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# ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD

APPENDIX A Cost Estimation, Potential Regulations

A.1. Training

a. Worker Training (TRAIN-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs, Farm

 Four categories of trainers e ligible to conduct worker safety training with differing costs (wage, from BLS (2008)):

o trainers of handlers and certifi ed applicators ($37.87/hr);

o individuals who have completed a tr ain the trainer program ($37.87/hr);

o certified applicator s ($28.21/hr); and

o handlers ($20.83/hr).

 EPA assumes training typically last 30 minut es, based on the length of training videos.

 The annual frequency that a traini ng is led by a certain category of trainer is a function of the proportion of trainings led by different ca tegories and the total number of trainings per year. Based on conversations with state o fficials, certified app licators (frequently the agricultural employer) lead most training sessions while pesticide handlers (who lack certification) rarely conduct sessions. EP A assumes trainings are distributed among the

groups:

o trainers of handlers and certi fied applicators (14%);

o individuals who have completed a train the trainer program (10%);

o certified applicators (75%); and

o handlers (1%).

 EPA assumes that the average number of tr aining sessions conducted for each WPS farm is a function of farms size, especially the num ber of workers per farm. Given data on the number of farm workers and fa rms hiring labor (NASS, 2008):

o Large WPS farms (more than $750,000 in revenue/year) with more than 10 employees hold an average of 4.5 training se ssions per year. These farms include fruit, nut, and vegetable farms, nurseri es, and greenhouses and average about 57 workers/farm. Many workers will be te mporary, hired for peak activities like thinning and harvesting and sessions w ill be conducted throughout the year.

o Large WPS farms with fewer than 10 employees hold an average of 0.9 training sessions per year. These farms primarily cultivate field crops such as grains,*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 2 of 148 oilseed, and cotton with more perm anent workers and average about 5 workers/farm.

o Small WPS farms with more than 10 employees hold an average of 2.2 training sessions per year. Again, these farms in clude fruit, nut, and vegetable farms, nurseries, and greenhouses with an averag e of nearly 15 workers/farm, many of whom are temporary workers; sessions will be conducted throughout the year.

o Small WPS farms with fewer than 10 employees hold an average of 0.71 training sessions per year (weighted average of 0.725 trainings/year by large-small farms and medium-small farms employing an average of 3.2 workers and 0.65 trainings/year by small-small farms with 2.5 workers/farm). These farms primarily cultivate field crops such as grains, oilseed, and cotton or are very small fruit, nut, and vegetable farms, nurseries , and greenhouses (those with less than $100,000 in revenue/year) with an average of 3.0 workers/farm.

Table A.1.a-1. Baseline Cost, per W PS farm, by size, Worker Training

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm, ≥ 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.630 11.93 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.450 8.52 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 0.5 3.375 47.61 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.045 0.47 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 4.50 68.53 Large WPS farm, < 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.126 2.39 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.090 1.70 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.675 9.52 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.009 0.09 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 0.90 13.71 Small WPS farm, ≥ 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.308 5.83 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.220 4.17 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 1.650 23.28 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.022 0.23 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 2.20 33.50 Small WPS farm, < 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.099 1.87 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.071 1.34 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.530 7.47 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.007 0.07 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.71 10.76



###  For simplicity, EPA calculates the weighted average across all WPS farms and obtains and average of one training per year. The mo re detailed baseline is used to compare options for annual training (TRAIN-03 and 05) and for evaluating th e total incremental cost (Appendix B). Table A.1.a-2 presents the simplified estimation of the cost per WPS farm.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 3 of 148 Table A.1.a-2. Baseline Cost, per WPS farm, Worker Training

Action/Material wage/price ) ݓ

a ( unit time/quantity ) ܪ

௝,a,௜,௥ ஻ ) annual frequency ( Prob ௧ ሺ ݆ |݅ሻ ) cost Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.14 2.65 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.10 1.89 Training by Cert. Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.75 10.58 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.01 0.10 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, far m B ) 15.23



### Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs, Worker

 Worker wages, including 30% for benefits, are $13.43/hr (BLS, 2008).

 Workers trained each year account for 48.9% of the total workforce.

o Excludes workers employed less than five days, which EPA calculates to be less than 1.4% of total workforce, assuming 5% of part-time employees are employed less than five days; part-time employees are estimated to be 27.5% of total workforce (NASS, 2007 and 2008a).

o Includes 15.8% of total workforce who ar e new hires employed more than five days – based on a 16% new hire rate (DOL, 2005) out of remaining 98.6% of workforce.

o Includes 33.1% of total workforce who are returning workers – based on 40% retraining rate (20% whose training ha s expired after 5 years and 20% whose training cannot be verified) out of remaining 82.8% of total workforce.

 EPA assumes an abbreviated training takes 3 minutes.

 Workers taking an abbreviated traini ng account for 5.3% of total workforce

o Includes workers employed less than five days (less than 1.4%, as above)

o Includes less than 4.0% of total wo rkforce who are new hires receiving abbreviated training prior to full training – based on 25% of new hires employed more than five days (15.8% of total workforce, as above).

 Abbreviated training is given individually to each worker by the owner/operator whose time is valued at $28.21/hr, including benefits (BLS, 2008).

Table A.1.a-3. Baseline Cost, per worker, Worker Training

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.5 0.489 3.28 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r,i, work r B ) 3.40*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 4 of 148 New Regulations

TRAIN-01. Require Full Training prior to workers entering treated areas. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Per-farm parameters are as in the baseline (T able A.1.a-2), except for the probability of conducting a training.

 EPA assumes that, on average, each WPS farm will conduct 1.5 trainings per year, because farms will not be allowed to delay tr aining of new hires until other workers who need training can be assembled.

 Trainings are distribute d across training groups as in baseline.

Table A.1.a-4. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Requi re Full Training prior to use of pesticides (TRAIN-01)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.210 3.98 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.150 2.84 Training by Cert. Applicator 28.21 0.5 1.125 15.87 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.015 0.16 Expected per-farm cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.5 22.84



###  Worker wages are as in the baseline.

 Workers trained each year will account 49.6% of total workforce

o New hires – 16% of workforce (DOL, 2005)

o Returning workers (remaining 84% of wo rkforce) whose training has expired after 5 years (around 20%) or whose trai ning cannot be verified (another 20%), i.e., 33.6% of workforce.

 In the first year, trainees will ac count for 50.8% of total workforce

o Includes returning workers who have worked less than five days per year in the past and have received only a summary training. EPA calculat es that this group accounts for 1.2% of total workforce, i.e. , 5% of part-time employees, who are 27.5% of total workforce (NASS, 2007 a nd 2008a), of whom 16% are new hires.

Table A.1.a-5. Potential Cost, per worker, Requi re Full Training prior to use of pesticides (TRAIN-01)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) Full training session (YR 1) 13.43 0.5 0.508 3.41 Full training session (YR 2+) 13.43 0.5 0.496 3.33



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 5 of 148 Table A.1.a-6. Regional Costs, Y ear 1, Require Full Training prior to use of pes ticides (TRAIN01)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) ( cost r,i, a B ) $ 15.23 $ 3.40 ( cost r , i

, a P ) $ 22.84 $ 3.41 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,277,657 California 24,469 394,84 4 1,713,170 1,904,875 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 557,702 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 605,419 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 2,977,876 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 1,878,724 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 3,286,194 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 1,742,389 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 1,702,557 US 394,658 2,322,610 $13,895,763 $16,933,393



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. First, under the potential regulati on, the per-worker cost declines to $3.33 in Years 2 through 10. Second, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at a rate of 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-7. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Require Full Training prior to use of pesticides (TRAIN-01)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 18,920 15,183 3,737 California 15,403 13,972 1,431 Southwest 4,603 3,809 794 Subtropical 4,931 4,333 598 Midwest 24,886 19,400 5,486 Northeast 15,472 12,929 2,544 Ohio Valley 27,405 21,580 5,825 Texas/Mountain West 14,534 11,432 3,103 Northwest 13,784 12,435 1,349



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-8. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Require Full Training prior to us e of pesticides (TRAIN-01) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 139,939 115,073 24,866 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2,830 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 7.17*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 6 of 148 Table A.1.a-7a. Regional Costs, PV (7% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Require Full Training prior to use of pesticides (TRAIN-01)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 16,243 13,039 3,203 California 13,246 12,017 1,229 Southwest 3,953 3,272 681 Subtropical 4,238 3,725 513 Midwest 21,357 16,654 4,702 Northeast 13,290 11,109 2,181 Ohio Valley 23,522 18,529 4,993 Texas/Mountain West 12,474 9,815 2,659 Northwest 11,853 10,694 1,158



### Table A.1.a-7a. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (7% discount rate), Require Full Training prior to us e of pesticides (TRAIN-01) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 120,176 98,855 21,321 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2,837 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 7.19



### TRAIN-02. Full Training prior to pest icide use w/ Exception/Right-to-Know. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Per-farm parameters are as in the baseline, except for the probab ility of conducting a training.

 EPA assumes that, on average, each WPS fa rm will conduct 1.3 trainings per year, given the shorter period before training is required.

 Trainings are distributed across tr ainer categories as in baseline.

Table A.1.a-8. Potential Cost, per WPS farm , Full Training prior to pesticide use w/ Exception/Right-to-Know (TRAIN-02)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Training by Handler Trainer $37.87 0.5 0.182 $3.45 Training by Train-the-Trainer $37.87 0.5 0.130 $2.46 Training by Cert. Applicator $28.21 0.5 0.975 $13.75 Training by WPS Handler $20.83 0.5 0.013 $0.14 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.300 19.80



###  Worker wages are as in the baseline.

 EPA assumes it will take 10 minutes to provide hazard information.

 Workers trained each year will account 49.2% of total workforce*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 7 of 148 o Excludes workers employed 2 days or le ss, which EPA assumes account for under 0.83% of total workforce, i.e. , 3% of part-time employ ees, who are 27.5% of total workforce (NASS, 2007 and 2008a).

o Includes 15.9% of total workforce who ar e new hires – based on a 16% new hire rate (DOL, 2005) out of remaining 99.2% of workforce

o Includes 33.3% of total workforce who are returning workers (remaining 83.3% of total workforce) whose training has e xpired after 5 years (assumed to be 20%) or whose training cannot be verifi ed (assumed to be another 20%).

 Workers obtaining hazard information under exception account for 4.8% of total workforce

o Workers employed two da ys or less (0.83%).

o Additional 3.975% of workforce. EPA a ssumes 25% of other new hires, who are 15.9% of total workforce, receive hazard information prior to full training.

 Hazard information is provided individually to each worker by the owner/operator whose time is valued at $28.21/hr, including benefits (BLS, 2008).

Table A.1.a-9. Potential Cost, per worker, Full Training prior to pesticide use w/ Exception/Right-to-Know (TRAIN-02)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.5 0.492 3.3 Receive Safety Information 13.43 0.167 0.048 0.11 Provide Safety Information 28.21 0.167 0.048 0.23 Written Information 0.09 1 0.048 0.004 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 3.64



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.a-10. Regional Costs, Year 1, Full Trai ning prior to pesticide use w/ Exception/Rightto-Know (TRAIN-02)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 15.23 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $ 19.80 $ 3.64 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,161,789 California 24,469 394,84 4 1,713,170 1,921,646 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 537,471 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 601,137 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 2,786,094 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 1,819,283 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 3,089,928 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 1,637,381 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 1,712,854 US 394,658 2,322,610 $13,895,763 $16,267,583*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 8 of 148 Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Econo mic Analysis. This accounts for the fact that the number of farms in the U.S. is declin ing at 0.47% per year a nd the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-11. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Full Training prior to pesticide use w/ Excep tion/Right-to-Know (TRAIN-02)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 18,036 15,183 2,853 California 15,711 13,972 1,739 Southwest 4,461 3,809 652 Subtropical 4,940 4,333 607 Midwest 23,358 19,400 3,959 Northeast 15,076 12,929 2,147 Ohio Valley 25,862 21,580 4,281 Texas/Mountain West 13,707 11,432 2,275 Northwest 14,016 12,435 1,581



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-12. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Full Training prior to pesticide use w/ Exception/Right-to-Know (TRAIN-02) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 135,168 115,073 20,095 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2,287 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 5.80



### TRAIN-03. Annual training of workers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that, on average, a WPS farm c onducts 1.5 trainings per year because all workers need to be trained and some farms will not be able to schedule all workers for training at the same time.

o EPA assumes that, on average, a large WPS farm with ten or more workers conducts 6.25 training sessions per year, as under TRAIN-03 (a 38.9% increase over baseline).

o EPA assumes that, on average, a large WPS farm with fewer than 10 workers conducts 1.3 training sessions per ye ar (44.4% increase over baseline).

o EPA assumes that, on average, a small WPS farm with ten or more workers conducts 3.1 training sessions per ye ar (40.9% increase over baseline).

o EPA assumes that, on average, a small WPS farm with fewer than 10 workers conducts 1.1 training sessions per ye ar (56.1% increase over baseline).

