CSMS Message: 99-000706

Title:RLF2 UPDATE - NEW PORTS VT
Date:1999-08-27
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC

SUBJECT : RLF2 UPDATE - NEW PORTS VT

DATE : 08/24/1999

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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 VERMONT PORTS
OF DERBY LINE, HIGHGATE SPRINGS/ALBURG, NORTON, AND ST. ALBANS
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 EIGHT
(108) 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 NORTON, VT
CHARLOTTE, NC NY/NEWARK AREA
CHATTANOOGA, TN NY SEAPORT, NY
CHICAGO, IL ORLANDO, FL
CINCINNATI, OH OROVILLE, WA
CLEVELAND, OH PASCAGOULA, MS
COLUMBUS, OH PEMBINA, ND
DAYTON, OH PEORIA, IL
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX PHILADELPHIA/CHESTER, PA
DEL RIO, TX PONCE, PR
DETROIT, MI PORT EVERGLADES, FL
DUNSEITH, ND PORT HURON, MI
DERBY LINE, VT 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
HIGHGATE SPRINGS/ALBURG, VT SAN JUAN, PR
HILO, HI SANTA TERESA, NM
HONOLULU, HI SAVANNAH, GA
HOULTON, ME SHREVEPORT, LA
HOUSTON, TX SEATTLE, WA
HUNTSVILLE, AL SEATTLE/TACOMA AIRPORT

1INDIANAPOLIS, IN SPRINGFIELD, MA
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN ST. ALBANS, VT
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.