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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.                                                     

FROM : LINDA A LEBARON                                                    

SUBJECT : CC: EIP NOTIFICATION & IMPLEMT                                  

DATE : 09/25/95                                                           

TITLE:  MIS - ELECTRONIC INVOICING NOTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION        
              PROCEDURES DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1995                         
CC:     ALL ABI BROKERS AND IMPORTERS                                     
FROM:   OFFICES OF FIELD OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY          

                         MEMORANDUM: 5257031                              


                                        DATE:  SEPTEMBER 14, 1995         

                                        FILE:  FO:TC:I:C  LAL             


TO     :  ALL REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS, CMC DIRECTORS,                      
          DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AND AREA/PORT DIRECTORS                     

FROM   :  ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER                                          
          OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS                                      

          ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER                                          
          OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY                            

SUBJECT:  ELECTRONIC INVOICING NOTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION            


THE MEMORANDUM "ELECTRONIC INVOICING NOTIFICATION/TESTING                 
PROCEDURES" DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1993, ESTABLISHED A UNIFORM METHOD         
OF NOTIFYING A VARIETY OF CUSTOMS OFFICES OF THE INTEREST AND/OR          
PROGRESS OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTRONIC INVOICING             
PROGRAM (EIP).  AS A RESULT OF THE CUSTOMS REORGANIZATION,                
PROCEDURES WILL NOW INCORPORATE DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE          
FIELD EIP COORDINATORS AND ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES.  THIS              
MEMORANDUM IS NOTIFICATION OF THE REVISED NOTIFICATION                    
PROCEDURES.                                                               

THESE PROCEDURES WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE              
NOTIFICATION (EIN) EMAIL FORM WHICH IS COMPLETED BY THE ABI               
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE AT THE THREE CRITICAL TIMES IN BRINGING A           
COMPANY TO EIP OPERATIONAL STATUS.  THESE NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOW          
BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE EIP DISTRICT/PORT COORDINATORS AND THE            
HEADQUARTERS TRADE SUPPORT EIP PROJECT LEADER.  EINS WILL NO              
LONGER BE SENT TO THE ELECTRONIC INVOICING WORKING GROUP.                 

THE MEMORANDUM "APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC                 
INVOICING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS" DATED MARCH 4, 1994, ESTABLISHED          
THE FIELD "EIP READINESS CHECKLIST."  THIS CHECKLIST IS A SURVEY          
COMPLETED BY THE DISTRICT/PORT LOCATIONS TO VERIFY A LOCATION'S           
READINESS FOR EIP IMPLEMENTATION OR EXPANSION.  THE CHECKLIST             
WILL NO LONGER BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTRONIC INVOICING WORKING           
GROUP.  PORTS WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE ABI          
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PORT'S READINESS STATUS.  THE ABI            
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE WILL FORWARD THIS STATUS TO THE                     
HEADQUARTERS TRADE SUPPORT EIP PROJECT LEADER.                            
                                     -2-                                  


THE CHANGE IN THESE PROCEDURES REQUIRES CONTINUED TEAMWORK                
BETWEEN EIP COORDINATORS AND ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES.  FOR             
ASSISTANCE IN EIP EFFORTS, EIP CONTACTS ARE ATTACHED.  THANK YOU          
IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION.                                          



/S/_________________________       /S/__________________________          
    SAMUEL H. BANKS                     WILLIAM F. RILEY                  

ATTACHMENTS                                     -3-                       

ATTACHMENT 1                                                              

                    EIP NOTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION                   

THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE A                
UNIFORM METHOD OF NOTIFICATION AND PREPARATION BY A VARIETY OF            
CUSTOMS OFFICES WHEN AN ELECTRONIC INVOICING PROGRAM (EIP)                
CANDIDATE EXPRESSES INTEREST AND/OR PROGRESS.                             

