Worksheet Description

A1E Options Presents tables summarizing reductions in age-one equivalent 

(A1E) losses under regulatory options by region. Includes values 

for existing units and new units.

Total IM&E Presents tables summarizing reductions in forgone fishery yield 

and biomass production forgone. Includes values for existing units 

and new units.

IM&E Distribution Presents tables summarizing reductions in A1E losses under 

regulatory options and the percentage of losses with monetized 

use value. Includes values for existing units and new units.

Imp Nonuse Val Presents table for the break-even analysis.

Household Counts Presents state-level household data used for the break-even 

analysis.

Total Benefits Summary Presents table summarizing monetized benefits for existing and 

new units by benefits category and regulatory option.

National SP Presents tables summarizing benefits estimates based on the 

316(b) stated preference (SP) survey. Note that benefits based on 

the SP survey are not included in EPA's cost-benefit comparison 

for the final rule and options considered.

National Benefits Summary Tables for BA.xls

Author: Abt Associates Inc.

Created: 05/02/14

Purpose: To summarize monetized benefits for existing units and new units under the final 

rule and options considered. Many of the tables are presented in Chapter 13 of the Benefits 

Analysis for the final rule.
Region IM E IM&E

California 0.7 <0.01 0.7

North Atlantic 0.4 <0.01 0.4

Mid-Atlantic 29.6 0.93 30.5

South Atlantic 11.6 <0.01 11.6

Gulf of Mexico 38.7 0.08 38.8

Great Lakes 184.0 0.02 184.0

Inland 347.7 0.39 348.1

Total 612.8 1.41 614.2

Region IM E IM&E

California 0.7 <0.01 0.7

North Atlantic 0.4 0.51 0.9

Mid-Atlantic 31.6 1.40 33.0

South Atlantic 12.4 0.48 12.9

Gulf of Mexico 40.2 0.08 40.3

Great Lakes 202.5 0.06 202.6

Inland 359.6 2.00 361.6

Total 647.5 4.53 652.0

Region IM E IM&E

California 0.8 30.8 31.5

North Atlantic 0.6 43.8 44.4

Mid-Atlantic 36.1 515.8 551.9

South Atlantic 17.0 8.6 25.6

Gulf of Mexico 48.2 55.2 103.4

Great Lakes 230.8 17.7 248.5

Inland 414.7 217.4 632.2

Total 748.2 889.3 1,637.5

Region IM E IM&E

California 1.1 50.4 51.5

North Atlantic 0.6 57.2 57.9

Mid-Atlantic 39.1 591.9 631.0

South Atlantic 17.1 9.2 26.4

Gulf of Mexico 53.5 93.5 147.0

Proposal Option 4 (millions of A1E)

Final Rule (millions of A1E)

Proposal Option 2 (millions of A1E)

Baseline (millions of A1E)

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent; IM = impingement mortality; E = entrainment; IM&E = impingement mortality and 

entrainment

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent; IM = impingement mortality; E = entrainment; IM&E = impingement mortality and 

entrainment

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent; IM = impingement mortality; E = entrainment; IM&E = impingement mortality and 

entrainment

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report
Great Lakes 236.7 24.6 261.3

Inland 476.0 279.9 756.0

Total 824.2 1,106.7 1,931.0

Regulatory Option IM E IM&E

Final Rule-Existing Units 647.5 4.5 652.0

Final Rule-New Units 0.4 1.9 2.3

Final Rule-Existing and New 

Untis 647.9 6.5 654.3

Regulatory Option IM E IM&E

Option A 74.5 353.3 427.8

Option B 26.8 127.3 154.2

Option C 4.0 18.7 22.7

Final Rule - New Units 0.4 1.9 2.3

Final Rule (New Units + Existing Units) (millions of A1E)

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent; IM = impingement mortality; E = entrainment; IM&E = impingement mortality and 

entrainment

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

New Units (millions of A1E)

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent; IM = impingement mortality; E = entrainment; IM&E = impingement mortality and 

entrainment

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent; IM = impingement mortality; E = entrainment; IM&E = impingement mortality and 

entrainment

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report
Existing Units

Regulatory Option Millions of A1E

Foregone Fishery Yield 

(million lbs)a

Biomass Production Forgone 

(million lbs)

Proposal Option 4 614.2 12.6 130.3

Final Rule-Existing Units 652.0 13.4 138.9

Proposal Option 2 1,637.5 51.1 494.2

Baseline 1,931.0 69.8 626.6

New Units

Regulatory Option Millions of A1E

Foregone Fishery Yield 

(million lbs)a

Biomass Production Forgone 

(million lbs)

