WA-372 Schedule of Charges

This form is available electronically. Form Approved - OMB No. 0581-0305

WA-372 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (07-31-18) Agricultural Marketing Service SCHEDULE OF CHARGES TARIFF FOR STORING AND HANDLING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS U.S. Licensed and Bonded Warehouse Operator
NOTE:	The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a - as amended).  The authority for requesting the information identified on this form is 7 CFR Part 735, 7 CFR Part 1427, the United States Warehouse Act (Pub. L. 106-472), and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.). The information will be used by warehouse operators to specify the terms of storage and the rates charged for various services provided. The information collected on this form may be disclosed to other Federal, State, Local government agencies, Tribal agencies, and nongovernmental entities that have been authorized access to the information by statute or regulation and/or as described in applicable Routine Uses identified in the System of Records Notice for USDA/FSA-2, Farm Records File (Automated) and USDA/FSA-3, Consultants File.  Providing the requested information is voluntary.  However, failure to furnish the requested information will result in a determination of ineligibility to obtain new licensing or retain existing licensing under the United States Warehouse Act. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0305. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data, sources gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE WAREHOUSE AND COMMODITY MANAGEMENT DIVISION, STOP 9148, P.O. BOX 419205, KANSAS CITY, MO 64141-6205.
1. LICENSE NO.      				2. WAREHOUSE NAME      			3. LOCATION OF WAREHOUSE (Town and State)      
All agricultural products received are considered to be deposited for storage under the terms of the U.S. Warehouse Act, unless the owner of the agricultural products, or the owner's agent requests otherwise at or prior to the time of its acceptance for delivery.
4. SERVICE      
5. INSURANCE      
6. This tariff is effective		     			, and supersedes all previous tariffs.
			(Month, Day, and Year)
7. U.S. LICENSED AND BONDED WAREHOUSE OPERATOR      						8A. By (Signature of Authorized Person):
						8B. Type Name of Authorized Person:      
						8C. Type Title of Authorized Person:      

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Instructions For WA-372

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

TARIFF FOR STORING AND HANDLING GRAIN

Warehouse operators licensed under the United States Warehouse Act use [optionally] this form to specify the terms of storage and the rates charged for various services provided.

Submit the original of the completed form in hard copy or facsimile to the Warehouse and Commodity Management Division (WCMD), STOP 9148, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-6205; or FAX 844-930-0174. Customers who have established electronic access credentials with WCMD may electronically transmit this form to WCMD. Features for transmitting the form electronically are available to those customers with access credentials only. If you would like to establish online access credentials with USDA, follow the instructions provided at the USDA eForms web site.

Warehouse operators must complete Items 1 through 8.

Items 1-8

Fld Name/ Item No.	Instruction
1 License No	Enter the United States Warehouse Act number.
2 Warehouse Name	Enter the name of the warehouse from your United States Warehouse Act license (if issued).
3 Location of Warehouse	Enter the city and state location of the warehouse from your United States Warehouse Act license (if issued). If more than one location within a state, enter the principal location city. If more than one state, enter the principal city location in each state.
4 Service	Enter all the terms of storage that you must reveal to depositors. Some of the following language will be helpful as generally accepted language for conveying to the depositor the charges and the terms and conditions of storage. Enter “Storage: Including insurance and conditioning:” and then the storage rate for each agricultural product handled expressed as a fraction of a cent per unit of measure (i.e., bushel, bale, cwt., lb.) per day or month. Enter “Receiving:” and then the charge expressed as cents per unit of measure (i.e. bushel, bale, cwt., lb.) Enter “Loading Out: Receiving and load out charges assessed only if the agricultural product is loaded out for the account of the depositor” and then the charge expressed as cents per unit of measure (i.e. bushel, bale, cwt., lb.) A useful omnibus clause for other charges is: “Other Charges: Charges for services that we are capable of performing, not listed herein, will be furnished upon request and will be commensurate with the nature of the agricultural product and the services required. Such services will be performed and charges assessed on the basis of prior arrangements with the depositor.” A useful clause for making special contracts for storage space is: “Special Contracts: With the approval of the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service and the availability of storage space, the warehouse operator may contract for storage of a specific quantity of agricultural product for a specific period of time at rates other than the standard rates quoted. These special rates require a signed contract and will be offered, under the same conditions, to all depositors.” A useful clause for setting out special rates to the government of the United States is: “Government Storage Rates: On agricultural products owned by or under the control of any agency of the United States of America, the warehouse operator may make special contracts for its handling and storage.” A useful clause for notifying the depositor of conditions of transfer of stored agricultural products is: “Notice: the warehouse operator may transfer commingled stored agricultural product from one warehouse to another at their expense and according to the regulations and the licensing agreement supporting their USWA license. The owner of the agricultural product retains the right to receive grain deposits at the point of delivery unless other mutually agreed arrangements are made.” A useful clause for notifying the depositor of rights of delivery at a multi-location license is: “This license covers warehouses at multiple locations. Redelivery of the depositor’s agricultural product will take place at the original location of deposit unless other mutually agreed arrangements are made.”
5 Insurance	Enter the standard insurance clause that applies to your coverage. For the fully insured, the entry will be “Insurance: All agricultural products will be insured upon acceptance of delivery for full market value at the time of loss, against loss or damage by fire and other risk.”
6 This tariff, etc.	Enter the date that you wish this tariff to be effective. On original licenses, enter the following words “date of first license issued”.
7 Signature Block	Enter the name of the licensed warehouse operator, from the face of the license, immediately under the title “U S Licensed and Bonded Warehouse Operator”. Enter the warehouse operator’s full legal name and type of organization: For a proprietor, enter, for example “Susan Doe” and change “at” to “of” just before (b) For a corporation, enter, for example, “Does, Inc.”, “a BLANK corporation”, where BLANK is the name of the state of incorporation For a general partnership, enter, for example “Letitia Doe, Frank Doe, Selma Doe, and James Doe, copartners, trading as Doe Farms” then “under the laws of BLANK” where BLANK is the state under whose laws the partnership is organized. For a limited partnership, enter, for example “Doe Farms Limited Partnership under the laws of BLANK, Selma Doe, General Partner” where BLANK is the state of organization and under whose laws you operate. For a limited liability company, enter, for example “Doe Farms, L. L. C., a BLANK limited liability company” where BLANK is the name of the state under which organized)
8A through 8C By (Signature and Title of Authorized Person	8A. Enter the signature of an authorized person. 8B. Type Name of Authorized person. 8C. Type Title of Authorized person.