ELECTRONIC INVOICE NOTIFICATION (EIN):                                    

THE FIRST STEP INVOLVES THE ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE (ABI CR)            
WHO SUBMITS AN ELECTRONIC INVOICE NOTIFICATION (EIN) FORM THROUGH         
EMAIL TO THE APPROPRIATE EIP COORDINATOR(S) (SEE ATTACHED EIP             
COORDINATORS LIST) AND THE HEADQUARTERS TRADE SUPPORT EIP PROJECT         
LEADER (HQTS-EIP PROJECT LEADER).  THIS NOTIFICATION OCCURS AT            
THREE CRITICAL TIMES IN BECOMING EIP OPERATIONAL.                         

     FIRST  -  CANDIDATE EXPRESSES SERIOUS INTEREST IN EIP.               
     SECOND -  CANDIDATE BEGINS THE TESTING PROCESS.                      
     THIRD  -  ABI CR DETERMINES THAT THE PARTICIPANT HAS                 
               COMPLETED ALL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR                   
               OPERATIONAL STATUS AND LIVE DATA CAN BE                    
               TRANSMITTED.                                               

READINESS CHECKLIST:                                                      

BASED ON INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE EIN, THE EIP COORDINATOR            
COMPLETES THE "READINESS CHECKLIST" WHICH WAS DEVELOPED TO ASSIST         
IN SURVEYING THE READINESS OF THE FIELD LOCATION(S) FOR EIP               
OPERATIONS.  THIS CHECKLIST HELPS COORDINATORS TO IDENTIFY                
POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE ISSUES           
BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.                                                    

THE CHECKLIST IS COMPLETED BY THE EIP COORDINATOR WITH THE                
ASSISTANCE OF MANY LOCAL EMPLOYEES, ABI CRS, AND THE                      
PARTICIPATING COMPANY, TO DETERMINE A LOCATION'S READINESS.               
EXPERIENCED EIP LOCATIONS MAY ALSO BE CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE IN         
DETERMINING READINESS (SEE ATTACHED EXPERIENCED EIP CONTACTS              
LIST).  THESE CONTACTS ARE ONLY USED FOR READINESS AND                    
IMPLEMENTATION ADVICE, NOT AS A RESOURCE FOR COMPLETING THE               
CHECKLIST.                                                                

COMPLETION OF THIS CHECKLIST IS INITIATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE             
FIRST EIN AND UPDATED AS THE SECOND AND THIRD EINS ARE RECEIVED.          
THE EIP COORDINATORS ARE ALLOWED UP TO 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF           
THE FIRST EIN AND AN ADDITIONAL 15 DAYS IF REQUESTED AND APPROVED         
BY THE PORT DIRECTOR.  ABI CRS ARE NOTIFIED BY THE EIP                    
COORDINATOR OF ANY EXTENSIONS.  ABI CRS MAKE CLIENTS AWARE OF             
THIS REVIEW PROCESS.  ANY TIMELINESS ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED           
TO THE PORT DIRECTOR BY THE ABI CRS OR COMPANY.                           
                                      -4-                                 

ATTACHMENT 1 (CONTINUED)                                                  

THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE TO BE FOLLOWED IN BRINGING A LOCATION AND         
COMPANY TO EIP OPERATIONAL STATUS.                                        

1. THE ABI CR'S FIRST EIN EMAIL FORM IS SENT TO THE PORT'S EIP            
   COORDINATOR.                                                           

2. UPON RECEIPT OF THE FIRST EIN, THE EIP COORDINATOR COMPLETES           
   THE CHECKLIST FORM.  IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A LOCATION HAS          
   RECEIVED AN EIN, THE EIP COORDINATOR ARRANGES TO BRIEF NTEU.           
   THE EIP AGREEMENT REQUIRES LOCAL MANAGEMENT TO BRIEF LOCAL             
   NTEU REPRESENTATIVES PRIOR TO EIP TRAINING AND                         
   IMPLEMENTATION.  THIS BRIEFING CAN BE FOUND IN ATTACHMENT 4.           

