def _create_PmtInf_node(self):
        """
        Method to create the blank payment information nodes as a dict.
        """
        ED = dict()  # ED is element dict
        ED['PmtInfNode'] = ET.Element("PmtInf")
        ED['PmtInfIdNode'] = ET.Element("PmtInfId")
        ED['PmtMtdNode'] = ET.Element("PmtMtd")
        ED['BtchBookgNode'] = ET.Element("BtchBookg")
        ED['NbOfTxsNode'] = ET.Element("NbOfTxs")
        ED['CtrlSumNode'] = ET.Element("CtrlSum")
        ED['PmtTpInfNode'] = ET.Element("PmtTpInf")
        ED['SvcLvlNode'] = ET.Element("SvcLvl")
        ED['Cd_SvcLvl_Node'] = ET.Element("Cd")
        ED['LclInstrmNode'] = ET.Element("LclInstrm")
        ED['Cd_LclInstrm_Node'] = ET.Element("Cd")
        ED['SeqTpNode'] = ET.Element("SeqTp")
        ED['ReqdColltnDtNode'] = ET.Element("ReqdColltnDt")
        ED['CdtrNode'] = ET.Element("Cdtr")
        ED['Nm_Cdtr_Node'] = ET.Element("Nm")
        ED['CdtrAcctNode'] = ET.Element("CdtrAcct")
        ED['Id_CdtrAcct_Node'] = ET.Element("Id")
        ED['IBAN_CdtrAcct_Node'] = ET.Element("IBAN")
        ED['CdtrAgtNode'] = ET.Element("CdtrAgt")
        ED['FinInstnId_CdtrAgt_Node'] = ET.Element("FinInstnId")
        if 'BIC' in self._config:
            ED['BIC_CdtrAgt_Node'] = ET.Element("BIC")
        ED['ChrgBrNode'] = ET.Element("ChrgBr")
        ED['CdtrSchmeIdNode'] = ET.Element("CdtrSchmeId")
        ED['Nm_CdtrSchmeId_Node'] = ET.Element("Nm")
        ED['Id_CdtrSchmeId_Node'] = ET.Element("Id")
        ED['PrvtIdNode'] = ET.Element("PrvtId")
        ED['OthrNode'] = ET.Element("Othr")
        ED['Id_Othr_Node'] = ET.Element("Id")
        ED['SchmeNmNode'] = ET.Element("SchmeNm")
        ED['PrtryNode'] = ET.Element("Prtry")
        return ED