PART 142—ENTRY PROCESS Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624. Source: T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 142 appear by CBP Dec. No. 16-26, 81 FR 93019, Dec. 20, 2016. § 142.0 Scope. This part sets forth requirements and procedures relating to (a) the entry of merchandise, as authorized by section 484, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1484), and (b) special permits for immediate delivery of merchandise, as authorized by section 448(b), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1448(b)). Subpart A—Entry Documentation § 142.1 Definitions. For definitions of “entry”, “entry summary”, “submission”, “filing”, “presentation”, “entered for consumption”, “entered for warehouse”, and “entered temporarily under bond”, as these terms relate to the entry of merchandise, see § 141.0a of this chapter. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41184, Oct. 19, 1984] § 142.2 Time for filing entry. (a) General rule: After arrival of merchandise. (b) Before arrival of merchandise Entry. (2) When entry summary serves as entry. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 02-65, 67 FR 68035, Nov. 8, 2002] § 142.3 Entry documentation required. (a) Contents. (1) Entry. (2) Evidence of the right to make entry. (3) Commercial invoice. (4) Packing list. (5) Other documentation. (6) Identification. (b) Entry summary filed at time of entry. (1) CBP Form 3461 or 7533, or their electronic equivalents, will not be required; and (2) CBP Form 7501 or CBP Form 3311, or their electronic equivalent, (as appropriate, see (c) Extra copies. (d) Electronic format. (R.S. 251, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66), secs. 484, 624, 46 Stat. 722, as amended, 759 (19 U.S.C. 1484, 1624); sec. 301, 80 Stat. 379 (5 U.S.C. 301), Pub. L. 95-410 (Oct. 3, 1978); Pub. L. 96-511 (Dec. 11, 1980)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-129, 49 FR 23167, June 5, 1984; T.D. 90-92, 55 FR 49884, Dec. 3, 1990; CBP Dec. 09-47, 74 FR 69020, Dec. 30, 2009; CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015] § 142.3a Entry numbers. (a) Placement on CBP forms. (b) Format. XXX-NNNNNNN-N XXX represents an entry filer code assigned by CBP, NNNNNNN is a unique number which is assigned by the broker or importer, and N is a check digit computed from the first 10 characters based on a formula provided by CBP. (1) Assignment of entry filer code. (2) Entry filer assigned number. (3) Check digit. (c) Pulication of entry filer codes. (d) Misuse of the entry filer code. (e) Alternative procedure. [T.D. 86-106, 51 FR 19167, May 28, 1986, as amended by T.D. 98-25, 63 FR 12996, Mar. 17, 1998] § 142.4 Bond requirements. (a) At the time of entry. (b) If entry summary is filed after entry. (2) If entry is made in the name of an agent, supported by the agent's bond, or in the name of a principal, supported by the principal's bond, and the entry summary thereafter is filed in the name of the other party, the party named in the entry summary shall file a bond on Customs Form 301, containing the bond conditions set forth in § 113.62 of this chapter. In this circumstance, the bond obligation of the party in whose name entry was made shall be terminated, as to liability which may accrue after the bond filed by the party named in the entry summary becomes effective, and the party filing the entry summary need not file the separate declaration of the actual owner and the superseding bond otherwise required under § 141.20 of this chapter. (c) Waiver of surety or cash deposit. (2) This authority to waive surety or cash deposit does not apply to (i) quota merchandise, (ii) any type of merchandise which, in the opinion of the port director, cannot be easily appraised or classified, or (iii) any type of merchandise where there may be, in the opinion of the port director based on past experience, a question of redelivery. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41184, Oct. 19, 1984; T.D. 85-161, 50 FR 38981, Sept. 26, 1985] § 142.5 [Reserved] § 142.6 Invoice requirements. (a) Contents. (1) An adequate description of the merchandise. (2) The quantities of the merchandise. (3) The values or approximate values of the merchandise. (4) The appropriate eight-digit subheading from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. If the importer is uncertain of the appropriate subheading number, Customs shall assist him at his request. The port director may waive this requirement if he is satisfied that the information is not available at the time release of the merchandise is authorized. (5) The name and complete address of the foreign individual or firm who is responsible for invoicing the merchandise, ordinarily the manufacturer/seller, but where the manufacturer is not the seller, the party who sold the merchandise for export to the U.S., or made the merchandise available for sale. (b) Information not required when filing entry. