| GPP Agency Burden - Year 1 |
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Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity |
Total Hours and Costs |
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Mgr.* |
Tech.* |
Cler.* |
Agency |
Labor |
Capital/ |
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Number f |
Number of |
Total |
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$91.65 |
$58.18 |
$22.27 |
Hours/ |
Cost/ |
Startup |
O & M |
of |
Total |
Cost/ |
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| INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY |
Per Hour |
Per Hour |
Per Hour |
Year |
Year |
Cost |
Cost |
Respondents |
Hours/Year |
Year |
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| Letter of Intent |
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| From Partners |
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| Review PA |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
82 |
20.5 |
$1,193 |
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| Enter PA information into Upshot/database |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
82 |
20.5 |
$1,193 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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41.0 |
$2,385 |
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| Annual Information Reporting Forms |
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| Prepare and send pre-populated forms to existing partners a |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.50 |
$20.11 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,430 |
715.0 |
$28,758 |
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| Review completed information form |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,430 |
357.5 |
$20,798 |
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| Enter information into database and file copy of the form |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,430 |
357.5 |
$20,798 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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1,430.0 |
$70,353 |
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| Initiate Information Follow-ups |
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| Call or email partner to request clarification of Partnership Agreement or annual reporting form b |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
613 |
153.3 |
$8,915 |
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| Review and enter data after receipt of information |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
613 |
153.3 |
$8,915 |
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| Request additional technical information via e-mail or telephone c |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
100 |
25.0 |
$1,454 |
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| Review and enter data after receipt of information |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
100 |
25.0 |
$1,454 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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356.5 |
$20,740 |
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| Receive Information updates |
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| Review and enter contact or profile information updates received from partners via GPP Website d |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
378 |
94.5 |
$5,498 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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94.5 |
$5,498 |
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| Annual management review of GPP program e |
16.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
$1,466.33 |
$0 |
$0 |
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16.0 |
$1,466 |
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| TOTAL |
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1,512 |
1,938.0 |
$100,442 |
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| * Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2018 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 ($119.14); technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1 ($75,628); clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1 ($28,945). A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates . GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6 |
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| a Partners receive a pre-populated form with their data and simply review and update their information. Assumes 1430 partners previously completed the form and will update it in Year 1. |
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| b On average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes. |
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| c The Agency expects to request 100 GPP partners to provide additional technical information in Year 1 |
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| d An estimated 25% of all GPP partners are likely to make web updates because there is a promotional GPP Partner Profile on each individual partner page. All updates must be reviewed by Agency staff. |
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| e Assumed an annual EPA management review of Green Power Partnership program information collection activities and success. |
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| f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 1512, including 1430 existing Partners who submit annual forms and 82 new partners who submit Partnership Agreements. |
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| GPP Agency Burden - Year 2 |
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Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity |
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Total Hours and Costs |
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Mgr.* |
Tech.* |
Cler.* |
Agency |
Labor |
Capital/ |
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Number f |
Number of |
Total |
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$91.65 |
$58.18 |
$22.27 |
Hours/ |
Cost/ |
Startup |
O & M |
of |
Total |
Cost/ |
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| INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY |
Per Hour |
Per Hour |
Per Hour |
Year |
Year |
Cost |
Cost |
Respondents |
Hours/Year |
Year |
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| Letter of Intent |
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| From Partners |
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| Review PA |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
82 |
20.5 |
$1,193 |
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| Enter PA information into Upshot/database |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
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82 |
20.5 |
$1,193 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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41.0 |
$2,385 |
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| Annual Information Reporting Forms |
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| Prepare and send pre-populated forms to existing partners a |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.50 |
$20.11 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,490 |
745.0 |
$29,964 |
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| Review completed information form |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,490 |
372.5 |
$21,670 |
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| Enter information into database and file copy of the form |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,490 |
372.5 |
$21,670 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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1,490.0 |
$73,305 |
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| Initiate Information Follow-ups |
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| Call or email partner to request clarification of Partnership Agreement or annual reporting form b |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
637 |