 Trainings are distributed across training groups as in baseline.

 On average, per-farm costs are equivalent to TRAIN-01, Require Full Training prior to use of pesticides. See Table A.1.a-4.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 9 of 148 Table A.1.a-13. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Annual Worker Training

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm, ≥ 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.875 16.57 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.625 11.83 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 0.5 4.688 66.13 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.063 0.65 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 6.25 95.18 Large WPS farm, < 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.182 3.45 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.130 2.46 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.975 13.75 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.013 0.14 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 1.30 19.80 Small WPS farm, ≥ 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.434 8.22 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.310 5.87 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 2.325 32.80 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.031 0.32 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 3.10 47.21 Small WPS farm, < 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.154 2.92 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.110 2.09 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.827 11.67 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.011 0.11 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 1.10 16.79



###  Trainees account for 89.8% of the total workforce.

o Excludes workers employed less than five days, which EPA assumes account for under 1.4% of total workforce, i.e. , 5% of part-time empl oyees, who are 27.5% of total workforce (NASS, 2007 and 2008a).

o Excludes returning handlers, approximatel y 10.7% of work force, whose handler training meets WPS standards for worker training.

 Abbreviated trainings occu r as in the baseline

Table A.1.a-14. Potential Cost, per worker , Annual training of workers (TRAIN-03)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.50 0.898 6.03 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 6.14*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 10 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.a-15. Regional Costs, Year 1, Annual Worker Training

Region (large WPS Farm) N lrg farm ≥ 10

wrkrs N lrg farm < 10

wrkrs N worke r s RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 68.53 $ 13.71 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $ 95.18 $ 19.80 $ 6.14 South 3,311 4,778 127,926 726,733 1,195,069 California 1,378 1,988 184, 301 747,393 1,301,876 Southwest 711 1,026 36,860 187,943 314,277 Subtropical 556 802 52,038 225,736 388,198 Midwest 4,822 6,958 139,852 900,670 1,455,281 Northeast 2,289 3,303 130,095 643,820 1,081,874 Ohio Valley 5,134 7,407 164,786 1,012,801 1,646,851 Texas/Mountain West 2,733 3,944 86,730 535,842 870,671 Northwest 1,289 1,860 161,534 662,248 1,151,119 US 22,224 32,066 1,084,12 1 $5,643,187 $9,405,217

Region (Small WPS farm) N sml farm ≥ 10

wrkrs N sml farm < 10

wrkrs N worke r s RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 33.50 $ 10.76 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $ 47.21 $ 16.79 $ 6.14 South 2,699 48,016 146,14 2 1,103,146 1,830,845 California 1,123 19,980 210, 543 967,384 1,680,995 Southwest 580 10,312 42,109 273,321 459,024 Subtropical 453 8,056 59,447 303,672 521,596 Midwest 3,931 69,929 159,765 1,426,410 2,340,603 Northeast 1,866 33,192 148,619 924,166 1,557,787 Ohio Valley 4,185 74,441 188,250 1,580,152 2,603,198 Texas/Mountain West 2,228 39,637 99,079 837,448 1,379,009 Northwest 1,051 18,691 184,535 862,788 1,496,271 US 18,116 322,254 1,238,48 9 $8,278,487 $13,869,328



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-16. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Annual Worker Training

Region (Large WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 9,834 6,005 3,829 California 10,552 6,072 4,480 Southwest 2,575 1,546 1,029 Subtropical 3,157 1,841 1,316 Midwest 12,032 7,480 4,553*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 11 of 148 Northeast 8,851 5,287 3,564 Ohio Valley 13,593 8,396 5,197 Texas/Mountain West 7,188 4,443 2,745 Northwest 9,335 5,383 3,952

Region (Small WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 15,244 9,211 6,033 California 13,723 7,914 5,809 Southwest 3,802 2,270 1,532 Subtropical 4,279 2,498 1,782 Midwest 19,586 11,968 7,618 Northeast 12,884 7,665 5,219 Ohio Valley 21,745 13,236 8,509 Texas/Mountain West 11,522 7,016 4,505 Northwest 12,225 7,065 5,160



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-17. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Annual training of workers (TRAIN-03) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Farm, Large 77,116 46,453 30,664 WPS Farm, Small 115,010 68,843 46,167 US 192,116 115,296 76,831 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 8,745 per-entity ($/large WPS farm) 64.29 per-entity ($/small WPS farm) 15.44



### TRAIN-04. Biennial tr aining of workers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that, on average, a WPS farm cond ucts 1.3 trainings per year to account for the larger number of wo rkers to be trained.

 Trainings are distributed acr oss training groups as in baseline (Table A.1.a-2).

 See Table A.1.a-8: Potential Cost, per WPS farm , Full Training prior to pesticide use w/ Exception/Right-to-Know (TRAIN-02)

 Trainees account for 59.0% of the total workforce.

o Excludes workers employed less than five days, which EPA assumes account for under 1.4% of total workforce, i.e. , 5% of part-time empl oyees, who are 27.5% of total workforce (NASS, 2007 and 2008a);

o Includes new hires, i.e. , 16% of remaining workforce or 15.8% of workers

o Includes 55% of the remaining workfor ce returning from the previous year (46.2%), less 25% of returning handle rs who are covered by handler training (2.9%), or 43.3% of total workforce

 Abbreviated trainings occu r as in the baseline*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 12 of 148 Table A.1.a-18. Potential Cost, per worker, Biennial training of workers (TRAIN-04)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.50 0.590 3.96 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 4.08



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.a-19. Regional Costs, Year 1, Bi ennial training of workers (TRAIN-04)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 15.23 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $ 19.80 $ 4.08 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,281,125 California 24,469 394,84 4 1,713,170 2,093,571 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 571,856 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 649,680 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 2,916,554 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 1,940,641 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 3,243,649 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 1,718,287 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 1,863,541 US 394,658 2,322,610 $13,895,763 $17,278,903



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-20. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Biennial training of workers (TRAIN-04)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 18,994 15,183 3,811 California 17,091 13,972 3,119 Southwest 4,737 3,809 928 Subtropical 5,330 4,333 997 Midwest 24,406 19,400 5,006 Northeast 16,051 12,929 3,122 Ohio Valley 27,096 21,580 5,515 Texas/Mountain West 14,357 11,432 2,925 Northwest 15,226 12,435 2,791*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 13 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-21. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Biennial training of workers (TRAIN-04) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 143,287 115,073 28,215 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 3,211 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 8.14



### TRAIN-05. Annual Training of Wo rkers, Small Farm Exception. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Provision would require annual training except fo r farms with fewer than 10 workers, if there were no new employees and the same pesticides were used on the farm as in years with training.

 EPA assumes that, on average, a WPS farm c onducts 1.4 trainings per year, compared to 1.5 trainings in the annual training without exceptions (TRAIN-03). Trainings are distributed across trainer cat egories as in baseline.

o EPA assumes that, on average, a large WPS farm with ten or more workers conducts 6.25 training sessions pe r year, as under TRAIN-03.

o EPA assumes that, on average, a large WPS farm with fewer than 10 workers conducts 1.15 training sessions per year ( 27.8% increase over baseline), compared to 1.3 sessions per year without the exception (44.4% increase over baseline).

o EPA assumes that, on average, a small WPS farm with ten or more workers conducts 3.1 training sessions per year, as under TRAIN-03.

o EPA assumes that, on average, a small WPS farm with fewer than 10 workers conducts 0.99 training sessions per year ( 40.7% increase over baseline), compared to 1.10 sessions per year without the exception (56.1% increase over baseline).

Table A.1.a-22. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Annual Worker Training, Small Farm Exception

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm, ≥ 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.875 16.57 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.625 11.83 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 0.5 4.688 66.13 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.063 0.65 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 6.25 95.18 Large WPS farm, < 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.161 3.05 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.115 2.18 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.863 12.17 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.012 0.12 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.15 17.51*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 14 of 148 Small WPS farm, ≥ 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.434 8.22 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.310 5.87 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 2.325 32.80 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.031 0.32 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 3.10 47.21 Small WPS farm, < 10 workers Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.139 2.64 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.099 1.88 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.746 10.52 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.010 0.10 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.99 15.14



###  There is an overall reduction of 4.9% in the number of workers trained each year compared to TRAIN-03.

o Large farms with less than 10 workers hold 11.5% fewer trainings compared to TRAIN-03 equivalent to 11.5% fewer work ers trained on such farms. This implies about 1.8% decrease in workers on all large WPS farms who are trained,
i.e. , 89.8% (from TRAIN-03) times 98.2% of workers or 88.2% of workers on large farms will be trained annually.

o Small farms with less than 10 workers hold 9.7% fewer trainings compared to TRAIN-03, thus 9.7% fewer wo rkers trained on such farms. This implies about 7.6% decrease in workers on all small WPS farms who are trained, i.e. , 89.8% times 92.4% of workers or 82.8% of workers on small farms will be trained annually.

 Abbreviated trainings occu r as in the baseline.

Table A.1.a-23. Potential Cost, per worker, A nnual Worker Training, Small Farm Exception

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Worker, Large WPS farm Full training session 13.43 0.5 0.882 5.92 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 6.03 Worker, Small WPS farm Full training session 13.43 0.5 0.828 5.56 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 5.67



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 wo rkers; there are 54,289 large farms employing 1,084,121 workers and 340,369 small farms employing 1,238,489 workers (NASS, 2008). WPS farms, defined as t hose hiring labor, are distribute d across regions in the same proportion as all farms.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 15 of 148 Table A.1.a-24. Regional Costs, Year 1, Annual Handler Training

Region (large WPS Farm) N lrg farm ≥ 10

wrkrs N lrg farm < 10

wrkrs N worke r s RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 68.53 $ 13.71 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $ 95.18 $ 17.51 $ 6.03 South 3,311 4,778 127,926 726,733 1,170,259 California 1,378 1,988 184, 301 747,393 1,277,316 Southwest 711 1,026 36,860 187,943 307,929 Subtropical 556 802 52,038 225,736 380,715 Midwest 4,822 6,958 139,852 900,670 1,424,196 Northeast 2,289 3,303 130,095 643,820 1,060,199 Ohio Valley 5,134 7,407 164,786 1,012,801 1,612,031 Texas/Mountain West 2,733 3,944 86,730 535,842 852,241 Northwest 1,289 1,860 161,534 662,248 1,129,324 US 22,224 32,066 1,084,12 1 $5,643,187 $9,214,210

Region (Small WPS farm) N sml farm ≥ 10

wrkrs N sml farm < 10

wrkrs N worke r s RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 33.50 $ 10.76 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $ 47.21 $ 15.14 $ 5.67 South 2,699 48,016 146,14 2 1,103,146 1,683,233 California 1,123 19,980 210, 543 967,384 1,549,726 Southwest 580 10,312 42,109 273,321 422,320 Subtropical 453 8,056 59,447 303,672 480,537 Midwest 3,931 69,929 159,765 1,426,410 2,150,381 Northeast 1,866 33,192 148,619 924,166 1,433,545 Ohio Valley 4,185 74,441 188,250 1,580,152 2,392,225 Texas/Mountain West 2,228 39,637 99,079 837,448 1,267,213 Northwest 1,051 18,691 184,535 862,788 1,379,266 US 18,116 322,254 1,238,48 9 $8,278,487 $12,758,446



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-25. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Annual Worker Training, Small Farm Exception

Region (Large WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 9,628 6,005 3,623 California 10,352 6,072 4,280 Southwest 2,522 1,546 977 Subtropical 3,096 1,841 1,255 Midwest 11,773 7,480 4,294 Northeast 8,673 5,287 3,386 Ohio Valley 13,303 8,396 4,907 Texas/Mountain West 7,035 4,443 2,592 Northwest 9,158 5,383 3,774*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 16 of 148 Region (Small WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 14,013 9,211 4,802 California 12,650 7,914 4,735 Southwest 3,498 2,270 1,227 Subtropical 3,942 2,498 1,444 Midwest 17,991 11,968 6,023 Northeast 11,854 7,665 4,189 Ohio Valley 19,980 13,236 6,744 Texas/Mountain West 10,586 7,016 3,570 Northwest 11,268 7,065 4,203



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-26. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Annual Worker Training, Small Farm Exception PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) Large WPS Farm 75,540 46,453 29,087 Small WPS Farm 105,780 68,843 36,937 Total 181,320 115,296 66,024 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 7,515 per-entity ($/large WPS farm) 60.98 per-entity ($/small WPS farm) 12.35



### TRAIN-06. Expand Worker Training Content Step 1. Baseline Other State Baselines -- Califor nia: same as potential re gulation, see Step 2 below.

Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that, on average, a WPS farm cond ucts 1 training per year as in baseline.

 Trainings are distributed across training groups as in baseline.

 EPA assumes training will last 45 minutes.

Table A.1.a-27. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Expand Worker Training Content (TRAIN-06)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.14 3.98 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.10 2.84 Training by Cert. Applicator 28.21 0.75 0.75 15.87 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.75 0.01 0.16 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.00 22.84



###  Trainees account for 48.9% of the total workforce, as in baseline.

 Abbreviated trainings occu r as in the baseline.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 17 of 148 Table A.1.a-28. Potential Cost, per worker, Expand Worker Training Content (TRAIN-06)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.75 0.489 4.93 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 5.04



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs California currently requires an expanded worker training similar to TRAIN-05. Baseline costs are, therefore, the same as in Table A.1.a-16 and 17. Th ere are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 workers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.a-29. Regional Costs, Year 1, E xpand Worker Training Content (TRAIN-06)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 15.23 $ 3.40

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a P $ 22.84 $ 5.04

cost r,i, a P $ 22.84 $ 5.04 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,729,605 California 24,469 394,84 4 2,547,837 2,550,247 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 687,513 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 787,924 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 3,473,989 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 2,336,507 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 3,869,833 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 2,049,621 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 2,268,345 US 394,658 2,322,610 $14,730,430 $20,753,583



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. Fi rst, the requirement would be de layed two years to allow for the training content to be developed. Thus, baseli ne costs are used in the first two years and potential compliance costs in year s three through ten. S econd, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-30. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Expand Worker Training Content (TRAIN-06)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 20,933 15,183 5,750 California 20,798 20,782 16 Southwest 5,245 3,809 1,436 Subtropical 5,951 4,333 1,619 Midwest 26,780 19,400 7,381*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 18 of 148 Northeast 17,794 12,929 4,866 Ohio Valley 29,777 21,580 8,197 Texas/Mountain West 15,775 11,432 4,343 Northwest 17,063 12,435 4,628



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-31. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Expand Worker Training Content (TRAIN-06) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) 160,117 121,883 38,234 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 4,352 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 11.03



### TRAIN-07. Expand Worker Training (crop sheet variant) Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that, on average, a WPS farm cond ucts 1 training session per year as in the baseline.

 Trainings are distributed across training groups as in baseline.

 EPA assumes training will last 48 minutes.

Table A.1.a-32. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Expand Worker Training (crop sheet variant) (TRAIN-07)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.8 0.14 4.26 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.8 0.10 3.04 Training by Cert. Applicator 28.21 0.8 0.75 17.00 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.8 0.01 0.17 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.00 24.47



### Table A.1.a-33. Potential Cost, per worker, Expand Worker Training (crop sheet variant) (TRAIN-07)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.8 0.49 5.25 Summary training session 13.43 0.05 0.05 0.04 Summary trainer 28.21 0.05 0.05 0.08 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 5.37



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms. California already covers additi onal material; baseline is as for TRAIN-06 (Table A.1.a-27 and 28).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 19 of 148 Table A.1.a-36. Regional Costs, Year 1, Expand Worker Training (crop sh eet variant) (TRAIN07)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 15.23 $ 3.40

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a P $ 22.84 $ 5.04

cost r,i, a P $ 24.37 $ 5.37 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,909,551 California 24,469 394,84 4 2,547,837 2,717,341 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 732,763 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 839,627 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 3,703,370 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 2,490,212 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 4,125,209 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 2,184,887 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 2,417,006 US 394,658 2,322,610 $14,730,430 $22,119,965



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. Fi rst, the requirement would be de layed two years to allow for the training content to be developed. Thus, baseli ne costs are used in the first two years and potential compliance costs in year s three through ten. S econd, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.a-37. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Expand Worker Training (crop sheet va riant) (TRAIN-07)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 22,078 15,183 6,895 California 21,835 20,782 1,053 Southwest 5,531 3,809 1,722 Subtropical 6,274 4,333 1,941 Midwest 28,249 19,400 8,849 Northeast 18,764 12,929 5,835 Ohio Valley 31,409 21,580 9,829 Texas/Mountain West 16,639 11,432 5,207 Northwest 17,986 12,435 5,551



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.a-38. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Expand Worker Training (crop sheet variant) (TRAIN-07) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 168,765 121,883 46,882 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 5,336 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 13.52*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 20 of 148 

## b. Increase Worker Trainer Qualifications (TRAIN-08, 09)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Baseline is the same as for worker training. See A.1.a.

Table A.1.b-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS fa rm, Worker Trainer Qualifications

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.14 2.65 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.10 1.89 Training by Cert. Applicator 28.21 0.5 0.75 10.58 Training by WPS Handler 20.83 0.5 0.01 0.10 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 15.23



### Table A.1.b-2. Baseline Cost, per work er, Worker Trainer Qualifications

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Full training session 13.43 0.50 0.489 3.28 Abbreviated training session 13.43 0.05 0.053 0.04 Trainer, abbreviated session 28.21 0.05 0.053 0.08 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 3.40



### New Regulations TRAIN-08. Limit Who Can Be a Train er/Improve Worker Trainer Competency Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Only handler trainers and worker trainers who have completed a Train-the-Trainer program will lead training sessions.

o EPA assumes that handler traine rs will lead 85% of sessions.

o EPA assumes that people taking a Train-the-Trainer program will lead 15% of sessions.

Table A.1.b-3. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Li mit Who Can Be a Trainer/Improve Worker Trainer Competency (TRAIN-08)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.85 16.16 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.5 0.15 2.85 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.00 19.02



###  Per-worker costs are as in th e baseline. See Table A.1.b-2.

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 21 of 148 There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.b-5. Regional Costs, Year 1, Limit Who Can Be a Tr ainer/Improve Worker Trainer Competency (TRAIN-08)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 15.23 $ 3.40

cost r , i

, a P $ 19.02 $ 3.40 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,048,785 California 24,469 394,84 4 1,713,170 1,805,865 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 508,278 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 566,137 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 2,645,889 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 1,719,309 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 2,932,330 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 1,553,997 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 1,610,248 US 394,658 2,322,610 $13,895,763 $15,390,837



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. First, the requirement would be delayed two years to allow for trainers to obtain the necessary qualifications. Th us, baseline costs are used in the first two years and potential compliance costs in years three through ten. Second, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the numbe r of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per

year.

Table A.1.b-5. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Limit Who Can Be a Trainer/Improve Worker Trai ner Competency (TRAIN-08)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 16,664 15,183 1,481 California 14,588 13,972 616 Southwest 4,127 3,809 318 Subtropical 4,581 4,333 248 Midwest 21,556 19,400 2,156 Northeast 13,952 12,929 1,023 Ohio Valley 23,876 21,580 2,295 Texas/Mountain West 12,654 11,432 1,222 Northwest 13,012 12,435 576*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 22 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.b-6. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Limit Who Can Be a Trainer/Improve Worker Trainer Competency (TRAIN-08) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) 125,009 115,073 9,936 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,131 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 2.87



### TRAIN-09. Limit Who Can Be a Trainer/Impr ove Worker Trainer Competency (Trainthe-Trainers option) Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 All training sessions will be lead by those completing a Train-the-Trainer program.

Table A.1.b-7. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Limit Who Can Be a Trainer/Improve Worker Trainer Competency (Train-the-Trainers option) (TRAIN-09)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.50 1.00 19.02 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.00 19.02



###  Per-worker costs are as in th e baseline. See Table A.1.b-2.

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.b-8. Regional Costs, Year 1, Limit Who Can Be a Tr ainer/Improve Worker Trainer Competency (Train-the-Tra iners option) (TRAIN-09)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 15.23 $ 3.40

cost r,i, a P $19.02 $ 3.40 South 58,804 274,068 1,826,019 2,048,785 California 24,469 394,84 4 1,713,170 1,805,865 Southwest 12,629 78,969 460,435 508,278 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 528,760 566,137 Midwest 85,641 299,617 2,321,458 2,645,889 Northeast 40,650 278,713 1,565,317 1,719,309 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 2,586,968 2,932,330 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 1,370,103 1,553,997 Northwest 22,890 346,069 1,523,534 1,610,248 US 394,658 2,322,610 $13,895,763 $15,390,837*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 23 of 148 Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. First, the requirement would be delayed two years to allow for trainers to obtain the necessary qualifications. Th us, baseline costs are used in the first two years and potential compliance costs in years three through ten. Second, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the numbe r of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per

year.

Table A.1.b-9. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Limit Who Can Be a Trainer/Improve Worker Trainer Competency (Train-the-Trainers option) (TRAIN-09)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 16,664 15,183 1,481 California 14,588 13,972 616 Southwest 4,127 3,809 318 Subtropical 4,581 4,333 248 Midwest 21,556 19,400 2,156 Northeast 13,952 12,929 1,023 Ohio Valley 23,876 21,580 2,295 Texas/Mountain West 12,654 11,432 1,222 Northwest 13,012 12,435 576



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.b-10. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Limit Who Can Be a Trainer/Improve Worker Tr ainer Competency (Train-the-Trainers option) (TRAIN-09) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 125,009 115,073 9,936 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,131 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 2.87



## c. Record Keeping, Worker Training (TRAIN-10, 11)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs None. No records are currently required.

New Regulations TRAIN-10. Record Keeping, Worker Training for 2 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Owner/Operator must receive, organize, a nd store acknowledgements of training for workers. On average, these tasks would be done once per year, following the training, and take about 7 minutes.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 24 of 148  A single sheet is needed to record the work ers acknowledgement of training per training.

 A folder is needed each year to store th e records. Cost is $0.20 (Staples, 2008).

 An average of one training per year is held per WPS farm.

Table A.1.c-1. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Record Keeping, Worker Training for 2 years (TRAIN-10)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Receive/Collect/Store Acknowledgement 28.21 0.117 1 3.31 Training Acknowledgement 0.09 1 1 0.09
Folder 0.2 1 1 0.2 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 3.60



###  EPA assumes that it will take a worker a bout 30 seconds to mark acknowledgement of training.

 As in the baseline of worker training, 48.9% of all workers receive full training and 5.3% of all workers receive a summary training. See Table A.1.a-2.

Table A.1.c-2. Potential Cost, per worker, Record Keeping, Worker Training for 2 years (TRAIN-10)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Acknowledge full training 13.43 0.008 0.489 0.05 Acknowledgement 0.09 1 0.489 0.04 Acknowledge abbreviated training 13.43 0.008 0.053 0.01 Acknowledgement 0.09 1 0.053 0.00 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.11



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.c-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Record Keeping, Worker Training for 2 years (TRAIN10)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 3.60 $ 0.11 South 58,804 274,068 0 241,541 California 24,469 394,844 0 131,260 Southwest 12,629 78,969 0 54,077 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 0 47,701 Midwest 85,641 299,617 0 340,873 Northeast 40,650 278,713 0 176,747 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 0 366,599 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 0 194,964*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 25 of 148 Northwest 22,890 346,069 0 120,240 US 394,658 2,322,610 0 $1,674,001



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.c-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Record Keeping, Worker Training for 2 years (TRAIN-10)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 2,063 0 2,063 California 1,105 0 1,105 Southwest 461 0 461 Subtropical 404 0 404 Midwest 2,917 0 2,917 Northeast 1,504 0 1,504 Ohio Valley 3,135 0 3,135 Texas/Mountain West 1,667 0 1,667 Northwest 1,013 0 1,013



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.c-5. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Record Keeping, Worker Training for 2 years (TRAIN-10) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) 14,269 0 14,269 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,624 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 4.11



### TRAIN-11. Record keeping for worker training (5 years). Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 See TRAIN-10 (Table A.1.c-1).

 A storage box is needed to store 5 years of records. Cost is $4.23 (Staples, 2008).

 A storage box is expected to last 5 years, so in any given year, a bout 20% of farms will need to purchase a box.

Table A.1.c-6. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Wo rker training records (5 years) (TRAIN-11)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Receive/Collect/Store Acknowledgement 28.21 0.117 1 3.31 Training Acknowledgement 0.09 1 1 0.09 Folder 0.20 1 1 0.20 Storage Box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 4.44*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 26 of 148  Requirements per worker are as for TRAIN-10. See Table A.1.c-2.

