The mission of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF) is to provide for a cleaner Commonwealth by administering a fiscally responsible program to reimburse eligible participants for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred from releases into the environment.

**ALERT**Please be aware that your web session in FBS will automatically expire after 15 minutes of inactivity. 

What is Happening?

The USTIF Fee Billing system is now in use.  If you haven't already done so, please register for an account.  Notification letters from the Executive Director may be found here:

          Letter to the Distributors

          Letter to the Tank Owners

          Letter to the Tank Installation Companies

 

Create an Account

Click "Create an Account" button in the upper right corner to go to create an account.

            Video:  How to Create an Account

Helpful Videos

(For optimal viewing, please view in Google Chrome or Mozilla Fox)

          Distributors - How to Make a Payment

          Distributors - How to Manually Report Through the Website

          Tank Owners - How to Make a Payment

          Tank Owners - How to Make a Claim

          Tank Installation Companies - How to Make a Payment

          Tank Installation Companies - How to Make a Claim

 

Reporting Deliveries

**ALERT**To avoid a potential loss of data, please ensure that you are continually working during your session as the system will not automatically save any data that is contained in the upload report but not yet submitted to USTIF. To avoid the issue, please consider uploading the information on a spreadsheet.

Distributors are required to report actual delivery data through the new fee billing system (FBS) in a specified format either manually or electronically.  There are two methods of reporting:

For key information needed to complete the reporting document, refer to the tank registration placard.

Mailing of monthly reporting statements has been discontinued effective July 1, 2017. Payment invoices will be automatically generated upon successful upload of your monthly throughput report in FBS. 

You may also find facility numbers using online search at http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/TANKS/Tanks and search by zip code or county/municipality.

List of New Features as of July 1, 2017

  • Make on-line payments using Telecheck or bank card
  • Report UST or Tank Installation Company Claims
  • View Transactional History

 

Any Fee Billing System user can read the Fee Billing System (FBS) Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to common questions.