Appendix A - Detailed Burden Estimates

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Overview

Summary
I-Biogas Producers
II-Renewable Electricity Gen
III-RERGs
IV-RNG Prods et al.
V -QAP
VI -RNG RIN separators
VII - Third Parties
LIST OF ALL FORMS & INSTR.
Labor Costs

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Sheet 1: Summary

Summary
Type of Respondent	Total Responses per Year	Total Hours per Year	Total Cost per Year (Labor and Non-Labor)
Biogas Producers	36,477	43,475	$8,072,257
Renewable Electricity Generators	36,753	42,711	$8,103,169
RERGs	8,880	20,794	$2,701,313
RNG Producers, RNG importers, and RIN generators of biogas-derived renewable fuel in a closed system, and other listed respondents	34,990	48,578	$6,972,459
QAP Providers	60	492	$85,008	NOTE: QAP Providers perform third party services, have reports they must file and are different from other Third Parties.
RNG RIN separators	26,850	24,960	$4,440,840
Third Parties	10	0	$0	NOTE: The 0 values are correct - hours and $ are billed to their clients in these estimates.
GRAND TOTAL	144,020	181,010	$30,375,047
TOTAL NUMBER of Respondents:
10,454
Non-Labor Costs* Only:
$22,422,240
*Non-Labor Costs include capital, O&M, and purchased services.
These costs are reflected in the "OMB Inventory."
(The spreadsheet provides the total of non-labor and labor costs for transparency and better understanding of the program.)

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Sheet 2: I-Biogas Producers

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table I - Biogas Producers - assumes 176 domestic and 20 foreign respondents, for a total of 196
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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 (Labor and Non-Labor)		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (ALL PURCHASED SERVICES)
40 CFR Part 80
§80.145, 80. 1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by Biogas Producers; set up initial system accounts with EPA	1.00	0.00	0.00	92.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	196.00	18032.00	OTAQREG; assumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0.00
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by Biogas Producers; submit company and facility program registration information under 80.145(c)(1) and 1090.805 and perform necessary association with third parties (auditor) following forms & procedures	1.00	0.00	0.00	92.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	196.00	18032.00	OTAQREG; asumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0.00
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by Biogas Producers; information to establish the volume of biogas, in Btus, produced over a period of time volume for each biogas production facility, including the following as applicable under 80.145(c)(2)	12.00	0.00	0.00	1104.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	2352.00	216384.00	OTAQREG; assumes 36 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0.00
§80.145, 80.1450, supbart I	Reporting: Registration by Biogas Producers; Third Party Engineering Review	0.00	0.00	16.00	3680.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	3136.00	721280.00	OTAQREG; assumes 48 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR. All purchased services.	721,280.00
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Update registration as needed to reflect changes in information, etc.	0.50	0.00	0.00	46.00	20.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	46.00	OTAQREG; assumes 10% of respondents do this each year of this ICR.	0.00
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: monthly batch reports that include detailed information about each batch of biogas, such as production date, volume, designation, etc.; all items listed in 80.150(b)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92.00	196.00	12.00	2352.00	2352.00	216384.00	New Form: RFS4100	0.00
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates (e.g. to program PTDs and batch number generation)	8.00	0.00	0.00	736.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	1568.00	144256.00	One time burden; 24 hours divided by 3 years to annualize	0.00
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Assign batch numbers	0.50	0.00	0.00	46.00	196.00	52.00	10192.00	5096.00	468832.00	Assumes one batch per week and a somewhat automated process.	0.00
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: keep copies of registration, reporting, and other compliance records, PTDs under 80.155(a) and keep records specific to biogas production under 80.155(b), including contracts, affidavits, etc.	0.05	0.10	0.00	10.00	196.00	52.00	10192.00	1528.80	101920.00	Assumes weekly and a customary business practice (CBP) process. Assumes a minimal amount of clerical oversight daily to ensure proper filing/retention throughout the compliance period.	0.00
§80.160 and §80.1453 or 40 CFR part 1090, subpart L, as applicable	Recordkeeping: PTD requirements	0.05	0.00	0.00	4.60	196.00	52.00	10192.00	509.60	46883.20	Assumes weekly frequency and a somewhat automated process; PTDs are CBP.	0.00
§80.165	Recordkeeping: perform/retain records of sampling, testing and measurement.	0.00	0.00	2.00	460.00	196.00	12.00	2352.00	4704.00	1,081,920.00	Estimate assumes a monthly frequency. Assumes all purchased services.	1,081,920.00
§80.170	Reporting: additional requirements for Foreign Entities; letter from RCO, bond posting, English language translations, etc. requirements specific to foreign entities.	4.00	0.00	0.00	368.00	20.00	1.00	20.00	80.00	7360.00	CBP	0.00
§80.175 and 80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual)	0.00	0.00	32.00	7360.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	6272.00	1,442,560.00	New form: ATT0102 All purchased services.	1,442,560.00
§80.180, 80.1469 et seq.	Reporting: QAP - generally applicable under §80.1469(c) through (f) and specific elements applicable under 80.180(b)	0.00	0.00	80.00	18400.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	15680.00	3,606,400.00	Participation in QAP is proposed to be voluntary, but we predict all respondents may choose to participate. Existing forms to be updated for this include: QAP forms 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400 - these are submitted by QAP providers on behalf of these respondents All purchased services.	3,606,400.00
GRAND TOTAL						2,392		36,477	43,475	8,072,257.20		6,852,160.00

