Payment procedures.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each person subject to the requirements of this subpart must mail the registration statement and payment in full to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials Registration, P.O. Box 740188, Atlanta, Georgia 30374-0188. A registrant required to file an amended registration statement under § 107.608(c) must mail it to the same address.

(b) Payment must be made by certified check, cashier's check, personal check, or money order in U.S. funds and drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to the U.S. Department of Transportation and identified as payment for the “Hazmat Registration Fee” or by a VISA or MasterCard credit card authorization completed and signed on the registration statement.

(c) Payment must correspond to the total fees properly calculated in the “Amount Due” block of the DOT form F 5800.2. A person may elect to register and pay the required fees for up to three registration years by filing one complete and accurate registration statement.

(d) A person may obtain a temporary registration number, valid for 45 days from the date of issuance, through an expedited registration process as follows:

(1) Contact RSPA by telephone (800-942-6990 or 617-494-2545) and provide name, principal place of business, and credit card payment information;

(2) Pay a registration and processing fee of $350 (including a $50 expedited handling fee). For registration years 2000-2001 and following, persons who do not meet the criteria for a small business, as specified in § 107.612(b)(1), must enclose an additional payment of $1,700 with the expedited follow-up material, for a total of $2,050 (including a $50 expedited handling fee); and

(3) Submit a completed registration statement and proof of payment to RSPA before the expiration date of the temporary registration number.

[Amdt. 107-26, 57 FR 30630, July 9, 1992, as amended by Amdt. 107-26, 58 FR 12545, Mar. 5, 1993; 65 FR 7310, Feb. 14, 2000]