3. THE EIP COORDINATOR CONVEYS TO THE ABI CR THE FOLLOWING                
   INFORMATION.  AN EMAIL FORM OF THE READINESS CHECKLIST,IS              
   AVAILABLE ON THE FORMS MAIN MENU TO COMMUNICATE THIS                   
   INFORMATION.  ANOTHERFORMAT MAY BE USED BUT THE FOLLOWING              
   INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ABI CR IN EMAIL AS                
   NOTIFICATION OF THE PORT'S READINESS STATUS.  THIS                     
   CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SAVED IN AN EMAIL FOLDER BY THE EIP           
   COORDINATOR.                                                           

   A)   THE FEASIBILITY OF BRINGING THE INTERESTED COMPANY TO             
        EIP OPERATIONS AT THE PORT (E.G., QUOTA SHIPMENTS ARE             
        NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR EIP),                                        

   B)   THE READINESS OF THE PORT TO BRING THE COMPANY TO                 
        OPERATIONS (E.G., ADDITIONAL PCS OR TRAINING  REQUIRED),          
        AND                                                               

   C)   ANY SPECIAL PROCEDURES THAT MAY BE NEEDED BEFORE                  
        IMPLEMENTATION (E.G., BLANKET CERTIFICATIONS FOR U.S.             
        GOODS MAY BE REQUIRED).                                           

   A FOLLOW UP TELEPHONE OR MEETING IS SCHEDULED BY THE EIP               
   COORDINATOR WITH THE ABI CR AND/OR COMPANY TO EXPLAIN ANY              
   SPECIAL PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION NEEDS.  THESE REQUIREMENTS           
   MAY BE THE RESULT OF CUSTOMS AND OGA DOCUMENTATION NOT YET             
   AUTOMATED OR SPECIFIC COMMODITY REQUIRED INFORMATION.  THE             
   EIP COORDINATOR AND/OR THE ABI CR COORDINATES PROCEDURAL               
   DEVELOPMENT WITH THE INTERESTED COMPANY.                               

4. BASED ON #3, THE ABI CR NOTIFIES THE INTERESTED COMPANY OF             
   THE FEASIBILITY OF EIP OPERATIONS AND ANY SPECIAL PROCEDURES           
   THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN PROGRAMMING OR PROCEDURES             
   BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPANY AND CUSTOM PORT.  THE             
   ABI CR FORWARDS THE COMPLETED CHECKLIST TO THE HQTS-EIP                
   PROJECT LEADER.                                      -5-               

ATTACHMENT 1 (CONTINUED)                                                  

5. WHEN TESTING BEGINS, THE ABI CR SENDS A SECOND EIN WITH AN             
   UPDATED TARGET IMPLEMENTATION DATE TO THE EIP COORDINATOR AND          
   THE HQTS-EIP PROJECT LEADER.  TEST ENTRY NUMBERS SHOULD BE             
   FORWARDED TO THE EIP COORDINATOR.                                      

6. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED IN #5, THE EIP COORDINATOR           
   REVIEWS THE UPDATED EIN TO VERIFY THAT THE CUSTOMS LOCATION            
   IS STILL READY FOR EIP OPERATIONS.  THE EIP COORDINATOR                
   NOTIFIES THE ABI CR OF ANY CHANGES IN READINESS AND/OR THE             
   STATUS OF DEVELOPING ANY SPECIAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.               

   THE INVOICES OF THE TEST ENTRY NUMBERS RECEIVED FROM THE ABI           
   CR ARE REVIEWED BY PORT PERSONNEL THAT WILL BE PROCESSING THE          
   COMPANY'S ELECTRONIC ENTRIES WHEN OPERATIONAL.  THE INVOICES           
   ARE VIEWED USING THE ACS INVOICE LIST FUNCTION CODE EIHL               
   3/FILER CODE/ENTRY NUMBER.  THE INVOICE DETAIL IS VIEWED BY            
   PLACING THE CURSOR ON THE ENTRY NUMBER IN EIHL AND PRESSING            
   ENTER.  VARIOUS PF KEYS ARE USED TO ACCESS INVOICE DETAIL              
   INFORMATION.                                                           

7. THE ABI CR SENDS A THIRD NOTIFICATION TO THE EIP COORDINATOR           
   AND HQTS-EIP PROJECT LEADER WHEN THE PARTICIPANT IS READY FOR          
   OPERATIONAL STATUS WITH AN UPDATED TARGET DATE.                        

8. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED IN #7, THE EIP COORDINATOR           
   ESTABLISHES A TENTATIVE IMPLEMENTATION DATE.  THE EIP                  
   COORDINATOR NOTIFIES THE ABI CR OF THESE DATES.  THE ABI CR            
   WILL, IN TURN, NOTIFY THE HQTS-EIP PROJECT LEADER.                     

9. ONCE "LIVE" DATA HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY THE FILER, THE ABI            
   CR NOTIFIES THE EIP COORDINATOR.                                       

10.  ONCE THE EIP COORDINATOR IS NOTIFIED OF LIVE DATA IN THE             
     SYSTEM, THE SCHEDULING OF TRAINING IS INITIATED BY THE EIP           
     COORDINATOR WITH THE TRADE COMPLIANCE, COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE         
     BRANCH.  THE BRANCH WILL COORDINATE WITH THE OFFICE OF               
     INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY, FIELD SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (OIT-          
     FSD) REPRESENTATIVE(S) AND FIELD OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR (SEE          
     ATTACHMENT 3).  THE OIT-FSD REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT THE          
     APPROPRIATE FIELD OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR(S) TO COORDINATOR            
     TRAINING DETAILS.  THE ABI CR IS INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING            
     PROCESS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.  THE HQTS-EIP PROJECT LEADER IS           
     ADVISED OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING SCHEDULE BY THE           
     ABI CR.                                     -6-                      

ATTACHMENT 2                                                              

                             EIP COORDINATORS                             

PORTLAND, ME        MEL MONTPELIER,          KERRY J. PINETTE             
ST. ALBANS, VT      MARY K. NOLIN,           STEVEN PIKE                  
BOSTON              JOHN J. HOLZMAN                                       
CHAMPLAIN           LEE NOYES,               PERRIN C. KNAPP              
BUFFALO             LAWRENCE MRUK,           RICHARD SILVERSTEIN          
PHILADELPHIA        WAYNE SETTIMI,           WILLIAM J. BOYLE             
BALTIMORE           CYNTHIA PORTER,          LAURENCE E. CRAY             
JFK                 JUDY BARKOSKI,           PETER DIROCCO                
SEAPORT             VERONICA SEGEE,          JACQUELINE WEIR              
NEWARK              TERRENCE L. WAHL,        CARL W. JOHNSON              
NORFOLK             GLORIA COSBY,            BOB DIANA                    
CHARLOTTE           ELLIOT FELDMAN,          ROBERT C. ESTRADA            
CHARLESTON, SC      BRIAN DAVIS,             RAYMOND-A541 SMITH           
SAVANNAH            LEONARD CIANCIOTTO,      SANDRA DEAN                  
TAMPA               CAROL MACCLARY,          NICK TIRONE                  
SAN JUAN            ELSA QUILES,             MARIA PALMER                 
MIAMI               MARSHALL CHWAST,         RANDALL C. BRUNGOT           
DULLES              ROBERT W. TRUMAN                                      
MOBILE              PATRICIA HUNT,           FLORENCE HUGHES              
NEW ORLEANS         GIL PEULER,              RICHARD A. HAMMOND           
ST.LOUIS            JACKIE ROBINSON                                       
KANSAS CITY         RONALD L. DICKENSON                                   
PEMBINA             JOAN SEBENALER,          VERA F. LAYHON               
DULUTH              ROBERT J. WOLF,          KRIS C. LESSARD              
GREAT FALLS         NORA MART                                             
DENVER              JANICE CHRISTOPHERSON                                 
MILWAUKEE           VALERIE B TORGERSON,     GENE A. SCHWENKE             
MINNEAPOLIS         BEVERLY BAER,            FRED GUERRERO                
DETROIT             RHODA MOZHAM,            WESLEY C. GROSE              
CHICAGO             VICKI FAGERSTROM,        RONALD S. ZACZEK             
CLEVELAND           TOM NOVAK,               CHARLES WILLIAMSON           
LAREDO              BRUCE CRAMER             LOUIS (JOE) GONZALEZ         
HARLINGEN           RUBEN BILLESCAS                                       
EL PASO             JACK CALLAWAY,           RAFAEL CORTEZ                
NOGALES             DAVID F BRENER                                        
HOUSTON             MAZEL LEE,               DON LEE                      
DALLAS/FT. WORTH    SUEANN LINNEMANN,        TERESA OUELLETTE             
SAN DIEGO           MICHAEL K ROBERTS                                     
LOS ANGELES         STEVEN BRADD, ED WEBB    ERNEST CHATMAN               
SAN FRANCISCO       JOHN FERREIRA,           KAREN L. EVANS               
COLUMBIA-SNAKE      FRANK SMITH,             KATHLEEN CORON               
SEATTLE             JANE HOROHAN,            TRACIE FUKUHARA              
PORTLAND, OR        CYNTHIA A. MALTSBERGER                                
BLAINE              JOE BURBACH                                           
ANCHORAGE           HELENE MIKES,            LEE RUNESTAD                 
HONOLULU            GLADYS MATSUSHITA,       EMILY NARCISO                
                                       -7-                                
ATTACHMENT 3                                                              