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.1.c-7. Regional Costs, Year 1, Work er training records (5 years) (TRAIN-11)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 4.44 $ 0.11 South 58,804 274,068 0 291,289 California 24,469 394,844 0 151,961 Southwest 12,629 78,969 0 64,761 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 0 56,048 Midwest 85,641 299,617 0 413,325 Northeast 40,650 278,713 0 211,136 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 0 443,725 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 0 236,031 Northwest 22,890 346,069 0 139,605 US 394,658 2,322,610 $ 0 $2,007,882



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.c-8. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Worker training records (2 years) (TRAIN-11)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 2,491 0 2,491 California 1,284 0 1,284 Southwest 553 0 553 Subtropical 476 0 476 Midwest 3,541 0 3,541 Northeast 1,801 0 1,801 Ohio Valley 3,799 0 3,799 Texas/Mountain West 2,021 0 2,021 Northwest 1,180 0 1,180*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 27 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.c-9. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Worker training records (2 years) (TRAIN-11) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) 17,144 0 17,144 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,951 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 4.94



## d. Handler Training (TRAIN-12, 13, 14, 15)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Three groups are eligible to conduct worker safety traini ng at differing wage rates, including 30% additional cost for benefits (BLS, 2008):

o trainers of handlers and certifi ed applicators ($37.87/hr);

o individuals who have completed a trai n the trainer program ($37.87/hr); and

o certified applicators ($28.21/hr).

 EPA assumes training typi cally last 45 minutes.

 EPA estimates that large WPS farms c onduct 0.525 handler trainings per year, on

average.

o Large WPS farms, employing two handler s on average, have a 65.6% chance of employing a handler who needs trained, gi ven that 32.8% of handlers will be trained each year (see below).

o EPA assumes that there are 4 trainings for every 5 farms that need a handler trained, as some farms are able to share resources.

 EPA estimates that large-small WPS farms conduct 0.246 handler trainings per year, on

average.

o Large-small WPS farms, with one handl er on average, have a 32.8% chance of employing a handler who needs trained, gi ven that 32.8% of handlers will be trained each year (see below).

o EPA assumes that there are 3 trainings for every 4 farms that need a handler trained, as some farms are able to shar e resources and large-small WPS farms are more common than large WPS farms.

 CHPEs, employing over six handlers on average, likely have about two handlers to train each year. Thus, CHPEs are likely to conduct a handler training every year.

 The annual probability of a training conducted by a given type of trainer is the frequency of trainings derived above multiplied by the distribution of training among the types of trainer, which EPA assumes is as follows:

o trainers of handlers and certi fied applicators (14%);

o individuals who have completed a trai n the trainer program (10%); and

o certified applicators (76%).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 28 of 148 Table A.1.d-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Handler Training

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.073 2.09 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.052 1.49 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 0.75 0.399 8.44 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.525 12.02 Large-Small WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.034 0.98 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.025 0.70 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.75 0.187 3.96 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.246 5.63
CPHE Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.140 3.98 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.100 2.84 Training by Certified Applicator 30.30 0.75 0.760 17.27 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 1.000 24.09



###  WPS and CHPE handler wages, including 30% for benefits, are $20.83/hr and $20.10/hr, respectively (BLS, 2008).

 EPA assumes training typi cally last 45 minutes.

 EPA calculates that 32.8% of handlers will be trained each year, based on the following.

o Includes 16% of handlers, those who ar e new hires – based on a 16% new hire rate for all farm employees(DOL, 2005)

o Includes 16.8% of handlers, who are returning handlers whose training has expired after 5 years (20% of remaining 84% of handlers).

Table A.1.d-2. Baseline Cost, per WPS handler, Handl er Training

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r , i

, a

B )
WPS farm handler 20.83 0.75 0.328 5.12 CPHE handler 20.10 0.75 0.328 4.94



### New Regulations TRAIN-12. Annual training of handlers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters for WPS farms or CPHEs will be th e same as in the baseline except for the number of trainings per year per farm or firm.

 EPA estimates that large WPS farms conduct 0.8 handler trainings pe r year, on average.

o Large WPS farms will have, on average, two handlers to train.

o EPA assumes that, as in the baseline, there are 4 traini ngs for every 5 farms that need a handler trained, as some fa rms are able to share resources.

 EPA estimates that large-small WPS farm s conduct 0.5 handler trainings per year, on

average.

o Large-small WPS farms will have, on average, one handlers to train.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 29 of 148 o EPA assumes that there are 2 trainings for every 4 farms that need a handler trained, as some farms are able to share resources and more farms will have handlers to train than in the baseline.

 EPA assumes that CPHEs will conduct, on aver age, 1.3 handler trainings each year, to account for the larger number of handlers that must be trained.

 The distribution of trainers wi ll be as in the baseline.

Table A.1.d-3. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Annual Handler Training (TRAIN-12)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.112 3.18 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.080 2.27 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 0.75 0.608 12.87 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.800 18.32 Large-Small WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.070 1.99 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.050 1.42 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.75 0.380 8.04 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.500 11.45
CPHE Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.182 5.17 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.130 3.69 Training by Certified Applicator 30.30 0.75 0.988 22.45 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.300 31.31



###  Parameters for per-handler cost will be the same as the baseline except that all handlers will be trained with a probability of 1.

Table A.1.d-4. Potential Cost, per WPS handl er, Annual Handler Training (TRAIN-12)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r , i

, a P )
WPS farm handler 20.83 0.75 1 15.62 CPHE handler 20.10 0.75 1 15.08



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs California already requires annual tr aining of handlers; thus, baseli ne costs are the same as for the potential requirement. There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 large-small WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small esta blishments employ 1, th ere are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handler s are distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handler s, also distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 30 of 148 Table A.1.d-5. Regional Costs, Year 1, Annual Handler Training (TRAIN-12)

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $12.02 $ 5.63 $ 5.12

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $18.32 $11.45 $15.62

cost r,i, a P $18.32 $11.45 $15.62 South 8,089 20,746 36,924 403,271 962,532 California 3,366 8,633 15,365 400,517 400,517 Southwest 1,737 4,456 7,930 86,609 206,718 Subtropical 1,357 3,481 6,195 67,663 161,499 Midwest 11,781 30,214 53,776 587,314 1,401,809 Northeast 5,592 14,341 25,525 278,771 665,375 Ohio Valley 12,541 32,164 57,245 625,206 1,492,248 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 17,126 30,481 332,902 794,574 Northwest 3,149 8,076 14,373 156,978 374,677 US 54,289 139,237 247,815 $2,939,230 $6,459,949 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $24.09 $ 4.94

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $31.31 $15.08

cost r,i, a P $31.31 $15.08 South 416 2,545 22,608 51,396 California 173 1,059 21,386 21,386 Southwest 89 547 4,855 11,038 Subtropical 70 427 3,793 8,624 Midwest 606 3,706 32,926 74,852 Northeast 288 1,759 15,628 35,529 Ohio Valley 645 3,945 35,050 79,682 Texas/Mountain West 344 2,101 18,663 42,428 Northwest 162 991 8,800 20,007 US 2,793 17,080 $163,710 $344,942



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at 4.27% per year and the number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.d-6. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Annual Handler Training (TRAIN-12)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 7,953 3,363 4,590 California 3,309 3,309 0 Southwest 1,708 722 986 Subtropical 1,334 564 770 Midwest 11,583 4,897 6,685 Northeast 5,498 2,325 3,173 Ohio Valley 12,330 5,213 7,117 Texas/Mountain West 6,565 2,776 3,789 Northwest 3,096 1,309 1,787*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 31 of 148 Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 477 217 260 California 199 199 0 Southwest 103 47 56 Subtropical 80 36 44 Midwest 695 317 379 Northeast 330 150 180 Ohio Valley 740 337 403 Texas/Mountain West 394 179 215 Northwest 186 85 101



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.d-7. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Annual Handler Training (TRAIN-12) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 53,376 24,478 28,897 CPHE 3,203 1,567 1,637 Total 56,579 26,045 30,534 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 3,475 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 17.54 per-entity ($/CPHE) 66.69



### TRAIN-13. Biennial tr aining of handlers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters for WPS farms or CPHEs will be th e same as in the baseline except for the number of trainings per year per farm or firm.

 EPA estimates that large WPS farms conduct 0.8 handler trainings pe r year, on average.

o Large WPS farms will have, on average, more than one handler to train, accounting for new hires as we ll as returning employees.

o EPA assumes that, as in the baseline, there are 4 traini ngs for every 5 farms that need a handler trained, as some fa rms are able to share resources.

 EPA estimates that large-small WPS farms conduct 0.387 handler trainings per year, on

average.

o Large-small WPS farms will have, on aver age, 0.58 handlers to train, accounting for new hires as well as returning employees (see below).

o EPA assumes that there are 2 trainings for every 3 farms that need a handler trained, as some farms are able to share resources and more farms will have handlers to train than in the baseline.

 EPA assumes that CPHEs will conduct, on aver age, 1.2 handler trainings each year, to account for the somewhat larger number of handlers that must be trained.

 The distribution of trainers wi ll be as in the baseline.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 32 of 148 Table A.1.d-8. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Biennial Handler Training (TRAIN-13)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.112 3.18 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.080 2.27 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 0.75 0.608 12.87 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.800 18.32 Large-Small WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.054 1.54 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.039 1.10 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 0.75 0.294 6.22 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.387 8.85
CPHE Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.168 4.77 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.75 0.120 3.41 Training by Certified Applicator 30.30 0.75 0.912 20.73 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.200 28.91



###  Parameters for per-handler cost will be the same as the baseline except for the annual probability that a handler will be trained.

 EPA calculates that 58.0% of handlers will be trained each year

o 16% of handlers are new hires

o 42% of handlers, representing 50% of the remaining 84% of handlers returning to work

Table A.1.d-9. Potential Cost, per WPS handl er, Biennial Handler Training (TRAIN-13)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r,i, a P )
WPS farm handler 20.83 0.75 0.580 9.06 CPHE handler 20.10 0.75 0.580 8.74



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs California requires annual training of handlers. To avoid appearan ce of cost reduction, baseline cost is constrained to equa l potential cost. There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 largesmall WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are dist ributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs empl oying 17,080 handlers, also distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.1.d-10. Regional Costs, Year 1, Biennial Handler Tr aining (TRAIN-13)

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $12.02 $ 5.63 $ 5.12

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $18.32 $ 8.85 $ 9.06

cost r , i

, a P $18.32 $ 8.85 $ 9.06 South 8,089 20,746 36,924 403,271 666,430*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 33 of 148 California 3,366 8,633 15,365 277,306 277,306 Southwest 1,737 4,456 7,930 86,609 143,126 Subtropical 1,357 3,481 6,195 67,663 111,817 Midwest 11,781 30,214 53,776 587,314 970,573 Northeast 5,592 14,341 25,525 278,771 460,687 Ohio Valley 12,541 32,164 57,245 625,206 1,033,190 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 17,126 30,481 332,902 550,140 Northwest 3,149 8,076 14,373 156,978 259,416 US 54,289 139,237 247,815 $2,816,020 $4,472,685 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $24.09 $ 4.94

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $28.91 $ 8.74

cost r,i, a P $28.91 $ 8.74 South 416 2,545 22,608 34,281 California 173 1,059 14,264 14,264 Southwest 89 547 4,855 7,362 Subtropical 70 427 3,793 5,752 Midwest 606 3,706 32,926 49,926 Northeast 288 1,759 15,628 23,697 Ohio Valley 645 3,945 35,050 53,147 Texas/Mountain West 344 2,101 18,663 28,299 Northwest 162 991 8,800 13,344 US 2,793 17,080 $156,588 $230,072



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at 4.27% per year and the number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.d-11. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Biennial Handler Training (TRAIN-13)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 5,544 3,363 2,182 California 2,307 2,307 0 Southwest 1,191 722 469 Subtropical 930 564 366 Midwest 8,075 4,897 3,177 Northeast 3,833 2,325 1,508 Ohio Valley 8,595 5,213 3,382 Texas/Mountain West 4,577 2,776 1,801 Northwest 2,158 1,309 849

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 324 217 107 California 135 135 0 Southwest 70 47 23 Subtropical 54 36 18*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 34 of 148 Midwest 472 317 155 Northeast 224 150 74 Ohio Valley 502 337 166 Texas/Mountain West 268 179 88
Northwest 126 85 42



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.d-12. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Biennial Handler Training (TRAIN-13) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 37,210 23,476 13,734 CPHE 2,175 1,503 672 Total 39,385 24,979 14,406 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,640 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 8.30 per-entity ($/CPHE) 27.39



### TRAIN-14. Expand Handler Training Content. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA anticipates that training will last 60 minutes, rather than 45 minutes.

 All other parameters are as in the baseline.

