| Title: | RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS TRAINED |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-03-26 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH
SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS TRAINED
DATE : 03/26/98
REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO UPDATE
NEW PORTS
THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORTS OF
BOSTON, LOGAN AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER, NEW
BEDFORD, PROVIDENCE, AND NEWPORT NEWS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE
LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE. FORTY-FIVE 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 LOGAN AIRPORT, MA
BALTIMORE, MD LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA
BOSTON, MA MIAMI, FL
BRUNSWICK, GA NEW BEDFORD, MA
BUFFALO, NY NEWPORT NEWS, VA
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 PROVIDENCE, RI
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX ROCHESTER, NY
DETROIT, MI SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
ERIE, PA SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, CA
GLOUCESTER, MA SAVANNAH, GA
HOULTON, ME SEATTLE, WA
HOUSTON, TX SPRINGFIELD, MA
INDIANAPOLIS, OH TOLEDO, OH
JACKSONVILLE, FL UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX WORCESTER, MA
LAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BACKGROUND
RLF PROTOTYPE TWO IS AN ONGOING AUTOMATION PROTOTYPE WHICH 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.