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979; T.D. 80-26, 45 FR 3901, Jan. 21, 1980, as amended by T.D. 90-25, 55 FR 12343, Apr. 3, 1990; T.D. 90-78, 55 FR 40167, Oct. 2, 1990] § 142.7 Examination of merchandise. No merchandise for which the entry documentation required by § 142.3 has been filed shall be released until it has been examined, or until adequate samples have been taken in the case of merchandise which is to be classified and appraised by means of samples, unless this requirement is waived by the port director in accordance with section 499, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1499). § 142.8 Failure to file entry timely. Merchandise for which timely entry is not filed as required by § 142.2 shall be treated in accordance with § 4.37 and part 127 of this chapter. Subpart B—Entry Summary Documentation § 142.11 Entry summary form. (a) CBP Form 7501. (b) Extra copies. [CBP Dec. No. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015] § 142.12 Time for filing or submission for preliminary review. (a) At option of importer Filing. (2) Submission for preliminary review. (b) When required. (c) Estimated duties. § 142.13 When entry summary must be filed at time of entry. (a) Authority of CBP. (1) Has failed repeatedly to file timely entry summary documentation without justification, (2) Has not taken prompt action to settle a claim for liquidated damages issued under § 142.15 for failure to file entry summary documentation timely, or a claim for liquidated damages issued under the basic importation and entry bond for failure to deposit estimated duties, taxes and charges timely, as provided in such bond. “Prompt action” means that the importer, within the time specified in a claim for liquidated damages, shall petition for relief or pay the amount claimed and, in appropriate cases, file the entry summary documentation and deposit estimated duties, if any, or (3) Has repeatedly delivered entry summary documentation, which is incomplete or which contains erroneous information. (4) Is substantially or habitually delinquent in the payment of Customs bills. See § 142.14. (b) Special classes of merchandise Quota-class merchandise. (i) An entry summary for consumption with estimated duties attached; or (ii) A withdrawal for consumption with estimated duties attached; or (iii) An entry summary for consumption, without the estimated duties attached, if the entry/entry summary information and a valid scheduled statement date have been successfully received by Customs via the Automated Broker Interface. (See part 132 and § 24.25 of this chapter.) (2) Other classes of merchandise. (c) [Reserved] (d) Brokers; restriction. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 89-104, 54 FR 50498, Dec. 7, 1989; T.D. 93-37, 58 FR 30984, May 28, 1993; T.D. 95-77, 60 FR 50020, Sept. 27, 1995; CBP
Dec. No. 16-26, 81 FR 93020, Dec. 20, 2016] § 142.14 Delinquent payment of Customs bills. The following procedure shall be followed if an importer is substantially or habitually delinquent in the payment of Customs bills: (a) Notice. (b) Removal of requirement by port. (c) Removal of requirement by Headquarters. § 142.15 Failure to file entry summary timely. If the entry summary documentation is not filed timely, the port director shall make an immediate demand for liquidated damages in the entire amount of the bond in the case of a single entry bond. When the transaction has been charged against a continuous bond, the demand shall be for the amount that would have been demanded if the merchandise had been released under a single entry bond. Any application to cancel liquidated damages incurred shall be made in accordance with part 172 of this chapter. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41185, Oct. 19, 1984] § 142.16 Entry summary documentation. (a) Entry summary not filed at time of entry. (b) Entry summary filed at time of entry. [CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015] § 142.17 One entry summary for multiple entries. (a) Requirements. (1) The merchandise has the same country of exportation, and the same country of origin, (2) The merchandise arrives by land, by the same vessel or by the same air carrier, (3) The merchandise is consigned to the same consignee, (4) The time between the date of the first entry and the date of the last entry does not exceed 1 week, (5) The entry summary document is filed within 10 working days from the date of the first entry, and (6) Each entry is identified separately by entry number on the entry summary. (b) Merchandise not eligible. (1) Quota-class merchandise, (2) Prohibited merchandise, (3) Merchandise subject to restrictions which require processing and documentation more frequently than on a weekly basis, (4) Merchandise for which liquidation has been withheld, and (5) Merchandise classifiable under the same Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading number, to the eight-digit level having different rates of duty for which entries or immediate transportation entries have been filed. However, this provision is not applicable in the following circumstances: (i) Entries. (A) Before the date of change in rate of duty, or (B) On or after the date of change in rate of duty. (ii) Immediate transportation entries. (A) Before the date of change in the rate of duty, or (B) On or after the date of change in rate of duty. (c) Entry documentation not in proper form. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51262, Dec. 21, 1988] § 142.17a One consolidated entry summary for multiple ultimate consignees. (a) Applicability. (1) Imported on the same day, (2) Itemized as to each category of merchandise by Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated subheading to the ten-digit level, and (3) Released on the same day, either under the entry documentation specified in § 142.3, or under a special permit for immediate delivery. A consolidated entry summary may be filed for merchandise arriving by land, by the same vessel, or by the same air carrier. (b) Information required on the entry summary Separate listing according to ultimate consignee. (2) If different land carriers are involved. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51262, Dec. 21, 1988] § 142.18 Entry summary not required for prohibited merchandise. (a) Exportation or destruction of prohibited merchandise. (1) An entry for exportation filed using an in-bond application pursuant to part 18 of this chapter, or an application to destroy the merchandise under CBP supervision is made within 10 days after the time of entry, and the exportation or destruction is accomplished promptly, or (2) An entry for transportation and exportation, filed using an in-bond application pursuant to part 18 of this chapter, is made within 10 days after the time of entry and domestic carriage of the merchandise does not conflict with the requirements of another Federal agency. (b) Procedures for exportation or destruction. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by CBP Dec. 17-13, 82 FR 45406, Sept. 28, 2017] § 142.19 Release of merchandise under the entry summary. Merchandise, for which an entry summary serves as both an entry and an entry summary, shall not be released from Customs custody until a bond has been filed, or the entry has been liquidated, as follows: (a) Bond. (1) It has been found to be truly and correctly invoiced, (2) It is entitled to admission into the commerce of the United States, and (3) Its release is not precluded by any law or regulation. If merchandise is entered by or on behalf of a United States Government department or agency, the stipulation prescribed in § 141.102(d) of this chapter shall be accepted in place of a bond. (b) After liquidation. (1) The entry has been liquidated and the full amount of all duties and taxes due, including dumping or other special duties and charges, has been paid, or the right to free entry established. (2) The port director determines that the merchandise may be admitted into the commerce of the United States, and (3) All documents relating to the merchandise which are required by law or regulation have been filed. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41185, Oct. 19, 1984] Subpart C—Special Permit for Immediate Delivery § 142.21 Merchandise eligible for special permit for immediate delivery. Merchandise may be released under a special permit for immediate delivery, in accordance with section 448(b), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1448(b)), in the following circumstances: (a) Contiguous countries. (b) Fresh fruits and vegetables. (2) The application shall be accompanied by a continuous bond on CBP Form 301, containing the bond conditions set forth in § 113.62 of this chapter. (3) The fresh fruits and vegetables shall be transported to the importer's premises in the vehicles in which they crossed the border or, if transshipment is necessary in vehicles provided by the importer. The fresh fruits and vegetables may be examined at the importer's premises. Those portions without commercial value may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 158.11(b) of this chapter, and the balance shall be entered for consumption or transported in bond under an entry for immediate transportation without appraisement or under an entry for transportation and exportation. (c) Agency of U.S. Government. (d) Articles of a trade fair. (e) Quota-class merchandise Tariff rate quotas. (2) Absolute quotas. (f) Release from warehouse followed by warehouse withdrawal for consumption. (1) At the discretion of the port director when: (i) The warehouse is located a considerable distance from the customhouse and actual release of the merchandise from the warehouse may not be effected within the next full business day after the day of the payment of duty, and (ii) The port has sufficient manpower to permit such practice; (2) The importer shall have on file a bond on CBP Form 301, containing the bond conditions set forth in § 113.62 of this chapter; and (3) The immediate delivery permit shall be annotated to state that a warehouse withdrawal for consumption will be filed for this merchandise. (g) Split shipments. (h) Entities shipped unassembled or disassembled on multiple conveyances. (i) When authorized by Headquarters. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 81-260, 46 FR 49842, Oct. 8, 1981; T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41185, Oct. 19, 1984; T.D. 89-104, 54 FR 50499, Dec. 7, 1989; T.D. 03-09, 68 FR 8721, Feb. 25, 2003; CBP Dec. 06-11, 71 FR 31927, June 2, 2006] § 142.22 Application for special permit for immediate delivery. (a) Form. (b) CBP custody. (1) An entry summary for consumption, with estimated duties attached; an entry summary for consumption without estimated duties attached, if entry/entry summary information and a valid scheduled statement date (pursuant to § 24.25 of this chapter) have successfully been received by CBP via the Automated Broker Interface; an entry summary for warehouse; or an entry summary for entry temporarily under bond, which may be filed in any of the circumstances under § 142.21 of this part except for merchandise released from warehouse under § 142.21(f) of this part; (2) A withdrawal for consumption, with estimated duties attached, which shall be filed only for merchandise released from warehouse under § 142.21(f) of this part; (3) An entry for transportation and exportation, immediate transportation without appraisement, or direct exportation, which shall be filed in those circumstances under § 142.21(b) and (e)(2) of this part; or entry for transportation and exportation, or direct exportation, which shall be filed in the circumstances under § 142.28 of this part or (4) An application to destroy, which shall be filed in those circumstances under §§ 142.21(b) and (e)(2), and § 142.28 of this part. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 81-260, 46 FR 49842, Oct. 8, 1981; T.D. 89-104, 54 FR 50499, Dec. 7, 1989; T.D. 03-09, 68 FR 8721, Feb. 25, 2003; CBP Dec. 06-11, 71 FR 31927, June 2, 2006; CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015] § 142.23 Time limit for filing documentation after release. The applicable documentation described in § 142.22(b) shall be filed, and estimated duties, if any, shall be deposited, within 10 working days after the merchandise or any part of the merchandise is authorized for release under a special permit for immediate delivery or, for quota class merchandise within the quota period, whichever expires first. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979; T.D. 80-26, 45 FR 3901, Jan. 21, 1980; T.D. 98-34, 63 FR 19399, Apr. 20, 1998] § 142.24 Special permit. (a) Conditions for issuance. (b) Notation of value for each shipment. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41185, Oct. 19, 1984; CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015] § 142.25 Discontinuance of immediate delivery privileges. (a) Authority of port director. (1) Has failed repeatedly to file the applicable Customs documentation set forth in § 142.22(b) timely without justification, or (2) Has not taken prompt action to settle a claim for liquidated damages issued under § 142.27 for failure to file the applicable Customs documentation set forth in § 142.22(b) timely, or a claim for liquidated damages issued under the basic importation and entry bond for failure to deposit estimated duties, taxes and charges timely, as provided in such bond. “Prompt action” means that the importer, within the time specified in a claim for liquidated damages shall petition for relief or pay the amount claimed and, file the applicable documentation and deposit estimated duties, if any. (3) Has repeatedly delivered documentation required by § 142.22(b) which is incomplete or which contains erroneous information. (4) Is substantially or habitually delinquent in the payment of Customs bills. See § 142.26. (b) Brokers; restriction. [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 93-37, 58 FR 30984, May 28, 1993; T.D. 95-77, 60 FR 50020, Sept. 27, 1995] § 142.26 Delinquent payment of Customs bills. The following procedures shall be followed if an importer is substantially or habitually delinquent in the payment of Customs bills: (a) Notice. (b) Reinstatement of privileges by port. (c) Reinstatement of privileges by Headquarters. § 142.27 Failure to file documentation timely. If the applicable Customs documentation set forth in § 142.22(b) is not filed within the time provided in § 142.23, the port director shall make an immediate demand for liquidated damages in the amount of the bond in the case of a single entry bond. When the transaction has been charged against a continuous bond, the demand shall be for the amount that would have been demanded if the merchandise had been released under a single entry bond. Any application for cancellation of liquidated damages incurred shall be made in accordance with part 172 of this chapter. (R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41185, Oct. 19, 1984] § 142.28 Withdrawal or entry summary not required for prohibited merchandise. (a) Exportation or destruction of prohibited merchandise. (1) The merchandise is exported or destroyed under Customs supervision within the time limit for entry specified in § 142.23, or (2) An entry for exportation or for transportation and exportation filed using an in-bond application pursuant to part 18 of this chapter, or an application to destroy the merchandise, is made within the specified time limit, and the exportation or destruction is accomplished promptly. (b) Procedures for exportation or destruction. (c) Notation on exportation entry. [T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17447, July 2, 1973, as amended by CBP Dec 17-13, 82 FR 45406, Sept. 28, 2017] Prohibited Merchandise, No Other Entry Filed § 142.29 Other procedures applicable. Merchandise released under a special permit for immediate delivery shall be subject to the same procedures applicable to all other imported merchandise, unless specific procedures are set forth in this subpart. Subpart D—Line Release Source: T.D. 92-93, 57 FR 44093, Sept. 