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Making payments easier for you

As part of a federal-wide shift, the Forest Service is quickly moving from paper checks and currency to preferred electronic methods of payment. The following federal systems make paying faster, safer and easier, giving customers a secure way to pay anytime, from anywhere, while reducing processing delays and paperwork.  

  • Pay.gov: Pay.gov is a free, secure website where you can fill out a government form or pay a bill to the Forest Service. Making a payment on Pay.gov is like purchasing something online.

  • Automated Clearing House Transfers: This is the primary system federal agencies use for electronic fund transfers.

  • Fedwire Funds Transfer Service: Electronic payments may be made through your Federal Reserve certified bank or financial institution. This method accommodates large, time-critical payments. 

Step-by-step instructions

Access:

  • Pay.gov requires you to create an account and sign in before you can submit a Forest Service bill payment form. If you do not already have an account, choose one of the following secure systems:

    • Login.gov: A secure, single sign-on system managed by the U.S. General Services Administration, allowing you to use one account and password to access multiple federal government websites. Benefits include simplified access to government services, enhanced security from multi-factor authentication and identity verification.

    • ID.me: A private digital identity verification provider used by many federal and state agencies. An account helps you verify your identity once and then securely access multiple government services using those verified credentials.

Paying your bill:

  • After setting up your Login.gov or ID.me account, learn how to pay your bill by reading instructions online which has steps to:

    • Complete the form

    • Enter payment information. To ensure your bill is properly credited, enter the bill number exactly as it appears on the billing statement using all alpha-numeric characters displayed. See examples of bill numbers.

    • Review and submit

    • Confirmation

  • Allow four business days for payment processing.

  • The maximum daily limit for credit card transactions for Pay.gov is $24,999.99. For payments greater than this amount, you must pay with an electronic check or debit card.

Getting help:

Access:

  • Electronic payments are initiated through your own bank or financial institution. Specific information is required so that your bank to process.

Paying your bill:

Getting help:

  • Contact your financial institution.

Access:

  • Electronic payments should be made through your Federal Reserve bank or financial institution.

Paying your bill:

  • The instructions and layout formation information are available online.

  • Follow the instructions, then take the information to your financial institution, which will process the payment.

The Privacy Act Statement below is required by 5 U.S. Code, paragraph 552(a) (3) stating our authority for soliciting and collecting the information from your check, and explaining the purposes and routine uses of your check information: 

Furnishing your check information is voluntary.

Customers making payments by check – When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either 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 we
use 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 the payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution

The statement also is available online.

For inquires, or to obtain a copy by mail, call 1-877-372-7248, Option #1.