Instructions to registers for filing 2024 PRIA maintenace fees

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INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTRANTS FOR FILING 2024
PESTICIDE REGISTRATION MAINTENANCE FEES
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires everyone who holds
an active or suspended pesticide registration to pay an annual fee to keep the registration in
effect. Please note the entire process remains electronic in 2024. Therefore,
payments MUST be made electronically. Checks, bank drafts and money orders are not
acceptable forms of payment.
The fee is $4,875 for each registration up to the maximum fees which can be assessed to a
single registrant. For certain qualified small businesses, there is a provision for a 25% discount
of the fee on the first product (see Table C). A qualified small business must have 500 or
fewer employees; during the 3-year period prior to the most recent maintenance fee billing,
have average annual global gross revenue from all sources (includes pesticide and nonpesticide revenue) that did not exceed $10 million; and hold not more than 5 Section 3 and
Section 24( c) pesticide registrations combined. See fee schedules on page 10 for details.
The following documentation is required for Agency staff to evaluate your
eligibility for the 25% discount:
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Documentation of payroll information such as a recent IRS Form 941 or a statement
certifying the total number of individuals employed by the applicant.
Documentation of the 3-year average annual global gross revenue for 2020, 2021 and
2022 from all sources which may include the first page of IRS Forms 106S, 1120, or
1120S, as applicable, or audited financial statements. Please note that financial
information must include any parent company or affiliates.

2024 MAINTENANCE FEES ARE DUE BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024

Payment MUST Be On-Line (See Page 8 for Instructions)
Registrations for which the fee is not paid will be canceled by order and without a hearing. If you
do not pay the fee to keep a registration in effect, you will be permitted until January 16, 2025, to
dispose of existing stocks of the product, except in special circumstances when less time may be
granted.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (OMB Control No. 2070-179). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory for
certain persons, as specified at 40 CFR Part 152. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting and
record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 1.17 hours per response. Send comments on the
Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondent burden to the Information Engagement Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any
correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE PESTICIDE REGISTRATION
MAINTENANCE FEE PROCESS
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The Pesticide Maintenance Fee Product Listings available on-line listing all your active
or suspended registrations under either Section 3 or Section 24(c), as shown in our
records as being registered on or before October 1, 2023, and do not have a pending
cancellation notice in the Federal Register.
The Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee Filing Form available on-line.

Due to the continuation of the electronic process, forms will not be mailed and must be returned
by emailing the completed forms and supporting documents to [email protected]. Please
send any questions you may have to this email box as well.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
You must choose which of your registrations to support by paying the maintenance fee, and which
to ask us to cancel. You report your decisions about individual registrations to us by annotating
the Pesticide Maintenance Fee Product Listing. You then summarize your decisions on
the Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee Filing Form and return the annotated product
listing and a copy of the form. See mailing instructions on page 8 of these instructions.
REGISTRATIONS SUBJECT TO THE MAINTENANCE FEE
The fee must be paid to keep in effect all primary registrations granted under FIFRA section 3,
and all registrations to meet special local needs granted under FIFRA section 24( c ). Please note
that only products registered on or before October 1, 2023, are subject to the 2024 maintenance
fee. Products currently under a pending cancellation notice in the Federal Register have been
removed from product listings because a maintenance fee cancellation cannot supersede the
pending cancellation notice.
Section 3 registrations for which the maintenance fee is required are identified in the product
listing by a two-element registration number in which your EPA Company Number is the
first element. Section 24( c) registrations for which the maintenance fee is required are identified
in the product listing by a three-element number including the abbreviation of the state issuing
the registration, the last two digits of the year it was issued, and a four-digit serial number.
FEE WAIVER FOR MINOR AGRICULTURAL USE
The 1990 Farm Bill amended FIFRA to allow the Administrator to reduce or waive maintenance
fees for minor agricultural use registrations, when he/she determines that the fee would be likely
to cause significant impact on the availability of the pesticide for the use. If you believe that one
or more of your registrations may qualify for this reduction or waiver, please send an email
to [email protected] for special instructions.

