| 121.46 | 148.45 | 60.23 | Updated labor rates | ||||||||
| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHHH) | |||||||||||
| Burden Item | (A) Respondent Hours per Occurrence (Technical Hours) |
(B) Number of Occurrences per Respondent per Year |
(C) Hours per Respondent per Year (C = A x B) |
(D) Number of Respondents per Year a |
(E) Technical Hours per Year (E = C x D) |
(F) Management Hours per Year (F = E x 0.05) |
(G) Clerical Hours per Year (G = E x 0.1) |
(H) Total Labor Costs per Year b |
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| 1. Applications | not applicable | ||||||||||
| 2. Surveys and Studies | not applicable | ||||||||||
| 3. Reporting Requirements | |||||||||||
| A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements c,d | 21 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 294 | 15 | 29 | $39,662 | |||
| B. Required Activities | |||||||||||
| 1) Periodic Performance Test, Sampling, and Report | |||||||||||
| a) Stripped Wastewater: TOHAP e | -10 | 12 | -117 | 14 | -1,632 | -82 | -163 | -$220,166 | |||
| b) Uncontrolled Wastewater: TOHAP e | -24 | 1 | -24 | 14 | -336 | -17 | -34 | -$45,328 | |||
| C. Create Information | Incl. in 3.B | ||||||||||
| D. Gather Information | Incl. in 3.E | ||||||||||
| E. Report Preparation | not applicable g | ||||||||||
| Subtotal for Reporting Requirements | -1,925 | -$225,832 | |||||||||
| 4. Recordkeeping Requirements | |||||||||||
| A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements | Incl. in 3.A | ||||||||||
| B. Implement Activities | not applicable | ||||||||||
| C. Develop Record System | not applicable | ||||||||||
| D. Record Information | |||||||||||
| 1) Records of TOHAP Wastewater Requirements | -15 | 1 | -15 | 14 | -210 | -10.5 | -21 | -$28,330 | |||
| E. Personnel Training | Incl. in 3.B | ||||||||||
| F. Time for Audits | not applicable | ||||||||||
| Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements | -242 | -$28,330 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COSTS (rounded) f | -2,170 | -$254,000 | #DIV/0! | hr per resp | |||||||
| TOTAL CAPITAL AND O&M COST (rounded) f | -$134,000 | ||||||||||
| GRAND TOTAL (rounded) f | -$388,000 | ||||||||||
| Labor hours and costs shown as negative to reflect savings from no longer performing TOHAP wastewater testing. | |||||||||||
| a Assumes that, over the next three years, approximately 14 existing respondents per year will be subject to the standard, and no new respondents will become subject to the standard. | |||||||||||
| d It will take 8 employees 8 hours per person to read and understand the rule requirements, and this was averaged over three years (average of 21 hrs/facility over three years). | |||||||||||
| e TOHAP Wastewater testing is estimated to take 4 hours per sample for 2 samples per facility. There are 17 wastewater streams for 14 major sources that are sampled monthly. There are 3 uncontrolled wastewater streams per source that are sampled annually. See Capital/O&M costs for TOHAP samples. | |||||||||||
| f Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. | |||||||||||
| g The proposed rule revisions do not impact reporting requirements and thus no burden or burden reduction is shown for report preparation. | |||||||||||
| Annual EPA Burden and Cost (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHHH) | |||||||||
| Burden Item | (A) EPA Person-Hours per Occurrence |
(B) Number of Occurrences per Plant per Year |
(C) EPA Person-Hours per Plant per Year (C = A x B) |
(D) Plants per Year |
(E) Technical Person-Hours per Year (E = C x D) |
(F) Management Person-Hours per Year (F = E x 0.05) |
(G) Clerical Person-Hours per Year (G = E x 0.1) |
(H) EPA Total Cost per Year b |
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| 1. Applications | not applicable | ||||||||
| 2. Familiarization with Rule Requirements a | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 4 | 8 | $4,551 | |
| 3. Required Activities | |||||||||
| A. Observe initial performance tests | 48 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| B. Excess emissions -- Enforcement Activities | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | |
| C. Create Information | not applicable | ||||||||
| D. Gather Information | not applicable | ||||||||
| E. Report Reviews | not applicable c | ||||||||
| F. Prepare annual summary report d | 32 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.00 | |
| 4. Travel expenses: (1 person * 30 hours per year / 8 hours per day * $75 per diem) + ($600 per round trip) = | n/a | per trip | $0 | ||||||
| TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) e | 92 | $4,600 | |||||||
| a Total Number of occurrences is the number of states and EPA Regions with affected sources (6 states + 4 EPA regions = 10 respondents). Assumed 8 hours per state and region to read and understand the rule requirements. | |||||||||
| b Labor rates are $68.37 for managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $42.73 + 60%), $50.72 for technical (GS-12, Step 1, $31.70 + 60%), and $27.46 for clerical (GS-6, Step 3, $17.16 + 60%). These rates from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2018 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. | |||||||||
| c The proposed rule revisions do not impact reporting requirements and thus no burden or burden reduction is shown for report preparation. | |||||||||
| d Using four hours per state (8 states) to write annual summary report. | |||||||||
| e Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. | |||||||||
| Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs | ||||||
| Capital/Startup/O&M Item | (A) Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent |
(B) Number of New Respondents |
(C) Total Capital/Startup Cost (C = A x B) |
(D) Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent |
(E) Number of Respondents with O&M |
(F) Total O&M (F = D x E) |
| Stripped Wastewater: TOHAP Testing 1 | $654 | 0 | $0 | -$7,850 | 14 | -$109,899 |
| Uncontrolled Wastewater: TOHAP Testing 2 | $1,693 | 0 | $0 | -$1,693 | 14 | -$23,704 |
| Total | $0 | -$134,000 | ||||
| Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. | ||||||
| O&M costs shown as negative to reflect savings from no longer performing TOHAP wastewater testing. | ||||||
| 1 Average cost for TOHAP testing is $654 per major source, and 1 test per major source per month. | ||||||
| 2 TOHAP testing on uncontrolled streams is performed annually. There are an average of 3 uncontrolled streams per facility. |
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