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Supporting Statement for a Request for OMB Review under

The Paperwork Reduction Act

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a) Title and Number of the Information Collection

Title: Final Rule: Lead-based Paint Programs; Amendment to Jurisdiction-Specific 

Certification and Accreditation Requirements and Renovator Refresher Training 

Requirements [RIN 2070-AK02]

EPA ICR No: 2502.02 OMB Control No: 2070-0192

1(b) Short Characterization

This information collection request (ICR) addendum revises an existing, approved ICR (EPA 

ICR No. 2507.01, OMB Control No. 2070-0195) which covers the reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for individuals or firms conducting lead-based paint activities or renovation in or on 

houses, apartments, or child-occupied facilities built before 1978, under the authority of sections 402 

and 404 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U. S. C. 2682, 2684; see Attachment 1). This 

addendum incorporates reporting and recordkeeping requirements from a final rule amendment that 

eliminates the hands-on requirement from the renovator refresher training course. EPA expects training 

providers that are currently accredited to teach the renovator refresher training to apply for accreditation 

to teach the course via e-learning (i.e., via the internet). The Agency is also eliminating jurisdictions 

requirements under the LBP Activities program, which had required that training providers, firms and 

individuals seek certification in each jurisdiction (e.g., a State) where the organization or person wants 

to work. Only changes that would result from the rule are included in this addendum. Burden and 

activities in the existing ICR that are not affected by the final rule are not included in this document. 

2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA require EPA to develop and administer a training and 

certification program as well as work practice standards for persons who perform lead-based paint 

activities and/or renovations, and to require reporting and/or recordkeeping from firms engaged in leadbased paint activities or renovations in target housing and child-occupied facilities; individuals who 

perform lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities; training providers; 

and states/territories/tribes/Alaskan native villages. The need/authority is unchanged from that discussed 

in greater detail in the existing approved ICR.
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2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

This collection will enable EPA/states to determine compliance with and enforce the 

requirements for training, certification, accreditation, and work practice standards for renovations and 

lead-based paint activities established pursuant to the statutory mandate. The re-certification and 

re-accreditation requirements for individuals and training programs are meant to ensure that training 

programs incorporate new developments and technologies in their courses and provide training to 

individuals. The Agency believes this will ensure that individuals and firms conduct renovations and 

lead-based paint activities in the safest and most effective manner possible. The practical utility and 

users of the data are unchanged from what is discussed in greater detail in the existing approved ICR.

3. NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

3(a) Non-Duplication

The Agency’s collection pursuant to the TSCA 402/404 regulations does not duplicate any other 

collection. There is no other model program for lead-based paint activities or renovations and there are 

currently no other federal requirements for the training and certification of individuals engaged in these 

activities, or lead hazard information distribution requirements for renovations in child-occupied 

facilities that involve information collection activities that duplicate those discussed in this ICR 

addendum. This is unchanged from that discussed in greater detail in the existing approved ICR.

3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

The notice of proposed rulemaking (80 FR 1873, January 14, 2015) (FRL-9920-85) serves as the 

public notice for this ICR addendum. Interested parties submitted comments and responses were taken 

into account in developing the final rulemaking.

3(c) Consultations and Public Comments

EPA discussed the proposed amendments and solicited comments on the proposed amendments 

in the proposed rule. See the proposed rule for further discussion. In addition, in the proposed rule EPA 

solicited comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden 

estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden. Comments received on the 

ICR are summarized, along with EPA responses, in the Response to Comment document that is 

available in the docket for the final rule.

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

Under the existing regulations, training providers must submit pre-training notifications at least 7 

business days prior to the start of the course and must submit post-training notifications no later than 10 

business days following course completion. Under the amended regulations, classes that do not have a 

hands-on component do not require pre-training notification, and post-training notifications can be 

submitted once per month. These were determined to be the lowest frequencies possible for achieving 

statutory and regulatory objectives.
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3(e) General Guidelines

The collection activities are consistent with OMB’s general guidelines. No changes have been 

made to the records retention periods discussed in the currently approved ICR (EPA ICR No. 2507.01, 

OMB Control No. 2070-0195).

3(f) Confidentiality

The information collection activities in the rule do not include questions of a confidential nature.

3(g) Sensitive Questions

The information collection does not include questions of a sensitive nature.

4. THE RESPONDENTS AND INFORMATION REQUESTED

4(a) Respondents/NAICS Codes

The respondents are not changing with the rule amendments. The North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes associated with industries potentially affected by the changes to 

existing paperwork requirements are described below: 

• Building construction (NAICS code 236), e.g., single-family housing construction, multifamily housing construction, residential remodelers.

• Specialty trade contractors (NAICS code 238), e.g., plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning 

contractors, painting and wall covering contractors, electrical contractors, finish carpentry contractors, 

drywall and insulation contractors, siding contractors, tile and terrazzo contractors, glass and glazing 

contractors.