Table A.1.d-13. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Expand Handler Training Content (TRAIN-14)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 1 0.073 2.78 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 1 0.052 1.99 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 1 0.399 11.25 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.525 16.02 Large-Small WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 1 0.034 1.30 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 1 0.025 0.93 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 1 0.187 5.27 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.246 7.51
CPHE Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 1 0.140 5.30 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 1 0.100 3.79 Training by Certified Applicator 30.30 1 0.760 23.03 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.000 32.12



### Table A.1.d-14. Potential Cost, per handler, Expand Handler Training Content (TRAIN-14)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r , i

, a P )
WPS farm handler 20.83 1 0.328 6.83 CPHE handler 20.10 1 0.328 6.59*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 35 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs California requires handler traini ng equivalent to the potential re quirement; thus baseline costs are the same as for the pote ntial requirement. There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 large-small WPS farms (NASS, 200 8 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are dist ributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs empl oying 17,080 handlers, also distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.1.d-15. Regional Costs, Year 1, E xpand Handler Training Content (TRAIN-14)

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $12.02 $ 5.63 $ 5.12

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $16.02 $ 7.51 $ 6.83

cost r,i, a P $16.02 $ 7.51 $ 6.83 South 8,089 20,746 36,924 403,271 537,695 California 3,366 8,633 15,365 223,739 223,739 Southwest 1,737 4,456 7,930 86,609 115,478 Subtropical 1,357 3,481 6,195 67,663 90,217 Midwest 11,781 30,214 53,776 587,314 783,086 Northeast 5,592 14,341 25,525 278,771 371,695 Ohio Valley 12,541 32,164 57,245 625,206 833,607 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 17,126 30,481 332,902 443,869 Northwest 3,149 8,076 14,373 156,978 209,304 US 54,289 139,237 247,815 $2,762,452 $3,608,690 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $24.09 $ 4.94

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $32.12 $ 6.59

cost r,i, a P $32.12 $ 6.59 South 416 2,545 22,608 30,144 California 173 1,059 12,543 12,543 Southwest 89 547 4,855 6,474 Subtropical 70 427 3,793 5,058 Midwest 606 3,706 32,926 43,901 Northeast 288 1,759 15,628 20,838 Ohio Valley 645 3,945 35,050 46,733 Texas/Mountain West 344 2,101 18,663 24,884 Northwest 162 991 8,800 11,734 US 2,793 17,080 $154,867 $202,308



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. Fi rst, the requirement would be de layed two years to allow for the development of training material. Thus, baseli ne costs are used in the first two years and potential compliance costs in year s three through ten. S econd, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 36 of 148 Table A.1.d-16. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Expand Handler Training Content (TRAIN-14)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 4,220 3,363 858 California 1,866 1,866 0 Southwest 906 722 184 Subtropical 708 564 144 Midwest 6,146 4,897 1,249 Northeast 2,917 2,325 593 Ohio Valley 6,543 5,213 1,330 Texas/Mountain West 3,484 2,776 708 Northwest 1,643 1,309 334

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 275 217 57 California 121 121 0 Southwest 59 47 12 Subtropical 46 36 10 Midwest 400 317 84 Northeast 190 150 40 Ohio Valley 426 337 89 Texas/Mountain West 227 179 47 Northwest 107 85 22



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.d-17. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Expand Handler Training Content (TRAIN-14) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 28,434 23,035 5,399 CPHE 1,851 1,489 362 Total 30,284 24,524 5,761 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 656 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 3.27 per-entity ($/CPHE) 14.74



### TRAIN-15. Expand Handler Training (crop sheet variant) Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA anticipates that training will last 63 minutes, rather than 45 minutes.

 All other parameters are as in the baseline.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 37 of 148 Table A.1.d-18. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Expand Handler Training (crop sheet variant) (TRAIN-15)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 1.05 0.073 2.92 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 1.05 0.052 2.09 Training by Certified Appl icator 28.21 1.05 0.399 11.82 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.525 16.82 Large-Small WPS farm Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 1.05 0.034 1.37 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 1.05 0.025 0.98 Training by Certified Applicator 28.21 1.05 0.187 5.54 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.246 7.89
CPHE Training by Handler Trainer 37.87 1.05 0.140 5.57 Training by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 1.05 0.100 3.98 Training by Certified Applicator 30.30 1.05 0.760 24.18 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.000 33.72



### Table A.1.d-19. Potential Cost, per handler, E xpand Handler Training (c rop sheet variant) (TRAIN-15)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r , i

, a P )
WPS farm handler 20.83 1.05 0.328 7.17 CPHE handler 20.10 1.05 0.328 6.92



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs California requires expanded handl er training, equivalent to an additional 15 minutes (see Table A.1.c-13 and 14). There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 large-small WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assu mptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments empl oy 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.1.d-20. Regional Costs, Year 1, Expand Ha ndler Training (crop sheet variant) (TRAIN15)

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $12.02 $ 5.63 $ 5.12

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $16.02 $ 7.51 $ 6.83

cost r,i, a P $16.82 $ 7.89 $ 7.17 South 8,089 20,746 36,924 403,271 564,580 California 3,366 8,633 15,365 223,739 234,926 Southwest 1,737 4,456 7,930 86,609 121,252 Subtropical 1,357 3,481 6,195 67,663 94,728 Midwest 11,781 30,214 53,776 587,314 822,240*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 38 of 148 Northeast 5,592 14,341 25,525 278,771 390,280 Ohio Valley 12,541 32,164 57,245 625,206 875,288 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 17,126 30,481 332,902 466,062 Northwest 3,149 8,076 14,373 156,978 219,769 US 54,289 139,237 247,815 $2,762,452 $3,789,124 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N CPHE hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $24.09 $ 4.94

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $32.12 $ 6.59

cost r,i, a P $33.72 $ 6.92 South 416 2,545 22,608 31,651 California 173 1,059 12,543 13,170 Southwest 89 547 4,855 6,798 Subtropical 70 427 3,793 5,311 Midwest 606 3,706 32,926 46,096 Northeast 288 1,759 15,628 21,880 Ohio Valley 645 3,945 35,050 49,070 Texas/Mountain West 344 2,101 18,663 26,128 Northwest 162 991 8,800 12,321 US 2,793 17,080 154,867 212,424



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Calculating the present value (PV) of the baseline and potential cost streams follows the methodology presented in Chapter 3.3.1 of the Economi c Analysis. In this case, we consider two factors that change over time. Fi rst, the requirement would be de layed two years to allow for the development of training material. Thus, baseli ne costs are used in the first two years and potential compliance costs in year s three through ten. S econd, the number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.1.d-21. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Expand Handler Training (crop sheet va riant) (TRAIN-15)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 4,392 3,363 1,029 California 1,937 1,866 71 Southwest 943 722 221 Subtropical 737 564 173 Midwest 6,396 4,897 1,499 Northeast 3,036 2,325 711 Ohio Valley 6,809 5,213 1,595 Texas/Mountain West 3,625 2,776 850 Northwest 1,710 1,309 401

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 286 217 69 California 125 121 5 Southwest 61 47 15 Subtropical 48 36 12
Midwest 417 317 100*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 39 of 148 Northeast 198 150 48 Ohio Valley 444 337 107 Texas/Mountain West 236 179 57 Northwest 111 85 27



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.d-22. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Expand Handler Training (crop sheet variant) (TRAIN-15) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 29,585 23,035 6,550 CPHE 1,928 1,489 439 Total 31,513 24,524 6,989 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 795 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 3.97 per-entity ($/CPHE) 17.88



## e. Record Keeping, Handler Training (TRAIN-16, 17)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs None. No records are currently required under fe deral regulations. Califo rnia requires records of handler training, which must be retained for two years.

New Regulations TRAIN-16. Record keeping for handler training (2 years)

. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that the WPS owner/operator spends about 3 minutes collecting and recording information, and 1 minute storing information, i. e., 4 minutes or 0.067 hours.

 To keep the records, each operation will requi re at most one folder costing about $0.20 (Staples, 2008).

 The annual probability of collect ing/storing the information is the frequency at which a farm or firm has a handler undertake training. From the baseline (Table A.1.c-2), there is a 0.328 probability that an individu al handler take s the training

o Large WPS farms, employing two handler s on average, have a 65.6% chance of having a handler take a training.

o Large-small WPS farms, employing one handl er on average, have a 32.8% chance of having a handler take training.

o CPHE will likely have one training with an average of about 2 handlers trained each year.

Table A.1.e-1. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Handler Training Records (2 years) (TRAIN-16)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm Collect/Store Acknowledgement 28.21 0.067 0.656 1.23*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 40 of 148 Folder 0.20 1 0.656 0.13 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.37 Large-Small WPS farm Collect/Store Acknowledgement 28.21 0.067 0.328 0.62
Folder 0.20 1 0.328 0.07 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.68
CPHE Collect/Store Acknowledgement 30.30 0.067 1 2.02
Folder 0.20 1 1 0.20 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 2.22



###  Each handler marks a separate acknowledgement.

 EPA assumes that it will take a handler a bout 30 seconds to mark acknowledgement of training.

 EPA assumes that the handler trainer spends 45 seconds obtaining the acknowledgements from the trainees and, if necessary, sending them to the handler’s employer.

 As in the baseline, 32.8% of a ll handlers receive training.

 The probability of a category of trainer obtaining an acknowledgement from a given handler is the probability of the handler receiving training (32.8%) times the probability of the category of trainer ad ministering the training, which, from the baseline, is as follows.

o trainers of handlers and certi fied applicators (14%);

o individuals who have completed a trai n the trainer program (10%); and

o certified applicators (76%).

Table A.1.e-2. Potential Cost, per handler, Ha ndler Training Records (2 years) (TRAIN-16)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm handler Acknowledgement 0.09 1 0.328 0.03 Acknowledge Training 20.83 0.008 0.328 0.06 Handler Trainer Receives Acknowledgement 37.87 0.013 0.046 0.02 Trainer of Trainers Receives Acknowledgement 37.87 0.013 0.033 0.02 Certified Applicator Receives Acknowledgement 28.21 0.013 0.249 0.09 Expected per-handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.21
CPHE handler Acknowledgement 0.09 1 0.328 0.03 Acknowledge Training 20.10 0.008 0.328 0.05 Handler Trainer Receives Acknowledgement 37.87 0.013 0.046 0.02 Trainer of Trainers Receives Acknowledgement 37.87 0.013 0.033 0.02 Certified Applicator Receives Acknowledgement 30.30 0.013 0.249 0.09 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.22*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 41 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same propor tion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008). Current California requirements exceed the potential requirement; thus baseline costs are constrained to equal the cost of th e potential requirement.

Table A.1.e-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Handler Training Reco rds (2 years) (TRAIN-16)

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $ 1.37 $ 0.68 $ 0.21

cost r,i, a P $ 1.37 $ 0.68 $ 0.21 South 8,089 20,746 36,924 0 33,028 California 3,366 8,633 15,365 13,739 13,743 Southwest 1,737 4,456 7,930 0 7,093 Subtropical 1,357 3,481 6,195 0 5,542 Midwest 11,781 30,214 53,776 0 48,101 Northeast 5,592 14,341 25,525 0 22,831 Ohio Valley 12,541 32,164 57,245 0 51,204 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 17,126 30,481 0 27,264 Northwest 3,149 8,076 14,373 0 12,856 US 54,289 139,237 247,815 $13,739 $221,663 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N CPHE hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $ 2.22 $ 0.22

cost r,i, a P $ 2.22 $ 0.22 South 416 2,545 0 1,474 California 173 1,059 613 613 Southwest 89 547 0 317 Subtropical 70 427 0 247 Midwest 606 3,706 0 2,147 Northeast 288 1,759 0 1,019 Ohio Valley 645 3,945 0 2,285 Texas/Mountain West 344 2,101 0 1,217 Northwest 162 991 0 574 US 2,793 17,080 $ 613 $9,892



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at 4.27% per year and the number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.e-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Handler Training Records (2 years) (TRAIN-16)*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 42 of 148 Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 215 0 215 California 116 116 0 Southwest 46 0 46 Subtropical 36 0 36 Midwest 313 0 313 Northeast 149 0 149 Ohio Valley 333 0 333 Texas/Mountain West 178 0 178 Northwest 84 0 84

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 12 0 12 California 6 6 0 Southwest 3 0 3 Subtropical 2 0 2 Midwest 17 0 17 Northeast 8 0 8 Ohio Valley 18 0 18 Texas/Mountain West 10 0 10 Northwest 5 0 5



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.e-5. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Handler Training Records (2 years) (TRAIN-16) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 1,470 116 1,354 CPHE 80 6 74 Total 1,550 123 1,428 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 162 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 0.80 per-entity ($/CPHE) 3.00



### TRAIN-17. Record keeping for handler training (5 years). Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 As above, except that each operation will also need a storage box costing about $4.23 (Staples, 2008) for the records.

 The storage box lasts five years, giving an a nnual probability of 0.2 that a farm or firm purchases one.

