Attachment B

ICR Attachment B 2015.xls

EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership (Renewal)

Attachment B

OMB: 2060-0578

Document [xlsx]
Download: xlsx | pdf

Overview

B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6


Sheet 1: B-1

CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden - Year 1




































Total Hours and Costs























Lgl $ per Hour* Mgr. $ per Hour* Tech. $ per Hour* Cler. $ per Hour* Respon- dent Hours
Capital/ Startup Cost
Number of Respon- dents Frequency of Response
Total Cost/Yr























$189.73 $169.25 $127.31 $67.57 Labor Cost O & M Total Hrs/Yr






















INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Cost






















Letter of Intent


































Company and Institutional Partners a


































Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00 1.66 $297.96 $0 $0 30 1 49.8 $8,939






















Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 30 1 15.0 $1,104






















SUBTOTAL









65 $10,042






















CHP Project Reporting Forms


































Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539






















Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners) c 0.00 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 473 1 1,816.3 $274,284






















Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 503 1 417.5 $44,743






















SUBTOTAL
2.67 2.17 0.33





2,248.8 $321,566






















Information Updates and Follow-ups


































Submit contact or profile information updates via Web d 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 75 1 18.8 $2,387






















Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interview e 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 53 1 13.3 $1,687






















SUBTOTAL









32.0 $4,074






















TOTAL



7.83 $1,146

503 f
2,345.6 $335,682


























































* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current partners. Each partner offered a base hourly wage rate for legal, managerial, technical and clerical occupations. These consultations did not include benefits or overhead. A loaded labor rate to reflect benefits and overhead for the respondent organizations was calculated by applying a 60% factor to the average of the base rates received from the consultations.










































































a Assumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 1, spread evenly among project developers, end-users, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, and utilities.


































b Assumed all new company/institutional partners who join in Year 1 will fill out a project form.

















































c All company/institutional partners are asked to provide updates annually. Of the estimated 503 partners at the end of Year 1, 473 partners belong to these categories. They will receive a spreadsheet already populated with their project data once a year and will verify and update their project information on this spreadsheet in Year 1

















































d Assumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 1 (503 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.


































e Assumed 20% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 6 partners) will require follow-up. Additionally, 10% of the 473 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 47 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form.

















































f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2015 is 503, including 473510 existing partners who are expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, and 30 new company and institutional partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form.


























Sheet 2: B-2

CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden - Year 2













Total Hours and Costs

Lgl $ per Hour* Mgr. $ per Hour* Tech. $ per Hour* Cler. $ per Hour* Respon- dent Hours
Capital/ Startup Cost
Number of Respon- dents Frequency of Response
Total Cost/Yr

$189.73 $169.25 $127.31 $67.57 Labor Cost O & M Total Hrs/Yr
INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Cost
Letter of Intent











Company and Institutional Partners a











Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00 1.66 $297.95 $0 $0 30 1 49.8 $8,939
Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 30 1 15.0 $1,104
SUBTOTAL









65 $10,042
CHP Project Reporting Forms











Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539
Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners) c 0.00 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 503 1 1,931.5 $291,680
Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 533 1 442.4 $47,412
SUBTOTAL
2.67 2.17 0.33





2,388.9 $341,630
Information Updates and Follow-ups











Submit contact or profile information updates via Web d 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 80 1 20.0 $2,546
Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interview e 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 56 1 14.0 $1,782
SUBTOTAL









34.0 $4,329
TOTAL



7.83 $1,146

533 f
2,487.7 $356,001













* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current partners. Each partner offered a base hourly wage rate for legal, managerial, technical and clerical occupations. These consultations did not include benefits or overhead. A loaded labor rate to reflect benefits and overhead for the respondent organizations was calculated by applying a 60% factor to the average of the base rates received from the consultations.





a Assumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 2 spread evenly among project developers, end-users, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, and utilities.











b Assumed all new company/institutional partners who join in Year 2 will fill out a project form.



c All company/institutional partners are asked to provide updates annually. Of the estimated 533 partners at the end of Year 2, 503 partners belong to these categories. They will receive a spreadsheet already populated with their project data once a year and will verify and update their project information on this spreadsheet in Year 2



d Assumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 2 (533 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.











e Assumed 20% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 6 partners) will require follow-up. Additionally, 10% of the 503 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 54 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form.



f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 2 is 533 including 503 existing partners who are expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, and 30 new company and institutional partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form.



Sheet 3: B-3

CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden - Year 3













Total Hours and Costs

Lgl $ per Hour* Mgr. $ per Hour* Tech. $ per Hour* Cler. $ per Hour* Respon- dent Hours
Capital/ Startup Cost
Number of Respon- dents Frequency of Response
Total Cost/Yr

$189.73 $169.25 $127.31 $67.57 Labor Cost O & M Total Hrs/Yr
INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Cost
Letter of Intent











Company and Institutional Partners a











Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00 1.66 $297.95 $0 $0 30 1 49.8 $8,939
Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 30 1 15.0 $1,104
SUBTOTAL









65 $10,042
CHP Project Reporting Forms











Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539
Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners) c 0.00 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 533 1 2,046.7 $309,076
Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 563 1 467.3 $50,081
SUBTOTAL
2.67 2.17 0.33





2,529.0 $361,695
Information Updates and Follow-ups











Submit contact or profile information updates via Web d 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 84 1 21.0 $2,674
Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interview e 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 59 1 14.8 $1,878
SUBTOTAL









35.8 $4,551
TOTAL



7.83 $1,114

563 f
2,629.6 $376,289













* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current partners. Each partner offered a base hourly wage rate for legal, managerial, technical and clerical occupations. These consultations did not include benefits or overhead. A loaded labor rate to reflect benefits and overhead for the respondent organizations was calculated by applying a 60% factor to the average of the base rates received from the consultations.





a Assumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 3, spread evenly among project developers, end-users, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, and utilities.











b Assumed all new company/institutional partners who join in Year 3 will fill out a project form.



c All company/institutional partners are asked to provide updates annually. Of the estimated 563 partners at the end of Year 3, 533 partners belong to these categories. They will receive a spreadsheet already populated with their project data once a year and will verify and update their project information on this spreadsheet in Year 3



d Assumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 3 (563 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.











e Assumed 20% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 6 partners) will require follow-up. Additionally, 10% of the 533 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 57 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form.



f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 3 is 563 including 533 existing partners who are expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, and 30 new company and institutional partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form.



