Burden Calculations

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Overview

Year 1
Year 2+
Federal Government Cost

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Sheet 1: Year 1

	Total Annual Responses	Total Burden Hours	Total Burden Cost	Total Salary Cost
	4,449	77,195	$0	$5,415,651.99
OSRP
Core Plan - Development - Class I Railroads	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Senior		7	1	7	40	280	$0	$86.90	$24,332.00
Administrative		7	1	7	40	280	$0	$41.82	$11,709.60
Mid-Level		7	1	7	100	700	$0	$42.20	$29,540.00
Total	Part 130 Subpart C	7		7	180	1,260	$0		$65,581.60
Core Plan - Development - Class II Railroads	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Senior		11	1	11	40	440	$0	$86.90	$38,236.00
Administrative		11	1	11	40	440	$0	$41.82	$18,400.80
Mid-Level		11	1	11	100	1,100	$0	$42.20	$46,420.00
Total	Part 130 Subpart C	11		11	180	1,980	$0		$103,056.80
Core Plan - Development - Class III Railroads	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Senior		55	1	55	40	2,200	$0	$86.90	$191,180.00
Administrative		55	1	55	40	2,200	$0	$41.82	$92,004.00
Mid-Level		55	1	55	100	5,500	$0	$42.20	$232,100.00
Total	Part 130 Subpart C	55		55	180	9,900	$0		$515,284.00
Response Zones - Development - Class I Railroads	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Senior		7	8	56	40	2,240	$0	$86.90	$194,656.00
Administrative		7	8	56	40	2,240	$0	$41.82	$93,676.80
Mid-Level		7	8	56	100	5,600	$0	$42.20	$236,320.00
Total	Part 130 Subpart C	7		56	180	10,080	$0		$524,652.80
Response Zones - Development - Class II Railroads	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Senior		11	2	22	40	880	$0	$86.90	$76,472.00
Administrative		11	2	22	40	880	$0	$41.82	$36,801.60
Mid-Level		11	2	22	100	2,200	$0	$42.20	$92,840.00
Total	Part 130 Subpart C	11		22	180	3,960	$0		$206,113.60
Response Zones - Development - Class III Railroads	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Senior		55	1	55	40	2,200	$0	$86.90	$191,180.00
Administrative		55	1	55	40	2,200	$0	$41.82	$92,004.00
Mid-Level		55	1	55	100	5,500	$0	$42.20	$232,100.00
Total	Part 130 Subpart C	55		55	180	9,900	$0		$515,284.00
	Section	Respondents	Frequency of Submission (Years)	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Submission	Part 130 Subpart C	73	5	0.2	15	0.5	7	$0	$41.82	$305.29
INCIDENT REPORTING
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Incident Reporting for Flammable Liquids by Rail	171.16	15	1	15	2	30	$0	$86.90	$2,607.00
SAMPLING AND TESTING PLAN
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Sampling and Testing Plan	173.41	1,804	1	1,804	10	18,040	$0	$86.90	$1,567,676.00
ROUTING
Collection by Line Segment	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	10	1	10	40	400	$0	$86.90	$34,760.00
Class III Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	160	1	160	40	6,400	$0	$86.90	$556,160.00
Security Analysis	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	10	5	50	16	800	$0	$86.90	$69,520.00
Class III Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	160	2	320	8	2,560	$0	$86.90	$222,464.00
Alternative Routing Security Analysis	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	10	4	40	12	480	$0	$86.90	$41,712.00
Class III Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	64	0.5	32	4	128	$0	$86.90	$11,123.20
TANK CAR RETROFITTING
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Minutes per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Retrofitting Progress	174.310(a)(5)	50	1	50	30	25	$0	$86.90	$2,172.50
NOTIFICATION PLANS
Development	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II & III Railroads	174.312	131	2.5	328	30	9,825	$0	$86.90	$853,792.50
Maintenance	Section	Respondents	Monthly Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class I, II, & III Railroads	174.312	47	2.5	1,410	1	1,410	$0	$86.90	$122,529.00
DOT Request	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class I, II, & III Railroads	174.312	47	0.21	9.87	1	10	$0	$86.90	$857.70
		OES Mean Hourly Wage	Compensation Percentage	Adjusted Mean Hourly Wage
	Occupation labor rates based on 2017 Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey (OES) for “General and Operations Managers (11-1021).” https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111021.htm The hourly mean wage for this occupation ($59.35) is adjusted to reflect the total costs of employee compensation based on the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary, which indicates that wages for civilian workers are 68.3 percent of total compensation (total wage = wage rate/wage % of total compensation).	$59.35	68.30%	$86.90
Senior Salary	Occupation labor rates based on 2017 Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey (OES) for “Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6011).” https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436011.htm The hourly mean wage for this occupation ($28.56) is adjusted to reflect the total costs of employee compensation based on the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary, which indicates that wages for civilian workers are 68.3 percent of total compensation (total wage = wage rate/wage % of total compensation).	$28.56	68.30%	$41.82
Administrative Salary	Occupation labor rates based on 2017 Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey (OES) for “Rail Transportation Worker, all other (53-4099).” https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436011.htm The hourly mean wage for this occupation ($28.56) is adjusted to reflect the total costs of employee compensation based on the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary, which indicates that wages for civilian workers are 68.3 percent of total compensation (total wage = wage rate/wage % of total compensation).	$28.82	68.30%	$42.20
Rail Transportation Worker

