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Worksheet

Cost Chart

Cost Summary

2-Fuel Management

3-Engine and Oil Control

3-Lubricants

4-Waste Mgmt

6-Hull Maintenance

9-Recordkeeping

Vessel Size Distribution

Vessel Universe

ECI Adjustment

Fueling Stats

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External data used in calculations/analysis:
Abt Associates Inc.

9/1/2011

6/27/2011

Calculates incremental compliance costs for sVGP

Contents/Purpose

Presents aggregate costs graphically

Aggregates total cost information for different discharge categories

Distribution of vessels by size

Number of vessels potentially subject to sVGP

Employment cost indices

Statistics used to assess fueling frequency

 calculations/analysis:

Costs related to applicable requirements
Solid and Liquid Waste 

Vessel Hull Maintenance

Vessel Hull Maintenance

Recordkeeping and 

Inspection

Recordkeeping and 

Inspection

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Share of AnnualCompliance Cost

Fuel Management

Fuel Management

Engine and Oil Control

Engine and Oil Control Solid and Liquid Waste 

Management

Solid and Liquid Waste 

Management

Vessel Hull Maintenance

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Lower Bound Estimate Upper Bound Estimate

Share of AnnualCompliance Cost
Total Annual Cost Total Annual Cost Vessels

Lower Bound Estimate Upper Bound EstimateLower Bound Estimate

1 General Requirements $0 $0 114,996

2 Fuel Management $379,101 $3,134,339 110,421 

3 Engine and Oil Control $1,975,631 $2,696,627 114,996

4 Solid and Liquid Waste Management $21,252 $128,482 11,500

5 Discharges of Deck Washdown and Runoff and Above Water Line Hull Cleaning $0 $0 114,996

6 Vessel Hull Maintenance $2,637,783 $3,811,312 114,996

7 Graywater $0 $0 114,996

8 Fish Holds $0 $0 114,996

9 Recordkeeping and Inspection $1,938,833 $2,319,649 114,996

Total Permit Costs $6,952,600 $12,090,410

Permitted Discharge Category

1% Revenue Threshold

3% Revenue Threshold
Vessels

Upper Bound 

Estimate

Lower Bound EstimateUpper Bound 

Estimate Lower Bound Upper Bound

 137,583 $0.00 $0.00 0% 0%

 128,644 $3.43 $24.36 5% 26%

 137,583 $17.18 $19.60 28% 22%

 13,758 $1.85 $9.34 0% 1%

 137,583 $0.00 $0.00 0% 0%

 137,583 $22.94 $27.70 38% 32%

 137,583 $0.00 $0.00 0% 0%

 137,583 $0.00 $0.00 0% 0%

 137,583 $16.86 $16.86 28% 19%

$62 $98 100% 100%

$ 6,226 $ 9,786

$ 2,075 $ 3,262

Per Vessel Costs % of Total Cost
Number of vessels Proportion new per year

Low

High

Vessel Count

(Lower Bound 

Estimate)

67,178

579

18,660

67

49

8,876

15,012

110,421

Unit Cost Low 0.15

Unit Cost High 0.48

Frequency per Year 14

Low/Low Costs $231,884

Low/High Costs $742,029

Frequency per Year 48

High/Low Costs $795,031

High/High Costs $2,544,100

Lower Bound Upper Bound

Oil Pads (Existing Vessels) $231,884 $2,963,958

Other non-recreational

Low

High

Low

High

Commercial fishing

TOTAL

 67,178 3.3%

 67,713 3.3%

 43,243 3.3%

 60,931 3.3%

Low Frequency

High Frequency

Total Costs

Fuel Air Separator

Oil Pads

Commercial Fishing Services

Freight Ships

Passenger Vessels

Public Vessels, Unclassified

Tank Ships

Utility Vessels

Unspecified

Total

Vessel Class

Unit Costs

Frequency Scearios
New Fishing Vessels $92,384 $93,120

New Other non-Rec Vessels $54,833 $77,262

$379,101 $3,134,339
Percent diesel Cost per Vessel Total Cost

Small 254 $50.00 $12,710

Medium 1,619 $490.00 $793,381

Large 366 $930.00 $340,308

Total 2,239 $1,146,399

Small 256 $50.00 $12,811

Medium 1,632 $490.00 $799,699

Large 369 $930.00 $343,018

Total 2,257 $1,155,529

Small 260 $50.00 $12,986

Medium 676 $490.00 $331,316

Large 361 $930.00 $336,122

Total 1,297 $680,423

Small 366 $50.00 $18,297

Medium 953 $490.00 $466,837

Large 509 $930.00 $473,608

Total 1,828 $958,742

 3,537 $1,826,822

 4,085 $2,114,271

Vessel Count

(Upper Bound Estimate)