Sheet 4: B-4

CHP Partnership Sate & Local Govt Respondent Burden - Year 1
Total Hours and Costs

Mgr. $ per Hour* Tech. $ per Hour* Cler. $ per Hour* Respon- dent Hours
Capital/ Startup Cost
Number of Respon- dents Frequency of Response
Total Cost/Yr

$169.25 $127.31 $67.57 Labor Cost O & M Cost Total Hrs/Yr
INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY
Letter of Intent










State/Local/Tribal Partners a










Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.83 $140.48 $0 $0 2 1 1.7 $281
Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 2 1 1.0 $74
SUBTOTAL








3 $355
CHP Project Reporting Forms










Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $169
Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners) c 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 0 1 0.0 $0
Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 0 1 0.0 $0
SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33





1.0 $169
Information Updates and Follow-ups










Submit contact or profile information updates via Web d 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 3 1 0.8 $95
Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interview e 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32
SUBTOTAL








1.0 $127
TOTAL


7.00 $988

2 f
4.7 $651












* Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2015 GS Salary Table of Annual Rates by Grade and Step from the Office of Personnel Management. Manager rates assumed a GS level 15 step 5; technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1; clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1. A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates given in the table according to the instructions in the ICR Handbook, p A-42. GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6





a Assumed 2 new state partners during each of the three year ICR period.










b State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.










c State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.










d Assumed 15% of new and existing state partners in the year 2015 (24 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.










e Assumed one of the two new partners completing their LOI will require followup.










f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2015 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI.



















































































































































































































































































Sheet 5: B-5

CHP Partnership Sate & Local Govt Respondent Burden - Year 2
Total Hours and Costs

Mgr. $ per Hour* Tech. $ per Hour* Cler. $ per Hour* Respon- dent Hours
Capital/ Startup Cost
Number of Respon- dents Frequency of Response
Total Cost/Yr

$169.25 $127.31 $67.57 Labor Cost O & M Cost Total Hrs/Yr
INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY
Letter of Intent










State/Local/Tribal Partners a










Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.83 $140.48 $0 $0 2 1 1.7 $281
Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 2 1 1.0 $74
SUBTOTAL








3 $355
CHP Project Reporting Forms










Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $169
Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners) c 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 0 1 0.0 $0
Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 0 1 0.0 $0
SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33





1.0 $169
Information Updates and Follow-ups










Submit contact or profile information updates via Web d 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 3 1 0.8 $95
Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interview e 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32
SUBTOTAL








1.0 $127
TOTAL


7.00 $988

2 f
4.7 $651












* Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2015 GS Salary Table of Annual Rates by Grade and Step from the Office of Personnel Management. Manager rates assumed a GS level 15 step 5; technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1; clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1. A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates given in the table according to the instructions in the ICR Handbook, p A-42. GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6





a Assumed 2 new state partners during each of the three year ICR period.










b State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.










c State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.










d Assumed 15% of new and existing state partners in the year 2016 (26 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.










e Assumed one of the two new partners completing their LOI will require followup.










f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2016 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI.























































































































































































































Sheet 6: B-6

CHP Partnership Sate & Local Govt Respondent Burden - Year 3
Total Hours and Costs

Mgr. $ per Hour* Tech. $ per Hour* Cler. $ per Hour* Respon- dent Hours
Capital/ Startup Cost
Number of Respon- dents Frequency of Response
Total Cost/Yr

$169.73 $127.31 $67.57 Labor Cost O & M Cost Total Hrs/Yr
INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY
Letter of Intent










State/Local/Tribal Partners a










Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.83 $140.88 $0 $0 2 1 1.7 $282
Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 2 1 1.0 $74
SUBTOTAL








3 $355
CHP Project Reporting Forms










Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.87 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $170
Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners) c 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $580.92 $0 $0 0 1 0.0 $0
Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 0 1 0.0 $0
SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33





1.0 $170
Information Updates and Follow-ups










Submit contact or profile information updates via Web d 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 4 1 1.0 $127
Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interview e 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32
SUBTOTAL








1.3 $159
TOTAL


7.00 $990

2 f
4.9 $684












* Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2015 GS Salary Table of Annual Rates by Grade and Step from the Office of Personnel Management. Manager rates assumed a GS level 15 step 5; technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1; clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1. A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates given in the table according to the instructions in the ICR Handbook, p A-42. GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6





a Assumed 2 new state partners during each of the three year ICR period.










b State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.










c State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.










d Assumed 15% of new and existing state partners in the year 2017 (28 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.










e Assumed one of the two new partners completing their LOI will require followup.










f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2017 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI.






















































































































































































































File Typeapplication/vnd.ms-excel
AuthorERG - Morrisville
Last Modified ByENERGY STAR
File Modified2015-04-15
File Created2004-12-17

© 2024 OMB.report | Privacy Policy