| Title: | NEW SINGLE ENTRY BOND DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR JANUARY 1999 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-10-16 |
| To: | abi |
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EFFECTIVE FOR ENTRY SUMMARIES TRANSMITTED VIA THE ABI 'EI' TRANSACTION ON
OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999, A NEW RECORD CONTAINING SINGLE ENTRY BOND DATA
WILL BE REQUIRED IF THE BOND TYPE INDICATED IN POSITION 49 OF THE '10'
RECORD IS A '9' (SINGLE ENTRY BOND). THE NEW RECORD WILL HAVE A RECORD
IDENTIFIER OF '21'. THE '21' RECORD IS A CONDITIONAL RECORD THAT WILL BE
REQUIRED IF THE ENTRY SUMMARY BOND TYPE IS '9', AND IT WILL COME RIGHT
AFTER THE MANDATORY '20' RECORD.
FOLLOWING IS THE RECORD LAYOUT FOR THE '21' RECORD:
RECORD IDENTIFIER: 21 - CONDITIONAL (REQUIRED IF SINGLE ENTRY BOND)
ELEMENT LENGTH/CLASS POSITION DESCRIPTION
CONTROL IDENTIFIER 2N 1-2 MUST ALWAYS EQUAL 21.
BOND AMOUNT 10N 3-12 WHOLE DOLLAR BOND AMT
BOND PRODUCER
ACCOUNT NUMBER 10AN 13-22 AN IDENTIFICATION NBR
ASSIGNED BY A SURETY
COMPANY TO A SPECIFIC
ENTRY FILER.
FILLER 58AN 23-80 SPACE FILL
THIS NEW DATA IS ONLY BEING REQUIRED FOR SUMMARIES FILED VIA ABI AND
DOES NOT APPLY TO NON-ABI FILED SUMMARIES.
THE PROPOSAL FOR THIS NEW ELECTRONIC DATA REQUIREMENT WAS PUBLISHED
AS A NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR COMMENT IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON
AUGUST 3, 1998 (63 FR 41322) WITH A COMMENT CLOSING DATE OF
OCTOBER 2, 1998. IT WAS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE CUSTOMS BULLETIN,
VOL. 32, NO. 33, ON AUGUST 19, 1998. SEVEN (7) COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED
FROM THE PUBLIC, ALL EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ABI CAPTURE OF THE
BOND DATA. CUSTOMS HAS NOW DETERMINED TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL.
QUESTIONS ON THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO MR. BYRON KISSANE AT
202-927-0380. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABI PROGRAMMING MAY BE
DIRECTED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.