Who can issue or approve a Permit?
Permit officers and administrators can approve embargo permits. Customers can request a permit, or a road can request a permit on behalf of a customer.
What does ‘Permits Allowed Per Day’ or ‘Daily Allowance’ mean?
This is the number of permits that the system will allow to be matched or used against a waybill during a 24-hour period. This 24-hour period is based on calendar date, not waybill date. Anything over this number and the system will issue an 824 stating “Permit Limit for the day reached.” The railroad embargo or OPSL Notes Permit Officer controls how many permits will be granted to shippers at the time of approval.
How many times can I use a permit?
Once a permit has been associated with a waybill, that permit number may not be used for any other shipment.
Will my shipment be allowed to move to the destination if it is subject to more than one embargo and I have a permit?
In cases involving more than one embargo in a waybill route, the Tier II EDI 824 edit process will allow the waybill to pass through if the waybill has a permit for EACH matching embargo.
I have a multi-car waybill; how many permits will I need?
A permit for an embargo is issued against a waybill. Only one permit is needed for each waybill that is transmitted via EDI. So, regardless of the equipment count within the waybill, the permit applies to the embargo listed on that waybill.
As an Embargo Office, I want to cancel an approved Embargo Permit, but I don't see the option to cancel it.
To cancel the Embargo Permit, it must first become effective. If the start date has not yet been reached, the cancel option will not be available. Once it is active, the cancel option will then appear. Then the Embargo officer should be able to cancel the permit.
How can I cancel my pending Embargo/OPSL Note permit request?
To cancel the Embargo permit request, the requester must contact the Embargo Permit officer to request cancellation or rejection.