• Real estate (NAICS code 531), e.g., lessors of residential buildings and dwellings, residential 

property managers.

• Child day care services (NAICS code 624410).

• Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS code 611110), e.g., elementary schools with 

kindergarten classrooms.

• Other technical and trade schools (NAICS code 611519), e.g., training providers.

• Engineering services (NAICS code 541330) and building inspection services (NAICS code 

541350), e.g., dust sampling technicians.

• Lead abatement professionals (NAICS code 562910), e.g., firms and supervisors engaged in 

lead-based paint activities.
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4(b) Information Requested

The rule this addendum addresses would modify the hands-on requirement from the renovator 

refresher training course. EPA expects training providers that are currently accredited to teach the 

renovator refresher training to develop or license updated courses without the hands-on component, and

apply for accreditation to teach the course via e-learning (i.e., via the internet). This change would result 

in a reduction in travel time and expenses for renovators that need refresher training to be re-certified. 

Eliminating the multi-jurisdiction registration fee of $35 results in savings for renovators certified in 

multiple EPA-administered states. However, EPA does not anticipate a meaningful change in paperwork 

burden from the removal of jurisdictions because under the existing regulations, multiple 

EPA-administered jurisdictions can be listed on the same form.

(i) Data Items

To receive accreditation to provide lead-based paint activities or renovation training, training 

providers must submit documents to EPA/state, using the form entitled “Application and Instructions for 

Training Providers” (see Attachment 3) or a similar form containing the required information. Under the 

rule amendment that this ICR addendum addresses, EPA expects training providers accredited for the 

renovator refresher course to apply for accreditation to teach the e-learning version of the course. 

Accredited training providers are eligible for an expedited e-learning course accreditation if they want to 

teach an already reviewed and accepted e-learning course. Currently-accredited training providers 

seeking accreditation for the e-learning refresher course must submit the following information to EPA. 

• A cover letter

• A training provider application to amend their accreditation; 

• An e-learning quality control (QC) plan. 

(ii) Respondent Activities

Renovator Refresher Training Course Amendment

Training providers will need to apply for accreditation to teach the refresher course without the 

hands-on component, e.g., an e-learning version of the refresher course, as discussed above in part 

4(b)(i) of this supporting statement. In addition to submitting to EPA the information discussed in part 

4(b)(i) of this supporting statement, training providers will also have to familiarize themselves with the 

requirements in the rule that this addendum addresses. The rule will also require training providers to 

include the expiration date of the renovator’s certification in the post-training notification, but the time 

required to do this is negligible since this is a new data element. 

Renovators taking the 4-hour refresher training course will no longer be required to perform 

hands-on activities every time they are trained. Renovators will be able to take the refresher course 

without the hands-on component online every other certification, thereby reducing travel time and 

expenses.
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Abatement Multi-jurisdiction Registration Fee Amendment

The elimination of the multi-state jurisdiction fee of $35 will reduce compliance costs for 

individuals, firms, and training providers certified in multiple EPA-administered states. While this is a 

reduction in overall costs, the multi-jurisdiction registration fee is a regulatory burden, and not a PRA 

paperwork burden as defined in 5 C.F.R. 1320.3(b), and is therefore not currently accounted for in an 

existing ICR. Regarding the paperwork burden associated with multi-jurisdiction certification, EPA does 

not anticipate a meaningful change in paperwork burden from the removal of jurisdictions because under 

the existing regulations, multiple EPA-administered jurisdictions can be listed on the same form.

5. AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION 

MANAGEMENT

5(a) Agency Activities

To implement the rule amendments, EPA will need to review the e-learning applications 

submitted by training providers to attain accreditation.

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

This section includes the data elements for training providers that are expected to be impacted by 

the rule amendment. Under the amended rule, EPA expects training providers accredited for the 

renovator refresher course to apply for accreditation to teach the e-learning version of the course. 

Accredited training providers are eligible for an expedited e-learning course accreditation if they want to 

teach an already reviewed and accepted e-learning course. 

Training providers that intend to offer the online renovator refresher training course must submit 

to EPA the following information to seek accreditation for the e-learning refresher course: 

• A cover letter

• A training provider application to amend their accreditation (see Attachment 3); 

• An e-learning quality control (QC) plan. 

For renovators, neither the renovator refresher training course amendment nor the abatement 

multi-jurisdiction registration fee amendment will require the use of any new collection instruments or 

methods.

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

The rule amendments are designed to ensure that regulatory requirements do not unduly burden 

small businesses. The rule eliminates multi-jurisdiction registration fees and revises the hands-on 

training requirement for the lead renovation refresher training courses, resulting in cost savings for 

entities that no longer will pay the multi-jurisdiction registration fees and renovators that will have a less 

expensive refresher training option available to them. Training providers incur costs associated with 

accrediting e-learning courses. However, it is expected that only training providers that anticipate 

recovering accreditation costs through tuition charges would opt to apply for the additional accreditation 
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because there is no requirement mandating training providers offer an e-learning refresher training 

option. Therefore, there are no direct negative net cost impacts on small entities. 

