EFTA Document EFTA01800641

From: Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Customs <=ONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> Jeffrey, I befriended Mr. Modisette who is CBP APIS account manager, as=you see below, he provided me the email that states, APIS is NOT required fro= USVI to US,. I would like to send him an email, asking his guidance for=20 passenger requirements for a US passenger traveling from USVI to USA,.&nbs=;l would like incorporate his response, if positive, in my email to Cust=ms Supervisor in Teterboro,. do you think this is a good approach? Thank you, Larry Good afternoon, Mr. Visoski, Thank you for providi=g the additional information as requested. I'm glad we=were able to reconcile this issue. I have noted that you are aware of the regulat=ons and that you understand you must file an electronic manifest for all fligh=s departing from and arriving to the United States. For APIS purposes, the "United St=tes" means the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands=of the United States, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. An APIS manifest is required when arriving in to the=20 United States from a=foreign port or place, or when departing the United States to a fo=eign port or place. When traveling within the United States, by=use of the definition above, it is not necessary to file an APIS manifest. As noted in your emai= response from any APIS submission, "the CBP form 178 is no longer a valid form and is not required for arrival in to=the United States." Please consider this=matter closed with no penalty case initiation to occur.<=P> If you have any addit=onal questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly. Best regards, <=FONT>Ralph=D. Modisette National APIS Account Manager U.S. Customs & Border Protection Office of Field Operations<=P> =/o:p> EFTA_R1_00140389 EFTA01800641 2 EFTA_R1_00140390 EFTA01800642