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Sheet 3: II-Renewable Electricity Gen

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 2 - Renewable Electricity Generators - assumes 176 domestic and 20 foreign entites - assume most are co-located generation with Table 1, 196 total
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (All Purchased Services )
40 CFR Part 80
§80.145, 80. 1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by Renewable Electricity Generators; set up initial system accounts with EPA	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	196	1	196	196	18,032	OTAQREG; assumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by Renewable Electricy Generators; submit company and facility program registration information under 80.145(d)(1) and 1090.805 and perform necessary association with third parties (auditor) following forms & procedures	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	196	1	196	196	18,032	OTAQREG; asumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by Renewable Electricy Generators; information to establish the volume of biogas, in Btus, produced over a period of time volume for each biogas production facility, including the following as applicable under 80.145(d)(2)	12.00	0.00	0.00	1,104	196	1	100	100	110,400	OTAQREG; assumes 36 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, supbart I	Reporting: Registration by Renewable Electricty Generators; Third Party Engineering Review	0.00	0.00	16.00	3,680	196	1	196	3,136	721,280	OTAQREG; assumes 48 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR. All purchased services.	721,280.00
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Update registration as needed to reflect changes in information, etc.	0.50	0.00	0.00	46	20	1	1	1	46	OTAQREG; assumes 10% of respondents do this each year of this ICR.	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Recordkeeing : monthly batch info related to detailed report information from 80.150(c )	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	196	12	2,352	2,352	216,384	CBP	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: annual production characteristics reporting under 80.150©	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	196	1	196	784	72,128	New forms: RFS4200, RFS 4400	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates (e.g. to program PTDs and batch number generation)	8.00	0.00	0.00	736	196	1	196	1,568	144,256	One time burden; 24 hours divided by 3 years to annualize	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Assign batch numbers	0.50	0.00	0.00	46	196	52	10,192	5,096	468,832	Assumes one batch per week and a somewhat automated process.	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: keep copies of registration, reporting, and other compliance records, PTDs under 80.155(a) and keep records specific to biogas production under 80.155(c), including contracts, affidavits, etc.	0.05	0.10	0.00	10	196	52	10,192	1,529	101,920	Assumes weekly and a customary business practice (CBP) process. Assumes a minimal amount of clerical oversight daily to ensure proper filing/retention throughout the compliance period.	0
§80.160 and §80.1453 or 40 CFR part 1090, subpart L, as applicable	Recordkeeping: PTD requirements	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	196	52	10,192	510	46,883	Assumes weekly frequency and a somewhat automated process; PTDs are CBP.	0
§80.165	Recordkeeping: perform/retain records of sampling, testing and measurement.	0.00	0.00	2.00	460	196	12	2,352	4,704	1,081,920	Estimate assumes a monthly frequency. All purchased services.	1,081,920.00
§80.170	Reporting: additional requirements for Foreign Entities; letter from RCO, bond posting, English language translations, etc. requirements specific to foreign entities.	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	196	1	196	784	72,128	CBP	0
§80.175 and 80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual)	0.00	0.00	32.00	7,360	196	1	196	6,272	1,442,560	New form: ATT0102 . All purchased services.	1,442,560
§80.180, 80.1469 et seq.	Reporting: QAP - generally applicable under §80.1469(c) through (f) and specific elements applicable under 80.180(b)	0.00	0.00	80.00	18,400	196	1	196	15,680	3,606,400	Participation in QAP is proposed to be voluntary, but we predict all respondents may choose to participate. FORMS to be updated for this include:QAP forms 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400 - these are submitted by QAP providers on behalf of these respondents All purchased services.	3,606,400.00
GRAND TOTAL						2,764		36,753	42,711	8,103,169		6,852,160