Table A.1.e-6. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Handler Training Records (5 years) (TRAIN-17)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm Collect/Store Acknowledgement 28.21 0.067 0.656 1.23
Folder 0.20 1 0.656 0.13*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 43 of 148 Storage Box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 2.22 Large-Small WPS farm Collect/Store Acknowledgement 28.21 0.067 0.328 0.62
Folder 0.20 1 0.328 0.07 Storage Box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.53
CPHE Collect/Store Acknowledgement 30.30 0.067 1 2.02 Folder 0.20 1 1 0.20 Storage Box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 3.07



###  Per-handler costs as in Table A.1.e-2: Pote ntial Cost, per handler, Handler Training Records (2 years) (TRAIN-16)

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same propor tion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008). Current Ca lifornia requirements are equivalent to the potential requirement.

Table A.1.e-7. Regional Costs, Year 1, Handler Training Reco rds (5 years) (TRAIN-17)

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $ 1.37 $ 0.68 $ 0.21

cost r,i, a P $ 2.21 $ 1.53 $ 0.21 South 8,089 20,746 36,924 0 57,528 California 3,366 8,633 15,365 13,739 23,938 Southwest 1,737 4,456 7,930 0 12,355 Subtropical 1,357 3,481 6,195 0 9,652 Midwest 11,781 30,214 53,776 0 83,782 Northeast 5,592 14,341 25,525 0 39,767 Ohio Valley 12,541 32,164 57,245 0 89,187 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 17,126 30,481 0 47,489 Northwest 3,149 8,076 14,373 0 22,393 US 54,289 139,237 247,815 $ 13,739 $386,091 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N CPHE hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $ 2.22 $ 0.22

cost r,i, a P $ 3.07 $ 0.22 South 416 2,545 0 1,833 California 173 1,059 613 763 Southwest 89 547 0 394 Subtropical 70 427 0 308*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 44 of 148 Midwest 606 3,706 0 2,669 Northeast 288 1,759 0 1,267 Ohio Valley 645 3,945 0 2,842 Texas/Mountain West 344 2,101 0 1,513
Northwest 162 991 0 713 US 2,793 17,080 $ 613 $12,302



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at 4.27% per year and the number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.e-8. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Handler Training Records (5 years) (TRAIN-17)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 378 0 378 California 184 116 68 Southwest 81 0 81 Subtropical 63 0 63 Midwest 550 0 550 Northeast 261 0 261 Ohio Valley 586 0 586 Texas/Mountain West 312 0 312 Northwest 147 0 147

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 15 0 15 California 7 6 1 Southwest 3 0 3 Subtropical 2 0 2 Midwest 21 0 21 Northeast 10 0 10 Ohio Valley 23 0 23 Texas/Mountain West 12 0 12 Northwest 6 0 6



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.e-9. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Handler Training Records (5 years) (TRAIN-17) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 2,563 116 2,447 CPHE 100 6 94 Total 2,663 123 2,541 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 289 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1.44 per-entity ($/CPHE) 3.84*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 45 of 148 

## f. Training Verification (TRAIN-18, 19, 20)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA produces and distributes training cards to states at cost; in 2010, EPA spent $23,900 for 400,000 cards or about $0.06 per card.

 Trainers must fill out and distribute the cards ; tests by EPA staff indicate it takes about 2 minutes per card to enter the name, date of training, and other pertinent information.

 Trainers belong to different categories as e xplained in Appendix A.1. The probability a trainer from a given category provides a trai nee the verification car d is the probability that a worker or handler receiv es training times the probability that the training is led by a trainer in that category.

 EPA calculates that 48.9% of WPS workers and 32.8% of WPS and CPHE handlers receive training each year. See Baselines fo r worker training (A.1.a) and handler training (A.1.d).

Table A.1.f-1. Baseline Costs, per em ployee, Training Veri fication Program

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS worker Certificate of Training 0.06 1 0.489 0.03 Distribute Certificates (hndl r trnr) 37.87 0.033 0.068 0.09Distribute Certificates (trn-thetrnr) 37.87 0.033 0.049 0.06 Distribute Certificates (c ert. app) 28.21 0.033 0.367 0.35 Distribute Certificates ( handler) 20.83 0.033 0.005 0.00 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.489 0.53
WPS handler Certificate of Training 0.06 1 0.328 0.02 Distribute by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.033 0.046 0.06 Distribute by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.033 0.033 0.04 Distribute by Cert. App. 28.21 0.033 0.249 0.23 Expected per-WPS handler Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 0.35
CPHE Certificate of Training 0.06 1 0.328 0.02 Distribute by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.033 0.046 0.06 Distribute by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.033 0.033 0.04 Distribute by Cert. App. 30.30 0.033 0.249 0.25 Expected per-CHPE handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.37



### Baseline, Subtropical, Northeast, and Northwest Given the number of states requ esting EPA-issued verification cards from these regions in 2010, EPA treats them as if half the st ates participate in the program. Thus, the probability of a worker or handler in these regions receiving a verificati on card is half that shown in Table A.1.f-1 and baseline costs are also half.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 46 of 148 Baseline, Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Texas/Mountain West Given the small number of states requesting EPA- issued verification cards from these regions in 2010, EPA treats them as if these states do not part icipate in the program. The probability of all actions is zero and the baseline costs are also zero.

New Regulation TRAIN-18. Eliminate training verification program. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 All per-employee costs are zero.

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 2,322,610 WPS workers (NASS, 2008 [C ensus of Ag]). There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 large-small WPS farms (NAS S, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. There are 17,080 CP HE handlers (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.1.f-2. Regional Costs, Year 1, Elimin ate Training Verification Program (TRAIN-18)

Region (WPS Farm) N WPS wrk r N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.53 $ 0.35

cost r ,( Subt

, NE

, NW ), a

B $ 0.26 $ 0.18

cost r, ( MW,OH Val,TX/Mt NW )

, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 0.00 $ 0.00 South 274,068 36,924 157,194 0 California 394,844 15,365 213,093 0 Southwest 78,969 7,930 44,336 0 Subtropical 111,485 6,195 30,412 0 Midwest 299,617 53,776 0 0 Northeast 278,713 25,525 77,804 0 Ohio Valley 353,037 57,245 0 0 Texas/Mountain West 185,809 30,481 0 0 Northwest 346,069 14,373 93,545 0 US 2,322,610 247,815 $616,385 $ 0 Region (CPHE) N CPHE hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.37

cost r, ( Subt, NE, NW )

, a

B $ 0.19

cost r ,( MW

, OH Val

, TX/Mt NW ), a B $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 0.00 South 2,545 944 0 California 1,059 393 0 Southwest 547 203 0 Subtropical 427 79 0 Midwest 3,706 0 0 Northeast 1,759 326 0 Ohio Valley 3,945 0 0 Texas/Mountain West 2,101 0 0
Northwest 991 184 0 US 17,080 $ 2,128 $ 0*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 47 of 148 Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farm workers is declining at 2.14 % per year. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore handlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.f-3. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Eliminate Training Verification Program (TRAIN-18)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 0 1,270 -1,270 California 0 1,714 -1,714 Southwest 0 358 -358 Subtropical 0 245 -245 Midwest 0 0 0 Northeast 0 627 -627 Ohio Valley 0 0 0 Texas/Mountain West 0 0 0 Northwest 0 753 -753

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 0 8 -8 California 0 3 -3 Southwest 0 2 -2 Subtropical 0 1 -1 Midwest 0 0 0 Northeast 0 3 -3 Ohio Valley 0 0 0 Texas/Mountain West 0 0 0 Northwest 0 2 -2



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.f-4. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Eliminate Training Verification Program (TRAIN-18) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 0 4,966 -4,966 CPHE 0 19 -19 Total 0 4,985 -4,985 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( -567 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 -1.43 per-entity ($/CPHE) 1 -0.77
1 

### Average over states currently participating in voluntary program.



### TRAIN-19. Require Employees Receive Ve rification (Card) of Training Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 All per-employee costs are equivalent to baseline costs shown in Table A.1.f-1.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 48 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 2,322,610 WPS workers (NASS, 2008 [C ensus of Ag]). There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 large-small WPS farms (NAS S, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. There are 17,080 CP HE handlers (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.1.f-5. Regional Costs, Year 1, Require Employees R eceive Verification (Card) of Training (TRAIN-19)

Region (WPS Farm) N WPS wrk r N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.53 $ 0.35

cost r ,( Subt

, NE

, NW ), a

B $ 0.26 $ 0.18

cost r, ( MW,OH Val,TX/Mt NW )

, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 0.53 $ 0.35 South 274,068 36,924 157,194 157,194 California 394,844 15,365 213,093 213,093 Southwest 78,969 7,930 44,336 44,336 Subtropical 111,485 6,195 30,412 60,824 Midwest 299,617 53,776 0 176,588 Northeast 278,713 25,525 77,804 155,608 Ohio Valley 353,037 57,245 0 205,910 Texas/Mountain West 185,809 30,481 0 108,498 Northwest 346,069 14,373 93,545 187,091 US 2,322,610 247,815 $616,385 $1,309,143 Region (CPHE) N CPHE hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.37

cost r, ( Subt, NE, NW )

, a

B $ 0.19

cost r ,( MW

, OH Val

, TX/Mt NW ), a B $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 0.37 South 2,545 944 944 California 1,059 393 393 Southwest 547 203 203 Subtropical 427 79 158 Midwest 3,706 0 1,374 Northeast 1,759 326 652 Ohio Valley 3,945 0 1,463 Texas/Mountain West 2,101 0 779
Northwest 991 184 367 US 17,080 2,128 6,334



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farm workers is declining at 2.14 % per year. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore handlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.f-6. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Require Employees Receive Verification (Card) of Training (TRAIN-19)*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 49 of 148 Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,270 1,270 0 California 1,714 1,714 0 Southwest 358 358 0 Subtropical 490 245 245 Midwest 1,429 0 1,429 Northeast 1,255 627 627 Ohio Valley 1,665 0 1,665 Texas/Mountain West 877 0 877 Northwest 1,505 753 753

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 8 8 0 California 3 3 0 Southwest 2 2 0 Subtropical 1 1 1 Midwest 12 0 12 Northeast 6 3 3 Ohio Valley 13 0 13 Texas/Mountain West 7 0 7 Northwest 3 2 2



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.f-7. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Require Employees Receive Verification (C ard) of Training (TRAIN-19) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 10,562 4,966 5,596 CPHE 56 19 37 Total 10,618 4,985 5,633 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 641 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 1.61 per-entity ($/CPHE) 1 1.52
1 

### Average over states currently participating in voluntary program.



### TRAIN-20. Require Employees Receive Verification of Training Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 In lieu of verification cards, employers prov ide copies of the trai ning record, typically a sheet of paper at a cost of $0.09.

 Trainers distribute the copies; EPA assumes this will take about 30 seconds per employee.

 Other parameters are as in Table A.1.f-1.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 50 of 148 Table A.1.f-8. Potential Cost, per em ployee, Training Verification Program

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS worker Copy of Training record 0.09 1 0.489 0.04 Distribute Certificates (hndl r trnr) 37.87 0.008 0.068 0.02 Distribute Certs. (trn-the -trnr) 37.87 0.008 0.049 0.02 Distribute Certificates (c ert. app) 28.21 0.008 0.367 0.09 Distribute Certificates ( handler) 20.83 0.008 0.005 0.00 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.489 0.17
WPS handler Copy of Training record 0.09 1 0.328 0.03 Distribute by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.008 0.046 0.01 Distribute by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.008 0.033 0.01 Distribute by Cert. App. 28.21 0.008 0.249 0.06 Expected per-WPS handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.328 0.11
CPHE Copy of Training record 0.09 1 0.328 0.03 Distribute by Handler Trainer 37.87 0.008 0.046 0.01 Distribute by Train-the-Trainer 37.87 0.008 0.033 0.01 Distribute by Cert. App. 30.30 0.008 0.249 0.06 Expected per-CHPE handler Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.328 0.12



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 2,322,610 WPS workers (NASS, 2008 [C ensus of Ag]). There are 54,289 large WPS farms and 139,237 large-small WPS farms (NAS S, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. There are 17,080 CP HE handlers (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.1.f-9. Regional Costs, Y ear 1, Provide Proof of Training

Region (WPS Farm) N WPS wrk r N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.53 $ 0.35

cost r, ( Subt, NE, NW )

, a

B $ 0.26 $ 0.18

cost r ,( MW

, OH Val

, TX/Mt NW ), a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 0.17 $ 0.11 South 274,068 36,924 157,194 50,261 California 394,844 15,365 213,093 68,136 Southwest 78,969 7,930 44,336 14,176 Subtropical 111,485 6,195 30,412 19,448 Midwest 299,617 53,776 0 56,461 Northeast 278,713 25,525 77,804 49,754 Ohio Valley 353,037 57,245 0 65,837 Texas/Mountain West 185,809 30,481 0 34,691 Northwest 346,069 14,373 93,545 59,821 US 2,322,610 247,815 $616,385 $418,584*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 51 of 148 Region (CPHE) N CPHE hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.37

cost r, ( Subt, NE, NW )

, a

B $ 0.19

cost r, ( MW,OH Val,TX/Mt NW )

, a B $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 0.12 South 2,545 944 299 California 1,059 393 124 Southwest 547 203 64 Subtropical 427 79 50 Midwest 3,706 0 435 Northeast 1,759 326 206 Ohio Valley 3,945 0 463 Texas/Mountain West 2,101 0 246 Northwest 991 184 116 US 17,080 2,128 2,004



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farm workers is declining at 2.14 % per year. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore handlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.1.f-10. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Co st, Provide Proof of Training

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 406 1,270 -864 California 548 1,714 -1,166 Southwest 114 358 -243 Subtropical 157 245 -88
Midwest 457 0 457 Northeast 401 627 -226 Ohio Valley 532 0 532 Texas/Mountain West 281 0 281
Northwest 481 753 -271

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 3 8 -6 California 1 3 -2 Southwest 1 2 -1 Subtropical 0 1 0
Midwest 4 0 4 Northeast 2 3 -1 Ohio Valley 4 0 4 Texas/Mountain West 2 0 2
Northwest 1 2 -1*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 52 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.1.f-11. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Provide Proof of Training PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 3,377 4,966 -1,589 CPHE 18 19 -1 Total 3,395 4,985 -1,590 ) Annualized ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( -181 per-entity ($/WPS farm) -0.46 per-entity ($/CPHE) -0.04



## A.2. Hazard Communication

a. Application information (HAZCOM-01)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA assumes the owner/operator of a WPS farm spends 5 minutes per application gathering and recording information on the product used, the field treated, the date treated and the duration of the REI.

