[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR143.2]

[Page 57]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 143--SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart A--Automated Broker Interface
 
Sec. 143.2  Application.

    A prospective participant in ABI shall submit a letter of intent to 
the port director closest to his principal office, with a copy to the 
Assistant Commissioner, Information and Technology, or designee. The 
letter of intent shall set forth a commitment to develop, maintain and 
adhere to the performance requirements and operational standards of the 
ABI system in order to ensure the validity, integrity and 
confidentiality of the data transmitted. The letter of intent must also 
contain the following, as applicable:
    (a) A description of the computer hardware, communications and entry 
processing systems to be used and the estimated completion date of the 
programming;
    (b) If the participant has offices in more than one location, the 
location of each office and the estimated start-up date for each office 
listed;
    (c) The name(s) of the participant's principal management and 
contact person(s) regarding the system;
    (d) If the system is being developed or supported by a data 
processing company, the data processing company's name and the contact 
person;
    (e) The software vendor's name and the contact person; and
    (f) The participant's entry filer code and average monthly volume.