CSMS Message: 99-000430

Title:RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS ND, MN
Date:1999-06-04
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE-NEW PORTS ND, MN

DATE : 06/03/1999

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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
PEMBINA, PORTAL, AND DUNSEITH, NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, ROSEAU, AND WARROAD, MINNESOTA HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES
FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE AND
ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP). NINETY-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:

AGUADILLA, PR LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA
ANCHORAGE, AK LOUISVILLE, KY
ATLANTA, GA MAUI, HI
BALTIMORE, MD MAYAGUEZ, PR
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 PEMBINA, ND
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PEORIA, IL
DEL RIO, TX PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DETROIT, MI PONCE, PR
DUNSEITH, ND PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DURHAM/RALEIGH, NC PORT HURON, MI
EL PASO, TX PORTAL, ND
ERIE, PA PORTLAND, ME
FAJARDO, PR 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
SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA ROSEAU, MN
HILO, HI SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
HONOLULU, HI SAN JUAN, PR
HOULTON, ME SAVANNAH, GA
HOUSTON, TX SHREVEPORT, LA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SEATTLE, WA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SPRINGFIELD, MA
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN TAMPA, FL
JACKSONVILLE, FL TACOMA, WA
1JFK 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 WARROAD, MN
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.