Option A 427.8 18.4 160.0

Option B 154.2 6.6 57.7

Option C 22.7 1.0 8.5

Final Rule-New Units 2.3 0.1 0.9

Existing and New Units

Regulatory Option Millions of A1E

Foregone Fishery Yield 

(million lbs)a

Biomass Production Forgone 

(million lbs)

Final Rule-Existing Units 652.0 13.4 138.9

Final Rule-New Units 2.3 0.1 0.9

Final Rule-Existing and 

New Units 654.3 13.5 139.8

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalents

a

 The reductions in foregone fishery yield presented here are equal to increases in commercial and recreational 

harvest. Refer to Chapter 3 for additional detail regarding the calculation of foregone fishery yield and biomass 

production forgone.

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalents

a

 The reductions in foregone fishery yield presented here are equal to increases in commercial and recreational 

harvest. Refer to Chapter 3 for additional detail regarding the calculation of foregone fishery yield and biomass 

production forgone.

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalents

a

 The reductions in foregone fishery yield presented here are equal to increases in commercial and recreational 

harvest. Refer to Chapter 3 for additional detail regarding the calculation of foregone fishery yield and biomass 

production forgone.

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report
Proposal Option 4 614.2 528.2 85.9 16.1 2.6%

Final Rule - Existing Units 652.0 560.8 91.2 17.1 2.6%

Proposal Option 2 1,637.5 1,258.7 378.8 44.7 2.7%

Baseline 1,931.0 1,459.7 471.3 54.0 2.8%

Option A 427.8 303.9 123.9 12.3 2.9%

Option B 154.2 109.5 44.6 4.4 2.9%

Option C 22.7 16.1 6.6 0.7 2.9%

Final Rule - New Units 2.3 1.7 0.7 0.1 2.9%

Final Rule-Existing Units 652.0 560.8 91.2 17.1 2.6%

Final Rule-New Units 2.3 1.7 0.7 0.1 2.9%

Final Rule-Existing and 

New Units 654.3 562.5 91.9 17.2 2.9%

New Units

Existing and New Units

Existing Units

Regulatory Option

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent

a

 "Percent of fish with monetized use value" is equal to "commercial and recreational harvest (millions of fish harvested)" 

divided by "all species (millions of A1E)."

Source: U.S. EPA Analysis for this report

All Species

(millions of 

A1E)

Forage Species

(millions of 

A1E)

Commercial and 

Recreational 

Species

(millions of A1E)

Commercial and 

Recreational 

Harvest

(millions of fish 

harvested)

Percent of Fish 

with Monetized 

Use Valuea

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent

a

 "Percent of fish with monetized use value" is equal to "commercial and recreational harvest (millions of fish harvested)" 

divided by "all species (millions of A1E)."

Source: U.S. EPA Analysis for this report

Regulatory Option

All Species

(millions of 

A1E)

Forage Species

(millions of 

A1E)

Commercial and 

Recreational 

Species

(millions of A1E)

Commercial and 

Recreational 

Harvest

(millions of fish 

harvested)

Percent of Fish 

with Monetized 

Use Valuea

Notes:

A1E = age-one equivalent

a

 "Percent of fish with monetized use value" is equal to "commercial and recreational harvest (millions of fish harvested)" 

divided by "all species (millions of A1E)."

Source: U.S. EPA Analysis for this report

Regulatory Option

All Species

(millions of 

A1E)

Forage Species

(millions of 

A1E)

Commercial and 

Recreational 

Species

(millions of A1E)

Commercial and 

Recreational 

Harvest

(millions of fish 

harvested)

Percent of Fish 

with Monetized 

Use Valuea
Regulatory Optiona

Use Benefits 

of IM&E 

Reductions 

(2011$, 

millions)a

Annual 

Social Cost 

(2011$, 

millions)b

Annual Nonuse 

Benefits Necessary to 

Break Even (2011$) c

Number of 

Households in States 

with Regulated 

Facilities (millions)d

Annual BreakEven Nonuse 

WTP per 

Household 

(2011$)e

Proposal Option 4 $19.6 $251.8 $232.2 114.9 $2.02

Final Rule - Existing 

and New Units

$14.5 $274.9 $260.4 114.9 $2.27

Proposal Option 2 $0.0 $3,643.2 $3,643.2 114.9 $31.72

Proposal Option 4 $14.5 $272.1 $257.6 114.9 $2.24

Final Rule - Existing 

and New Units

$0.0 $297.3 $297.3 114.9 $2.59

Proposal Option 2 $0.0 $3,583.0 $3,583.0 114.9 $31.19

a

 Benefits are discounted using a 3% or 7% discount rate, respectively. Use benefits include estimated commercial fishing benefits, 

recreational fishing benefits, and use benefits for T&E species.

b

 The total social cost of the final rule includes facility compliance costs and administrative costs.

c

 Annualized compliance costs minus annualized use benefits.

d

 Includes households in states with at least one surveyed facility. Household counts are based on Census 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau 

2010).

e

 Dollars per household per year that, when added to use benefits, would yield a total annualized benefit (use plus nonuse) equal to the 

annualized costs.

