Burden Calculations Tables

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Overview

Totals
I- RIN Generators
II- Obligated Parties
III- RIN Owners
IV- Exporters
Labor Costs

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Sheet 1: Totals

	Total Hours and Cost
	Number of Respondents	Total Number of Responses per Year	Total Hours/ Year	Total Cost/Year
RIN Generators	6,453	753,567	67,721	6,382,591
Obligated Parties	6,522	993,093	76,693	7,226,109
RIN Owners	7,767	907,013	81,510	7,682,253
Exporters	1,377	160,803	14,451	1,361,975
Total	22,119	2,814,476	240,375	22,652,928

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Sheet 2: I- RIN Generators

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 1 - RIN Generators (Assuming 595 Producers and 122 Importers of Renewable Fuels, for a total of 717 RIN Generators)
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Applicable Forms
Citation	Activity	Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response	Clerical Only Hours/ Response	Purchased Services Hours/ Response	Total Cost/ Response (dollars)	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per party/year	Total Number of Responses per Year	Total Hours/ Year	Total Cost/Year
§80.1451	Reporting: Submission of Quarterly RFS Activity Report (reporting of RIN holding threshold compliance, corporate and contractual affiliates)	0.50	0.00	0.00	47	717	4	2,868	1,434	134,796	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1435	Reporting: Calculations related to quarterly RFS Activity Report	4.00	0.00	0.00	376	717	4	2,868	11,472	1,078,368	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1451	Reporting: Upfront requirement to read and understand revised quarterly RFS Activity Report	1.00	0.00	0.00	94	717	1	717	717	67,398	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF; w/in EMTS
§80.1452	Reporting: RIN trade price, transaction type	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	717	260	186,420	1,864	175,235	w/in EMTS
§80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (RIN holding threshold compliance)	4.00	0.00	0.25	423	717	1	717	3,047	303,291	USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates to accommodate RIN holdings data	40.00	0.00	0.00	3,760	717	1	717	28,680	2,695,920	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of daily aggregated RIN holdings	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	717	260	186,420	9,321	876,174	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of compliance with primary RIN holdings threshold	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	717	260	186,420	1,864	175,235	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Retention of records supporting reports (RIN holdings, trade price substantiation, type of transaction, contact information for unregistered affiliates, documentation supporting an exemption)	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	717	260	186,420	9,321	876,174	CBP
GRAND TOTAL						6,453		753,567	67,721	6,382,591
Assumptions: Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine reporting. Most routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions.
Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up.

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Sheet 3: II- Obligated Parties

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 2 - Obligated Parties (Refiners/Importers of Non-Renewable Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, assumes 460 refiners plus 263 importers, total of 723 obligated parties)
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Applicable Forms
Citation	Activity	Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response	Clerical Only Hours/ Response	Purchased Services Hours/ Response	Total Cost/ Response (dollars)	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per party/year	Total Number of Responses per Year	Total Hours/ Year	Total Cost/Year
§80.1451	Reporting: Submission of Quarterly RFS Activity Report (reporting of RIN holding threshold compliance, corporate and contractual affiliates)	0.50	0.00	0.00	47	723	4	2,892	1,446	135,924	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1435	Reporting: Calculations related to quarterly RFS Activity Report	4.00	0.00	0.00	376	723	4	2,892	11,568	1,087,392	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1451	Reporting: Upfront requirement to read and understand revised quarterly RFS Activity Report	1.00	0.00	0.00	94	723	1	723	723	67,962	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF; w/in EMTS
§80.1452	Reporting: RIN trade price, transaction type	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	723	260	187,980	1,880	176,701	w/in EMTS
§80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (RIN holding calculations, affiliated parties)	4.00	0.00	0.25	423	723	1	723	3,073	305,829	USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS
§80.1451	Reporting: Internal systems updates to accommodate calculations related to new reporting requirements	40.00	0.00	0.00	3,760	723	1	723	28,920	2,718,480	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of daily aggregated RIN holdings	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	723	365	263,895	13,195	1,240,307	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of compliance with primary RIN holdings threshold	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	723	365	263,895	2,639	248,061	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of compliance with secondary RIN holdings threshold	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	15	365	5,475	55	5,147	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Retention of records supporting reports (RIN holdings, trade price substantiation, type of transaction, contact information for unregistered affiliates, documentation supporting an exemption)	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	723	365	263,895	13,195	1,240,307	CBP
GRAND TOTAL						6,522		993,093	76,693	7,226,109
Assumptions: Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine reporting. Most routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions.
Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up.