5(d) Collection Schedule

Renovators will need to complete a renovator refresher course every 3 or 5 years, depending on 

whether or not their previous course had a hands-on component. The abatement multi-jurisdiction 

registration fee amendment will not affect the collection schedule for individual and firm certifications 

and re-certifications. 

6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST

This section estimates the incremental reporting burden for training providers and renovators that 

may result from the revisions to EPA’s renovation, repair, and painting (RRP) program requirements. 

This burden is incremental to the burden for EPA’s lead paint program that has already been accounted 

for in an existing, approved ICR (EPA ICR No. 2507.01, OMB Control No. 2070-0195). This 

supporting statement provides burden and cost estimates for three years of the program. All costs are 

presented in year 2014 dollars. 

Sections 6(a) and 6(b) estimate the respondents’ paperwork burdens and costs, respectively. 

Section 6(c) estimates EPA costs, section 6(d) summarizes the bottom line burden and costs, section 6(e)

describes the reasons for changes in burden from the previous ICR, and section 6(f) presents the burden 

statement.

The majority of RRP training providers are predicted to attain accreditation for an online 

refresher training course as a result of the rule. Accredited training providers may add an 

already-reviewed online course curriculum through an expedited course approval process. Impacts are 

estimated for training providers currently offering an accredited refresher training course that are 

assumed to seek accreditation for an online course.

As discussed in part 4(b)(ii) of this supporting statement, renovators taking the 4-hour refresher 

training course are no longer required to perform hands-on activities every time they are trained, and 

thereby save money (e.g., for travel, potential reduced tuition, etc.), particularly if they take the class 

online.

With respect to the abatement multi-jurisdiction registration fee amendment, EPA does not 

anticipate a meaningful change in paperwork burden from the removal of jurisdictions because under the 

existing regulations, multiple EPA-administered jurisdictions can be listed on the same form.

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

RRP Training Providers

Training providers currently accredited for the renovator refresher training course are expected to 

apply for an additional accreditation for an online refresher training course as result of the rule. 

Therefore they would incur an incremental paperwork burden associated with becoming familiar with 

the rule’s requirements and with applying for accreditation to teach an online version of the renovator 
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refresher training. All requests to add an already-reviewed online course curriculum to an 

already-accredited training provider’s record must include a cover letter; a training provider application 

to amend their accreditation; and an online course quality control (QC) plan. The online course QC plan 

must address issues such as how the trainer will ensure that students successfully complete the online 

course modules and the online course module final assessment. Recordkeeping burdens and reporting 

burdens associated with notification are not incorporated into the incremental burden because they are 

incurred with or without this rule amendment, and are accounted for under the existing approved ICR 

(EPA ICR No. 2507.01, OMB Control No. 2070-0195). 

Four hundred training providers are predicted to be accredited for an online refresher training 

course based on data from the Federal Lead-based Paint Program (FLPP) database (see Exhibit 6.1). 

While new training providers that are not currently accredited may apply for accreditation of an elearning course, EPA expects that the number of new entrants will be offset by the number of currently 

accredited providers that choose not to become accredited for an e-learning course.

Exhibit 6.1 Number of RRP Training Providers 

Entity Type Number of Entities Accredited in Year 1 

RPP Training Provider 400

Exhibit 6.2 presents the number of burden hours per activity and Exhibit 6.3 presents total and 

average burden hours per year for training providers.

1 Unit burden hour estimates are assumed to be half 

of the burden hour estimates from the previously approved ICR (EPA ICR No. 2507.01, OMB Control 

No. 2070-0195) because less information needs to be provided, given that the training provider has 

already been accredited for an in-person course. As presented in Exhibit 6.3, the burden for all training 

providers is estimated to be 6,366 hours in Year 1, and 801 hours in Year 2 and Year 3. The average 

annual aggregate burden for training providers over the three years covered by this ICR is 2,656 hours.

 1 These estimates are based on Scenario I (assuming 50% of the active stock of renovators chooses online refresher training), 

which yields a conservative estimate of reporting and recordkeeping burden.
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Exhibit 6.2 RRP Training Providers: E-learning Course Accreditation, CDX, and Notification Burden per Activity

Activity Number of 

Respondents

Number of Activities per 

Training Provider Reporting Hours per Activity

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Professional Clerical Total 

Accreditation1,2

Rule Familiarization 400 1.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.00

Accreditation Statement 400 1.00 0.00 0.00 3.80 1.00 4.80

Quality Control Plan 400 1.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 1.00 5.00

CDX Electronic Reporting

CDX Registration 34 1.00 0.10 0.10 0.84 0.00 0.84

Electronic Subscriber Agreements 34 1.00 0.10 0.10 0.25 0.00 0.25

Help Desk 34 1.00 0.10 0.10 0.34 0.00 0.34

Problem Resolution 34 0.03 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.00

Report Compromised Signature 34 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.40 0.00 0.40

Notification

Pre-training Notification 400 -7.40 -7.40 -7.40 0.00 0.20 0.20

Pre-training Renotification 400 -2.81 -2.81 -2.81 0.00 0.20 0.20

Post-training Notification and 

Digital Photo 400 6.72 6.72 6.72 0.00 0.60 0.60

1Number of activities are from the previously approved EPA ICR No. 2507.01. 

