RLF FILING and LOS ANGELES ISSUES

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RLF FILING andLOS ANGELES ISSUES
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RLF ISSUES Biggest Question for RLF Coordinator
has been about manifest holds NII (VACIS) exams
are done usually within 48 hours of unloading.
When done the manifest hold comes off and you can
pick-up. After 48 hours, if the hold is still
showing in ABI, then call the carrier/terminal.
They will have an AMS message if the container is
designated for an AT-CET exam. AT-CET exams in
Los Angeles are performed at Price Transfer. The
container is moved over by their contract
trucker. Call Price Transfer to confirm and get
a tracker number. You can track the exams
process on Price Transfers website at If
there is a manifest hold and the VACIS exam is
not getting done call CBP at [phone]
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Manifest Hold AGRICULTURE When you get this
message CBP-Agriculture needs to look at the
paper documents. DO NOT FAX the documents.
If no original certificates are required, fax
copies to a broker in L.A. to submit to CBP-Ag or
send directly to CBP-Ag by overnight courier
to CBP-Agriculture 301 Ocean Blvd. 8th
Floor Long Beach, CA 90818 If you have
required original documents (e.g. phitosanitary
certificate) then the original document is
required. Submit with a printed CF 3461 entry
package
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Time Frames for Processing Entries For paper
entries, CBP in Los Angeles expects to process
all entries within 48 hours. If they are not
processed, then they will authorize a duplicate
entry after 72 hours. The RLF contact in L.A.
has the same expectations. Dont call if your
entry is not processed within 24 hours. Take
advantage of the 5 days advance filing. If you
file 3 days in advance, then when you need to
check after 72 hours, the cargo is not off the
ship yet and there is time for RLF contact to
take action. See Los Angeles Public Bulletin
LA08-007
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TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
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• ? Congestion ?
• Volume is down at the West Coast Ports
• TWIC Cards - Will enough truckers qualify?
• International Longshore and Warehouse Union
  (ILWU) contract expires Contract talks have
  already started.
• Ocean E-Manifest Due in October of 2008

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Proposed Program
CAAP (Clean Air Action Program) - The ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach cannot expand without
first taking environmental steps to clean the
air. The program has sections for Ocean
Carriers, Railroads, On dock Equipment and
Truckers (Clean Trucker Program). Clean Truck
Program Will immediately remove trucks older
than 1984. Plan will have grants to replace the
oldest trucks and grants to retrofit those trucks
that can be retrofitted to 2007 standards.
There will be a fee of 35.00 per TEU for the
truck cleanup for both ports. Los Angeles
version will allow only concession truckers that
own all their own trucks and use paid employee
drivers. Long Beach version will allow for both
truck firms with their own employees and
independent contract drivers with their own
trucks.
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Proposed Fees Existing PierPass Fee for
picking up containers at Los Angeles/Long Beach
in peak Periods TEU - 50.00 FEU-
100.00 Alameda Corridor Fee for any container
moving from Los Angeles/ Long Beach by rail. TEU
- 18.04 FEU - 36.08 Passed but not in
Effect CAAP Fee A fee charged for replacing or
retrofitting over 16,000 trucks servicing Los
Angeles/ Long Beach. TEU - 35.00 FEU -
70.00 Infrastructure Fee Fee by both the Ports
of Los Angeles and Long Beach for port
infrastructure projects. TEU - 15.00 FEU -
30.00
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Proposed Lowenthal Bill Requires California
Ports to collect fees for Congestion Relief
Trust Funds. Only half the funds would go to
trust fund other half would go to state
environmental programs. TEU - 30.00 FEU -
60.00 On Time Act Federal container fee for
all containers coming into the United States by
any mode. 90 of the fee collected would go to
the corridor that it was collected from. (HR
5102) .725 of value Maximum 500.00