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Sheet 4: III-RERGs

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 3 - Renewable Electricity RIN Generators (RERGs) - 50 domestic respondents and one (1) foreign respondent
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (All Purchased Services)
§80.145, 80. 1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by RERGs; set up initial system accounts with EPA	1	0	0	92	51	1	51	51	4692	OTAQREG; assumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by RERGs; submit company and facility program registration information under 80.145(e)(1) and 1090.805 and perform necessary association with third parties (auditor) following forms & procedures	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	51	1	51	51	4,692	OTAQREG; asumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration by RERGs; , including the specific registration items applicable to RERGs under 80.145(e)(2)-(3)	12.00	0.00	0.00	1104	51	1	51	612	56,304	OTAQREG; assumes 36 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Update registration as needed to reflect changes in information, etc.	0.50	0.00	0.00	46	5	1	5	3	230	OTAQREG; assumes 10% of respondents do this each year of this ICR.	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: quarterly reports by RERGs to related to fleet under 80.150(c)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	51	4	204	204	18,768	New form: RFS4600, RFS4700	-
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: quarterly reports related to volumes and RIN Generation, retirement 80.150 (c )	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	51	4	204	204	18,768	New forms: RFS0107, RFS4300, RFS5400	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: quarterly electricity data transfer 80.150 (c ) and (d)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	51	4	204	204	18,768	New form: RFS 4500	0
§80.150, 80.1452	Reporting: EMTS (RIN generation/transactional reporting)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	51	52	2,652	2,652	243,984	Assumes one EMTS report per week; EMTS
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates	8.00	0.00	0.00	736	51	1	51	408	37,536	One time burden; 24 hours divided by 3 years to annualize	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: keep copies of registration, reporting, and other compliance records, PTDs under 80.155(a) and keep records specific to generation and assignment of RINs under 80.155(d), including contracts, affidavits, etc.	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	51	52	2,652	10,608	975,936	Assumes weekly and a customary business practice (CBP) process. Since information to be retained is somewhat detailed related to RIN generation and assignment, assumes appropriate amount of time for weekly oversight.	0
§80.160 and §80.1453 or 40 CFR part 1090, subpart L, as applicable	Recordkeeping: PTD requirements	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	51	52	2,652	133	12,199	Assumes weekly frequency and a somewhat automated process; PTDs are CBP.	0
§80.170	Reporting: additional requirements for foreign RERG; letter from RCO, bond posting, English language translations, etc. requirements specific to foreign entities.	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	1	1	1	4	368	CBP	0
§80.175 and 80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual)	0.00	0.00	32.00	7360	51	1	51	1,632	375,360	New form: ATT0102 All purchased services.	375,360.00
§80.180, 80.1469 et seq.	Reporting: QAP -Prior to the generation of a Q-RIN from renewable electricity, a RERG must have an approved QAP under §80.180	0.00	0.00	80.00	18400	51	1	51	4,080	938,400	Existing forms to be updated include:QAP forms 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400 - these are submitted by QAP providers on behalf of these respondents All purchased services.	938,400.00
GRAND TOTAL						618		8,880	20,794	2,701,313		1,313,760.00

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Sheet 5: IV-RNG Prods et al.

