2451.03 Attachment E- Wage Rates

Soil and Non-Soil Fumigant Risk Mitigation 2070-0197

ATTACHMENT E

Work Sheets used to Calculate Respondent Labor Costs

This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0150

and is part of the ICR’s Supporting Statement.

Respondent Labor Costs:

Agricultural Workers (NAICS 452092)

Item	Formula	Labor Category2
		Certified Applicator	Pesticide Handlers & Applicators
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$17.73	$14.98
Benefits Percentage3	Lb = B/W	45%	45%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$7.98	$6.74
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$25.71	$21.72

1. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS 452092– Agricultural Workers, May 2021, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics

2. Standard Occupational Codes:

Management: 11-0000, Management Occupations

Technical: 19-0000, Life Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Administrative: 43-0000, Office, Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations

3. Total benefits/wages based on May 2021 Employer costs for employee compensation, All Civilian nonfarm workers, ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ocwc/ect/ececqrtn.pdf

4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pp. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the loaded labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.

Registrants (Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing) (NAICS: 325300)

Item	Formula	Labor Category2
		Managerial	Technical	Clerical
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$69.64	$37.44	$25.59
Benefits Percentage3	Lb = B/W	45%	45%	45%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$31.34	$16.85	$11.52
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$100.98	$54.29	$37.11
Overhead Percentage4	Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$50.49	$27.14	$18.55
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb + OH = W + B + OH	$151.47	$81.43	$55.66

5. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS 325300– Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, May 2021, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics

6. Standard Occupational Codes:

Management: 11-0000, Management Occupations

Technical: 19-0000, Life Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Administrative: 43-0000, Office, Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations

7. Total benefits/wages based on May 2021 Employer costs for employee compensation, All Civilian nonfarm workers, ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ocwc/ect/ececqrtn.pdf

8. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pp. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the loaded labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.

States, Tribes, Territories (NAICS 999200)

Item	Formula	Labor Category2
		Managerial	Technical	Clerical
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$47.69	$32.49	$21.79
Benefits Percentage3	Lb = B/W	45%	45%	45%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$21.46	$14.62	$9.81
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$69.15	$47.11	$31.60
Overhead Percentage4	Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$34.58	$23.56	$15.80
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb + OH = W + B + OH	$103.73	$70.67	$47.39

9. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS 999200 – State Government, May 2021, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics

10. Standard Occupational Codes:

Management: 11-0000, Management Occupations

Technical: 19-0000, Life Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Administrative: 43-0000, Office, Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations

11. Total benefits/wages based on May 2021 Employer costs for employee compensation, All Civilian nonfarm workers, ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ocwc/ect/ececqrtn.pdf

12. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pp. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the loaded labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.

Work Sheets used to Calculate EPA and Federal Government Labor Costs

This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0150

and is part of the ICR’s Supporting Statement

EPA / Federal Government Labor Costs (NAICS 999100)

Item	Formula	Labor Category2
		Managerial	Technical	Administrative
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$ 63.67	$ 42.00	$ 23.24
Benefits Percentage3	Lb = B/W	45%	45%	45%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$28.65	$18.90	$10.46
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W+B = W(1+Lb)	$92.32	$60.90	$33.70
Overhead Percentage4	Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$46.16	$30.45	$16.85
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb+OH = W+B+OH	$138.48	$91.35	$50.55
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS 999100 – Federal Executive Branch, May 2021, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics Standard Occupational Codes: Management: 11-0000, Management Occupations Technical: 19-0000, Life Physical, and Social Science Occupations Administrative: 43-0000, Office, Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations Total benefits/wages based on May 2021 Employer costs for employee compensation, All Civilian nonfarm workers, ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ocwc/ect/ececqrtn.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pp. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the loaded labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.