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted. § 142.41 Line Release. Line Release is an automated system designed to release and tract repetitive shipments. It is a method of entry or immediate delivery extended to importers of merchandise which CBP deems to be repetitive and high volume. Line Release may be used only at locations approved by CBP for handling Line Release. At certain high-risk locations along the land borders of the United States (the locations to be published in the Federal Register [T.D. 92-93, 57 FR 44093, as amended by T.D. 99-2, 64 FR 33, Jan. 4, 1999; CBP Dec. 11-04, 76 FR 6690, Feb. 8, 2011] § 142.42 Application for Line Release processing. In order to obtain approval for processing import transactions through Line Release, a broker or importer filing its own entries (entry filer) must submit an application to the port director, signed by the entry filer, in a format described as a Line Release Data Loading Sheet. The application must be accompanied by a representative sample of an actual commercial invoice for the products sought to be processed under Line Release. The Line Release Data Loading Sheet must contain the following information with each information element appearing on a separate line. (a) Port where application is being made. (b) Initiating Company Information: name, address, city, state, contact person, phone number of contact person, and signature. (c) Listing of all ports in which the initiating company has filed a similar application for Line Release. (d) Country of origin codes (ISO codes from Annex B of HTSUS) for the merchandise. (e) Shipper or manufacturer information: Name, address, city, province/state, country, postal code, indication by noting “M” or “S” whether this information relates to a manufacturer (M) or a shipper (S), and manufacturer identification number of the shipper or manufacturer. (f) Importer information (if importer is different than filer): Name, address, city, state and country, zip code, importer number, bond number, and surety code. (g) Entry filer information: Name, importer number, filer code, bond number, and surety code. (h) Product information: Product description, manifest unit of measure, HTSUS number described to sub-heading level for particular product or range of HTSUS numbers at sub-heading levels for multiple products for which Line Release is sought. (i) Election of whether the Line Release transaction is to be considered an entry or an immediate delivery. § 142.43 Line Release application approval process. (a) Port review. (b) Assignment of C-4 Codes. (c) Denial of Line Release application. § 142.44 Entry number range. After an application for Line Release has received final approval, filers must provide the port director, in writing, with a range of entry numbers for use in the system so that an entry number can be assigned automatically to each Line Release transaction. For the purposes of this subpart, “entry number”, when the release is an immediate delivery, merely refers to the Line Release transaction number; this number does not become the actual entry number until an entry for the merchandise released under the immediate delivery procedure is filed. A separate range must be provided for each Line Release site at the port. These entry numbers shall be used for assignment within the Line Release system. Entry filers shall not assign these numbers to other entry transactions. § 142.45 Use of bar code by entry filer. (a) Printing of C-4 Code. Line Release Overview (b) Multiple commodity processing. (c) Distribution of labels. § 142.46 Presentation of invoice and assignment of entry number. (a) Presentation of invoice. (b) Verification of data. (c) Other agency documentation. § 142.47 Examinations of Line Release transactions. (a) General. (b) Voiding of Line Release transaction. [T.D. 92-93, 57 FR 44093, Sept. 24, 1992, as amended by T.D. 99-2, 64 FR 33, Jan. 4, 1999; CBP Dec. 11-04, 76 FR 6690, Feb. 8, 2011; CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015] § 142.48 Release procedure. (a) General. (b) Notification to non-ABI participants. (c) Notification to ABI participants. § 142.49 Deletion of C-4 Code. (a) By Customs. (b) By entry filer. § 142.50 Line Release data base corrections or changes. The applicant shall notify the port director of any changes in names, importer or filer numbers or bond information on a Line Release Data Loading Sheet as soon as possible. Notification shall be accomplished by the submission of a copy of the original loading sheet with a Correction Data Loading Sheet. § 142.51 Changing election of entry or immediate delivery. An applicant who has already received a C-4 Code and wishes to change the election chosen on his Line Release application as to whether the release should be considered an entry or an immediate delivery must submit a letter requesting such change to the port director where the C-4 Code is used. This letter must include the C-4 Code to be changed and the date the change is to be effective. If the requested change is for a temporary time period, the letter shall include the date the releases are to return to the release type originally requested. Applications that fail to state the effective dates of the changes requested will be returned to the applicant. § 142.52 Port-wide and multiple port acceptance of Line Release. (a) Port-wide processing. (b) Multiple port processing.