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FEE WAIVER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDES AS DEFINED BY THE FOOD
QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) allows the Administrator to waive the maintenance fee
for public health pesticides if the Administrator determines, based on information supplied by the
registrant that the economic return to the registrant from sales of the pesticide does not support the
registration or reregistration of the pesticide.
To qualify as a public health pesticide, as defined by FQPA, the following conditions must be met:
1. The public health use of the pesticide product must be a minor use. FIFRA defines "minor
use" in Section 2(11).
2. The pesticide must be registered for use and used predominantly in public health
programs.
3. The use of the pesticide in the public health program must be for vector control or for other
recognized public health protection purposes.
If you believe that one or more of your registrations meet all three of these criteria, please include
a written justification which identifies the product(s) and explains why the product(s) meet the
statutory definition of a public health pesticide and why the fee should be waived.
25% DISCOUNT ON THE FIRST PRODUCT FOR QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES
For certain qualified small businesses, there is a provision for a 25% discount of the fee on the
first product only. A qualified small business must have 500 or fewer employees; during the 3year period prior to the most recent maintenance fee billing, have average annual global
gross revenue from all sources (includes pesticide and non-pesticide revenue) that did not
exceed $10 million; and hold not more than 5 Section 3 and Section 24( c) pesticide registrations
combined. The following items are required to allow Agency staff to evaluate your eligibility
for the 25% discount:
•
•

Documentation of payroll information such as a recent IRS Form 941 or a statement
certifying the total number of individuals employed by the applicant.
Documentation of the 3-year average annual global gross revenue for the 3-year period
prior to this maintenance fee billing (2020, 2021 and 2022) from all sources which may
include the first page of IRS Forms 1065, 1120, or 1120S, as applicable, or audited
financial statements. Please note that financial information must include all data from the
company listed on the form and any affiliates.

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REGISTRATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO THE MAINTENANCE FEE
The maintenance fee requirement does not apply to supplemental distributor registrations which
are identified by a three-element registration number in which your EPA company number is the
third element. No supplemental registrations are included on your product listing. Please note
that only Section 3 and Section 24( c) products registered on or before October 1, 2023, are
subject to the 2024 maintenance fee. Products currently under a pending cancellation notice in
the Federal Register have been removed from product listings because a maintenance fee
cancellation cannot supersede the pending cancellation notice.
FIRMS WITH MORE THAN ONE EPA COMPANY NUMBER
If your firm holds registrations under more than one EPA company number, you will receive a
separate email for each account. It may be to your advantage to combine your maintenance fee
filings for all subdivisions of your firm and discard the other filing forms you received. On this
single form for your combined return please be sure to (a) list in block B all the EPA company
numbers covered by the combined return, (b) report in block C only the combined totals for all
company numbers included in the return, and ( c) append to the form you send to EPA the
annotated product listings for all the company numbers included in the return.
FEE PAYMENT FOR THIRD-PARTY REGISTRATIONS
If you wish to pay the maintenance fee for a registration held by another firm or third party, please
send an email to [email protected].
EPA'S FEDERAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
In case you need it for your internal records of fee payments, the Environmental Protection
Agency's Federal Tax Identification Number is 52-085-2695.
ASSISTANCE
If you have questions about entries on the Pesticide Maintenance Fee Product Listing or
about how to respond to the maintenance fee requirement, you can get assistance by sending an
email [email protected].

