NOAA Finance Office (External)

Payments to NOAA-EDA-BIS

Guidance for Payments to NOAA, EDA and BIS


Executive Order on March 25, 2025, titled “Modernizing Payments to and From America’s Bank Account” requires the federal government to transition away from paper checks and other manual methods to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and mitigate fraud. Please see the guidance below for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Economic Development Agency (EDA). The preferred method for payments is through www.Pay.gov.
 

Pay.gov offers the following payment methods:

  1. ACH (Automated Clearing House). Allows payments to be made directly from abank account; also known as Direct Debit. Maximum payment is $100 million andis restricted to amount available in your bank account.
  2. Credit/Debit Cards. Pay.gov accepts payments through major credit and debit cardproviders like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB, andUnionPay. The combined daily limit for a card is $24,999.99.
  3. PayPal/Venmo. Pay.gov supports payments via PayPal and Venmo accounts. Thesingle transaction limit is $10,000 or less. You can make any number of transactions in a day.

NOAA MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS

  1. Go to https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/1676425584
  2. Click "Continue to the Form" button.
  3. Once in the form displaying NOAA Finance Office Miscellaneous Payment, enter thefollowing: Case Number, Receivable Number, Customer Name, Customer Number, andPayment Amount, as identified on your bill or dunning letter.
  4. Click on Continue and enter your payment information.

Payments may also be made electronically via ACH or FED Wire. Please contact theAccounts Receivables Branch (Receivables.branch@noaa.gov) for more details.

There are other payment forms for specific payment types to NOAA entities: See page 3.

BIS PAYMENTS

  1. Go to https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/1661029020
  2. Click "Continue to the Form" button.
  3. Once in the form displaying BIS Miscellaneous Payment enter the following: CaseNumber, Receivable Number, Customer Name, Customer Number, and Payment Amount,as identified on your bill or dunning letter.
  4. Click on "Continue" and enter your payment information.

EDA LOAN AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS

  1. Go to https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/15074165
  2. Click "Continue to the Form" button.
  3. Once in the form displaying Economic Development Administration enter thefollowing: Case Number, Receivable Number, Customer Name, Customer Number, andPayment Amount, as identified on your bill or dunning letter.
  4. Click on "Continue" and enter your payment information.
     

If you have questions about processing your Pay.gov payment, please contact Teresa Shahan at Teresa.Shahan@noaa.gov or Chanel Sledge at Chanel.Sledge@noaa.gov. 
 

If you have questions about your bill or dunning letter, please contact Geralda Augustin at Geralda.Augustin@noaa.gov.


Treasury Lockboxes will remain available for a limited time.

NOAA and NOAA entities Lockbox Check Payments 

Treasury Lockboxes will remain available for a limited time.

NOAA and NOAA entities Lockbox Check Payments


Send checks, money orders or cashier’s checks made payable to “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” or “NOAA” along with any supporting documentation to the following address as applicable to your carrier for processing. Checks payable to other NOAA entities (NWS or NFMS, for example) will be rejected.

NOAA will be transitioning to a new lockbox service provider on August 12, 2026.

Via United States Postal Service (USPS) (use this address before Aug 12, 2026)
Department Commerce – NOAA
PO Box 979008
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000

Via FedEx or UPS (use this address before Aug 12, 2026)
Department of Commerce – NOAA
Attn: GA Lockbox 979008
3180 Rider Trail S. Earth City, MO 63045

Via United States Postal Service (USPS) (use this address after Aug 12, 2026)
NOAA Receipts
P.O. Box 35017
Dept # 138022
Lansing, MI 48909

Via FedEX or UPS (use this address after Aug 12, 2026)
JP Morgan Chase – Lockbox Processing
ATTN: NOAA Receipts #138022
1 Village Center Dr BLDG 45 First Floor
Van Buren Township, MI 481111

EDA and BIS Check Payments

Send your check, money order or cashier's check made payable to “Bureau of Industry and Security”, “BIS”, “Economic Development Agency” or “EDA”, along with any supporting documentation to the following address for processing:


Via United States Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, or UPS


NOAA Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Attn: Finance Office Travel Team (SSMC4)

1315 East West Highway

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Other NOAA Pay.gov Payment Forms

NOAA Finance Office Organizational Chart

NOAA Accounting Operations Division Contacts

NOAA Accounting Operations Division

The Accounting Operations Division (AOD) provides administrative payment, utilities and accrual processing, including billing if required, for travel/transportation, and services, supplies, and materials acquired through the use of contracts, purchase orders, reimbursable agreements, bankcards and convenience checks. AOD makes payments for all other services, supplies, and materials to support the various NOAA Line/Staff Office programs as well as the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) under a separate reimbursable agreement. The Division maintains effective cash and debt management programs which include a billing and collection system for monitoring reimbursable projects to ensure recovery of all costs, and is responsible for the maintenance and control of direct and guaranteed loans and other receivable records. The Division is also responsible for maintaining the Core Financial System (CFS) vendor file.  The Division provides advice to NOAA program managers on fiscal matters and provides financial information and analyses on matters of concern to NOAA managers and administrative staff. The Division supports the NOAA Finance Office in new financial program initiatives, requirements studies and special projects relating to financial payments, travel systems and payment program issues.  AOD consolidates operational financial and the Field finance unit’s data to prepare reports required by the Department, including the monthly Prompt Payment Act Report, EFT Report, Accelerated Payment Report and the Erroneous Payment Report. The division completes the annual Certification of Obligations process.