67,713

768

20,953

622

179

11,034

27,375

128,644

0.15

0.48

14

$270,152

$864,488

 48

$926,237

$2,963,958

Number of new vessels

90% 1,828

TOTAL

100% 2,239

100% 2,257

90% 1,297

Fuel Air Separator

Annualized cost

$1,024

$63,936

$27,424

$92,384

$1,032

$64,445

$27,643

$93,120

$1,046

$26,700

$27,087

$54,833

$1,475

$37,621

$38,166

$77,262

$147,217

$170,381
Unit Cost for Oil Absorbent Pads and Socks for Engine and Oil Control

Unit Cost ($/Event) Frequency (#/Year) Unit Costs ($/Vessel/year)

$0.31 50 $15.50

$8.96 2 $17.92

Cost Estimate Vessel Universe Estimate Number of Vessels

Low 114,996

High 137,583

Low 114,996

High 137,583

Lower Bound

Upper Bound
Total Costs

$1,782,438

$2,132,537

$2,060,728

$2,465,487
Type of Lubricant Number of Vessels Incremental Unit 

Cost ($/oz) a Amount Per Year (oz)

Lower gear $0.16 64

Dry lubricant $0.52 22

Engine oil -$0.07 128

General application -$0.23 48

Low 114,996

High 137,583

Total Cost Per Year Total Cost Per Year

(Lower Bound Estimate) (Upper Bound 

Estimate)

Oil control practices $1,782,438 $2,465,487

Use environmentally acceptable lubricant $193,193 $231,139

Total Engine and Oil Control $1,975,631 $2,696,627

A Negative values represent average cost savings for biodegradable products as compared to conventional lubricants

Practice

Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants

TOTAL

Source: Estimates for unit cost developed based on data from boating equipment retailers, West Marine, Jamestown Distributors, Amazon.com, and GreenBo
Incremental Cost 

($/vessel/year)

Total Incremental 

Cost Per Year

$10.24

$11.44

-$8.96

-$11.04

$193,193

$231,139

$1.68

tributors, Amazon.com, and GreenBoatStuff.com .
Souce Capital Costs ($)

44 gallon plastic outdoor

Amazon.com $65.59

Amazon.com $49.11

Home Depot $41.48

Home Depot, 45 gal $29.97

Sears $57.99

Average $48.83

Smaller Bins

Home Depot, 20 gal rubbermaid $12.98

Amazon Galvanized w/ Lid $29.99

Amazon Brute w/ Lid $35.66

Requirement Unit Cost 

Assumptions

Vessel Universe 

Assumptions

Number of 

Vessels Unit Cost

Low 11,500

High 13,758

Low 11,500

High 13,758

Waste Receptacle

a. Cost annualized over 10 year assumed life for the container, using a 7% discount rate.

Purchase trash receptacle

$12.98 

$65.59 

Source: Cost for trash receptacle estimated from online retailers including Amazon.com, Sears, and Home Depot .

Low

High
Number Required Total Annualized Cost Per 

Yeara

$21,252 

$25,426 

$107,389 

$128,482 

1

1
Lower Bound Upper Bound Lower Bound Upper Bound

Commercial Fishing Services 67,178 67,713 7,626 7,687 

Freight Barges 4,288 8,016 53 99 

Freight Ships 579 768 34 45 

Passenger Vessels 18,660 20,953 1,761 1,978 

Public Vessels, Unclassified 67 622 10 94 

Tank Barges 287 923 39 126 

Tank Ships 49 179 2 7 

Utility Vessels 8,876 11,034 767 954 

Unspecified 15,012 27,375 5,859 10,685 

TOTAL 114,996 137,583 16,152 21,674 

Total (except Commercial Fishing Vessels) 8,526 13,988

TOTAL

Cost per Vessel

BMPs Applicable to Vessel Hull Maintenance

Trailered Vessel Count

 114,996 137,583

Vessel Class

Total Vessel Count

Purchase Tarp

Inspections

TOTAL

TOTAL
Lower Bound Upper Bound

0.5 $6.71 20 $ 1,023,406 $ 1,031,556

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 9,351 $ 17,481

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 6,008 $ 7,969

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 310,657 $ 348,832

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 1,791 $ 16,624

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 6,904 $ 22,202

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 360 $ 1,316

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 135,314 $ 168,213

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 1,033,596 $ 1,884,806

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 2,849,203 $ 3,823,378

0.5 $8.82 20 $ 1,503,981 $ 2,467,443

LOW $0.96 $ 110,396 $ 132,080

HIGH $2.27 $ 261,041 $ 312,313

$ 2,637,783 $ 3,811,312

$ 163 $ 176

 Vessel Hull Maintenance

Labor Hours Labor Rates

Frequency 

(#/years)

