CSMS Message: 98-000595

Title:RLF2 SECOND JUNE UPDATE
Date:1998-07-20
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 SECOND JUNE UPDATE

DATE : 07/17/1998

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AUTHOR: JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH
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REMOTE LOCATION FILING PROTOTYPE TWO UPDATE

NEW PORTS

THE HQ REMOTE TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PORTS OF
MORGAN CITY, LITTLE ROCK, BATON ROUGE, MEMPHIS, NASHVILLE,
CHATTANOOGA, GRAMERCY, KNOXVILLE, AND SHREVEPORT HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES
FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE AND
ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP). SIXTY-FOUR PORTS HAVE NOW
RECEIVED RLF TRAINING AND ARE CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL IN RLF AND
EIP ENTRY PROCESSING.

A FULL LISTING OF THE CURRENT RLF TRAINED PORTS FOLLOWS:

ATLANTA, GA LOUISVILLE, KY
BALTIMORE, MD MEMPHIS, TN
BATON ROUGE, LA MIAMI, FL
BOSTON, MA MORGAN CITY, LA
BRUNSWICK, GA MOBILE, AL
BUFFALO, NY NASHVILLE, TN
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY NEW BEDFORD, MA
CHARLESTON, SC NEW ORLEANS, LA
CHATTANOOGA, TN NEWPORT NEWS, VA
CHICAGO, IL NORFOLK, VA
CINCINNATI, OH NY/NEWARK AREA
CLEVELAND, OH NY SEAPORT, NY
COLUMBUS, OH PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DAYTON, OH PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PORT HURON, MI
DETROIT, MI PORTLAND, ME
ERIE, PA PORTLAND, OR
GLOUCESTER, MA PORTLAND INT'L AIRPORT, OR
GRAMERCY, LA PROVIDENCE, RI
HOULTON, ME RICHMOND, VA
HOUSTON, TX SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SAVANNAH, GA
JACKSONVILLE, FL SHREVEPORT, LA
JFK INT'L AIRPORT SEATTLE, WA
KNOXVILLE, TN SPRINGFIELD, MA
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX TOLEDO, OH
LAX INT'L AIRPORT UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LITTLE ROCK, AR WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA ROCHESTER, NY
LONGVIEW, WA WORCESTER, MA
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA WASHINGTON,DC

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/RLF). YOU
MAY ALSO CONTACT THE RLF HQ PROGRAM MANAGER: JENNIFER ENGELBACH
AT 202-927-2293.