Burden Calculation Tables

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Overview

Table1
Table 2

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Sheet 1: Table1

Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal)
						Labor Costs	$172.41	$141.75	$71.36
Burden item	(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)	(F)	(G)	(H)	(I)	(J)	(K)
	Technical person- hours per year	Management person-hours per year	Clerical person-hours per year	Person- hours per respondent per year (D=A+B+C))	Labor Cost/ Year ($)	Respondents per year a	Technical person- hours per year (F=AxE)	Management person-hours per year (G=BxE)	Clerical person-hours per year	Total Hours/Year	Cost ($) b
Review instructions and other necessary materials	4			4	$689.64	55	220	0	0	220	$37,930.20
Gather inventory and violations data from SDWIS/FED and State databases	4			4	$689.64	55	220	0	0	220	$37,930.20
Review and analyze data	24			24	$4,137.84	55	1320	0	0	1320	$227,581.20
Prepare summary of violations of variances and exemptions	4			4	$689.64	55	220	0	0	220	$37,930.20
Prepare report and submit to EPA	36	4		40	$6,773.76	55	1980	220	0	2200	$372,556.80
Make report available to public			4	4	$285.44	55	0	0	220	220	$15,699
GRAND TOTAL (rounded) c				80	$13,265.96	55				4400	$730,000
Assumptions:
a We estimate there are 55 States to submit the Annual Compliance Report and no additional sources will become subject over the three-year period of this ICR.
b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $172.41 for managerial labor, $141.75 for technical labor, and $71.36 for clerical labor. These rates are from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2020. The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for overhead.
c Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
This ICR uses the following labor rates: Managerial $172.41 ($82.10 + 110%) Technical $141.75 ($67.50 + 110%) Clerical $71.36 ($33.98 + 110%) These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2023, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, “Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for overhead.						CALCULATIONS. DO NOT INCLUDE.
						Dec 2023: Employer costs for employee compensation, Table 2, Civilian Workers by Occupational and Industry Group	Category	Civilian	With Overhead
						Managerial	Management, Business and Financial	82.10	172.41
						Technical	Professional and related	67.50	141.75
						Clerical	Office and administrative support	33.98	71.358
						Mar 2020: Employer costs for employee compensation, Table 2, Civilian Workers by Occupational and Industry Group	Category	Civilian, inferred from listed costs
						Managerial	Management, business, and financial occupations	70.69	148.45
						Technical	Professional and related occupations	57.84	121.46
						Clerical	Office and administrative support	28.68	60.23

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Sheet 2: Table 2

Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal)
					Labor Costs	$76.91	$57.07	$30.88
Burden item	(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)	(F)	(G)	(H)	(I)	(J)
	Technical person- hours per year	Management person-hours per year	Clerical person-hours per year	Agency hours per year (D=A+B+C))	Respondents per year a	Technical person- hours per year (F=AxE)	Management person-hours per year (G=BxE)	Clerical person-hours per year	Total Hours/Year	Cost ($) b
Modify guidance as necessary and distribute to states and EPA Regions	24	1		25	1	24	1	0	25	$1,902.91
Prepare and distribute tools for gathering data from SDWIS/FED	16	1		17	12	192	12	0	204	$15,451.56
Answer questions from states and EPA Regional Offices	40			40	12	480	0	0	480	$36,916.80
Provide support for Indian Land reporting	120			120	9	1080	0	0	1080	$83,062.80
Review state reports and data from SDWIS/FED	40			40	12	480	0	0	480	$36,916.80
Prepare and distribute annual report where EPA directly implements drinking water	80	4	12	96	2	160	8	24	192	$13,503.28
Prepare and distribute national summary report	120	4	16	140	1	120	4	16	140	$9,951.56
GRAND TOTAL (rounded)	440	10	28	478	49				2601	$200,000
a We estimate there are 55 States to submit the Annual Compliance Report and no additional sources will become subject over the three-year period of this ICR.
b This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $76.91 for Managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $48.07 x 1.6), $57.07 for Technical (GS-12, Step 1, $35.67 x 1.6) and $30.88 Clerical (GS-6, Step 3, $19.30 x 1.6). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2024 General Schedule which excludes locality rates of pay.
c Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
CALCULATIONS. DO NOT INCLUDE.
	GS 13/5	GS 12/1	GS 6/3
Original with benefits	68.3	50.72	27.46
Original	42.6875	31.7	17.1625
2024	48.07	35.67	19.3
2024 with Benefits	76.912	57.072	30.88