2Burden hour per activity are assumed to be half the vales in the previously approved EPA ICR No. 2507.01. The hour estimates were

rounded to one decimal place for this ICR.

Exhibit 6.3 RRP Training Providers: E-learning Course Accreditation, CDX, and Notification Total Burden

Activity Number of 

Respondents

Burden per Respondent Total Burden

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Average

Accreditation

Rule Familiarization 400 4.000 0.000 0.000 1,600.00 0.00 0.00 533.33

Accreditation Statement 400 4.800 0.000 0.000 1,920.00 0.00 0.00 640.00

Quality Control Plan 400 5.000 0.000 0.000 2,000.00 0.00 0.00 666.67

CDX Electronic Reporting

CDX Registration 34 0.840 0.084 0.084 28.56 2.86 2.86 11.43

Electronic Subscriber 

Agreements 34 0.250 0.025 0.025 8.50 0.85 0.85 3.40

Help Desk 34 0.340 0.034 0.034 11.56 1.16 1.16 4.63

Problem Resolution 34 0.030 0.000 0.000 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.34

Report Compromised 

Signature 34 0.000 0.004 0.004 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.09

Notification

Pre-training Notification 400 -1.480 -1.480 -1.480 -592.00 -592.00 -592.00 -592.00

Pre-training Renotification 400 -0.562 -0.562 -0.562 -224.80 -224.80 -224.80 -224.80

Post-training Notification 

and Digital Photo 400 4.032 4.032 4.032 1,612.80 1,612.80 1,612.80 1,612.80

Total Burden 6,365.64 801.01 801.01 2,655.89
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Renovators

As a result of the rule, many renovators are expected to take the refresher training course without 

the hands-on component entirely online via an e-learning course. Renovators taking the refresher 

training course without the hands-on component online will avoid the time and associated expenses 

needed to travel to and from a training facility.

An average of 9,859 additional renovators are predicted to be re-certified per year by taking the 

refresher training course (see Exhibit 6.4). As a result of renovators taking the refresher training course 

entirely online via an e-learning course, the number of renovators traveling to and from a training 

facility to take the refresher training course with the hands-on component is predicted to decline by 

14,789 (see Exhibit 6.4). Predictions of the number of renovators being re-certified each year are based 

on data from the FLPP database. 

Exhibit 6.4 presents burden hours per activity and Exhibit 6.5 presents respondent burden hours 

per activity and total burden hours per year.2 The duration of refresher training course is 4 hours and the 

duration of a roundtrip to the training facility is 1.8 hours. As presented in Exhibit 6.5, the annual 

incremental burden for all renovators covered by this ICR is estimated to be 12,816 hours.

Exhibit 6.4 Renovator: Re-certification Burden per Activity

Activity Number of 

Respondents

Number of 

Activities per 

Renovator

Reporting 

Hours per 

Activity

Re-certification

Refresher Training Course 9,859 1.00 4.00

Travel -14,789 1.00 1.80

Exhibit 6.5 Renovator: Re-certification Total Burden

Activity Number of 

Respondents

Burden per 

Respondent Total Burden

Re-certification

Refresher Training Course 9,859 4.00 39,436.00

Travel 14,789 -1.80 -26,620.20

Total Burden 12,815.80

 2 These estimates are based on Scenario I (assuming 50% of the active stock of renovators chooses online refresher training).
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6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

RRP Training Providers

The cost estimates addressed in this section are based on the burden estimates discussed in 

Section 6(a). Wage rates for each category of personnel are derived with methods and from sources 

either identical to or very similar to those used in previous ICR renewals and related economic analyses. 

Exhibit 6.6 presents loaded wage rates for training provider professional and clerical staff, which are 

$53.66 and $26.79, respectively. Wage and fringe benefit data are taken from the Employer Cost for 

Employee Compensation data series published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

3

 Both the 

professional and clerical base wage rates are inflated to 2014 dollars by applying the CPI for All Urban 

Consumers published by the BLS.

4 The overhead estimate is taken from Wage Rates for Economic 

Analyses of The Toxics Release Inventory Program.

5 The overhead loading factor is added to the 

benefits loading factor, and the total is then applied to the base wage rate to derive the fully loaded wage 

rate (see Exhibit 6.6).