                             EIP CONTACT LIST                             

ADVICE NETWORK:                                                           

RELEASE CONTACTS:                                                         
AIR RELEASE ENVIRONMENT                                                   
JFK                 PETER DIROCCO                 718-553-1558            
MIAMI               RANDY BRUNGOT                 305-536-5314            

OCEAN RELEASE ENVIRONMENT                                                 
BALTIMORE           LARRY CRAY                    410-962-2193            
LOS ANGELES         ERNEST CHATMAN                310-514-6308            

LAND RELEASE ENVIRONMENT                                                  
HOULTEN ME          BILL REYNOLDS                 207-532-2131            
LAREDO              JOE GONZALEZ                  210-726-2360            

INBOND SHIPMENTS                                                          
ROCHESTER           JOHN BUGAJSKI                 716-263-6293            


ENTRY SUMMARY CONTACTS:                                                   
BALTIMORE           CYNTHIA PORTER                410-962-7618            
BUFFALO             BOB JUSZKIEWICZ               716-551-4320            
LOS ANGELES         PRENTISS MITCHELL             310-514-6807            
JFK                 JUDY BARKOSKI                 718-553-7509            
NEWARK/NY SEAPORT   DENISE FAINGAR                212-466-3958            
PORTLAND ME         JOHN FOX                      207-780-3330            


FIELD OPERATIONS TRAINING NETWORK:                                        
BUFFALO             BOB JUSZKIEWICZ (FNIS)        716-551-4320            
LOS ANGELES         PRENTISS MITCHELL (FNIS)      310-514-6807            
JFK                 PETER DIROCCO (I&C)           718-553-1558            
ROCHESTER           JOHN BUGAJSKI (I&C)           716-263-6293            
ALTERNATE:                                                                
PORTLAND ME         JOHN FOX (FNIS)               207-780-3330            

HQ CONTACTS:                                                              
NEIL SHANNON   COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE BRANCH CHIEF   202-927-0370          
LOU SAMENFINK  ELECTRONIC RELEASE PROCEDURES        202-927-0042          
KEVIN HUCK     CARGO RELEASE SYSTEMS/INBOX          202-927-0017          
JOE PALMER     ENTRY SUMMARY INBOX/INVOICE SYSTEMS  202-927-0173          
PAT WELTER     HQ TRADE SUPPORT-EIP PROJECT LEADER  202-927-0775          
                                     -8-                                  

ATTACHMENT 4                                                              

                   ELECTRONIC INVOICING PROGRAM BRIEFING                  

AT THIS TIME, THE EIP PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO ENTRY SUMMARIES WITH:         

O  ABI DAILY STATEMENT PAYMENT,                                           
O  ELECTRONIC INVOICE CAPABLE FILER,                                      
O  PAPERLESS SUMMARY CERTIFICATION TRANSMITTED BY FILER,                  
O  ENTRY TYPE 01 OR 11,                                                   
O  AND HAS A CONTINUOUS BOND ON FILE.                                     