 The operator’s time is valued at $28.21/hr, c onsisting of the wage and an additional 30% for benefits (BLS, 2008).

 EPA assumes a single sheet of paper is suffi cient to record the information about each application.

 Paper costs $0.09/shee t (Staples, 2008).

 Posting the information is assumed to take one minute.

 EPA calculates that WPS farms make an aver age of 15.4 pesticide applications per year.

o EPA assumes an average of 20 applica tions per year, conditional on applying pesticides

o About 77.1 percent of WPS farms will make pesticide applications in any given year (NASS, 2008).

Table A.2.a-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS farm , Information on Pesticide Applications

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Record Application Information 28.21 0.083 15.4 36.26 Information Sheet 0.09 1 15.4 1.39 Post Application Inform ation 28.21 0.017 15.4 7.25 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a B ) 44.90



### Baseline, California and Texas/Mountain West

 State requires information to be made available on request.

 EPA assumes the agricultural employer sp ends about 6 minutes providing requested information.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 53 of 148  EPA assumes request occur about once every 12 applications.

Table A.2.a-2. California and Texas/Mountain We st Baseline Cost, per WPS farm, Information on Pesticide Applications

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Record Application Information 28.21 0.083 15.4 36.26 Information Sheet 0.09 1 15.4 1.39 Post Application Inform ation 28.21 0.017 15.4 7.25 Prove Information on Request 28.21 0.1 1.3 3.63 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r, ( CA, TX/Mt W )

, a

B ) 48.53



### New Regulation HAZCOM-01. Availability of Application Information. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm spends the same amount of time gathering and recording the information as in the baseline.

 The owner/operator spends about 6 minutes pe r request providing the information to an employee or an employee’s representative.

 The frequency of applications is as in the baseline.

 EPA assumes that there will be a request for information in about 25% of applications.

Table A.2.a-3. Potential Cost, per WPS fa rm, Information on Pesticide Applications (HAZCOM-01)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Record Application Information 28.21 0.083 15.4 36.26 Information Sheet 0.09 1 15.4 1.39 Provide Information 28.21 0.1 3.9 10.88 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a P ) 48.53



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms in the United States (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in th e same proportion as all farms. Current requirements in California and in Texas are equivalent to the potential requirement. Thus, baseline costs are equivalent to potential costs for these two regions.

Table A.2.a-4. Regional Costs, Year 1, Inform ation on Pesticide Applications (HAZCOM-01)

Region N WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r,i, a B $ 44.90



### cost r, ( CA, TX/Mt W )

, a

B $ 48.53



### cost r,i, a P $ 48.53 South 58,804 2,640,541 2,853,784 California 24,469 1,187,480 1,187,480 Southwest 12,629 567,096 612,893 Subtropical 9,866 443,044 478,823 Midwest 85,641 3,845,620 4,156,181*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 54 of 148 Northeast 40,650 1,825,340 1,972,750 Ohio Valley 91,166 4,093,724 4,424,322 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 2,355,808 2,355,808 Northwest 22,890 1,027,861 1,110,869 US 394,658 $17,986,514 $19,152,909



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.2.a-5. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Information on Pesticide Applications (HAZCOM-01)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 24,578 22,742 1,837 California 10,227 10,227 0 Southwest 5,279 4,884 394 Subtropical 4,124 3,816 308 Midwest 35,795 33,120 2,675 Northeast 16,990 15,721 1,270 Ohio Valley 38,104 35,257 2,847 Texas/Mountain West 20,289 20,289 0 Northwest 9,567 8,852 715



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.a-6. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Information on Pesticide A pplications (HAZCOM-01) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
US 164,954 154,908 10,046 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,143 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 2.90



## b. Pesticide information (HAZCOM-02, 03, 04)

Baseline, Pesticide-Specific Information Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 No current requirements for pesticide info rmation, but the agricultural employer will nearly always have access to a copy of the pe sticide label. Even if the application is made by a CPHE, the grower will need a copy to ensure compliance with postapplication label requirements such as the REI.

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm tim e is valued at $28.21/hour (BLS, 2008)

 The owner/operator spends about 4 minutes obtaining the label either from the pesticide distributor or on-line (based on EPA internet searches).

 EPA assumes that pesticide-specific inform ation would be need for half the average number of application because the same pesticid e is likely to be used on multiple fields.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 55 of 148 Thus, 10 applications weighted by 77.1% of WPS farms making an application in a given

year.

Table A.2.b-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS fa rm, Pesticide-Specific Information

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Obtain Label 28.21 0.067 7.7 14.51 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a B ) 14.51



###  California, Subtropical, Midwest, and Texas/ Mountain West region representative states require SDS and labels to be available as in proposed regulation (HAZCOM-02).

New Regulation HAZCOM-02. Pesticide Label and SDS. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm spends an additional 4 minutes obtaining the SDS either from the pesticide di stributor or on-line (based on EPA internet searches).

 Based on a sample of products found on line, labels average 20.8 pages in length and SDS average 6.7 pages. Assuming double-side d printing, a copy of the label and SDS will require 13.7 pages, on average.

 EPA assumes that pesticide-specific inform ation would be need for half the average number of application because the same pestic ide is likely to be used on multiple fields.

 EPA assumes that half the WPS farms will pay for a copy at the pesticide distributor and half will print a copy from the internet.

Table A.2.b-2. Potential Cost, per WPS fa rm, Pesticide Label and SDS (HAZCOM-02)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Obtain Label 28.21 0.067 7.7 14.51 Obtain SDS 28.21 0.067 7.7 14.51 Copy of Label, SDS 0.09 13.7 3.9 4.77 Print Label, SDS 0.09 13.7 3.9 4.77 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a P ) 38.55



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms in the United States (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in th e same proportion as all farms. Current requirements in California, Florida, Iowa, and Texas are equivalent to the potential requirement. Thus, baseline co sts are equivalent to potential costs for the four regions.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 56 of 148 Table A.2.b-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Pesticide Label and SDS (HAZCOM-02)

Region N WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r,i, a B $ 14.51



### cost r, ( CA,Subt.,MW, TX/Mt W )

, a

B $ 38.55



### cost r,i, a P $ 38.55 South 58,804 852,972 2,266,923 California 24,469 943,283 943,283 Southwest 12,629 183,189 486,856 Subtropical 9,866 380,356 380,356 Midwest 85,641 3,301,491 3,301,491 Northeast 40,650 589,638 1,567,067 Ohio Valley 91,166 1,322,392 3,514,491 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 1,871,352 1,871,352 Northwest 22,890 332,029 882,426 US 394,658 $ 9,776,702 $15,214,246



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.2.b-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount ra te) and Incremental Cost, Pesticide Label and SDS (HAZCOM-02)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 19,524 7,346 12,178 California 8,124 8,124 0 Southwest 4,193 1,578 2,615 Subtropical 3,276 3,276 0 Midwest 28,434 28,434 0 Northeast 13,496 5,078 8,418 Ohio Valley 30,268 11,389 18,879 Texas/Mountain West 16,117 16,117 0 Northwest 7,600 2,860 4,740



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.b-5. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Pesticide Label (HAZCOM-02) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
US 131,032 84,201 46,831 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 5,330 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 13.51



### HAZCOM-03. Pesticide Label only. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm spends about 4 minutes obtaining the label either from the pesticide distributor or on-line (based on EPA internet searches).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 57 of 148  Based on a sample of products found on line, labels average 20.8 pages in length. Assuming double-sided printing, a copy of the la bel will require 10.4 pages, on average.

 EPA assumes that pesticide-specific inform ation would be need for half the average number of application because the same pestic ide is likely to be used on multiple fields.

Table A.2.b-6. Potential Cost, per W PS farm, Pesticide Label (HAZCOM-03)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Obtain Label 28.21 0.067 7.7 14.51 Copy of Label 0.09 10.4 3.9 3.61
Print Label 0.09 10.4 3.9 3.61 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a P ) 21.73



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms in the United States (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in th e same proportion as all farms. Current requirements in Californi a, Florida, Iowa, and Texas exce ed the potential requirement. Thus, baseline costs are equivalent to potential costs for the four regions.

Table A.2.b-7. Regional Costs, Year 1, Pesticide Label (HAZCOM-03)
Region N WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r,i, a B $ 14.51



### cost r, ( CA,Subt.,MW, TX/Mt W )

, a

B $ 21.73



### cost r,i, a P $ 21.73 South 58,804 852,972 1,277,908 California 24,469 531,747 531,747 Southwest 12,629 183,189 274,450 Subtropical 9,866 214,414 214,414 Midwest 85,641 1,861,114 1,861,114 Northeast 40,650 589,638 883,386 Ohio Valley 91,166 1,322,392 1,981,186 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 1,054,917 1,054,917 Northwest 22,890 332,029 497,441 US 394,658 $ 6,942,411 $ 8,576,561



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.2.b-8. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Pesticide Label (HAZCOM-03)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 11,006 7,346 3,660 California 4,580 4,580 0 Southwest 2,364 1,578 786 Subtropical 1,847 1,847 0 Midwest 16,029 16,029 0*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 58 of 148 Northeast 7,608 5,078 2,530 Ohio Valley 17,063 11,389 5,674 Texas/Mountain West 9,085 9,085 0 Northwest 4,284 2,860 1,425



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.b-9. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Pesticide Label (HAZCOM-03) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 73,865 59,791 14,074 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,602 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 4.06



### HAZCOM-04. Pesticide crop sheets. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm spends about 6 minutes gather ing the appropriate crop sheet for the pesticide either from the pe sticide distributor or on-line (based on EPA internet searches).

 Based on a sample of crop sheets, only one page is needed.

 EPA assumes that crop/pesticide-specific info rmation would be need for three-fourths the average number of application because the same pesticide may be used on multiple fields of the same crop.

Table A.2.b-10. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Pesticide crop sheets (HAZCOM-04)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Obtain Label 28.21 0.067 7.7 14.51 Obtain crop sheet 28.21 0.1 11.6 32.64 Copy of crop sheet 0.09 1 5.8 0.52 Print crop sheet 0.09 1 5.8 0.52 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a P ) 48.18



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms in the United States (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in th e same proportion as all farms. Baseline costs for California, the Subtropics, Mi dwest, and Texas/Mountain West are the same as all other regions since the SDS would not meet the requirement.

Table A.2.b-11. Regional Costs, Year 1, Pesticide crop sheets (HAZCOM-04)

Region N WPS farm RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r,i, a B $ 14.51



### cost r,i, a P $ 48.18 South 58,804 852,972 2,833,377 California 24,469 354,928 1,178,989 Southwest 12,629 183,189 608,510 Subtropical 9,866 143,116 475,399*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 59 of 148 Midwest 85,641 1,242,247 4,126,462 Northeast 40,650 589,638 1,958,643 Ohio Valley 91,166 1,322,392 4,392,685 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 704,131 2,338,962 Northwest 22,890 332,029 1,102,925 US 394,658 $ 5,724,641 $19,015,953



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.2.b-12. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Pesticide crop sheets (HAZCOM-04)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 24,402 7,346 17,056 California 10,154 3,057 7,097 Southwest 5,241 1,578 3,663 Subtropical 4,094 1,233 2,862 Midwest 35,539 10,699 24,840 Northeast 16,869 5,078 11,791 Ohio Valley 37,832 11,389 26,443 Texas/Mountain West 20,144 6,064 14,080 Northwest 9,499 2,860 6,639



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.b-13. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Pesticide Label (HAZCOM-04) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 163,774 49,303 114,471 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 13,029 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 33.01



## c. Record keeping (HAZCOM-05 and 06)

Baseline, Pesticide-Specific Information Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 No current requirements for pesticide information.

