CSMS Message: 99-000160

Title:RLF2 UPDATE NEW PORT TX
Date:1999-03-10
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE NEW PORT TX

DATE : 03/10/1999

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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 PORT OF RIO
GRANDE CITY, TX HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE
PROCESSING OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING
(RLF) PROTOTYPE AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP). EIGHTY-
SIX 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 RIO GRANDE CITY, TX
GULFPORT, MS ROCHESTER, NY
HILO, HI SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
HONOLULU, HI SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
HOULTON, ME SAVANNAH, GA
HOUSTON, TX SHREVEPORT, LA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SEATTLE, WA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SPRINGFIELD, MA
JACKSONVILLE, FL TAMPA, FL
JFK INT'L AIRPORT TACOMA, WA
KNOXVILLE, TN TOLEDO, OH
KONA, HI UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LAKE CHARLES, LA VICKSBURG/JACKSON, MS
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX WILMINGTON, NC
LAX INT'L AIRPORT WINSTON-SALEM, NC
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 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.