Total Costs
Assumptions Number of Vessels Annual Burden (hours/vessel) Total Hours

Low Universe Estimate 114,996 57,498

High Universe Estimate 137,583 68,792

Paperwork and Recordkeeping

0.5
Labor Rate ($/hour) Total Costs

$1,938,833

$2,319,649

$33.72 
Vessel Type

vessel_service_lmt Large Medium Small Unknown Zero Total Large Medium

Commercial Fishing 

Vessel 8,853 39,173 6,150 11 13,526 67,713 11,065.11 48,961

Freight Barge 3,987 247 53 11 3,718 8,016 7,455 462

Freight Ship 256 288 34 2 188 768 340 383

Passenger Vessel 3,467 13,431 1,761 16 2,278 20,953 3,893 15,082

Public Vessel, 

Unclassified 16 40 10 5 551 622 151 377

Tank Barge 111 136 39 1 636 923 358 439

Tank Ship 23 23 2 1 130 179 86 86

UNSPECIFIED 1,161 7,991 5,859 5 12,359 27,375 2,117 14,573

Utility Vessel 4,074 4,034 767 18 2,141 11,034 5,065 5,015

TOTAL 21,948 65,363 14,675 70 35,527 137,583 21,963 65,408

 19,466 36,417

From Vessels Database

Actual Distribution Imputed Missing Entries

Total (non fishing vessels)
Small Total Large Medium Small

 7,687 67,713 16% 72% 11%

 99 8,016 93% 6% 1%

 45 768 44% 50% 6%

 1,978 20,953 19% 72% 9%

 94 622 24% 61% 15%

 126 923 39% 48% 14%

 7 179 48% 48% 4%

10,685 27,375 8% 53% 39%

 954 11,034 46% 45% 9%

14,685 102,056 22% 64% 14%

13,988 69,870 28% 52% 20%

mputed Missing Entries Fraction by Size
From MISLE (see access database)

Vessel Services Known <79 feet Unknown length Total

Commercial Fishing Vessel 67,178 535 67,713

Freight Barge 4,288 3,728 8,016

Freight Ship 579 189 768

Passenger Vessel 18,660 2,293 20,953

Public Vessel, Unclassified 67 555 622

Tank Barge 287 636 923

Tank Ship 49 130 179

Utility Vessel 8,876 2,158 11,034

Unspecified 15,012 12,363 27,375

Total 114,996 22,587 137,583

Propulsion Count Proportion of Total

Unspecified 107,302 77.43%

Diesel 20,785 15.00%

Gasoline 9,414 6.79%

Inboard/outboard 1,078 0.78%

Total 138,579 100.00%

Year Built Number of Ships

Blank 42613

2007 719

2006 883

2005 950

2004 1017

2003 1136

2002 1226

2001 1349

2000 1412

1999 1305

1998 1153

1997 1142

1996 1265

1995 1272

1994 1186

1993 1258

1992 1034

1991 1180

1990 1613

1989 1950

1988 2178

1987 2311

1986 2043

1985 2002

By NAICS Code

NAICS4 CountOfgk_d_vessel

66454

1141 69944

2211 3

2349 106

Count

CountVessels_byNAICS
2379 53

23817

2389 20

4831 35

4832 965

48521

4872 1211

4883 415

5629 251

71394

92213

92418

9261 333

92811

1141 69944

4831 35

4832 965

4872 1211

4883 415

Other NAICS 790

Unspecified 66454
March June Sept Dec. Average

2007 104.2 105.1 105.9 106.8 105.5

2010 111.8 112.3 112.8 113.3 112.55

Adjustment Factor 1.066825

Source: ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/ECI.ECHISTRYNAICS.TXT

17.63461

33.72233 16.86116

Lower bound estimate 114,996 57,498 $33.72 $1,938,833

Upper bound estimate 137,583 68,792 $33.72 $2,319,649
Fuel capacity 300 1,000 http://www.circac.org/documents/pdf/props

Fuel per catch efficiency (L/ metric tonne) 50 2,000 http://www.seaaroundus.org/ecosystemsma

Fuel per catch efficiency (L/metric tonne) 900 http://www.energyfish.nmfs.noaa.gov/proce

Fuel per catch effiency (gallon/ton) 237.753

Catch per year (metric tons) 4,200,000 NOAA NMFS, 2007

Total fuel used 998,562,600

Fishing vessels in fleet 69,994

Gallons per vessel 14266.40283

Number of refuelings 47.55467612 14.2664
w.circac.org/documents/pdf/props/CI_VesselTrafficStudy_Final_Mar07.pdf

w.seaaroundus.org/ecosystemsmaps/images/fuelingfleets.pdf

w.energyfish.nmfs.noaa.gov/proceedings/metrics_1_presentation_4.pdf