Erich Klein
Director, Accounting Operations Division
Phone: (202) 643-7116

Email: erich.klein@noaa.gov

Commercial Payments Branch

The Commercial Payables Branch processes NOAA, BIS and EDA purchase orders, telephone and utility orders, contracts, leases, training, fuel credit cards, SF-1221 foreign disbursement entries, and foreign payments. This includes one-time purchase orders, advance payment orders, recurring and non-recurring orders, blanket purchase orders and bankcards. The Branch prepares and distributes Form 1099s to all individuals and businesses receiving miscellaneous income from NOAA. The Branch is responsible for compliance with the Prompt Payment Act, partial payments, interest payments, voucher examination, voucher auditing, accounting functions (accruals, deobligations) and other related requirements. It utilizes the appropriate modules of the Department of Commerce (DOC) Business Applications Solution (BAS) Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in the processing of the financial documents.  The Branch completes Treasury payment certification schedules, coordinates Treasury payment cancellations within AOD and processes Bank Card invoice transactions for reconciliation. The Branch also coordinates and performs prior year recovery research for NOAA line/staff offices as well as EDA and BIS.

Melanie Ly
Chief, Commercial Payments Branch
Phone: 301-444-2790

Email: melanie.ly@noaa.gov

Travel, Vendor Support and Government Branch

The Travel, Vendor Support and Government Branch processes grants, travel, transportation, relocation, employee reimbursement, IPACs, intra-governmental and vendor documents for payment for NOAA, BIS and EDA. The team uses appropriate modules of the Department of Commerce (DOC) Business Applications Solution (BAS) Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and other applicable interfaced systems in the processing of the financial documents.

  • Government and Grants Team: Processes grant reservations, obligations and payments, and manages obligations and payments for intergovernmental purchases.
  • Travel and Transportation Team: Processes travel advances, vouchers and the centrally billed travel accounts for NOAA, BIS and EDA. The team also processes employee reimbursements as well as transactions related to gifts from donors who pay for official government travel. The team is responsible for compliance with the Prompt Payment Act, partial payments, interest payments, voucher examination, voucher auditing, accounting functions, and other related requirements. They also oversee permanent change of station relocation guidance and coordinate with the employee and contractors on the transfer of employees’ household goods, temporary storage, temporary quarters, home sale/purchase and tax reporting. The team issues Form W-2s to serviced employees who receive taxable income from a permanent change of station.  
  • Vendor Support Team: Works with the BAS Program Management Office (PMO) in the maintenance of EBS vendor and customer files.

Ikechukwu Osondu
Chief, Travel and Government Branch
Email: Ikechukwu.osondu@noaa.gov

Receivables Branch

The Receivables Branch maintains effective cash and debt management programs, including (1) providing debt servicing and monitoring for all of NOAA's direct and guaranteed loan programs; (2) providing debt servicing for NMFS and BIS Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) programs and NMFS Inspection and Collection Billing Module; (3) preparing bills for collection for all other miscellaneous receivables; (4) preparing the quarterly Treasury Report on Receivables (TROR) for all NOAA and BIS entities/appropriations. The Branch follows up on outstanding receivables and records deposits in the financial system. The team uses appropriate modules of the Department of Commerce (DOC) Business Applications Solution (BAS) Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in the processing of the financial documents. The Branch also has sole responsibility for all of NOAA's, BIS' and EDA’s delinquent debt that is referred to the Department of the Treasury for cross-servicing.

Teresa Shahan
Acting Chief, Reimbursable Branch
Email: teresa.shahan@noaa.gov

Reimbursable Branch

The Reimbursables Branch provides administrative and accounting support for all NOAA, BIS, and EDA reimbursable agreements, including (1) agreement reviews, (2) data analysis, data entry and approvals in accounting systems, (3) billings and collections, (4) reconciliations and adjustments based on NOAA and DOC business rules and appropriation law. The team uses appropriate modules of the Department of Commerce (DOC) Business Applications Solution (BAS) Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in the processing of the financial documents.

Clara Stevanovic
Chief, Reimbursable Branch
Phone: (301) 444-2150
Email: clara.stevanovic@noaa.gov