159.3 |
$9,264 |
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| Review and enter data after receipt of information |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
637 |
159.3 |
$9,264 |
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| Request additional technical information via e-mail or telephone c |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
100 |
25.0 |
$1,454 |
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| Review and enter data after receipt of information |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
100 |
25.0 |
$1,454 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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368.5 |
$21,438 |
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| Receive Information updates |
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| Review and enter contact or profile information updates received from partners via GPP Website d |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
393 |
98.3 |
$5,716 |
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| SUBTOTAL |
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98.3 |
$5,716 |
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| Annual management review of GPP program e |
16.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
$1,466.33 |
$0 |
$0 |
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16.0 |
$1,466 |
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| TOTAL |
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1,572 |
2,013.8 |
$104,310 |
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| * Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2018 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 ($119.14); technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1 ($75,628); clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1 ($28,945). A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates . GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6 |
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| a Partners receive a pre-populated form with their data and simply review and update their information. Assumes 1490 partners previously completed the form and will update it in Year 2. |
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| b On average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes. |
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| c The Agency expects to request 100 GPP partners to provide additional technical information in Year 2 |
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| d An estimated 25% of all GPP partners are likely to make web updates because there is a promotional GPP Partner Profile on each individual partner page. All updates must be reviewed by Agency staff. |
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| e Assumed an annual EPA management review of Green Power Partnership program information collection activities and success. |
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| f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 1572, including 1490 existing Partners who submit annual forms and 82 new partners who submit Partnership Agreements. |
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| GPP Agency Burden - Year 3 |
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Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity |
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Total Hours and Costs |
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Mgr.* |
Tech.* |
Cler.* |
Agency |
Labor |
Capital/ |
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Number f |
Number of |
Total |
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$91.65 |
$58.18 |
$22.27 |
Hours/ |
Cost/ |
Startup |
O & M |
of |
Total |
Cost/ |
| INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY |
Per Hour |
Per Hour |
Per Hour |
Year |
Year |
Cost |
Cost |
Respondents |
Hours/Year |
Year |
| Letter of Intent |
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| From Partners |
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| Review PA |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
82 |
20.5 |
$1,193 |
| Enter PA information into Upshot/database |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
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82 |
20.5 |
$1,193 |
| SUBTOTAL |
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41.0 |
$2,385 |
| Annual Information Reporting Forms |
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| Prepare and send pre-populated forms to existing partners a |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.50 |
$20.11 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,550 |
775.0 |
$31,171 |
| Review completed information form |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,550 |
387.5 |
$22,543 |
| Enter information into database and file copy of the form |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
1,550 |
387.5 |
$22,543 |
| SUBTOTAL |
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1,550.0 |
$76,257 |
| Initiate Information Follow-ups |
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| Call or email partner to request clarification of Partnership Agreement or annual reporting form b |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
661 |
165.3 |
$9,613 |
| Review and enter data after receipt of information |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
661 |
165.3 |
$9,613 |
| Request additional technical information via e-mail or telephone c |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
100 |
25.0 |
$1,454 |
| Review and enter data after receipt of information |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
100 |
25.0 |
$1,454 |
| SUBTOTAL |
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380.5 |
$22,136 |
| Receive Information updates |
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| Review and enter contact or profile information updates received from partners via GPP Website d |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
$14.54 |
$0 |
$0 |
408 |
102.0 |
$5,934 |
| SUBTOTAL |
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102.0 |
$5,934 |
| Annual management review of GPP program e |
16.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
16.00 |
$1,466.33 |
$0 |
$0 |
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16.0 |
$1,466 |
| TOTAL |
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1,632 |
2,089.5 |
$108,178 |
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| * Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2018 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 ($119.14); technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1 ($75,628); clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1 ($28,945). A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates . GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6 |
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| a Partners receive a pre-populated form with their data and simply review and update their information. Assumes 1550 partners previously completed the form and will update it in Year 3. |
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| b On average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes. |
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| c The Agency expects to request 100 GPP partners to provide additional technical information in Year 3 |
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| d An estimated 25% of all GPP partners are likely to make web updates because there is a promotional GPP Partner Profile on each individual partner page. All updates must be reviewed by Agency staff. |
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| e Assumed an annual EPA management review of Green Power Partnership program information collection activities and success. |
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| f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 1632 including 1550 existing Partners who submit annual forms and 82 new partners who submit Partnership Agreements. |
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