CSMS Message: 99-000636

Title:RLF2 UPDATE- NEW PORTS WA
Date:1999-08-11
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE- NEW PORTS WA

DATE : 08/10/1999

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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 PORTS OF
BLAINE, OROVILLE, AND SUMAS, WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE
SEATTLE/TACOMA AIRPORT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING FOR
THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES FILED THROUGH THE REMOTE LOCATION
FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE AND ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP).
ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (104) 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 MAUI, HI
ANCHORAGE, AK MAYAGUEZ, PR
ATLANTA, GA MEMPHIS, TN
BALTIMORE, MD MIAMI, FL
BATON ROUGE, LA MORGAN CITY, LA
BLAINE, WA MOBILE, AL
BOSTON, MA NASHVILLE, TN
BRUNSWICK, GA NEW BEDFORD, MA
BUFFALO, NY NEW ORLEANS, LA
CALAIS, ME NEWPORT NEWS, VA
CHAMPLAIN-ROUSES POINT, NY NORFOLK, VA
CHARLESTON, SC NY/NEWARK AR EA
CHARLOTTE, NC NY SEAPORT, NY
CHATTANOOGA, TN ORLANDO, FL
CHICAGO, IL OROVILLE, WA
CINCINNATI, OH PASCAGOULA, MS
CLEVELAND, OH PEMBINA, ND
COLUMBUS, OH PEORIA, IL
DAYTON, OH PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PONCE, PR
DEL RIO, TX PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DETROIT, MI PORT HURON, MI
DUNSEITH, ND PORTAL, ND
DURHAM/RALEIGH, NC PORTLAND, ME
EL PASO, TX PORTLAND, OR
ERIE, PA PORTLAND INT'L AIRPORT, OR
FAJARDO, PR PROVIDENCE, RI
FERDNANDINA BEACH, FL RICHMOND, VA
GALVESTON, TX RIO GRANDE CITY, TX
GLOUCESTER, MA ROCHESTER, NY
GRAMERCY, LA ROSEAU, MN
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND
GULFPORT, MS SAN DIEGO/OTAY MESA, CA
HILO, HI SAN JUAN, PR
HONOLULU, HI SANTA TERESA, NM
HOULTON, ME SAVANNAH, GA
HOUSTON, TX SHREVEPORT, LA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SEATTLE, WA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN SEATTLE/TACOMA AIRPORT
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN SPRINGFIELD, MA
JACKSONVILLE, FL SUMAS, WA
JFK INT'L AIRPORT TAMPA, FL
KNOXVILLE, TN TACOMA, WA
KONA, HI TOLEDO, OH
LAKE CHARLES, LA UTICA/SYRACUSE, NY
LAREDO/EAGLE PASS, TX VICKSBURG/JACKSON, MS
LAX INT'L AIRPORT WILMINGTON, NC
LITTLE ROCK, AR WINSTON-SALEM, NC
LOGAN AIRPORT, MA WEST PALM BEACH, FL
LONGVIEW, WA WORCESTER, MA
LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, CA WARROAD, MN
LOUISVILLE, KY 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.