LOCATIONS INVOLVEMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION                                   
THE "READINESS CHECKLIST" WAS DEVELOPED TO BE SURE THAT THE               
LOCATION, WHERE EIP IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME OR            
EXPANDED WITH PARTICIPATION OF A NEW COMPANY, IS INVOLVED IN              
EVERY STEP.  THE DISTRICT IS IN THE BEST POSITION TO DETERMINE            
ITS OWN READINESS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW EIP IMPORTER            
WHETHER THEY FILE ON THEIR OWN BEHALF OR WITH A BROKER.  THIS IS          
VERY IMPORTANT TO ALLOW DISTRICTS REVIEW TIME TO ENSURE SMOOTH            
IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL PARTIES.  PARTICIPANTS ARE MADE AWARE OF           
THIS PROCESS.                                                             

MANAGEMENT BRIEFINGS AND TRAINING                                         
EIP COORDINATORS PROVIDE A BRIEFING FOR AFFECTED EMPLOYEES BEFORE         
TRAINING COMMENCES.  ALL IMPACTED EMPLOYEES RECEIVE APPROPRIATE           
ELECTRONIC INVOICE REVIEW AND PROCESSING TRAINING.  THIS TRAINING         
IS CONDUCTED BY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION.                
EXPANSION TRAINING IS COMPLETED OR COORDINATED BY EIP                     
COORDINATORS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.                                       

REVIEW AND PROCESSING AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY OR ENTRY SUMMARY                
CUSTOMS RECEIVES ELECTRONIC INVOICE DATA THROUGH ABI/AII OR               
EDIFACT FULL ENTRY SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR RELEASE AND ENTRY              
SUMMARY PROCESSING.                                                       

THE CAPABILITY TO REVIEW ELECTRONIC ENTRIES FOR RELEASE THROUGH           
THE AII ENTRY NOTIFICATION SCREEN (AIIL) HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED INTO         
THE CARGO SELECTIVITY MODULE OF ACS.  INSPECTION AND CONTROL WILL         
USE THIS SCREEN TO BEGIN PROCESSING ENTRIES WHERE NO PAPER                
DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE PRESENTED TO CUSTOMS FOR ON-LINE PROCESSING.          

THE ENTRY SUMMARY INBOX WAS DESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL              
OPERATIONS PERSONNEL TO REVIEW, PROCESS, AND RESEARCH TEAM REVIEW         
EIP PAPERLESS ENTRY SUMMARIES AND LINES.  EIP ENTRY SUMMARIES ARE         
COMPLETE ELECTRONIC SUMMARY PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE CF7501,                
CF3461, INVOICE AND SOMETIMES PACKING LIST INFORMATION.                   

IN ADDITION, WHERE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY DOCUMENTS AND/OR               
INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, THE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY INTERFACE            
MUST BE FULLY OPERATIONAL.  IF AN INTERFACE IS NOT AVAILABLE, IT          
IS THE FILER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE OGA REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.         
                                     -9-                                  


THE IMPACT OF EIP ON SPECIFIC FIELD OPERATION'S POSITIONS IS              
SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS.                                                    

