Automated Clearing House (ACH) 

Payments For Printing Related 

Services

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)

Office of Finance
Overview

 What is Pay.gov?

 Pay.gov is a website provided by the Department of Treasury 

that can make secure payments to Federal Agencies 

 What type of payment can be made through Pay.gov to GPO?

 Bank account payments for printing and related services

 When would an agency use Pay.gov to pay GPO?

 If the preferred payment method is a check and the agency 

received a GPO Form 400 Invoice; the agency simply accesses 

the Pay.gov website and electronically transfers the funds from 

the bank to GPO
Benefits of Using Pay.gov

 Secure 

 Allows for setup of recurring billing payments

 Saves in processing costs

 Reduction in errors

 Improved cash management

 Convenient and reliable 

 Four (4) Easy Steps

 Environmentally friendly 

 Eliminates paper checks, envelopes, and postage
GPO Form 400 Invoice

 The GPO Form 400 is mailed to agencies and used to initiate 

payment to GPO

 Information on this invoice is used to complete the GPO Form 4053
 Log on to https://www.pay.gov/

 Click on the ‘FIND AN AGENCY’ 

Making Payments to GPO Using Pay.gov
 Click on the letter ‘G’

 Select ‘Government Publishing Office’
 GPO Form 4053, GPO ACH Payment Form for Printing 

Related Services is used to pay for printing related 

services only and not to be used for payments to 

Superintendent of Documents-Subscription and Sales

 Click on the ‘Continue to the Form’ button
 Click on the ‘Continue to the Form’ button

 Note: You may also bookmark this page at 

https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/64817097
Step 1: Completing the GPO Form 4053 
Completing the GPO Form 4053 (Breakdown) 

The following information is 

required to ensure your account is 

properly credited. 

 Enter Contact Name

 Enter Contact Email Address

 Enter Contact Telephone 

 Enter Agency Name

 Enter Billing Address Code 

(BAC) as it appears on the GPO 

Form 400 Invoice
Completing the GPO Form 4053 (Breakdown) 

The following information appears 

on the GPO Form 400 Invoice and 

is required to ensure your account 

is properly credited. 

 Enter Invoice Number as it 

appears on the GPO Form 400 

Invoice

 Enter Invoice Amount for each 

invoice line 

 You can enter up to 7 invoice 

line items per GPO Form 4053

 Total Payment will automatically 

calculate

 Click PDF Preview or

 Click Continue
Step 2: Entering Payment Info

 Payment Amount: Automatically 

populates from the GPO Form 

4053

 Payment Date: Automatically 

populates next business date

 Account Holder Name: Same as 

Contact Name on GPO Form 4053

 Select Account Type: 

Choose-

 Business Checking

 Business Savings

 Personal Checking

 Personal Savings
Entering Payment Info (Breakdown)

 Routing Number: As it appears on 

the check

 Account Number: As it appears on 

the check

 Confirm Account Number
Entering Payment Info (Breakdown)

 Contact Name: Automatically 

populates from GPO Form 4053

 BAC: Automatically populates 

from GPO Form 4053

 Invoice Numbers: Automatically 

populates from GPO Form 4053

 Confirm information is correct then 

click on the ‘Review and Submit 

Payment’ button
Step 3: Review &Submit 

 Review all information 

for accuracy
Review & Submit (Breakdown) 

 Check the box if you would like to 

receive an email confirmation

 Email address will automatically 

populate

 Enter additional email addresses 

that you wish to receive a copy

 Check the box to 

accept terms of the 

Authorization and 

Disclosure 

Statement

 Click the ‘Submit 

Payment’ button
Step 4: Confirmation
Need Help?

 For help with the submitting payments to GPO or to 

learn more about ACH Payments to GPO-

 ACH Customer Support

 202-512-0632

 Email: ACHCustomerSupport@gpo.gov

 For help with the Pay.gov website contact-

 Pay.gov Customer Service

 800-624-1373 (Toll free, Option #2)

 216-579-2112 (Option #2)

 Email: pay.gov.clev@clev.frb.org