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A Guide to
Federal Government
ACH Payments
A Guide to Federal Government ACH Payments
Table of content
Green Book
Introduction
Welcome to the Green Book ¡ª a comprehensive guide for financial institutions that receive
ACH payments from the federal government.
Today, most federal payments are made via the Automated Clearing House (ACH). With
very few exceptions, federal government ACH transactions continue to be subject to the
same rules as private industry ACH payments. As a result, the Green Book continues to get
smaller in size and is designed to deal primarily with exceptions or issues unique to federal
government operations.
Federal agency contact information is included, and since so much information is available
via the Internet, website addresses are included where appropriate. The Green Book
continues to be available on the Internet and chapters can be printed as Portable Display
Format (PDF) documents. We no longer print and mail hard copies. So, we encourage you
to visit the website for updates and news relevant to federal government ACH transactions.
Title 31 CFR part 210 provides the basis for most of the information contained in the Green
Book. However, there are other regulations that impact federal government ACH payments.
The following table summarizes the relevant regulations:
Regulation
31 CFR part 210
31 CFR part 208
31 CFR part 370
Governs
Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House
Management of Federal Agency Disbursements
Electronic Transactions and Funds Transfers Relating to United
States Securities
We still occasionally get asked, ¡°Why green?¡± It is simple. The first publication issued in
1975 dealing with the Direct Deposit of federal government payments, when the
ACH network was in its infancy, had a green cover. More than 45 years later, the world of
federal government payments has changed, but the Green Book is still green! We hope you
incorporate the Green Book into your daily operations and visit us frequently.
Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
January 2021
A Guide to Federal Government ACH Payments
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Table of Contents
Green Book
Table of Contents
Chapters
Revised on
1. Enrollment
2. ACH Payment Processing
3. Non-Receipt Claims
4. Returns
5. Reclamations
6. Notification of Change
7. Contacts
8. Glossary
9. Forms
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A Guide to Federal Government ACH Payments
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Enrollment for
Federal Payments
Overview
Financial institutions can play a key role in assisting recipients of federal payments to enroll in
Direct Deposit with their paying agency. This chapter is a guide to the various enrollment methods
available for both consumer and corporate recipients.
There are several enrollment options:
1. Enroll customers in lobby, batch and submit ENR enrollments through ACH from the financial
institution.
2. Financial institution can enroll on the Go Direct? website to enter enrollments for customers.
3. Financial institution can call the U.S. Treasury Electronic Payment Solution Center (EPSC) at
1-800-333-1795 for immediate enrollment of customers.
4. Enrollment using Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form FS
Form 1200 for Social Security benefits or disability payments, Supplemental Security Income
payments, Railroad Retirement Board annuities, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Civil Service annuities and Direct Deposit Sign Up Form FS Form 1199A for other federal
payments, or the ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form SF 3881 for corporate
vendor payments.
Errors in the Direct Deposit enrollment process are the primary cause of misdirected payments.
Financial institutions will be held liable for providing incorrect enrollment information and should,
therefore, carefully review all Direct Deposit enrollment procedures.
In this chapter¡
A: Automated Enrollment (ENR) ............................................................................................................... 1-4
Go Direct Online Enrollment Option for Financial Institutions ................................................................ 1-4
Social Security Administration (SSA) Payment Cycling .............................................................................. 1-4
B: Simplified Enrollment ............................................................................................................................. 1-5
Telephone Enrollment .............................................................................................................................................. 1-5
Paper Form Enrollment ........................................................................................................................................... 1-5
Enrollment Methods for Specific Payments ..................................................................................................... 1-5
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