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 4 - RNG Producers, RNG importers, and RIN generators of biogas-derived renewable fuel in a closed system* and Other Listed Parties
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (Capital, O&M and Purchased Services)
40 CFR Part 80
Provisions for RNG Producers, RNG Importers and RIN Generators of Biogas-Derived Renewable Fuel in a Closed System
§80.145, 80. 1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration; set up initial system accounts with EPA	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	90	1	90	90	8,280	New registrants; OTAQREG; assumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: submit company and facility program registration information under 80.145(e)(1) and 1090.805 and perform necessary association with third parties (auditor) following forms & procedures	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	90	1	90	90	8,280	New registrants; OTAQREG; asumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration; including the specific registration items applicable to these parties under 80.145(e)(2)-(3)	12.00	0.00	0.00	1104	51	1	51	90	56,304	New registrants; OTAQREG; assumes 36 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Update registration as needed to reflect changes in information and changes needed due to new regulation.	12.00	0.00	0.00	1104	176	1	176	2112	194,304	OTAQREG; assumes 176 existing registrants will need to update registration.	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: quarterly reporting by RNG producers under 80.150(e) (f) (g)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	225	4	900	900	82,800	New forms: RFS4800, RFS 5100, RFS5400,	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: quarterly reports - biogas closed system under 80.150(g)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	40	4	160	160	14,720	New form: RFS5000	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: RIN importer	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	1	4	4	4	368	New forms: RFS0107,	0
§80.150, 80.1452	Reporting: EMTS (RIN generation/transactional reporting)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	266	52	13832	13832	1,272,544	Assumes one EMTS report per week; EMTS	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates	8.00	0.00	0.00	736	266	1	266	2128	195,776	One time burden; 24 hours divided by 3 years to annualize	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: keep copies of registration, reporting, and other compliance records, PTDs under 80.155(a) and keep records specific to generation and assignment of RINs under 80.155(d), including contracts, affidavits, etc.	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	51	52	2652	10608	975,936	Assumes weekly and a customary business practice (CBP) process. Since information to be retained is somewhat detailed related to RIN generation and assignment, assumes appropriate amount of time for weekly oversight.	0
§80.160 and §80.1453 or 40 CFR part 1090, subpart L, as applicable	Recordkeeping: PTD requirements	0.05	0.00	0.00	5	266	52	13832	692	63,627	Assumes weekly frequency and a somewhat automated process; PTDs are CBP.	0
§80.170, 80.1466	Reporting: additional requirements for foreign RNG producers	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	20	1	20	80	7,360	CBP	0
§80.175 and 80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual)	0.00	0.00	32.00	7360	266	1	266	8512	1,957,760	New form: ATT0102 All purchased services.	1957760
§80.180, 80.1469 et seq.	Reporting: QAP -Prior to the generation of a Q-RIN from renewable electricity, a RERG must have an approved QAP under §80.180	0.00	0.00	80.00	18400	51	1	51	4080	938,400	Existing forms to be updated include:QAP forms 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400 - these are submitted by QAP providers on behalf of these respondents All purchased services.	938400
OTHER LISTED PARTIES
Alternative Recordkeeping for Separated Food Waste Plans under 80.1479
80.1479	Recordkeeping and Reporting: Alternative Recordkeeping for Separated Food Waste (register, QAP, recordkeeping total) *** may move to separate tab and break out into the four for the final version***	0.00	0.00	2.00	460	50	52	2600	5200	1,196,000	New forms: RFS200, RFS2100, RFS2200, RFS2300, RFS2400 Purchase Services.	1,196,000
New or Changed Reporting for Renewable Fuel Producers under 80.1451(b)
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting for Renewable Fuel Producers - cellulosic coverted fraction, co-process or intermediate, RIN activity/retire, RIN-less Producer	4.00	0.00	0.00	368.00	196.00	1.00	196.00	784.00	72128.00	New Forms: RFS0107, RFS1700, RFS1800, RFS4900, RFS5400	0.00
GRAND TOTAL						2,105		34,990	48,578	6,972,459		4,092,160
*Assumes:
RNG production facilities – 150 currently registered + 75 new registrants across the 3-year period of this ICR; assumed 20 foreign entities
RNG importers – 1 respondent; no new registrants anticipated
Production facilities using biogas derived renewable fuel in a closed system (excluding renewable electricity generators) – 25 currently registered parties + 15 new registrants across the 3-year period of this ICR
Parties subject to SFW Alt Recordkeeping Provision: 50