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Sheet 2: Year 2+

	Total Annual Responses	Total Burden Hours	Total Burden Cost	Total Salary Cost
	8,095	112,918	$0	$9,811,787.42
OSRP
Maintenance	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class I Railroads	Part 130 Subpart C	7	1	7	162	1,134	$0	$86.90	$98,544.60
Class II Railroads	Part 130 Subpart C	11	1	11	54	594	$0	$86.90	$51,618.60
Class III Railroads	Part 130 Subpart C	55	1	55	36	1,980	$0	$86.90	$172,062.00
	Section	Respondents	Frequency of Submission (Years)	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Submission	Part 130 Subpart C	178	5	0.2	35.6	0.5	18	$0	$41.82	$744.40
INCIDENT REPORTING
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Incident Reporting for Flammable Liquids by Rail	171.15; 171.16	15	1	15	2	30	$0	$86.90	$2,607.00
SAMPLING AND TESTING PLAN
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Sampling and Testing Plan	173.41	1804	1	1,804	40	72,160	$0	$86.90	$6,270,704.00
ROUTING
Security Analysis	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	10	5	50	80	4,000	$0	$86.90	$347,600.00
Class III Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	160	2	320	40	12,800	$0	$86.90	$1,112,320.00
Alternative Routing Security Analysis	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	10	4	40	120	4,800	$0	$86.90	$417,120.00
Class III Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	160	1	160	20	3,200	$0	$86.90	$278,080.00
Collection by Line Segment	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Class II Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	10	1	10	40	400	$0	$86.90	$34,760.00
Class III Railroads	174.310(a)(1); Part 172, Subpart I	160	1	160	40	6,400	$0	$86.90	$556,160.00
TANK CAR RETROFITTING
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Minutes per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Retrofitting Progress	174.310(a)(5)	50	1	50	30	25	$0	$86.90	$2,172.50
NOTIFICATION PLANS
	Section	Respondents	Monthly Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
Maintenance	174.312	178	2.5	5340	1	5,340	$0	$86.90	$464,046.00
	Section	Respondents	Annual Responses per Respondent	Annual Responses	Hours per Response	Total Burden Hours	Burden Cost	Salary Cost per Hour	Total Salary Cost
DOT Request	174.312	178	0.21	37.38	1	37	$0	$86.90	$3,248.32
		OES Mean Hourly Wage	Compensation Percentage	Adjusted Mean Hourly Wage
Senior Salary	Occupation labor rates based on 2017 Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey (OES) for “General and Operations Managers (11-1021).” https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111021.htm The hourly mean wage for this occupation ($59.35) is adjusted to reflect the total costs of employee compensation based on the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary, which indicates that wages for civilian workers are 68.3 percent of total compensation (total wage = wage rate/wage % of total compensation).	$59.35	68.30%	$86.90
Administrative Salary	Occupation labor rates based on 2017 Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey (OES) for “Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6011).” https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436011.htm The hourly mean wage for this occupation ($28.56) is adjusted to reflect the total costs of employee compensation based on the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary, which indicates that wages for civilian workers are 68.3 percent of total compensation (total wage = wage rate/wage % of total compensation).	$28.56	68.30%	$41.82
Rail Transportation Worker	Occupation labor rates based on 2017 Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey (OES) for “Rail Transportation Worker, all other (53-4099).” https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436011.htm The hourly mean wage for this occupation ($28.56) is adjusted to reflect the total costs of employee compensation based on the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary, which indicates that wages for civilian workers are 68.3 percent of total compensation (total wage = wage rate/wage % of total compensation).	$28.82	68.30%	$42.20

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Sheet 3: Federal Government Cost

		Total Enforcement Hours	Salary + Fringe and Overhead Per Hour	Total Salary Cost
		416	$63.39	$26,372.18
		Number of FTE	Salary + Fringe and Overhead	Total Salary Cost
	Year 1	4	$156,358.06	$625,432.22
	Year 2	1	$156,358.06	$156,358.06
Cost to review and approve OSRPs, PHMSA used annual wage data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to estimate wages for its staff at the 2019 General Schedule (GS) level 14, step 1, wage class for the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia metropolitan area. In accordance with the OMB Circular No. A-76 (M-07-02; 2006), PHMSA included a load factor of 36.45 percent for the Federal wage to account for fringe benefits.	$114,590	36.45%	$156,358.06
Cost to enforcement, PHMSA used hourly wage data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to estimate wages for its staff at the 2019 General Schedule (GS) level 13, step 1, wage class for the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia metropolitan area. In accordance with the OMB Circular No. A-76 (M-07-02; 2006), PHMSA included a load factor of 36.45 percent for the Federal wage to account for fringe benefits.	$46.46	36.45%	$63.39
			Total	$651,804.40