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STEP-BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
1. Check the product listing carefully against your own records and confirm the accuracy
of the information. The product listing may include some errors, it may include some
entries for which you've already requested cancellation, or it may omit some registrations
you think are active. Please call any such errors or omissions to our attention when you file
your response. Handle any errors or omissions as described below. Please send an email to
[email protected] if you are not sure.
a. Errors in Product Name: Correct misspellings or other errors in the product name
directly on the product listing.
b. Previously Canceled Registrations: If the product listing includes
registrations you think have already been canceled, circle the keyword "CAN"
beside the registration number, and we'll correct the entry in our records. Note that
paying the fee will not reactivate a registration which has already been canceled.
c. Pending Cancellations: If the product listing includes registrations you have
already asked us to cancel, circle the keyword "CAN" beside the registration
number.
d. Suspended Registrations: You must pay the fee to maintain a registration which
has been suspended. Circle the keyword "PAY" beside the registration number.
Payment of the fee for a suspended registration does not lift the suspension, but
non-payment will result in its cancellation.
e. Transferred Registrations: If the product listing includes registrations for
which EPA has already approved in writing a transfer to another registrant, circle
the keyword "TRN" beside the registration number, and identify the registrant who
received the transfer in the blank to the right of the product name. Please mark
this response ONLY for transfers EPA has already approved. If you aren't sure
whether a transfer has been approved by EPA, please send an email to
[email protected].
f. Registrations included in error: If the product listing includes entries which are
not your registrations, circle the keyword "ERR" beside the registration number.
g. Omitted Registrations: If you think an active registration for which you wish to
pay the fee has been omitted from the product listing, identify it by registration
number and product name (or by 24(c) number and description) on a separate sheet
of paper, and include that supplemental list with your response.
2. Decide which registrations to support, and which to cancel. When you've identified and
corrected any discrepancies between the product listing and your own records, you must
decide which registrations to support by paying the maintenance fee, and which to
cancel. This choice is entirely up to you.
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3. Report your decisions by annotating the product listing. Make sure to circle one of
the five keywords beside the registration number for each entry. Circle "PAY" if you
decide to support the registration by paying the fee. Circle "WAIV" if you are requesting
a minor agricultural use or public health pesticide waiver. Circle "CAN" if you decide
not to pay the fee and want EPA to cancel the registration.
When you reach the bottom ofeach page ofthe product listing, count the number oftimes
you've circled each keyword on that page, and write the counts for that page at the bottom
ofthe keyword columns. Continue through any additional pages of the product listing.
Please double check to ensure that you have circled one keyword for every line on the
product listing.
4. Complete the Maintenance Fee Filing Form.
Section A. Registrant Identification
Please enter your EPA company number (primary company number if your firm hold
registrations under more than one EPA company number), registrant name, agent ofrecord
(ifany) and address ofrecord on the form.
Section B. Company Numbers
Leave this area blank unless your firm holds registrations under more than one EPA
company number and you are filing a combined return for more than one account on a
single form. Ifthis is the case, enter here all EPA-assigned company numbers covered by
this return and be sure to include all annotated product listings with your response to EPA.
Section C. Maintenance Fee Determination
Line 1. Enter the total number ofregistrations on all attached product listings for
which you circled the keyword "PAY".
Line 2. Enter the total number ofregistrations on all attached product listings for
which you circled the keyword "TRN".
Line 3. Enter the total number ofregistrations on all attached product listings for
which you circled the keyword "CAN".
Line 4. Enter the total number ofregistrations on all attached product listings for
which you circled the keyword "ERR" or "WAIV".
Line 5. Enter the total number ofregistrations omitted from the product listings which
you've listed separately as additions, and which you will support by paying the fee.
Line 6. Enter the sum oflines 1 and 5. This is the total number ofregistrations you will
support by paying the fee.

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Line 7. Enter the fee due. Determine which Fee Table to use.
TABLE A:
If you do not meet the qualifications for a Small Business or a Qualified Small
Business as described below, use Fee Table A on page 10 of these instructions.
TABLED:
A Small Business registrant employed 500 or fewer people and during the 3-year
period prior to this maintenance fee billing (2020, 2021 and 2022), had average
annual global gross revenue from pesticide sales that did not exceed $60 million.
Ifyou qualify, write "Small Business" in the space to the right ofline 7 and provide
documentation of the number of employees (documentation may, in part, include
payroll information and a recent IRS Form 941, together with a statement certifying
the total number of individuals employed by the applicant) and the 3-year average
annual global gross revenue from pesticide sales (documentation may include the
first page of income tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service which
includes gross receipts or sales, such as IRS Forms 1065, 1120, or 1120S , as
applicable, the applicant's most recent IRS 941, and audited financial statements).
A Small Business shall use Fee Table B on page 10 of these instructions.
TABLE C:
A Qualified Small Business registrant employed 500 or fewer people and during
the 3-year period prior to this maintenance fee billing (2020, 2021 and 2022), had
average annual global gross revenue from all sources (includes pesticide and
non-pesticide revenue) that did not exceed $10 million, and hold not more than
five (5) Section 3 and Section 24(c) pesticide registrations combined. Ifyou qualify,
write "Qualified Small Business" in the space to the right of line 7 and provide
documentation of the number of employees (documentation may, in part, include
payroll information and a recent IRS Form 941, together with a statement certifying
the total number of individuals employed by the applicant) and the 3-year average
annual global gross revenue from all sources, pesticide and non-pesticide
(documentation may include the first page of income tax returns filed with the
Internal Revenue Service which includes gross receipts or sales, such as IRS Forms
1065, 1120, or 1120S , as applicable, the applicant's most recent IRS 941, and
audited financial statements). A Qualified Small Business shall use Fee Table C
on page 10 of these instructions.
Using the appropriate Fee Table, either Table A, Table B or Table C, determine the fee
due by looking up the number you've entered on line 6--the number ofregistrations you
will support--in the appropriate Fee Table at the end of these instructions, and enter
the fee amount from the table in line 7. This is the amount due by January 16, 2024.
If the number on line 6 is zero, enter a zero on line 7 as well.
Line 8. Enter Pay.gov 8-digit Tracking ID or EFT for an electronic transfer with the
date of the transfer. Please note that checks, bank drafts and money orders are no
longer an acceptable form of payment.
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Section D. Authorized Company Representative
o Type or print the name, title, telephone number, and email address of the person
signing the filing form. Sign it and date it. Please include an email address on the form
to ensure that we can contact someone in case EPA has any questions.
5. Pay the Fee
Payment must be made electronically. Checks, bank drafts and money orders are not
acceptable forms of payment.
Pay Maintenance Fees On-Line
Maintenance fees may be paid on-line via credit card or electronic fund transfer. To make
a payment on-line, visit www.pay.gov. At the top of the page, click on "Find an Agency"
which will bring up a list of all Agencies in alphabetical order. Click on "E " and click
on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Office of Pesticide Programs. You will then
have 3 selections. The last one should be Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee,
Form Number 8570-30. Click on Continue beneath the form number and complete
the form. Please note that the maximum amount that may be charged to a
credit card at Pay.gov is $24,999. This limit is both a transaction and daily limit.
There is no limit on the amount that may be paid via electronic fund transfer
(Bank Account - ACH). Please note the following instructions if making a Pay.gov
ACH payment:
Automatic debits to your business account may be blocked by the bank. This security
feature is called an ACH Debit Block, ACH Positive Pay, or ACH Fraud Prevention
Filters. ACH Debit Block works by having an allowed list of ACH Company IDs. The
list enables allowable automatic debits. If the ACH Company ID accompanying a
request for an automatic debit is not on the allowed list, the payment is rejected. It is
returned with and ACH Return Reason Code of R29 -- Corporate Customer Advises
Not Authorized. You must contact your bank to add the US Government agency you
need to pay to your list. The ACH company ID ( or ALC + 2) for the pesticide
maintenance fee account are:
ID
6801009902
6801009909

