CSMS Message: 98-000138

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE - NEW PORTS 2/98

DATE : 02/17/98

REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO UPDATE

NEW PORTS
THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORTS OF
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS, DAYTON, ERIE, INDIANAPOLIS, AND
TOLEDO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF
ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE.
THIRTY-SEVEN PORTS HAVE NOW RECEIVED RLF TRAINING AND ARE
CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL IN RLF ENTRY PROCESSING.

A FULL LISTING OF THE CURRENT RLF TRAINED PORTS FOLLOWS:

ATLANTA, GA LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX
BALTIMORE, MD LAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BRUNSWICK, GA LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA
BUFFALO, NY MIAMI, FL
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY NORFOLK/RICHMOND, VA
CHARLESTON, SC NY/NEWARK AREA
CHICAGO, IL NY SEAPORT, NY
CINCINNATI, OH PORT EVERGLADES, FL
CLEVELAND, OH PORT HURON, MI
COLUMBUS, OH PORTLAND, ME
DAYTON, OH ROCHESTER, NY
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
DETROIT, MI SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, CA
ERIE, PA SAVANNAH, GA
HOULTON, ME SEATTLE, WA
HOUSTON, TX TOLEDO, OH
INDIANAPOLIS, OH UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
JACKSONVILLE, FL WEST PALM BEACH, FL
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BACKGROUND
RLF PROTOTYPE TWO 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.

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 (VOL. 62 NO. 232), 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 202-927-0915.