Appendix G Table of Estimated Burdens

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Overview

Table A1. Burden
Table A2. Cost to Respondents

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Sheet 1: Table A1. Burden

State / Local Government					Responsive					Non-Responsive
	Type of respondents	Type of survey instruments	Appendix	Sample Size	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Total Annual responses	Hours per response	Annual burden (hours)	Number of Non-respondents	Frequency of response	Total Annual responses	Hours per response	Annual burden (hours)	Total Annual hour burden
	State Directors	Hard copy pre-test	N/A	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	0	2.00
	State Directors	Web-based Survey	C	55	55	1	55	1	55	0	1	0	0.08	0	55.00
	State Directors	Invitation Letter	B2	55	22	1	22	0.05	1.1	33	1	33	0.00	0	1.10
	State Directors	Follow-up email*	B3	33	13	1	13	0.05	0.65	20	1	20	0.00	0	0.65
	State Directors	Reminder Email - Week 2*	B3	20	8	1	8	0.05	0.4	12	1	12	0.00	0	0.40
	State Directors	Reminder Email - Week 4*	B3	12	5	1	5	0.05	0.25	7	1	7	0.00	0	0.25
	State Directors	Reminder Email - Week 6*	B3	7	3	1	3	0.05	0.15	4	1	4	0.00	0	0.15
	State Directors	Telephone Script - Week 7*	B4.1	4	2	1	2	0.083	0.167	2	1	2	0.00	0	0.17
	State Directors	Telephone Script - Week 8*	B4.1	2	2	1	2	0.083	0.167	0	1	0	0.00	0	0.17
	State Directors	Thank You Letter	B5	55	55	1	55	0.05	2.75	0	0	0	0.00	0	2.75
	State Directors	Email Notification & FAQ	B6	55	55	1	55	0.05	2.75	0	0	0	0.00	0	2.75
	SFA Directors	Hard copy pre-test	N/A	6	6	1	6	1.5	9	0	1	0	0.50	0	9.00
	SFA Directors	Web-based Survey	D	2,188	1,750	1	1,750	2	3,500	438	1	438	0.083	36.50	3,536.50
	SFA Directors	Invitation Letter	B7	2,188	656	1	656	0.05	32.80	1,532	1	1,532	0.00	0	32.80
	SFA Directors	Follow-up email**	B8	1,532	383	1	383	0.05	19.15	1,149	1	1,149	0.00	0	19.15
	SFA Directors	Reminder Email - Week 2**	B8	1,149	287	1	287	0.05	14.35	862	1	862	0.00	0	14.35
	SFA Directors	Reminder Email - Week 5**	B8	862	129	1	129	0.05	6.45	733	1	733	0.00	0	6.45
	SFA Directors	Reminder Email - Week 7**	B8	733	110	1	110	0.05	5.50	623	1	623	0.00	0	5.50
	SFA Directors	Telephone Script - Week 8**	B4.2	623	93	1	93	0.083	7.75	530	1	530	0.00	0	7.75
	SFA Directors	Telephone Script - Week 9**	B4.2	530	53	1	53	0.083	4.42	477	1	477	0.00	0	4.42
	SFA Directors	Telephone Script - Week 10**	B4.2	477	39	1	39	0.083	3.25	438	1	438	0.00	0	3.25
	SFA Directors	Thank You Letter	B9	1,750	1,750	1	1,750	0.05	87.50	0	0	0	0.00	0	87.50
	TOTAL			2,251	1,813	3.02	5,478	0.686	3,755.55	1,532	4.48	6,860	0.005	36.50	3,792.05
	*Based on 40 percent response rate for email and telephone reminders until target of 55 respondents are reached. ** Based on declining response rates on subsequent contacts until target of 1,750 respondents is reached. Initial response rate is 30%. Note: Appendix B1 is an email to FNS Regional Offices (not State or Local governments) and therefore has no burden.

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Sheet 2: Table A2. Cost to Respondents

Type of respondents	Type of survey instruments	Total Annual hour burden	Hourly Wage	Respondent Cost
State Directors	Hard copy pre-test	2.00	$45.60	$91.20
State Directors	Web-based Survey	55.00	$45.60	$2,508.00
State Directors	Invitation Letter	1.10	$45.60	$50.16
State Directors	Follow-up email	0.65	$45.60	$29.64
State Directors	Reminder Email - Week 2	0.40	$45.60	$18.24
State Directors	Reminder Email - Week 4	0.25	$45.60	$11.40
State Directors	Reminder Email - Week 6	0.15	$45.60	$6.84
State Directors	Telephone Script - Week 7	0.17	$45.60	$7.60
State Directors	Telephone Script - Week 8	0.17	$45.60	$7.60
State Directors	Thank You Letter	2.75	$45.60	$125.40
State Directors	Email Notification & FAQ	2.75	$45.60	$125.40
SFA Directors	Hard copy pre-test	9.00	$27.26	$245.34
SFA Directors	Web-based Survey	3,536.50	$27.26	$96,404.99
SFA Directors	Invitation Letter	32.80	$27.26	$894.13
SFA Directors	Follow-up email	19.15	$27.26	$522.03
SFA Directors	Reminder Email - Week 2	14.35	$27.26	$391.18
SFA Directors	Reminder Email - Week 5	6.45	$27.26	$175.83
SFA Directors	Reminder Email - Week 7	5.50	$27.26	$149.93
SFA Directors	Telephone Script - Week 8	7.75	$27.26	$211.27
SFA Directors	Telephone Script - Week 9	4.42	$27.26	$120.40
SFA Directors	Telephone Script - Week 10	3.25	$27.26	$88.60
SFA Directors	Thank You Letter	87.50	$27.26	$2,385.25
Total		3,792.05		$104,570.41