Exhibit 6.6 Private Sector Wage Rates for Calculating RRP Training Provider Labor Costs (2014$)

Labor 

Category

BLS Occupation 

Category1 Date

Wage1 Fringe 

Benefit

Fringe

(% of

Wage)1

Overhead

(% of 

Wage)2

Wage 

Multiplier

Loaded 

Wages3

(a) (b) (c)

=(b)/(a)

(d) (e)

=1+(c)+(d)

(f)

=(a)*(e)

Professional

Professional 

and related 9/12 $33.96 $13.92 41% 17% 1.58 $53.66

Clerical

Office and 

administrative 

support 9/12 $16.64 $7.32 44% 17% 1.61 $26.79

1Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2013, Dec. 11). "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - September 2013." Private industry 

workers, goods-producing and service-producing.

2U.S. EPA (2002). Wage Rates for Economic Analyses of The Toxics Release Inventory Program, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Environmental Analysis Division, Analytical Support Branch.

3Wage rates are rounded to the closest penny.

Exhibit 6.7 estimates the cost per activity associated with this information collection for training 

providers offering renovator courses. As shown in Exhibit 6.8, total training provider costs are estimated 

to be $298,677 in Year 1 of the rule, and $21,574 in Year 2 and Year 3 of the rule. The average annual 

cost over the three years covered by this ICR is $113,942. 

 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2013, Dec. 11). "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - September 2013." 

Retrieved Jan. 30, 2014.

4 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2014). "Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average (2004 to 

2014)." CUSR0000SA0. Retrieved Mar. 21, 2014.

5 U.S. EPA (2002). Wage Rates for Economic Analyses of The Toxics Release Inventory Program, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Environmental Analysis Division, Analytical Support Branch. 
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Exhibit 6.7 RRP Training Providers: E-learning Course Accreditation, CDX, and Notification Cost Estimates per 

Activity (2014$)

Activity Reporting Hours per Activity Reporting Costs per Activity

Professional Clerical Professional Clerical Total

Accreditation1

Rule Familiarization 4.00 0.00 $214.64 $0.00 $214.64

Accreditation Statement 3.80 1.00 $203.91 $26.79 $230.70

Quality Control Plan 4.00 1.00 $214.64 $26.79 $241.43

CDX Electronic Reporting

CDX Registration 0.84 0.00 $45.07 $0.00 $45.07

Electronic Subscriber Agreements 0.25 0.00 $13.42 $0.00 $13.42

Help Desk 0.34 0.00 $18.24 $0.00 $18.24

Problem Resolution 1.00 0.00 $53.66 $0.00 $53.66

Report Compromised Signature 0.40 0.00 $21.46 $0.00 $21.46

Notifications

Pre-training Notification 0.00 0.20 $0.00 $5.36 $5.36

Pre-training Renotification 0.00 0.20 $0.00 $5.36 $5.36

Post-training Notification and Digital

Photo 0.00 0.60 $0.00 $16.07 $16.07

1Hour estimates are derived from the previously approved EPA ICR No. 1715.14. The hour estimates were rounded to one decimal place 

for this ICR.
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Exhibit 6.8 RRP Training Providers: Total E-learning Course Accreditation, CDX, and Notification Cost Estimates 

(2014$)

Activity

Total Costs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Average

Accreditation

Rule Familiarization $85,856.00 $0.00 $0.00 $28,618.67

Accreditation Statement $92,280.00 $0.00 $0.00 $30,760.00

Quality Control Plan $96,572.00 $0.00 $0.00 $32,190.67

CDX Electronic Reporting

CDX Registration $1,532.38 $153.24 $153.24 $612.95

Electronic Subscriber Agreements $456.28 $45.63 $45.63 $182.51

Help Desk $620.16 $62.02 $62.02 $248.07

Problem Resolution $54.73 $0.00 $0.00 $18.24

Report Compromised Signature $0.00 $7.30 $7.30 $4.87

Notifications

Pre-training Notification -$15,865.60 -$15,865.60 -$15,865.60 -$15,865.60

Pre-training Renotification -$6,024.64 -$6,024.64 -$6,024.64 -$6,024.64

Post-training Notification and Digital Photo $43,196.16 $43,196.16 $43,196.16 $43,196.16

Total Costs $298,677.47 $21,574.11 $21,574.11 $113,941.90

Renovators

The cost estimates addressed in this section are based on the burden estimates discussed in Section 6(a). 

The renovator wage rate is derived with methods and from sources either identical to or very similar to 

those used in previous ICR renewals and related economic analyses. Exhibit 6.9 presents the loaded 

wage rate for a renovator, which is $47.61. Wage data are taken from Occupational Employment and 

Wages data series published by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

6

 Fringe benefit data are taken from 

the Employer Cost for Employee Compensation data series published by the BLS.

7

 The wage rate is

inflated to 2014 dollars by applying the CPI for All Urban Consumers published by the BLS.

8 The 

overhead estimate is taken from Cost of Doing Business Study, 2012 Edition.

9 The overhead loading 

factor is added to the benefits loading factor, and the total is then applied to the base wage rate to derive 

the fully loaded wage rate (see Exhibit 6.9).

