CSMS Message: 98-000976

Title:RLF2 NEW PORTS IN TX AND FL
Date:1998-10-27
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 NEW PORTS IN TX AND FL

DATE : 10/18/1998

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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 DEL
RIO, TX; TAMPA, FL; AND ORLANDO, FL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE
LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM
(EIP). SEVENTY-TWO 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:

ANCHORAGE, AK LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA
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 ORLANDO, FL
DAYTON, OH PASCAGOULA, MS
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DEL RIO, TX PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DETROIT, MI PORT HURON, MI
ERIE, PA PORTLAND, ME
GLOUCESTER, MA PORTLAND, OR
GRAMERCY, LA PORTLAND INT'L AIRPORT, OR
GULFPORT, MS PROVIDENCE, RI
HOULTON, ME RICHMOND, VA
HOUSTON, TX ROCHESTER, NY
HUNTSVILLE, AL SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
JACKSON, MS SAVANNAH, GA
JACKSONVILLE, FL SHREVEPORT, LA
JFK INT'L AIRPORT SEATTLE, WA
KNOXVILLE, TN SPRINGFIELD, MA
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX TAMPA, FL
LAKE CHARLES, LA TOLEDO, OH
LAX INT'L AIRPORT UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LITTLE ROCK, AR WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA WORCESTER, MA
LONGVIEW, WA 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.