Spreadsheet Rev.12/17/14

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Overview

Feasbility Study
grants cost to government
Totals for Public

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Sheet 1: Feasbility Study

Section of	Feasibility Study Grants			Reports	Total Annual	Est. No. of	Est. Total		Total
Interim Rule		Form No.	Est. No. of	Filed	Responses	Man hours	Man-hours	Wage	Cost
4280.XXX	Title	(if Any)	Respondents	Annually	(D) x (E)	Per Response	(F) x (G)	Class	(H) x (I)
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)	(F)	(G)	(H)	(I)	(J)
	Est. No. of Total Respondents (Applicants)	354
	Est. No. of Total Awards (Awardees)	220
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
105	Appeals	written	1	1.00	1.00	12.00	12.00	$35.72	$428.64
108(g)	Discrimination Compllaints	written	0	1.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	$35.72	$0.00
	Other Reporting Requirements					13.00	12.00		$428.64
APPLICATION
110(b)	Application Withdrawal	written	1	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	$35.72	$17.86
111	Notifications	written	489	1.00	489.00	0.25	122.25	$35.72	$4,366.77
FR Notice	SAM number for application	written	354	1.00	354.00	1.00	354.00	$35.72	$12,644.88
176(a)(1)	Application for Federal Assistance	SF 424 (4040-0004)	354	1.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	$0.00	$0.00
176(a)(2)	Budget Information - Non-Construction Programs	SF 424A (4040-0006)	354	1.00	0.00	3.00	0.00	$0.00	$0.00
176(a)(3)	Assurances - Non-Construction Program	SF 424B (4040-0007)	354	1.00	0.00	0.25	0.00	$0.00	$0.00
176(a)(7)	Organizational Documents	written	354	1.00	354.00	0.33	116.82	$35.72	$4,172.81
176(a)(8)	Application Proposed Work Plan	written	354	1.00	354.00	8.00	2832.00	$35.72	$101,159.04
176(a)(9)	Other Funding Certification	written	354	1.00	354.00	0.25	88.50	$35.72	$3,161.22
176(a)(10)	Rural Area Certification	written	177	1.00	177.00	0.25	44.25	$35.72	$1,580.61
176(a)(11)	DUNS	written	354	1.00	354.00	1.00	354.00	$35.72	$12,644.88
176(b)	Application Financial Information	written	354	1.00	354.00	7.00	2478.00	$35.72	$88,514.16
	Intergovernmental Comments	written	354	1.00	354.00	1.00	354.00	$35.72	$12,644.88
	Application Burden					24	6744.32		$240,907.11
AWARDEE DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
188(e)	Time Extensions	written	1	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	$35.72	$17.86
FR Notice	Maintenance for SAM reporting	written	220	1.00	220.00	1.00	220.00	$35.72	$7,858.40
180(b)	Evidence of matching funds	written	220	1.00	220.00	1.00	220.00	$35.72	$7,858.40
181(b)	Letter of Intent	RD 1942-46 (0575-0015)	220	1.00	220.00	1.00	220.00	$35.72	$7,858.40
181(c) (1)	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension & Other Resp. Matters-Primary Covered Trans.	AD-1047	220	1.00	220.00	0.25	55.00	$35.72	$1,964.60
181(c) (2)	Cert. Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Req. (Grants) Alt. I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals	AD-1049 (9000-0101)	220	1.00	220.00	0.25	55.00	$35.72	$1,964.60
181(c) (3)	Disclosure of Lobbying Activities	SF LLL (0348-0046)	220	1.00	0.00	0.16	0.00	$0.00	$0.00
181(c) (3)	Cerification for contracts, grants, and loans" 7 CFR 3018.110, grant exceeds $100,000	written	220	1.00	220.00	0.08	17.60	$35.72	$628.67
181(c) (4)	Equal Opportunity Agreement	RD 400-1 (0575-0018)	220	1.00	220.00	0.16	35.20	$35.72	$1,257.34
181(c) (5)	Assurance Agreement	RD 400-4 (0575-0018)	220	1.00	220.00	0.25	55.00	$35.72	$1,964.60
181(c) (6)	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions	AD-1048	220	1.00	220.00	0.25	55.00	$35.72	$1,964.60
181(d)	Request for Obligation of Funds	RD 1940-1 (0575-0094)	220	1.00	220.00	0.25	55.00	$35.72	$1,964.60
181(e)	Rural Business Cooperative Service Grant Agreement	RD 4280-2	220	1.00	220.00	1.00	220.00	$35.72	$7,858.40
182(b)	Programmatic changes	written	22	1.00	22.00	0.50	11.00	$35.72	$392.92
182(d)	Transfers of obligations	written	11	1.00	11.00	0.50	5.50	$35.72	$196.46
182(f)(4)	Request for Advance or Reimbursement	SF-270 (0348-0004)	220	2.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	$0.00	$0.00
182(i)	Federal Financial Report	SF 425 (0348-0061)	220	2.00	0.00	1.50	0.00	$0.00	$0.00
182(j)(1)	Semiannual Project Performance Report	written	220	4.00	880.00	1.00	880.00	$35.72	$31,433.60
182(j)(2)	Final Project Performance Report	written	178	1.00	178.00	2.00	356.00	$35.72	$12,716.32
	Award Burden					13	2460.80		$87,899.78
SERVICING
182(a)	Inspection	site visit	165	1.00	165.00	0.50	82.50	$35.72	$2,946.90
182(l)	Outcome Project Performance Reports	written	46	1.00	46.00	1.00	46.00	$35.72	$1,643.12
	Recordkeeping	written	46	1.00	46.00	1.00	46.00	$35.72	$1,643.12
	Service Burden					3	174.50		$6,233.14
					6915.00		9391.62		$335,468.67

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Sheet 2: grants cost to government

Cost to the Federal Government - Grants
Activity		Number		# of Hours		Rate		TOTAL
Feasibility Study Application Review		354		7		$42		$104,076	2,478
Feasibility Study Approve and Obligate		220		8		$42		$73,920	1,760
Feasbility Study Servicing Actions other than monitoring		33		2		$42		$2,772	66
Feasbility Study Reporting and Grant Disbursement		220		8		$42		$73,920	1,760
Feasbility Study Appeals		1		20		$42		$840	20
Appeals		1		16		$42		$672	16
ANNUALIZED TOTAL								$254,704	6,084
The reviews are typically completed by GS-11 & 12 State Loan Specialists and GS-13
State Program Directors. The loans are typically approved by the State Director.
The GS-8 or 9 State Loan Technician typically does the data entry in the computer system.

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Sheet 3: Totals for Public

Program	Number of respondents	Total Annual	Est. Total	Wage	Total	Average Cost	Average Respondents	Cost	Projected Applications	Cost	Number of hours per response
	(Applicants)	Responses	Staff-hours	Class	Cost	Per	2012 / 2013	2012 / 2013	for FY 2015	2,015
		(D) x (E)	(F) x (G)	(I)	(H) x (I)	Respondent
Feabibility Study Grants	354	6,915	9,392	$35.72	$335,469	$947.65	26	$24,639	0	$0	1.36
Three Year Avg	1,062	20,745	28,175	$35.72	$1,006,406						1.36
		Percent Small Businesses	Number of Small Businesses
Feasbility Study Grants	354	0.49	173