[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 17, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 17CFR202.3a] [Page 196-197] TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PART 202--INFORMAL AND OTHER PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Sec. 202.3a Instructions for filing fees. Payment of filing fees specified by the following rules shall be made according to the directions listed in this part: Sec. 230.111 (17 CFR 230.111), Sec. 240.0-9 (17 CFR 240-0.9), Sec. 260.7a-10 (17 CFR 260.7a-10), and Sec. 270.0-8 (17 CFR 270.0-8). All such fees payable by electronic filers (Sec. 232.11(e) of this chapter), including those pertaining to documents filed in paper pursuant to a hardship exemption, shall be remitted to the U.S. Treasury designated lockbox depository at the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by wire transfer, mail or hand delivery. Fees payable by paper filers may be either remitted to the lockbox depository, or remitted directly to the Commission at 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington DC 20549. Personal checks cannot be accepted for payment of fees. To ensure proper posting, all filers must include their assigned CIK account numbers on fee payments. If a third party submits a fee payment, the fee payment must specify the account number to which the fee is to be applied. Filing fees paid pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, including fees paid pursuant to section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a- 24(f)) or pursuant to Section 307(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 should be designated as ``restricted,'' except that filing fees paid with respect to registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) (Sec. 230.462(b) of this chapter) should be designated as ``unrestricted.'' Specific instructions on the various methods of making fee payments to the lockbox depository are as follows: (a) Wire transfer: Those who wish to wire fee payments may use any bank or wire transfer service to initiate the transaction. All remitters must follow standard Federal Reserve instructions to ensure that fees transferred are received and identifiable. Specific information required for transmission to the Mellon Bank is listed below. Where an item is in boldface type, the entry should be made exactly as indicated. Where an item is in italics, the filer-specific information should be included. (1) Receiving Bank's ABA Number (field two); 043000261 (2) Type Code (field three): 1040 (3) Name of registrant and name of payor, if different (field nine): ORG= registrant's name/payor's name (if different) (4) Receiving Bank's Name (field ten): MELLONBANK (5) Transaction Code (field eleven): CTR/ (6) Beneficiary of payment (field twelve): BNF=SEC/AC-9108739/WRE (7) Reference for Beneficiary (field thirteen): RFB=account number to which the fee is to be applied (8) Payment Details (field fourteen): To designate funds as restricted: OBI=R, Otherwise: OBI=N. (b) Mail and hand delivery: Checks and money orders are to be made payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, omitting the name or title of any official of the Commission. The account number and a notation of ``R'' (restricted), as applicable, are to be written on the front of the check or money order. Fees transmitted by mail must be addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Post Office Box 360055M, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15252. Fees that are hand delivered must be brought to the Mellon Bank, 27th floor, Three Mellon Bank Center, Fifth Avenue at William Penn Way, Pittsburgh, PA. Hand deliveries will be [[Page 197]] accepted weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (eastern time). No deliveries can be made on Federal holidays. All hand deliveries must be in a sealed envelope, with the Commission's lockbox number, 360055M, and the Commission's account number, 910-8739, written on the outside. Cash payments must be accompanied by a separate sheet of paper providing the same information specified for checks and money orders. [58 FR 15010, Mar. 18, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 26613, May 17, 1995; 61 FR 49959, Sept. 24, 1996; 62 FR 47938, Sept. 12, 1997]