# Modification to FMCS Commercial Receivables Process
**AGENCY:**
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
**ACTION:**
Notice of payment method for FMCS services and/or products.
**SUMMARY:**
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), is issuing this notice to inform the public that it is modifying its commercial receivables process to require payment through *Pay.gov.* This requirement will enable FMCS to reduce check processing costs to the agency.
**DATES:**
This change to the payment process is effective August 26, 2022.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Will Shields, 202-606-3635, *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
FMCS is an independent federal agency tasked by Congress to provide mediation, conciliation, and voluntary arbitration services in the private and federal sectors. In service of its mission, non-federal sources reimburse FMCS for certain expenses including, but not limited to, processing FOIA requests under 29 CFR 1401; requests for arbitrator panels, under 29 CFR 1404; and labor relations training. Commercial receivables are typically paid in the form of physical checks sent to the agency and processed by Treasury's Administrative Resource Center (ARC), which charges FMCS a processing fee per transaction.
In 2023, FMCS expects to receive more than 6,000 commercial receivables. The costs associated with processing commercial receivables has necessitated FMCS to move to *Pay.gov.* If *Pay.gov* submission creates an undue hardship, payees may contact *[email protected]* to explain the circumstances and receive assistance.
Dated: August 22, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Deputy General Counsel.