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Sheet 4: III- RIN Owners

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 3 - RIN Owners (Assumes 863 RIN Owners)
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Applicable Forms
Citation	Activity	Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response	Clerical Only Hours/ Response	Purchased Services Hours/ Response	Total Cost/ Response (dollars)	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per party/year	Total Number of Responses per Year	Total Hours/ Year	Total Cost/Year
§80.1451	Reporting: Submission of Quarterly RFS Activity Report (reporting of RIN holding threshold compliance, corporate and contractual affiliates)	0.50	0.00	0.00	47	863	4	3,452	1,726	162,244	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1435	Reporting: Calculations related to quarterly RFS Activity Report	4.00	0.00	0.00	376	863	4	3,452	13,808	1,297,952	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1451	Reporting: Upfront requirement to read and understand revised quarterly RFS Activity Report	1.00	0.00	0.00	94	863	1	863	863	81,122	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF; w/in EMTS
§ 80.1452	Reporting: RIN trade price, transaction type	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	863	260	224,380	2,244	210,917	w/in EMTS
§80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (RIN holding threshold compliance)	4.00	0.00	0.25	423	863	1	863	3,668	365,049	USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates to accommodate RIN holdings data	40.00	0.00	0.00	3,760	863	1	863	34,520	3,244,880	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of daily aggregated RIN holdings	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	863	260	224,380	11,219	1,054,586	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of compliance with primary RIN holdings threshold	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	863	260	224,380	2,244	210,917	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Retention of records supporting reports (RIN holdings, trade price substantiation, type of transaction, contact information for unregistered affiliates, documentation supporting an exemption)	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	863	260	224,380	11,219	1,054,586	CBP
GRAND TOTAL						7,767		907,013	81,510	7,682,253
Assumptions: Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine reporting. Most routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions.
Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up.

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Sheet 5: IV- Exporters

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 4 - Exporters (Assumes 153 Exporters)
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Applicable Forms
Citation	Activity	Standard Industry Mix Hours/ Response	Clerical Only Hours/ Response	Purchased Services Hours/ Response	Total Cost/ Response (dollars)	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per party/year	Total Number of Responses per Year	Total Hours/ Year	Total Cost/Year
§80.1451	Reporting: Submission of Quarterly RFS Activity Report (reporting of RIN holding threshold compliance, corporate and contractual affiliates)	0.50	0.00	0.00	47	153	4	612	306	28,764	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1435	Reporting: Calculations related to quarterly RFS Activity Report	4.00	0.00	0.00	376	153	4	612	2,448	230,112	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF
§80.1451	Reporting: Upfront requirement to read and understand revised quarterly RFS Activity Report	1.00	0.00	0.00	94	153	1	153	153	14,382	RFS0105: RFS ACTIVITY REPORT/URF; w/in EMTS
§80.1452	Reporting: RIN trade price, transaction type	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	153	260	39,780	398	37,393	w/in EMTS
§80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (RIN holding threshold compliance)	4.00	0.00	0.25	423	153	1	153	650	64,719	USER GUIDE TO OTAQREG FOR ATTEST ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE RFS
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates to accommodate RIN holdings data	40.00	0.00	0.00	3,760	153	1	153	6,120	575,280	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of daily aggregated RIN holdings	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	153	260	39,780	1,989	186,966	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Calculation of compliance with primary RIN holdings threshold	0.01	0.00	0.00	1	153	260	39,780	398	37,393	CBP
§80.1454	Recordkeeping: Retention of records supporting reports (RIN holdings, trade price substantiation, type of transaction, contact information for unregistered affiliates, documentation supporting an exemption)	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	153	260	39,780	1,989	186,966	CBP
GRAND TOTAL						1,377		160,803	14,451	1,361,975
Assumptions: Assumes 260 *work days* for determining daily transactional and routine reporting. Most routine/daily recordkeeping and reporting is highly automated, so we assume daily batching of transactions.
Rounding: Decimals below .5 are rounded down; decimals of .5 and above are rounded up.

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Sheet 6: Labor Costs

Labor Costs
Labor Type	Labor Cost/hour	Labor + Overhead/ houra	Portion attributed/hour	Employer Cost/hour
Managerial	57.20	115	0.05	5.75
Technical/Professional	52.99	106	0.7	74.20
Clerical	19.67	40	0.2	8.00
Legal	57.25	115	0.05	5.75
Total Employer Cost/hour				94.00
Purchased Servicesb				188
a Overhead is calculated to be equal to the cost of labor.
b The cost of purchased services (for example, cost of attest auditors) is calculated at twice the Total Employer Cost. This figure makes for an easily understandable estimate, and matches past feedback we have received from industry on the actual cost of such services.
The estimates used the Bureau of Labor Statistics figures from "National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment & Wage Estimate “Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing” (March 2017).
These were the most recent estimates available at the time of development of the proposed rule.