| Title: | RLF UPDATE-PORTLAND TRAINED |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-05-21 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH
SUBJECT : RLF UPDATE-PORTLAND TRAINED
DATE : 05/21/98
REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO UPDATE
NEW PORTS
THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORTS OF
PORTLAND, OR, AND LONGVIEW, WA HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE
LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE. FIFTY-FOUR 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 LOUISVILLE, KY
BALTIMORE, MD MIAMI, FL
BOSTON, MA MOBILE, AL
BRUNSWICK, GA NEW BEDFORD, MA
BUFFALO, NY NEW ORLEANS, LA
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY NEWPORT NEWS, VA
CHARLESTON, SC NORFOLK, VA
CHICAGO, IL NY/NEWARK AREA
CINCINNATI, OH NY SEAPORT, NY
CLEVELAND, OH PHILADELPHIA, PA
COLUMBUS, OH PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DAYTON, OH PORT HURON, MI
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PORTLAND, ME
DETROIT, MI PORTLAND, OR
ERIE, PA PORTLAND INT'L. AIRPORT, OR
GLOUCESTER, MA PROVIDENCE, RI
HOULTON, ME RICHMOND, VA
HOUSTON, TX ROCHESTER, NY
HUNTSVILLE, AL SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, CA
JACKSONVILLE, FL SAVANNAH, GA
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SEATTLE, WA
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX SPRINGFIELD, MA
LAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOLEDO, OH
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LONGVIEW, WA WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA WORCESTER, MA
FUTURE RLF TRAINED LOCATIONS
AS THE PROTOTYPE CONTINUES ADDITIONAL PORTS WILL BE TRAINED IN
EIP AND RLF PROCESSING. ONE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A PORT FOR
TRAINING IS INTEREST FROM THE TRADE. PARTICIPANTS WHO WOULD LIKE
TO EXPAND THEIR PARTICIPATION TO A PORT NOT YET TRAINED FOR RLF,
SHOULD FAX THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE REMOTE FILING TEAM,
AT (202) 927-0708:
A. FILER NAME;
B. CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER;
C. IMPORTER NAME;
D. PORT(S) OF INTEREST; AND
E. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ENTRIES A MONTH.
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, THE
ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM TO FILE REMOTE ENTRIES WITH CUSTOMS,
AND ALL AVAILABLE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY INTERFACES.
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 (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.