 6 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2012, Mar. 29, 2013). "Occupational Employment Statistics - Occupational Employment 

and Wages, May 2012, 47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers." Retrieved Jan. 30, 

2014.

7 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2013, Dec. 11). "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - September 2013." 

Civilian workers. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2014.

8 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2014). "Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average (2004 to 

2014)." CUSR0000SA0. Retrieved Mar. 21, 2014.

9 NAHB Business Management & Information Technology (2012). Cost of Doing Business Study, 2012 Edition, NAHB 

BuilderBooks.com®.
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Exhibit 6.9 Private Sector Wage Rates for Calculating Renovator Labor Costs (2014$)

Labor 

Category

BLS Occupation 

Category1 Date

Wage1 Fringe 

Benefit

Fringe

(% of 

Wage)2

Overhead

(% of 

Wage)3

Wage 

Multiplier

Loaded 

Wages4

(a) (b) (c)

=(b)/(a)

(d) (e)

=1+(c)+(d)

(f)

=(a)*(e)

Professional

First-Line 

Supervisors 3/12

$31.1

2 $13.92 45% 8.3% 1.53 $47.61

1Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2012, Mar. 29, 2013). "Occupational Employment Statistics - Occupational Employment and 

Wages, May 2012, 47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers."

2Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2013, Dec. 11). "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - September 2013." Civilian workers.

3NAHB Business Management & Information Technology (2012). Cost of Doing Business Study, 2012 Edition, NAHB 

BuilderBooks.com®.

4Wage rates are rounded to the closest penny.

Exhibit 6.10 estimates the cost per activity associated with this information collection for 

renovators being re-certified. As shown in Exhibit 6.11, annual renovator costs covered by this ICR are 

$610,131. 

Exhibit 6.10 Renovators: Re-certification Cost Estimates per Activity (2014$)

Activity Reporting Hours per Activity Reporting Costs per Activity

Professional Clerical Professional Clerical Total 

Re-certification

Refresher Training Course 4.00 0.00 $190.44 $0.00 $190.44

Travel 1.80 0.00 $85.70 $0.00 $85.70

Exhibit 6.11 Renovators: Total Re-certification Cost Estimates

Activity Total Costs per Year

Re-certification

Refresher Training Course $1,877,547.96

Travel -$1,267,417.30

Total Costs $610,130.66

6(c) Estimating Agency Cost

There are also government costs associated with reviewing the expedited online course 

applications. EPA estimates that it will take 4 hours apiece for an Agency employee to review the 400 

training provider online course program accreditation applications. The base wage rate of the federal 

government employee reviewing applications is taken from the 2014 General Schedule (GS) Locality 

Pay Table for Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, published by the Office of Personnel 

Management. A loaded wage rate of $78.13 is then derived by applying a multiplier of 1.6 to account 

for fringe benefits and overhead to the base wage rate of a GS-13 Step 5 government employee 

($48.83).

10

 10 The 1.6 fringe benefits and overhead multiplier is taken from the ICR Handbook- EPA’s Guide to Writing Information 

Collection Requests, published in 2009.
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Exhibit 6.12 presents the costs to EPA for Years 1, 2, and 3, as well as the average annual costs. 

The costs are calculated by applying the government employee wage rate to the 4 hours of time for each 

of the 400 accreditation applications.

Exhibit 6.12 EPA Costs (2014$)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Avg.

$125,008 $0 $0 $41,669
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6(d) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

Exhibit 6.13 presents a summary of average annual respondent burden and costs. The combined

annual burden for RRP training providers and renovators is estimated to be 15,472 hours. The average 

annual respondent cost is estimated to be $724,073. The Agency cost is estimated to average $41,669 

per year, as shown in Exhibit 6.14. 

Exhibit 6.13 Annual Respondent Burden and Cost Summary

Activity Number of 

Respondents

Number of 

Small 

Respondents1

Responses 

per 

Respondent

Total Annual 

Number of 

Responses

Burden 

per 

Response

Total 

Annual

Burden

Total Annual

Costs

Accreditation

Rule 

Familiarization 400 376 0.33 133.33 4.00 533.33 $28,618.67

Accreditation 

Statement 400 376 0.33 133.33 4.80 640.00 $30,760.00

Quality Control 

Plan 400 376 0.33 133.33 5.00 666.67 $32,190.67

CDX Electronic Reporting

CDX 

Registration 34 32 0.40 13.60 0.84 11.43 $612.95

Electronic 

Subscriber 

Agreements 34 32 0.40 13.60 0.25 3.40 $182.51

Help Desk 34 32 0.40 13.60 0.34 4.63 $248.07

Problem 

Resolution 34 32 0.01 0.34 1.00 0.34 $18.24

Report 

Compromised 

Signature 34 32 0.01 0.23 0.39 0.09 $4.87

Notification

Pre-training 

Notification 400 376 -7.40 -2,960.00 0.20 -592.00 -$15,865.60

Pre-training 

Renotification 400 376 -2.81 -1,124.00 0.20 -224.80 -$6,024.64

Post-training 

Notification and

Digital Photo 400 376 6.72 2,688.00 0.60 1,612.80 $43,196.16

Total RRP 

Training Providers 2,655.89 $113,941.90

Renovators

Re-certification

Refresher 

Training Course 9,859 9,267 1.00 9,859 4.00 39,436 $1,877,547.96

Travel 14,789 13,902 1.00 -14,789 -1.80 -26,620 -$1,267,417.30

Total Renovators 12,815.80 $610,130.66

Total 15,471.69 $724,072.56

1Consistent with the currently approved ICR (EPA ICR No. 2507.01, OMB Control No: 2070-0195), 94% of affected entities are 

