Appendix B

Approach to Generating Non-Federal Cost Estimates (Tables 6 and 7)

1. Unadjusted 2012 Rates are obtained from http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm

2. Management Rates are found at the link next to 11-0000 (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes110000.htm). On this page, use the “Create Customized Tables” Function (link found underneath the National Estimates table).

3. In the following screens, select “One occupation for multiple industries”/”MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS 110000”/”Sector 99 – Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)”/”State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)” AND “Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)”/”Hourly Mean Wage”. The retrieved numbers (for May 2012) should be $39.54 for state government and $38.11 for local government.

4. The average of these two numbers ($38.83) is the unadjusted labor rate.

5. Multiply the number from Step 4 by 1.5 to adjust for benefits. The resulting number should be $58.24.

6. Multiply the number from Step 5 by 1.17 to adjust for overhead. The resulting number should be $68.14.

7. The calculated $68.14 was used as the Managerial Hours per Response/Year in Tables 6 and 7.

8. To obtain the technical rates, go to the “Create Customized Tables” link at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes190000.htm.

9. In the following screens, select “One occupation for multiple industries”/”LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 190000”/”Sector 99 – Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)”/”State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)” AND “Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)”/”Hourly Mean Wage”. The retrieved numbers (for May 2012) should be $26.86 for state government and $28.96 for local government.

10. Take the mean of the two numbers retrieved in Step 9 ($27.91) and adjust this value using the multipliers cited in Steps 5-7. The resulting value IS $48.98. The calculated $48.98 was used as the Managerial Hours per Response/Year in Tables 6 and 7.

Approach to Generating Federal Cost Estimates (Tables 8 and 9)

1. Unadjusted 2010 Rates are obtained from http://archive.opm.gov/oca/10tables/html/gs_h.asp.

2. The appropriate GS13 ($38.92) and GS14 ($45.99) unadjusted rates are found in the “Step 5” column. The row corresponding to B in the “B/O” column was used.

3. Multiply the numbers in Step 2 by 1.5 to adjust for benefits. The resulting numbers for GS13 and GS14 are $58.38 and $68.99, respectively.

4. The above numbers do not need to be adjusted for wage escalation (due to the wage freeze). As a result, these two values were used in Tables 8 and 9.