INSPECTORS:                                                               
AN INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO CARGO SELECTIVITY REVIEW WILL BE                 
RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE ELECTRONIC ENTRY LOCATE FUNCTION             
(AIIL) AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO (2) HOURS DURING NORMAL DUTY HOURS         
TO SEE IF ANY ELECTRONIC ENTRIES WERE TRANSMITTED FOR THE                 
DISTRICT/PORT.  THE TIME PERIOD WILL VARY WITH VOLUME.  TO                
COMPLETE PROCESSING, NORMAL ON-LINE PROCESSING IS PERFORMED WITH          
REVIEW OF THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE.                                         

ENTRY AND LIQUIDATION BRANCH PERSONNEL:                                   
TEAM REVIEW EIP ENTRY SUMMARIES ARE INDICATED WITH "PA" ON THE            
FINAL DAILY STATEMENT REPORT.  THOSE SUMMARIES REQUIRING TEAM             
REVIEW WILL ELECTRONICALLY POST TO THE INBOX AND BE ASSIGNED TO           
THE RESPONSIBLE COMMODITY AND/OR ENTRY SPECIALIST TEAM(S).                
REVIEW AND PROCESSING OF LINES AND SUMMARIES ARE COMPLETED                
THROUGH THE INBOX BY THE COMMODITY AND/OR ENTRY SPECIALIST                
TEAM(S).                                                                  

ENTRY BRANCH PERSONNEL WILL PROCESS CHANGE LIQUIDATIONS,                  
RELIQUIDATIONS, OR PROTEST RELIQUIDATIONS FROM A RECONSTRUCTED            
ENTRY SUMMARY PACKAGES PRODUCED FROM ACS SUMMARY DATA SCREENS BY          
ENTRY OR COMMODITY TEAMS.                                                 

ANY ACTION THAT RESULTS IN A RETRANSMISSION OF ABI DATA (E.G.             
REJECTS) WILL REQUIRE A PAPER ENTRY SUMMARY SUBMISSION.  THE              
SUMMARY WILL THEN BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT "PAPER"         
PROCEDURES.                                                               

IMPORT SPECIALIST AND ENTRY SPECIALIST TEAMS:                             
BOTH IMPORT AND ENTRY SPECIALISTS WILL BEGIN THE PROCESSING OF            
ELECTRONIC INVOICE TEAM REVIEW SUMMARIES BY VIEWING THE INBOX.            
ONCE IDENTIFYING THE SUMMARIES AND/OR LINES THAT MUST BE                  
REVIEWED, THE SPECIALIST WILL REVIEW ACS SCREENS THAT PROVIDE             
SELECTIVITY RESULTS, CF7501, AND INVOICE DATA.  PROCESSING THESE          
SUMMARIES FOR REJECTS, HOLDING CODE ASSIGNMENT, DISCREPANT                
FINDING INPUT, TEAM TRANSFER OF REVIEW LINES, AND NO CHANGE               
LIQUIDATION WILL BE PERFORMED THROUGH THE INBOX.                          

CURRENTLY, CHANGE LIQUIDATIONS WILL BE INDICATED ON A                     
RECONSTRUCTED SUMMARY PACKAGE (PRODUCED FROM ACS SUMMARY DATA             
SCREENS) BY THE ENTRY OR COMMODITY TEAM AND FORWARDED TO THE              
ENTRY OR LIQUIDATION BRANCH.  REJECTIONS TO THE FILER THROUGH THE         
INBOX CURRENTLY REQUIRES A PAPER SUBMISSION BY THE FILER AND              
PAPER PROCESSING BY CUSTOMS.                                              




OTHER OFFICES:                                                            
FOR ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUMMARIES, THE RESEARCH AND PROCESSING             
REQUIRED FOR THESE OFFICES WILL INVOLVE THE ON-LINE REVIEW OF ALL         
REQUIRED ENTRY SUMMARY DATA ON ACS SCREENS.  IF OTHER                     
DOCUMENTATION IS NECESSARY, REQUESTS FOR PAPER DOCUMENT                   
SUBMISSION MAY BE REQUESTED OF THE FILER.  ANY RECONSTRUCTED              
ENTRY SUMMARIES WILL BE DONE FROM ACS ENTRY SUMMARY DATA SCREENS.