assumed to be small entities.

* Since 8.4% of training providers currently do not submit notifications via CDX, 34 of the 400 respondents are assumed to register 

with CDX for the first time.
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Exhibit 6.14 EPA Costs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Avg.

EPA $125,008 $0 $0 $41,669

The total burden in OMB’s inventory for the existing, approved ICR for the lead paint program 

(EPA ICR No. 2507.01, OMB Control No. 2070-0195) is 6,463,297 hours. With the addition of the 

15,472 program change hours related to the rule amendments (program change), the total burden 

requested is 6,478,769 hours per year. 

6(e) Reasons For Changes in Burden

The burden analyzed in this ICR addendum relates to EPA’s program change to modify the 

renovator refresher training hands-on requirement and the renovator refresher training notification 

requirement. This is expected to result in a number of training providers applying for accreditation to 

offer online refresher courses, as well as a change in the number of pre-training notifications, 

pre-training re-notifications, and post-training notifications and will provide renovators needing 

re-certification with the option of taking a refresher course online. Renovators are expected to

experience an increase in burden because, on average, they will take the refresher training course more 

frequently. Renovators are expected to experience a reduction in total costs because they will not be 

required to travel to attend refresher training in-person every renewal cycle. A discussion of potential 

renovator savings can be found in Chapter 3 of the Economic Analysis for the Lead-Based Paint 

Program Minor Amendments Final Rule, available in the public docket for the rulemaking. 

With respect to the Abatement Multi-jurisdiction Registration Fee Amendment, EPA does not 

anticipate a meaningful change in paperwork burden from the removal of jurisdictions because under the 

existing regulations, multiple EPA-administered jurisdictions can be listed on the same form.

EPA estimates that 400 RRP training providers would apply for an accreditation for an online 

refresher training course as a result of the provision to amend the course’s hands-on training 

requirement. Training providers are expected to submit 2,958 fewer pre-training notifications, 1,124 

fewer pre-training re-notifications and 2,687 additional post-training notifications. The addition of these 

new responses is expected to increase the annual accreditation and notification burden by 2,656 hours. 

EPA estimates that the number of renovators taking the refresher training course would increase by 

9,859 and that the number of renovators traveling to and from a training facility to take the refresher 

training course would decline by 14,789 as a result of the provision to amend the refresher training

course’s hands-on training requirement. The change in re-certification responses is expected to increase 

the annual renovator re-certification burden by 15,816 hours.

6(f) Burden Statement

The annual incremental public burden associated with RRP training providers for this collection 

of information is estimated to be 13.8, 2.82, and 1.00 hour(s) per response for Accreditation, CDX, and 

Notification activities, respectively. The annual incremental public burden associated with renovators 

for this collection of information is estimated to be 4.00 and 1.80 per response for the refresher training 

course and travel associated with re-certification, respectively. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, 

if applicable.
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The Agency has established a docket for this rulemaking, which includes this rule related ICR, 

under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0304, which is available for online viewing at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or in-person viewing at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA William 

Jefferson Clinton West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 

number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is (202) 566-0280. 

You may submit additional comments regarding the accuracy of the provided burden estimates 

and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection 

techniques. Comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0304 and OMB Control No.

2070-0192 (EPA ICR No. 2502.02), may be submitted to EPA electronically through 

http://www.regulations.gov or to OMB, addressed to “OMB Desk Officer for EPA” and referencing 

OMB Control No. 2070-0192 (EPA ICR No. 2502.02), via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

7. ATTACHMENTS TO THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Attachments to the supporting statement are available in the public docket established for this ICR under 

docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0304.

