CBP Miami, San Francisco Port Offices Making COVID-19 Adjustments
Some ports are making operational adjustments in an effort to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, CBP officials said in recent notices. On March 31, the Port of San Francisco said it is temporarily reducing entry operations staff. “At this time, we are reducing on-site presence of Entry and Import specialist staff at the San Francisco Customhouse and have set up a drop box to help prevent community spread,” the port said in a notice. “Beginning April 1, 2020, the entry unit on the second floor will be open two days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. This means the Entry Unit will be closed Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Import Specialists and Entry Specialists will not be on site, with the exception of Tuesdays and Thursdays, when one or two Entry Specialists will be working in the Entry Unit.”
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The Port of Miami encouraged email use for contacting the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures branch, it said in a bulletin. “For efficient processing, effective immediately all correspondence i.e. Petitions/Supplemental Petitions should be emailed to the Miami FP&F Outlook mailbox, miamifpf@cbp.dhs.gov and payments made via Pay.gov,” it said. “The email and attachment (.pdf preferred format) must contain the FP&F case number and clearly identify interested party name. It is recommended that you request a delivery receipt before sending your email message to obtain delivery confirmation.”
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