| Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal) |
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Labor Costs |
$108.28 |
$144.33 |
$53.34 |
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| Burden item |
(A) |
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(C) |
(D) |
(E) |
(F) |
(G) |
(H) |
(I) |
(J) |
(K) |
| Technical person- hours per year |
Management person-hours per year
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Clerical person-hours per year |
Person- hours per respondent per year (D=A+B+C))
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Labor
Cost/
Year ($)
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Respondents per year a |
Technical person- hours per year (F=AxE)
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Management person-hours per year (G=BxE) |
Clerical person-hours per year
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Total Hours/Year |
Cost ($) b |
| Review instructions and other necessary materials |
4 |
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4 |
$433.12 |
55 |
220 |
0 |
0 |
220 |
$23,821.60 |
| Gather inventory and violations data from SDWIS/FED and State databases |
4 |
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4 |
$433.12 |
55 |
220 |
0 |
0 |
220 |
$23,821.60 |
| Review and analyze data |
24 |
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24 |
$2,598.72 |
55 |
1320 |
0 |
0 |
1320 |
$142,929.60 |
| Prepare summary of violations of variances and exemptions |
4 |
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4 |
$433.12 |
55 |
220 |
0 |
0 |
220 |
$23,821.60 |
| Prepare report and submit to EPA |
36 |
4 |
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40 |
$4,475.40 |
55 |
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220 |
0 |
2200 |
$246,147.00 |
| Make report available to public |
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4 |
4 |
$213.36 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
220 |
220 |
$11,735 |
| GRAND TOTAL (rounded) m |
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80 |
$8,586.84 |
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4400 |
$470,000 |
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| a We estimate there are 55 States to submit the Annual Compliance Report and no additional sources will become subject over the three-year period of this ICR. |
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| b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $144.33 for managerial labor, $108.28 for technical labor, and $53.34 for clerical labor. These rates are from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2016. The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for overhead. |
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| c Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. |
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| Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal) |
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Labor Costs |
$48.08 |
$64.80 |
$26.02 |
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| Burden item |
(A) |
(B) |
(C) |
(D) |
(E) |
(F) |
(G) |
(H) |
(I) |
(J) |
| Technical person- hours per year |
Management person-hours per year
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Clerical person-hours per year |
Agency hours per year (D=A+B+C))
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Respondents per year a |
Technical person- hours per year (F=AxE)
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Management person-hours per year (G=BxE) |
Clerical person-hours per year
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Total Hours/Year |
Cost ($) b |
| Modify guidance as necessary and distribute to states and EPA Regions |
24 |
1 |
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25 |
1 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
$1,218.72 |
| Prepare and distribute tools for gathering data from SDWIS/FED |
16 |
1 |
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17 |
12 |
192 |
12 |
0 |
204 |
$10,008.96 |
| Answer questions from states and EPA Regional Offices |
40 |
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40 |
12 |
480 |
0 |
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480 |
$23,078.40 |
| Provide support for Indian Land reporting |
120 |
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120 |
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1080 |
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0 |
1080 |
$51,926.40 |
| Review state reports and data from SDWIS/FED |
40 |
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40 |
12 |
480 |
0 |
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480 |
$23,078.40 |
| Prepare and distribute annual report where EPA directly implements drinking water |
80 |
4 |
12 |
96 |
2 |
160 |
8 |
24 |
192 |
$8,835.68 |
| Prepare and distribute national summary report |
120 |
4 |
16 |
140 |
1 |
120 |
4 |
16 |
140 |
$6,445.12 |
| GRAND TOTAL (rounded) |
440 |
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28 |
478 |
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2601 |
$120,000 |
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| a We estimate there are 55 States to submit the Annual Compliance Report and no additional sources will become subject over the three-year period of this ICR. |
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| b This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $64.80 for Managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $40.50 x 1.6), $48.08 for Technical (GS-12, Step 1, $30.05 x 1.6) and $26.02 Clerical (GS-6, Step 3, $16.26 x 1.6). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2017 General Schedule which excludes locality rates of pay. |
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| c Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. |
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