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How to Make a Payment to EPA

Notice to Customers Paying by Check

When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the EPA to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.

When the EPA uses information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we receive your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.

On this page:

  • Payment Tips
  • Electronic Payment Options
  • Payments by Mail

Directions on how to make a payment to EPA are generally provided on the document which authorizes the purchase or service. If not, please follow the instructions provided on this page.

Payment Tips

To ensure proper credit please include the following information on your payment:

  • Company/remitter's name (as it appears on EPA document)
  • Complete address, including city, state, zip
  • Remitter's point of contact person and phone number
  • EPA document number (contract, grant, purchase order, etc.)—NOT the remitter's number
  • EPA contact name and phone number, if available
  • Reason for payment

Note: It is important to direct payment to the appropriate EPA finance center to ensure your remittance is credited to the proper account. Each finance center has its own unique agency location code, and each U.S. depository has a unique bank routing number.


Electronic Payment Options

Vendor Express: Payers authorize their financial institutions to initiate an automated clearing house (ACH) credit transaction to a unique routing number at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Please visit the Department of Treasury's website for more information on Vendor Express.

Fedwire: Payers authorize a Financial Institution to initiate an electronic (Fedwire) payment to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY). Generally, this is used for foreign payments. Please visit the Department of Treasury's website for more information on Fedwire

Pay.gov: Payers can use their credit or debit cards to make payments. This option is only available for the following payment types – Superfund, fines and penalties, FOIA, travel, contractor refund payments, and miscellaneous fees.


Payments by Mail

To make a payment to EPA by mail, send a check to either the appropriate EPA lockbox or address listed below. Depending on the type of payment, you may need to contact the EPA representative listed below for further guidance.

Please use one of the following address formats when sending your payment to EPA.

Address format for standard delivery:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box ______ (use lockbox number from table below)
St. Louis, MO63197-9000

Address format for signed receipt confirmation (FedEx, DHL, UPS, USPS certified, registered, etc):

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Government Lockbox ______ (use lockbox number from table below)
1005 Convention Plaza
SL-MO-C2-GL
St. Louis, MO 63101

EPA Lockbox Information
Type of Payment
Lockbox or Mailing Address Information
Primary Contact
Secondary Contact
AIM Exceedance Fee/Pollution Auction Allowance
U.S. EPA
​​FOIA and Miscellaneous Payments
Cincinnati Finance Center
PO Box 979078
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Nadine Bou Debs, (202) 564-2351
boudebs.nadine@epa.gov
Stacey Church, (202) 564-4837
church.stacey@epa.gov
Bankcard - Additional instructions

Cincinnati Finance Center Box 979078

Craig Steffen, (513) 487-2091
steffen.craig@epa.gov
Peter Hendrickson, (513) 487-2086
hendrickson.peter@epa.gov
Civil Penalties (Regions 1-10) – Additional instructions
Cincinnati Finance Center Box 979077
Craig Steffen, (513) 487-2091
steffen.craig@epa.gov
Peter Hendrickson, (513) 487-2086
hendrickson.peter@epa.gov
Contracts Payments
U.S. EPA RTP Finance Center (Mail Code AA216-01) Durham, NC 27703
Natasha Gonzalez, (919) 541-5199
gonzalez.natasha@epa.gov
Ebonie Smith, (919) 541-4387
smith.ebonie@epa.gov
Fellowship Payments
U.S. EPA RTP Finance Center, 4930 Page Rd, Mail Code AA216-01, Durham, NC 27703
Peter Puglisi, (919) 541-1550
Puglisi.peter@epa.gov
Wayne Taylor, (919) 541-5347
taylor.wayne@epa.gov
FIFRA Pesticide Maintenance Fees, FIFRA Service Fees, Lead User Fees, Motor Vehicle Emission Certification Program, TSCA User Fees, Miscellaneous Fees
U.S.EPA Washington Finance Center – ONLY ACCEPTS ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS FOR USER FEES via Pay.gov and the Credit Gateway FEDWIRE and ACH
Nadine Bou Debs, (202) 564-2351
boudebs.nadine@epa.gov
Stacey Church, (202) 564-4837
church.stacey@epa.gov
FOIA Payments (Regions 1-10) - Additional instructions
Cincinnati Finance Center Box 979078
Craig Steffen, (513) 487-2091
steffen.craig@epa.gov
Peter Hendrickson, (513) 487-2086
hendrickson.peter@epa.gov
Grants/Cooperative Agreement Payments
U.S. EPA RTP Finance Center, 4930 Page Rd, Mail Code AA216-01, Durham, NC 27711
Peter Puglisi, (919) 541-1550
Puglisi.peter@epa.gov
Wayne Taylor, (919) 541-5347
taylor.wayne@epa.gov
Payroll Receivables
U.S EPA Washington Finance Center – ONLY ACCEPTS ELECTRONIC PAYROLL PAYMENTS via Pay.gov
Leonice Stewart, (202) 564-4812
stewart.leonice@epa.gov
Stacey Church, (202) 564-4837
church.stacey@epa.gov
Simplified Acquisitions Payments
U.S. EPA RTP Finance Center (Mail Code AA216-01) Durham, NC 27703
Natasha Gonzalez, (919) 541-5199
gonzalez.natasha@epa.gov
Ebonie Smith, (919) 541-4387
smith.ebonie@epa.gov
Superfund Payments (Regions 1-10) - Additional instructions
Cincinnati Finance Center Box 979076
Craig Steffen, (513) 487-2091
steffen.craig@epa.gov
Peter Hendrickson, (513) 487-2086
hendrickson.peter@epa.gov
Training Payments
U.S. EPA RTP Finance Center (Mail Code AA216-01) Durham, NC 27703
Natasha Gonzalez, (919) 541-5199
gonzalez.natasha@epa.gov
Ebonie Smith, (919) 541-4387
smith.ebonie@epa.gov
Travel Payments – Additional instructions
Cincinnati Finance Center 979078
Craig Steffen, (513) 487-2091
steffen.craig@epa.gov
Peter Hendrickson, (513) 487-2086
hendrickson.peter@epa.gov
Vendor Refunds (Federal)
Cincinnati Finance Center 979078
Craig Steffen, (513) 487-2091
steffen.craig@epa.gov
Peter Hendrickson, (513) 487-2086
hendrickson.peter@epa.gov
Utility Payments
U.S. EPA RTP Finance Center (Mail Code AA216-01) Durham, NC 277036
Natasha Gonzalez, (919) 541-5199
gonzalez.natasha@epa.gov
Ebonie Smith, (919) 541-4387
smith.ebonie@epa.gov
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Last updated on February 7, 2022
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