CSMS Message: 99-000126

Title:RLF2 UPDATE NEW PORTS TRAINED
Date:1999-03-03
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE NEW PORTS TRAINED

DATE : 03/02/1999

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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
HONOLULU (SEAPORT AND AIRPORT), HILO, KONA, AND MAUI, HAWAII
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF
ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE
AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP). EIGHTY-FIVE 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 MAUI, HI
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 PEORIA, IL
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DEL RIO, TX PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DETROIT, MI PORT HURON, MI
DURHAM/RALEIGH, NC PORTLAND, ME
ERIE, PA PORTLAND, OR
FERDNANDINA BEACH, FL 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
HILO, HI SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
HONOLULU, HI SAVANNAH, GA
HOULTON, ME SHREVEPORT, LA
HOUSTON, TX SEATTLE, WA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SPRINGFIELD, MA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN TAMPA, FL
JACKSONVILLE, FL TACOMA, WA
JFK INT'L AIRPORT TOLEDO, OH
KNOXVILLE, TN UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
KONA, HI VICKSBURG/JACKSON, MS
LAKE CHARLES, LA WILMINGTON, NC
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX WINSTON-SALEM, NC
LAX INT'L AIRPORT WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LITTLE ROCK, AR WORCESTER, MA
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA WASHINGTON, DC
LONGVIEW, WA

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 1998 FEDERAL REGISTER (VOL. 63
NO. 234), 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.