Attachment 1: 15 U.S.C. 2682 - Toxic Substances Control Act Sections 402 

Attachment 2: Accreditation of training programs: target housing and child-occupied facilities

40 CFR 745.225

Attachment 3: Application and Instructions for Training Providers - Applying for 

Accreditation of Lead-Based Paint Activity Training Programs - EPA Form 

8500-25. 
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EPA ICR No. 2502.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0192

ATTACHMENT 1

Toxic Substances Control Act Sections 402 

15 U.S.C. 2682
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Sec. 2682. Lead-based paint activities training and certification

 (a) Regulations

(1) In general 

Not later than 18 months after October 28, 1992, the Administrator shall, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health), promulgate final regulations governing lead-based paint activities to ensure that individuals 

engaged in such activities are properly trained; that training programs are accredited; and that contractors 

engaged in such activities are certified. Such regulations shall contain standards for performing leadbased paint activities, taking into account reliability, effectiveness, and safety. Such regulations shall 

require that all risk assessment, inspection, and abatement activities performed in target housing shall be 

performed by certified contractors, as such term is defined in section 4851b of title 42. The provisions of 

this section shall supersede the provisions set forth under the heading ‘’Lead Abatement Training and 

Certification’‘ and under the heading ‘’Training Grants’‘ in title III of the Act entitled ‘’An Act making 

appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 

sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 1992, and for other purposes’‘, Public Law 102-139 (105 Stat. 765, 42 U.S.C. 4822 note), and upon 

October 28, 1992, the provisions set forth in such public law under such headings shall cease to have any 

force and effect. 

(2) Accreditation of training programs 

Final regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall contain specific requirements for the 

accreditation of lead-based paint activities training programs for workers, supervisors, inspectors and 

planners, and other individuals involved in lead-based paint activities, including, but not limited to, each 

of the following: 

 (A) Minimum requirements for the accreditation of training providers. 

 (B) Minimum training curriculum requirements. 

 (C) Minimum training hour requirements. 

 (D) Minimum hands-on training requirements. 

 (E) Minimum trainee competency and proficiency requirements. 

 (F) Minimum requirements for training program quality control.

(3) Accreditation and certification fees 

The Administrator (or the State in the case of an authorized State program) shall impose a fee on -

 (A) persons operating training programs accredited under this subchapter; and 

 (B) lead-based paint activities contractors certified in accordance with paragraph (1). 

The fees shall be established at such level as is necessary to cover the costs of administering and 

enforcing the standards and regulations under this section which are applicable to such programs and 

contractors. The fee shall not be imposed on any State, local government, or nonprofit training program. 

The Administrator (or the State in the case of an authorized State program) may waive the fee for leadbased paint activities contractors under subparagraph (A) for the purpose of training their own employees.

 (b) Lead-based paint activities 

For purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘’lead-based paint activities” means -

(1) in the case of target housing, risk assessment, inspection, and abatement; and 

(2) in the case of any public building constructed before 1978, commercial building, bridge, or other 

structure or superstructure, identification of lead-based paint and materials containing lead-based paint, 

deleading, removal of lead from bridges, and demolition. For purposes of paragraph (2), the term 

‘’deleading’‘ means activities conducted by a person who offers to eliminate lead-based paint or leadbased paint hazards or to plan such activities. 

 (c) Renovation and remodeling 

(1) Guidelines 
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In order to reduce the risk of exposure to lead in connection with renovation and remodeling of target 

housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, and commercial buildings, the Administrator shall, 

within 18 months after October 28, 1992, promulgate guidelines for the conduct of such renovation and 

remodeling activities which may create a risk of exposure to dangerous levels of lead. The Administrator 

shall disseminate such guidelines to persons engaged in such renovation and remodeling through 

hardware and paint stores, employee organizations, trade groups, State and local agencies, and through 

other appropriate means. 

(2) Study of certification 

The Administrator shall conduct a study of the extent to which persons engaged in various types of 

renovation and remodeling activities in target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, and 

commercial buildings are exposed to lead in the conduct of such activities or disturb lead and create a 

lead-based paint hazard on a regular or occasional basis. The Administrator shall complete such study and 

publish the results thereof within 30 months after October 28, 1992. 

(3) Certification determination 

Within 4 years after October 28, 1992, the Administrator shall revise the regulations under subsection (a) 

of this section to apply the regulations to renovation or remodeling activities in target housing, public 

buildings constructed before 1978, and commercial buildings that create lead-based paint hazards. In 

determining which contractors are engaged in such activities, the Administrator shall utilize the results of 

the study under paragraph (2) and consult with the representatives of labor organizations, lead-based paint 

activities contractors, persons engaged in remodeling and renovation, experts in lead health effects, and 

others. If the Administrator determines that any category of contractors engaged in renovation or 

remodeling does not require certification, the Administrator shall publish an explanation of the basis for 

that determination. 
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EPA ICR No. 2502.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0192

ATTACHMENT 2

Accreditation of training programs: target housing and child-occupied facilities

40 CFR 745.225

For an electronic copy of 40 CFR 745.225, go to http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?SID=2181334de64d0515a321c606e0ea0b8d&node=40:32.0.1.1.14.6.1.3&rgn=div8. 
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EPA ICR No. 2502.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0192

ATTACHMENT 3

Application and Instructions for Training Providers - Applying for Accreditation of Lead-Based Paint 

Activity Training Programs - EPA Form 8500-25

An electronic copy of the training provider application form and instructions is available at

http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2013-09/documents/trainapp_9_5_13.pdf