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Sheet 6: V -QAP

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 5 - QAP Providers* Based upon three registered QAP providers.
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (Capital, O&M and Purchased Services)
40 CFR Part 80
§80.1451	Reporting: Batch Verification (4x/year)	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	3	4	12	48	4,416	Existing form to be updated: RFS2000	0
§80.1451	Reporting: Agreggate RIN Verification (4x/year)	2.00	0.00	0.00	184	3	4	12	24	2,208	Existing form to be updated: RFS2100	0
§ 80.1451(g)	Reporting: On-Site Audit Report (4x/year)	4.00	0.00	0.00	368	3	4	12	48	4,416	Existing form to be updated: RFS2200	0
§80.1451(g)	Reporting: Mass Balance	6.00	0.00	24.00	6,072	3	4	12	360	72,864	Existing form to be updated: RFS2400	0
§80.200, 80.1474	Reporting: Potentially Invalid RINs (4x/year)	1.00	0.00	0.00	92	3	4	12	12	1,104	Existing form to be updated: RFS2300	0
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GRAND TOTAL						15		60	492	85,008		0
Notes to the Table:
*QAP providers register and report under 2060-0725; this ICR includes updated forms and estimates shown above.
Assumes no new registrants as a result of this proposed rule, but assumes additional reporting burden.

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Sheet 7: VI -RNG RIN separators

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 6 - RNG RIN Separators - estimate 300 existing parties, plus 150 new registrants
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (Capital, O&M and Purchased Services)
§80.145, 80. 1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration; set up initial system accounts with EPA	1	0	0	92	150	1	150	150	13800	New registrants; OTAQREG; assumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: submit company and facility program registration information and perform necessary association with third parties (auditor) following forms & procedures	1	0	0	92	150	1	150	150	13800	New registrants; OTAQREG; asumes 3 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Registration; including the specific registration items applicable to these parties under 80.145(g)	12	0	0	1104	150	1	150	90	165600	New registrants; OTAQREG; assumes 36 hours, divided by 3, to annualize for ICR.	0
§80.145, 80.1450, subpart I	Reporting: Update registration as needed to reflect changes in information and changes needed due to new regulation.	12	0	0	1104	300	1	300	3600	331200	OTAQREG; assumes 300 existing registrants will need to update registration.	0
§80.150, 80.1451	Reporting: quarterly reporting by separators under 80.150(g)	1	0	0	92	450	4	1800	1800	165600	New forms: RFS0107, RFS5300, RFS5200	0
§80.155, 80.1454	Recordkeeping: Internal systems updates	8	0	0	736	450	1	450	3600	331200	One time burden; 24 hours divided by 3 years to annualize	0
§80.160 and §80.1453 or 40 CFR part 1090, subpart L, as applicable	Recordkeeping: PTD requirements	0.05	0	0	4.6	450	52	23400	1170	107640	Assumes weekly frequency and a somewhat automated process; PTDs are CBP.	0
§80.175 and 80.1464	Reporting: Attest Engagements (annual)	0	0	32	7360	450	1	450	14400	3,312,000.00	New form: ATT0102 All purchased services.	3,312,000.00
GRAND TOTAL						2,550		26,850	24,960	4,440,840		3,312,000.00

