(a) Unless otherwise specified, vessel owners must pay the fees required by this subpart before inspection or examination services are provided.

(b) Fees required by this subpart must be paid in U.S. currency by check or money order, drawn on a U.S. bank, and made payable to the U.S. Treasury. Payment may also be made by credit card or wire transfer.

(c) All payments must be accompanied by the vessel name and its vessel identification number.

(d) Unless otherwise specified or if payment is made through www.pay.gov, fees required by this subpart must be submitted using one of the following methods:

(1) For COI and COC Inspections:

(i) For payment by credit card, online through www.pay.gov, or U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center (OGR), 1430A Kristina Way, Chesapeake, VA 23326.

(ii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by postal service, USCG Vessel Inspections Fees, P.O. Box 979118, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.

(iii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by overnight courier, USCG Vessel Inspection Fees, Lockbox No. 979118, U.S. Bank Government Lockbox, 1005 Convention Plaza, ATTN: GOVERNMENT LOCKBOX, SL-MOC1 GL, St. Louis, MO 63101.

(2) For Overseas Inspection Fees:

(i) For payment by credit card, U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center (OGR), 1430A Kristina Way, Chesapeake, VA 23326.

(ii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by postal service, USCG User Fees, P.O. Box 979125, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.

(iii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by overnight courier, USCG User Fees, Lockbox No. 979125, U.S. Bank Government Lockbox, 1005 Convention Plaza, ATTN: GOVERNMENT LOCKBOX, SL-MOC1 GL, St. Louis, MO 63101.

(e) For purposes of this subpart, the address for Commandant (CG-DCO-83), Attn: Office of Budget Execution, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7318, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7318.

(f) Information concerning a vessel's user fee anniversary date may be obtained from any Coast Guard Coast Guard Sector, Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or Marine Safety Detachment.

[CGD 91-030, 60 FR 13563, Mar. 13, 1995, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50459, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50725, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2010-0759, 75 FR 60001, Sept. 29, 2010; USCG-2011-0618, 76 FR 60753, Sept. 30, 2011; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59773, Oct. 1, 2012; USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30881, June 28, 2019]