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO (RLF2) ALLOWS APPROVED
PARTICIPANTS TO FILE AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY, ENTRY SUMMARY AND
INVOICE FROM A LOCATION OTHER THAN WHERE THE GOODS WILL ARRIVE OR
BE EXAMINED. THE PROTOTYPE IS CURRENTLY LIMITED TO 01 AND 11
ENTRY TYPES AND REQUIRES THAT PARTICIPANTS USE THE AUTOMATED
BROKER INTERFACE, THE AUTOMATED CLEARINGHOUSE, AND THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICE PROGRAM TO FILE REMOTE ENTRIES WITH CUSTOMS.
THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE (VOL. 62 NO. 232), DATED DECEMBER 3,
1997, EXTENDED RLF2 FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. THERE IS AN
OPEN APPLICATION WINDOW FOR RLF2 AND THE REMOTE TEAM IN HQ
CONTINUES TO FIELD QUESTIONS AND RESPOND TO APPLICATIONS FROM THE
TRADE.
NEW PORTS
THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORTS OF
BRUNSWICK, GA; MIAMI, FL; PORT EVERGLADES, FL; AND WEST PALM
BEACH, FL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING
OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE RLF PROTOTYPE. TWENTY-NINE PORTS
HAVE NOW RECEIVED RLF TRAINING AND ARE CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL IN
RLF ENTRY PROCESSING.
A LISTING OF THE CURRENT RLF TRAINED PORTS FOLLOWS:
ATLANTA
BALTIMORE
BRUNSWICK, GA
BUFFALO
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT
CHARLESTON
CHICAGO
DALLAS/FORT WORTH
DETROIT
HOULTON, ME
HOUSTON
JACKSONVILLE
JFK
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH
MIAMI
NORFOLK/RICHMOND
NY/NEWARK AREA
NY SEAPORT
PORT EVERGLADES, FL
PORT HURON
PORTLAND, ME
ROCHESTER
SAN DIEGO (OTAY MESA)
SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
SAVANNAH
SEATTLE
UTICA/SYRACUSE
WEST PALM BEACH, FL
BROKER PERMITS
AS A REMINDER, 19 CFR 111.2, WHICH REQUIRES A BROKER TO MAINTAIN
A PERMIT IN A PORT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT CUSTOMS BUSINESS, HAS BEEN
SUSPENDED FOR APPROVED RLF SCENARIOS. RLF BROKERS CAN FILE RLF
ENTRIES AT PORTS WITHOUT A PORT PERMIT AS LONG AS THE ENTRIES ARE
FILED UNDER AN APPROVED RLF SCENARIO. SO, COLLECTION OF PERMIT
FEES FROM REMOTE FILERS IS NOT REQUIRED. PLEASE SEE THE SECTION
ON REGULATORY PROVISIONS SUSPENDED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
NOTICE, DATED DECEMBER 3, 1997.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING
PROTOTYPE OR THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM, DETAILED INFORMATION
CAN BE FOUND IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE AS WELL AS THE
CUSTOMS WEB-SITE (HTTP://WWW.CUSTOMS.TREAS.GOV). YOU MAY ALSO
CONTACT THE RLF HQ PROGRAM MANAGERS: JENNIFER ENGELBACH AT
202-927-2293 OR DON LUTHER AT 202-927-0375.