CSMS Message: 98-001032

Title:RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS 10/30/98
Date:1998-11-10
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS 10/30/98

DATE : 10/30/1998

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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
CALAIS, GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, CHARLOTTE, DURHAM/RALEIGH,
WINSTON-SALEM (GREENSBORO), AND WILMINGTON HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH
THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE
PROGRAM (EIP). SEVENTY-EIGHT 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 LONGVIEW, WA
ATLANTA, GA LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA
BALTIMORE, MD LOUISVILLE, KY
BATON ROUGE, LA MEMPHIS, TN
BOSTON, MA MIAMI, FL
BRUNSWICK, GA MORGAN CITY, LA
BUFFALO, NY MOBILE, AL
CALAIS, ME NASHVILLE, TN
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY NEW BEDFORD, MA
CHARLESTON, SC NEW ORLEANS, LA
CHARLOTTE, NC NEWPORT NEWS, VA
CHATTANOOGA, TN NORFOLK, VA
CHICAGO, IL NY/NEWARK AREA
CINCINNATI, OH NY SEAPORT, NY
CLEVELAND, OH ORLANDO, FL
COLUMBUS, OH PASCAGOULA, MS
DAYTON, OH PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DEL RIO, TX PORT HURON, MI
DETROIT, MI PORTLAND, ME
DURHAM/RALEIGH, NC PORTLAND, OR
ERIE, PA PORTLAND INT'L AIRPORT, OR
GLOUCESTER, MA PROVIDENCE, RI
GRAMERCY, LA RICHMOND, VA
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC ROCHESTER, NY
GULFPORT, MS SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
HOULTON, ME SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
HOUSTON, TX SAVANNAH, GA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SHREVEPORT, LA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SEATTLE, WA
JACKSON, MS SPRINGFIELD, MA
JACKSONVILLE, FL TAMPA, FL
JFK INT'L AIRPORT TOLEDO, OH
KNOXVILLE, TN UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX WILMINGTON, NC
LAKE CHARLES, LA WINSTON-SALEM, NC
LAX INT'L AIRPORT WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LITTLE ROCK, AR WORCESTER, MA
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA 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.