Name
EPAOPPTS
EPAOPPTS

Payments also may be made via the Credit Gateway ACH Payment and Fedwire
(international). These payments are direct payments from the customer bank to Federal
Reserve Bank. Templates can be found at the end of these instructions. Please send an
email to [email protected] if you have any questions.

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6. Email your filing to [email protected]. Please include all pages of the annotated product
product listing and any supplemental listings of omitted registratio ns, the pesticide
registration maintenance fee filing form and the receipt from your on-line payment. You
must email the informatio n to [email protected] as EPA offices no longer accept paper
filings.

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FINAL CHECKLIST
Before emailing your response to [email protected], be sure you:
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Circle one of the four keywords on every numbered line in the product listing.

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List by registration number and product name any registrations omitted from the product
listing that are active registrations for which you are paying the fee.

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Sign and date the filing form and include in Section D the name, email address and
telephone number of someone who will be able to answer questions about your response.
Please include an email address on the form as we have moved to an electronic platform.

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Include a copy of the receipt from your on-line payment. Please note that checks, bank
drafts and money orders are no longer an acceptable form of payment for the pesticide
maintenance fee. Also, the daily and transaction limits for credit card payments via
Pay.gov is $24,999.

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Email your pesticide registration maintenance fee filing to [email protected].

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If you are a Small Business or a Qualified Small Business, you must include the
documentation of the number of employees and gross revenue from all sales.
Documentation may, in part, include payroll information and a recent IRS Form 941,
together with a statement certifying the total number of individuals employed by the
applicant and the 3-year average sales. This documentation may include the first page of
income tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service which includes gross receipts
or sales, such as IRS Forms 1065, 1120, or 1120S, as applicable for 2020, 2021 and
2022, the applicant's most recent IRS 941, and audited financial statements.

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Email your complete pesticide registration maintenance fee filing to [email protected].
REMINDERS

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Maintenance fee responses should be returned by Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

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EPA Federal Tax Identification Number: 52-085-2695.

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Email address for assistance: [email protected].