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report; U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

Implicit Nonuse Value—Break-Even Analysis, 3 Percent and 7 Percent Discount Rates

3% Discount Rate

7% Discount Rate
State Households Include (1=yes, 0=no) Households to Include

Alabama 1,883,791 1 1,883,791

Alaska 258,058 1 258,058

Arizona 2,380,990 1 2,380,990

Arkansas 1,147,084 1 1,147,084

California 12,577,498 1 12,577,498

Colorado 1,972,868 1 1,972,868

Connecticut 1,371,087 1 1,371,087

Delaware 342,297 1 342,297

District of Columbia 266,707 0 0

Florida 7,420,802 1 7,420,802

Georgia 3,585,584 1 3,585,584

Hawaii 455,338 1 455,338

Idaho 579,408 0 0

Illinois 4,836,972 1 4,836,972

Indiana 2,502,154 1 2,502,154

Iowa 1,221,576 1 1,221,576

Kansas 1,112,096 1 1,112,096

Kentucky 1,719,965 1 1,719,965

Louisiana 1,728,360 1 1,728,360

Maine 557,219 1 557,219

Maryland 2,156,411 1 2,156,411

Massachusetts 2,547,075 1 2,547,075

Michigan 3,872,508 1 3,872,508

Minnesota 2,087,227 1 2,087,227

Mississippi 1,115,768 1 1,115,768

Missouri 2,375,611 1 2,375,611

Montana 409,607 1 409,607

Nebraska 721,130 1 721,130

Nevada 1,006,250 0 0

New Hampshire 518,973 1 518,973

New Jersey 3,214,360 1 3,214,360

New Mexico 791,395 1 791,395

New York 7,317,755 1 7,317,755

North Carolina 3,745,155 1 3,745,155

North Dakota 281,192 1 281,192

Ohio 4,603,435 1 4,603,435

Oklahoma 1,460,450 1 1,460,450

Oregon 1,518,938 1 1,518,938

Pennsylvania 5,018,904 1 5,018,904

Rhode Island 413,600 1 413,600

South Carolina 1,801,181 1 1,801,181

South Dakota 322,282 1 322,282

Tennessee 2,493,552 1 2,493,552

Texas 8,922,933 1 8,922,933

Utah 877,692 1 877,692

Vermont 256,442 1 256,442

Virginia 3,056,058 1 3,056,058

Washington 2,620,076 1 2,620,076

West Virginia 763,831 1 763,831

Wisconsin 2,279,768 1 2,279,768

Wyoming 226,879 1 226,879

Puerto Rico 1,376,531 0 0

Total 118,092,823 114,863,927
Existing Units

5

th Mean 95th 5th Mean 95th

Proposal Option 4 $829.1 $1,363.1 $1,898.8 $642.6 $1,056.8 $1,472.2

Final Rule - Existing Units $880.5 $1,448.8 $2,019.0 $682.5 $1,123.2 $1,565.3

Proposal Option 2 $2,159.9 $3,430.7 $4,823.7 $1,442.4 $2,294.5 $3,226.1

New Units

5

th Mean 95th 5th Mean 95th

Option A $381.8 $596.7 $842.7 $270.7 $423.1 $597.5

Option B $137.6 $215.0 $303.7 $97.6 $152.5 $215.3

Option C $20.3 $31.6 $44.7 $14.4 $22.4 $31.7

File Rule - New Units $2.1 $3.3 $4.6 $1.5 $2.3 $3.3

Existing and New Units

5

th Mean 95th 5th Mean 95th

Final Rule - Existing Units $880.5 $1,448.8 $2,019.0 $682.5 $1,123.2 $1,565.3

Final Rule - New Units $2.1 $3.3 $4.6 $1.5 $2.3 $3.3

Final Rule - Existing and New 

Units $882.6 $1,452.1 $2,023.6 $683.9 $1,125.5 $1,568.6

3 % Discount Rate

Regulatory Option

3 % Discount Rate 7 % Discount Rate

7 % Discount Rate

Scenario: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Regulatory Option

3 % Discount Rate 7 % Discount Rate

Scenario: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Regulatory Option