[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 18 (Friday, January 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1592]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Limitation on Use of Credit and Debit Cards for Payments to the 
Bureau of Land Management

    Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3720, 31 CFR 206.4, 43 CFR 3103.1-1.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management has established a $99,999.99 
limit on payments made by credit and debit cards. Under U.S. Department 
of the Treasury regulations, federal agencies are required to use 
electronic fund transfers for collections and payments, as long as it 
is cost effective to do so. Fees for large dollar debit and credit card 
transactions are prohibitive. Cardholders cannot be required to pay any 
part of the fees which financial institutions charge, directly or 
indirectly, through any increase in price or otherwise. Customers who 
need to tender payments larger than the cap are encouraged to make 
electronic payments using the Automated Clearing House or Federal Wire 
Transfer procedures.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, National Business Center, 
Attention: Alice Sonne (BC-621), PO Box 25047, Denver, CO 80225-0047.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Douglas, BLM (202) 452-0336 or 
Alice Sonne, BLM (303) 236-6332.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective February 1, 2005, the Bureau of 
Land Management will not accept credit or debit card payments for any 
amount greater than $99,999.99 for any purpose. Multiple same-day 
transactions of smaller amounts, which in their total exceed the cap, 
cannot be used to bypass this requirement. Detailed guidance about how 
to make electronic payments is available from each Bureau State Office. 
A list of State offices is available at the Bureau's external Web site 
(http://www.blm.gov/nhp/directory/index.htm) and at Title 43 Code of 
Federal Regulations Subpart 1821.10. Personal and corporate checks are 
acceptable forms of payment.

Thomas F. Boyd,
Director, National Business Center.
[FR Doc. 05-1592 Filed 1-27-05; 8:45 am]
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