2024 Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee Tables

# Reg

Fee Table A
PRIA 5 Fee Payments Required to Maintain Registrations in 2024
Fee ($)
# Reg
Fee ($)
# Reg
Fee ($)
# Reg

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

$4,875
$9,750
$14,625
$19,500
$24,375
$29,250
$34,125
$39,000
$43,875
$48,750
$53,625
$58,500
$63,375
$68,250
$73,125

# Reg
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

$78,000
$82,875
$87,750
$92,625
$97,500
$102,375
$107,250
$112,125
$117,000
$121,875
$126,750
$131,625
$136,500
$141,375
$146,250

31
32
33
34
35
36-50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59

$151,125
$156,000
$160,875
$165,750
$170,625
$172,000
$176,875
$181,750
$186,625
$191,500
$196,375
$201,250
$206,125
$211,000
$215,875

60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72+

Fee ($)
$220,750
$225,625
$230,500
$235,375
$240,250
$245,125
$250,000
$254,875
$259,750
$264,625
$269,500
$274,375
$277,200

Fee Table B
PRIA 5 Fee Payments Required to Maintain Registrations in 2024 for a Small Business
Fee ($)
# Reg
Fee ($)
# Reg
Fee ($)
# Reg
Fee ($)
$4,875
11
$53,625
21
$102,375
59
$148,875
$9,750
12
$58,500
22-50
$105,000
60
$153,750
$14,625
13
$63,375
51
$109,875
61
$158,625
$19,500
14
$68,250
52
$114,750
62
$163,500
$24,375
15
$73,125
53
$119,625
63
$168,375
$29,250
16
$78,000
54
$124,500
64
$173,250
$34,125
17
$82,875
55
$129,375
65
$178,125
$39,000
18
$87,750
56
$134,250
66
$183,000
$43,875
19
$92,625
57
$139,125
67+
$184,800
$48,750
20
$97,500
58
$144,000
Note: Use this table only if you qualify as a small business as defined in FIFRA Section 4(i)(5).
Documentation is required to use Fee Table B. See page 6 of the instructions.

Fee Table C
PRIA 5 Fee Payments Required to Maintain Registrations in 2024 for a Qualified Small Business (QSB)
QSB 1 Product
$3,656
QSB 2 Product
$8,531
QSB 3 Product
$13,406
QSB 4 Product
$18,281
QSB 5 Product
$23,156
Note: Documentation of a company's 3-year average annual global gross revenue and payroll
information is required to use Fee Table C.
See pages 3, 6 and 7 of the instructions.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTON AGENCY
ACH Credit Instructions
Please provide the following instructions to your Financial Institution for the remittance of Automated
Clearing House (ACH) credits to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
NACHA
Record
Type
Code

NACHA
Field

5
5
5
6
6

3
6
9
2
3&4

6
6
6

5
6
8

NACHA
Data Element Name

Company Name
Standard Entry Class Code
Effective Entry Date
Transaction Code*
Receiving DFI Identification (ABA
routing #) (a)
DFI Account Number
Amount
Receiving Company Name

Required Information

(enter the name of the payer)
CCD
(enter intended settlement date)
22
051036706
868010099011
(enter payment amount)
Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee

* ACH debits are not permitted to this ABA routing number. All debits received will be automatically returned.
Bank Name: Credit Gateway-ACH Receiver, 33 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107-1-877-815-1206

Questions regarding these instructions should be directed to Collections Inquiry Mailbox at
Colle ctions Inquiry [email protected]; or Brenda Minnema at [email protected].

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FEDWIRE INSTRUCTIONS
(for International Payments)
Please provide the following instructions to your Financial Institution for the remittance of Fedwire payments
IProtection
. dS tates Envrronmenta
.
to the U nde
. A,gene,.
Fedwire
Fedwire Field Name
Required Information
Field Tag
0510}
f2000}
{3400}
{3400}
f3600}
!4200}
{4200}
f5000}
{6000}
{6000}
{6000}
{6000}

Type/Subtype
Amount
Receiver ABA routing number *
Receiver ABA short name
Business Function Code
Beneficiary Identifier (account number)
Beneficiary Name
Originator
Originator to Beneficiary Information Line1
Originator to Beneficiary Information Line2
Originator to Beneficiary Information Line3

1000
(enter payment amount)
021030004
TREAS NYC
CTR(orCTP)
868010099011
Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee
(enter the name of the orif;!inator of the payment)
FIFRA Maintenance Fee

Originator to Beneficiary Information Line4

(enter information to identify the purpose of the
payment)

Company Number XXXX
(enter information to identify the purpose of the
payment)

* The financial institution address for Treasury's routing number is33 Liberty Street, New York, NY10045.
A gency Contact:
Collections Inquiry Mailbox
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Controller
Fees and Collections Branch
Collections Inquiry [email protected]

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