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Sheet 8: VII - Third Parties

Annual Respondent Burden and Cost by Type of Party
Table 7 - Third Party Auditors, 3PEngineers* who register and associate with respondents for whom they submit reports
Information Collection Activity		Hours and Cost				Total Hours and Cost					Forms & Notes
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		Non-Labor Only Portion of Column K (Capital, O&M and Purchased Services)
80.1450 & 1090 subpart I	Registration by attest auditor or engineer for RFS program only	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	5	1	5	0	0	OTAQ REG USER GUIDE	0
80.1450 & 40 CFR part 1090 subpart I	Association "handshake" within registration with client	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	5	1	5	0	0	OTAQ REG USER GUIDE	0
GRAND TOTAL						10		10	0	0		0
Notes to the Table:
The cost, hours, and submissions associated with third party registrants and attest engagements fully passed on to the parties in Tables I-VI as purchased services.
This table exists to get an accurate respondent count, because these auditors do register with EPA .
*Attest auditors and 3PEs already register and are covered under 2060-0725; this table represents an estimated new 5 auditors who will join the program due to new subpart E.

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Sheet 9: LIST OF ALL FORMS & INSTR.

All RFS2 Form & Instruction Numbers:

RFS Activity Report (RFS0107)

Cellulosic Converted Fraction (RFS1700)

Co-Processed Fuel or Intermediate (RFS1800)

Independent Third Party Batch Verification Report (RFS2000)

Independent Third Party Aggregate RIN Verification Report (RFS2100)

RFS Independent Third-Party On-Site Audit Report (RFS2200)

RFS Independent Third-Party List of Potentially Invalid RINs and Potentially Improperly Produced Biointermediates (RFS2300)

RFS Independent Third-Party Mass Balance (RFS2400)

Biogas Producer - Batch Report (RFS4100)

Renewable Electricity Generator - Feedstock Report (RFS4200)

Renewable Electricity RIN Generator - Production Report (RFS4300)

Renewable Electricy Generator - Renewable Electricity Data Transfer Report (RFS4400)

Renewable Electricity Data Transfer Report (RFS4500)

Renewable Electricity RIN Generator - RIN Generation Fleet Report (RFS4600)

Renewable Electricity Generator - RIN Generation Fleet Outlook Report (RFS4700)

RNG Producer - RIN Generation Fleet Outlook Report (RFS4800)

RIN-less Producer Supplemental Report (RFS4900)

Biogas Producer Closed Distribution System - Volume Report (RFS5000)

Biogas Producer Closed Distribution System - Dispensing Site Report (RFS5100)

RNG RIN Separator - Total Volume Report (RFS5200)

RNG RIN Separator - Dispensed Location Report (RFS5300)

RNG RIN Retirement - Supplemental Report (RFS5400)

Attest Engagement (ATT0102)

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Sheet 10: Labor Costs

Labor Costs
Labor Type	Labor Cost/hour	Labor + Overhead/ houra	Portion attributed/hour	Employer Cost/hour
Managerial (CEO - 11-1011)	126.33	253.00	0.05	12.65
Professional/Technical (Refinery Operators - 51-8093)	41.32	83.00	0.7	58.10
Clerical (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6010)	26.88	54.00	0.2	10.80
Legal (Lawyer 23-1011)	98.36	197.00	0.05	9.85
Total Employer Cost/hour				92.00
Purchased Servicesb				230.00
a Overhead is calculated to be equal to the cost of labor; i.e. 2x labor cost, rounded up.
b The cost of purchased services (for example, cost of attest auditors) is calculated at 2.5 times the Total Employer Cost. Increased from 2 times (as a result of industry consultation/comment on RFS ICR 2060-0725).
“May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for NAICS 324000 - Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing”
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
See: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_324000.htm (accessed May 2, 2022).
For each labor category, mean hourly wage was selected.