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United States Department of Agriculture 

Marketing and 

Regulatory Programs 

Agricultural Marketing 

Service 

Fair Trade Practices 

Program 

Warehouse and 

Commodity 

Management 

Division 

PO Box 419205 

Mail Stop 9148 

Kansas City 

Missouri, 64141-6205 

Warehouse Operator: 

RE: Forms to submit when applying for a Cotton Storage Agreement (CSA) 

The forms necessary for approval to store cotton for the account of Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) are available online at the website provided below. Please complete 

and return the applicable itemized forms. Executed copies will be furnished for your 

files upon approval. 

1. WA-51-2, Financial Statement (USWA License) or WA-51 (CSA only) 

2. CCC-49, Application for Approval 

3. For new users, obtain eAuthentication Level 2 access which can be done 

through the COPS (Cotton Online Processing System) website at 

https://apps.fsa.usda.gov/COPS/splash/COPS_Alt_splash 

4. Complete New Application Part 1 in COPS 

5. CCC-823, Cotton Storage Agreement 

6. CCC-823-1(T or A), Schedule of Rates 

a. CCC-823-1T, for special Texas counties (See Exhibit 1) 

b. CCC-823-1A, for all other counties 

7. SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 

8. Copy of your current tariff 

9. Contact EWR, Inc to create a customer account 

10. Register your warehouse with the System for Award Management (SAM) 

database – SAM.gov (requires your Dun & Bradstreet account number.) 

Also requires a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. Your 

Warehouse must be registered in order to receive payments. 

11. Dun & Bradstreet account number. DUNS number needed for payments 

12. Lease Agreement (if applicable) 

13. Copy of Corporate/Partnership/Operating Documents 

14. KC-1622, Signature Authority (if applicable, see below) 

 All documents must be signed by the President, Vice-President, 

Secretary, Treasurer, Member or Partner. Any other signatures will 

not be accepted unless accompanied by a KC-1622, Signature 

Authority (listed above), authorizing such person to execute 

documents with CCC in connection with CCC Storage Agreements 

(or a resolution for that person or position is on file with WCMD). 

If you are currently approved under the entity for which you are now applying for a 

CSA, it will not be necessary for you to submit another copy of your corporate 

documents or another financial statement. If any warehouse units are leased, we require 

a copy of the lease agreement (one year with option to renew is required). 

An invoice for Application and Inspection Fees (A & I) may be sent at the time of 

approval. The amount of the fee is based on the capacity approved at your 

warehouse(s). You will be given 30 days to pay the A & I fee, after which time your 

warehouse may be removed until the fee is paid. If you apply for a US Warehouse 

Act license, Licensing Branch will collect the fees, leases, articles, partnership 
 

 

 

agreements, the financial statement, etc. It will not be necessary for you to submit duplicate 

information. 

Mail your documents to: USDA/AMS/FTPP/WCMD/LSCB 

Beacon Facility Stop 9148 

P. O. Box 419205 

Kansas City, MO 64141-6205 

Express Mail Address: 

(UPS/FEDEX) 

USDA/AMS/FTPP/WCM/LSCB 

Beacon Facility Stop 9148 

2312 East Bannister Road 

Kansas City, MO 64131-3011 

All forms can be scanned and e-mailed to warehousing@usda.gov 

Upon receipt of your application package, an examination of your facility will be scheduled 

through the Warehouse and Commodity Management Division Examination Branch. The 

examiner will discuss further requirements for approval at that time. 

If you desire more information, need to download forms, or have any questions, please visit our 

website https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/warehouse/cotton-storage-agreement 

An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 
Application and Inspection Fees 

Maximum Quantity to Which

Fee Applies (B/C) Fee Amount ($) 

2000 170 

3000 255 

4000 340 

5000 425 

6000 510 

7000 595 

8000 680 

9000 765 

10000 850 

11000 935 

12000 1020 

13000 1105 

14000 1190 

15000 1275 

16000 1360 

17000 1445 

18000 1530 

19000 1615 

> 19000 1700 

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If warehouse(s) is in one of the Texas counties listed below, complete form CCC-823-1T 

TEXAS COUNTIES WITH JULY 1 RENE~' ALS 

ANDERSON GRIMES MORRJS 

ANGELINA GREGG NACOGDOCHES 

ARA.t,SAS GUADALUPE NAVARRO 

ATASCOSA HAMILTON NUECES 

AUSTIN HARDIN NE\VTON 

BASTROP llAIUUS ORANGE 

BEE HARRISON PANOLA 

BELL HARVARD PARKER 

13EXAR llAYS POLK 

BOSQUE HENDERSON RAll':S 

BOWIE HIDALGO RED RIVER 

BRAZORIA lliLL REFUGIO 

BRAZOS HOOD ROBERTSO"J\ 

BROOKS HOPKNS ROCKWALL 

BURLESON HOUSTON RUSK 

BURNET Hv"NT SABINF. 

CALDWELL JACKSON SAN AUGUSTINE 

CALHOUN JASPER SAN JACINTO 

CAMERON JEHERSON SAN PATRICIO 

CAMP JTMllOGG SHELBY 

CASS JIM WELLS SMJTH 

CHAMRERS JOHNSON SOMERVELL 

CHEROKEF KARNES STARR 

COLLIN KAUFMAN TARRA}ff 

COLOR.DO KENEDY TITUS 

COMAL KfNNEY TRAVIS 

CORYELL KLEBERG TRINITY 

DALLAS LAMAR TYLER 

DELTA LAMPASAS t;PSHUR 

DEWl'LT LA SALLE UVALDE 

DENTOt\ LAVACA VANZANDT 

DIMMIT LEE VICTORJA 

DUVAL LEON WALKER 

ELLIS LIBERTY WALLER 

FAN).JJN LIMESTONE W ASI lINGTON 

FALLS [ !VE OAK \VEBB 

FAYETI'E MADISON WHARTON 

FORT OEND MARIO~ WILLIAMSON 

FRANKLIN MATAGORDA WILLACY 

FREESTONE MAVERICK WlLSON 

FRJO MCLENNAN WOOD 

GALVESTON MCMULLEN ZAPATA 

GOLIAD MEDINA ZAVALA 

GONZALES MJLAN 

GRAYSON MONTGOMERY 

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