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 for Successor’s Agreement of a Cotton Storage Agreement (CSA)

The forms necessary to complete a Successor’s Agreement 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. CCC-34, Successor’s Agreement

4. CCC-34-1, Transfer of Rights and Interests

5. 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

6. Complete New Application Part 1 in COPS.

7. CCC-823, Cotton Storage Agreement

8. 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 

9. SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

10. Copy of your current tariff

11. Contact EWR, Inc to create a customer account. 

12. 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.

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

14. Lease Agreement (If applicable)

15. Copy of Corporate/Partnership/Operating Documents

16. 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 

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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: USDA/AMS/FTPP/WCM/LSCB 

(UPS/FEDEX) 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

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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 

ANGELINA 

ARA.t,SAS 

ATASCOSA 

AUSTIN 

BASTROP 

BEE 

BELL 

13EXAR 

BOSQUE 

BOWIE 

BRAZORIA 

BRAZOS 

BROOKS 

BURLESON 

BURNET 

CALDWELL 

CALHOUN 

CAMERON 

CAMP 

CASS 

CHAMRERS 

CHEROKEF 

COLLIN 

COLOR.DO 

COMAL 

CORYELL 

DALLAS 

DELTA 

DEWl'LT 

DENTOt\ 

DIMMIT 

DUVAL 

ELLIS 

FAN).JJN 

FALLS 

FAYETI'E 

FORT OEND 

FRANKLIN 

FREESTONE 

FRJO 

GALVESTON 

GOLIAD 

GONZALES 

GRAYSON 

GRIMES 

GREGG 

GUADALUPE 

HAMILTON 

HARDIN 

llAIUUS 

HARRISON 

HARVARD 

llAYS 

HENDERSON 

HIDALGO 

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HOOD 

HOPKNS 

HOUSTON 

Hv"NT 

JACKSON 

JASPER 

JEHERSON 

JTMllOGG 

JIM WELLS 

JOHNSON 

KARNES 

KAUFMAN 

KENEDY 

KfNNEY 

KLEBERG 

LAMAR 

LAMPASAS 

LA SALLE 

LAVACA 

LEE 

LEON 

LIBERTY 

LIMESTONE 

[ !VE OAK 

MADISON 

MARIO~ 

MATAGORDA 

MAVERJCK 

MCLENNAN 

MCMULLEN 

MEDINA 

MJLAN 

MONTGOMERY 

MORRJS 

NACOGDOCHES 

NAVARRO 

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NE\VTON 

ORANGE 

PANOLA 

PARKER 

POLK 

RAll':S 

RED RIVER 

REFUGIO 

ROBERTSO"J\ 

ROCKWALL 

RUSK 

SABINF. 

SAN AUGUSTINE 

SAN JACINTO 

SAN PATRICIO 

SHELBY 

SMJTH 

SOMERVELL 

STARR 

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TITUS 

TRAVIS 

TRINITY 

TYLER 

t;PSHUR 

UVALDE 

VANZANDT 

VICTORJA 

WALKER 

WALLER 

W ASI lINGTON 

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WHARTON 

WILLIAMSON 

WILLACY 

WlLSON 

WOOD 

ZAPATA 

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