 Texas/Mountain West region representative state requires require records be kept of application information (HAZCOM-05).

New Regulation HAZCOM-05. Record Keeping, 2 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm spends a bout 1 minutes filing information sheets per application.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 60 of 148  Application information takes 1 sheet of paper ($0.09). (S ee Table A.2-a.1)

 The WPS farm will have one folder ($0.20) per season.

 EPA calculates that WPS farms make an averag e of 15.4 pesticide applications per year. (See Table A.2-a.1)

 About 77.1 percent of WPS farms will make pe sticide applications in any given year (NASS, 2008) and will need a folder for records.

Table A.2.c-1. Potential Cost, per WPS farm , Hazard Communication Record Keeping, 2 years (HAZCOM-05)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Store Records 28.21 0.017 15.4 7.25 Information Sheets 0.09 1 15.4 1.39 Folder 0.20 1 0.77 0.15 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a P ) 8.79



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms in the United States (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in th e same proportion as all farms. Current requirements in Texas ar e equivalent to the potential re quirement. Thus, baseline costs are equivalent to potential costs for the region.

Table A.2.c-2. Regional Costs, Year 1, H azard Communication Record Keeping, 2 years (HAZCOM-05)

Region N WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r,i, a B $ 0.00



### cost r,TX/Mt W

, a

B $ 8.79



### cost r,i, a P $ 8.79 South 58,804 0 517,181 California 24,469 0 215,203 Southwest 12,629 0 111,073 Subtropical 9,866 0 86,775 Midwest 85,641 0 753,211 Northeast 40,650 0 357,515 Ohio Valley 91,166 0 801,805 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 426,935 426,935 Northwest 22,890 0 201,319 US 394,658 $ 426,935 $3,471,016



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 61 of 148 Table A.2.c-3. Regional Costs, PV (3% di scount rate) and Incremental Cost, Hazard Communication Record Keep ing, 2 years (HAZCOM-05)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 4,454 0 4,454 California 1,853 0 1,853 Southwest 957 0 957 Subtropical 747 0 747 Midwest 6,487 0 6,487 Northeast 3,079 0 3,079 Ohio Valley 6,906 0 6,906 Texas/Mountain West 3,677 3,677 0 Northwest 1,734 0 1,734



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.c-4. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Hazard Communication Record Ke eping, 2 years (HAZCOM-05) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 29,894 3,677 26,217 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2,984 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 7.56



### HAZCOM-06. Record Keeping, 5 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The owner/operator of a WPS farm spends a bout 1 minutes filing information sheets per application.

 Application information takes 1 sheet of paper ($0.09). (S ee Table A.2-a.1)

 The WPS farm will have one folder ($0.20) per season.

 The WPS farm will need one storage box over the five-year retention period.

 EPA calculates that WPS farms make an averag e of 15.4 pesticide applications per year. (See Table A.2-a.1)

 About 77.1 percent of WPS farms will make pe sticide applications in any given year (NASS, 2008) and will need a folder for records.

 A storage box lasts five years and EPA assumes that every WPS farm will eventually have a record.

Table A.2.c-5. Potential Cost, per WPS farm , Hazard Communication Record Keeping, 5 years (HAZCOM-06)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Store Records 28.21 0.017 15.4 7.25 Information Sheets 0.09 1 15.4 1.39 Folder 0.20 1 0.77 0.15 Storage Box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-farm Cost ( 

### cost r,i, a P ) 9.64*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 62 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms in the United States (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regions in th e same proportion as all farms. Current requirements in Texas are equivalent to the potential requirement HAZCOM-05, without the storage box. Thus, baseline costs for the regi on are equivalent to the potential costs shown in Table A.2.c-1.

Table A.2.c-6. Regional Costs, Year 1, H azard Communication Record Keeping, 5 years (HAZCOM-06)

Region N WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r,i, a B $ 0.00



### cost r,TX/Mt W

, a

B $ 8.79



### cost r,i, a P $ 9.64 South 58,804 0 566,930 California 24,469 0 235,904 Southwest 12,629 0 121,757 Subtropical 9,866 0 95,122 Midwest 85,641 0 825,663 Northeast 40,650 0 391,904 Ohio Valley 91,166 0 878,931 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 426,935 468,002 Northwest 22,890 0 220,684 US 394,658 $ 426,935 $3,804,897



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.2.c-7. Regional Costs, PV (3% di scount rate) and Incremental Cost, Hazard Communication Record Keep ing, 5 years (HAZCOM-06)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 4,883 0 4,883 California 2,032 0 2,032 Southwest 1,049 0 1,049 Subtropical 819 0 819 Midwest 7,111 0 7,111 Northeast 3,375 0 3,375 Ohio Valley 7,570 0 7,570 Texas/Mountain West 4,031 3,677 354 Northwest 1,901 0 1,901*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 63 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.c-8. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Hazard Communication Record Ke eping, 5 years (HAZCOM-06) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 32,770 3,677 29,093 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 3,311 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 8.39



## d. Crop Sheet (HAZCOM-07)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 In the baseline, registrants print a label for each product. Cost is national.

 EPA previously found that the average cost of printing labels to be $4,589.50, based total printing costs that average $5,069, including $479.50 to produce a new printing plate (EPA, 2005). A new printing plate is not needed under baseline conditions.

 Labels are assumed to be printed ab out every 3 years for each product.

Table A.2.d-1. Baseline Cost, per pesticide product, Crop Sheets

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Reproduce Label 4,589.50 1 0.333 1529.83 Expected per-product Cost ( 

### cost r, a B ) 1529.83



### New Regulation HAZCOM-07. Print ‘crop sheet’ with label. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 A new printing plate with additional safety in formation would be needed for the initial printing.

 EPA assumes that crop sheets woul d add about 5% to the cost of a printing plate and to the printing costs. Labels currently average about 20 page s while a crop sheet is about one page. This may be a substantial unde restimate, however, because multiple crop sheets would be necessary for a single product th at is registered for multiple crops and for crops grown under different production practi ces in different regions of the U.S.

o A new printing plate would cost $503.48.

o Printing costs would increase to $4,818.98.

 Printing of crop sheets would be phased in ove r about three years in conjunction with normal label printing schedule.

Table A.2.d-2. Potential Cost, per pes ticide product, Crop Sheets (HAZCOM-07)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Produce Plate 503.48 1 0.333 167.83 Produce Label and Crop Sheet 4,818.98 1 0.333 1606.33 Expected per-product Cost ( 

### cost r , a P ) 1774.15*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 64 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are approximately 21,800 pest icide products on the market ac cording to a search of EPA database (OPPIN).

Table A.2.d-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Crop Sheets (HAZCOM-07)

Region N p roduct RC B ($) RC P ($) 

### cost r, a B $ 1530



### cost r, a P $ 1774 US 21,800 $33,350,367 $38,676,470



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Printing of crop sheets would be phased in over about three years in c onjunction with normal label printing schedule. After three years, cost per product wo uld fall to the annual cost of reproduction, $1,606.33. Printing of crop sheets is a national-level activity.

Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.2.d-4. National and Per-Product Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Crop Sheets (HAZCOM-07) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 318,330 293,020 25,310 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2,881 per-product 132.14



## A.3. Notification

a. Warning signs during REI (NOTIFY-01, 02, 03)

Baseline, WPS farms excluding greenhouse Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Non-greenhouse farms, including nurseries, may either provid e oral notification or post warnings except for certain pr oducts requiring both types of notification; both activities are conducted by the owner/operator.

 Warning signs cost $5.66 each (Gemplers)

 EPA assumes WPS farms typica lly provide oral notification when given the choice, which is assumed to take 3 minutes. Howeve r, if there are a high number of workers per farm, it may be less costly to post the information rather than inform workers orally.

 EPA assumes that 2 signs are usually posted at a time and these signs can be reused. WPS farms with worker housing adjacent to a field will need to post a third sign.

o Farms will likely only need 2 or 3 signs due to few simultaneous postings.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 65 of 148  EPA assumes that it takes 10 minutes to post a sign and later take it down, which is done by the owner/operator. Posting two signs take s 20 minutes; posting three signs takes 30 minutes.

 EPA calculates annual average frequencies for oral notification by fa rm size, based on 20 applications per year, if pestic ides are used. EPA also assu mes that 1.1 oral notifications will be made, on average, for each applica tion to account for workers in different locations.

o Large farms will make 13.9 oral notifications per year, on average (notify workers orally for 70% or 14 applications, 1.1 no tifications per appl ication, 90.2% chance of making an application).

o Large-small farms will make 19.8 oral notif ications per year, on average (notify workers orally for all app lications, 1.1 notif ications per appl ication, 89.7% chance of making an application).

o Medium and Small-small farms will make 14.3 oral notifications per year, on average (notify workers fo r all applications, 1.1 notif ications per application, 64.9% chance of making a pe sticide application).

 EPA calculates annual average frequencies for the purchase of signs by farm size.

o Large farms are assumed to purchase 4 or 6 REI signs, for two simultaneous postings, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field.

 Six signs are purchased with annua l frequency of 0.122 (90.2% of large farms make pesticide applications, 2 7.1% of large farms are assumed to need 6 signs due to adjacent work er housing, and signs are purchased every other year, i.e. , 0.902 · 0.271 · 0.5)

 Four signs are purchased with an annual frequency of 0.329 (90.2% of large farms make pesticide applications, 72.9% of large farms are assumed to need 4 signs, signs are purchased every other year, i.e. , 0.902 · 0.729 · 0.5).

o Large-small farms are assumed to purc hase 2 or 3 signs since simultaneous postings will be rare.

 Three signs are purchased with a nnual frequency of 0.081 (89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide appl ications, 18.0% of large-small farms are assumed to need 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, signs are purchased every other year, i.e. , 0.898 · 0.180 · 0.5)

 Two signs are purchased with an annual frequency of 0.368 (89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide appl ications, 82.0% of large-small farms are assumed to need 2 signs, signs are purchased every other year, i.e.

, 0.898 · 0.820 · 0.5).

o Medium and Small-small farms are assu med to purchase 2 or 3 signs since simultaneous postings will be rare.

 Three signs are purchased with annu al frequency of 0.071 (64.9% of small farms make pesticide applications, 5 .5% of small farms are assumed to need 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, signs are purchased every other year, i.e. , 0.649 · 0.055 · 0.5)

 Two signs are purchased with an annual frequency of 0.307 (64.9% of small farms make pesticide applications, 94.5% of small farms are*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 66 of 148 assumed to need 2 signs, signs are purchased every other year, i.e. , 0.649 · 0.945 · 0.5).

 EPA similarly calculates annual average fr equencies for posting signs by farm size.

o Large farms are assumed to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field.

 Three signs are posted, on average, 1.95 times per year (8 posting events out of 20 applications, 90.2% of larg e farms make pesticide applications, 27.1% of large farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, i.e. , 8 · 0.902 · 0.271)

 Two signs are posted, on average, 5.26 times per year (8 posting events out of 20 applications, 90.2% of larg e farms make pesticide applications, 72.9% of large farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e. , 8 · 0.902 · 0.729).

o Large-small farms are assumed to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field.

 Three signs are posted, on average, 0. 323 times per year (2 posting events out of 20 applications, 89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide applications, 18.0% of large-small farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, i.e. , 2 · 0.898 · 0.180)

 Two signs are posted, on average, 1.47 times per year (2 posting events out of 20 applications, 89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide applications, 82.0% of large-small farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e.

, 2 · 0.898 · 0.820).

o Medium and Small-small farms are assume d to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field.

 Three signs are posted, on average, 0. 071 times per year (2 posting events out of 20 applications, 64.9% of sma ll farms make pesticide applications, 5.5% of small farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, i.e. , 2 · 0.649 · 0.055)

 Two signs are posted, on average, 1.23 times per year (2 posting events out of 20 applications, 64.9% of sma ll farms make pesticide applications, 94.5% of large-small farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e. , 2 · 0.649 · 0.945);.

Table A.3.a-1. Baseline Cost, WPS Farm excluding greenhouses, Post REI Signs

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 13.9 19.60 Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.329 7.45 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 5.26 49.51 Warning Signs 5.66 6 0.122 4.15 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 1.95 27.55 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 108.25 Large-Small WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 19.8 27.87 Warning Signs 5.66 2 0.368 4.17 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 1.47 13.86*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 67 of 148 Warning Signs 5.66 3 0.081 1.37 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.323 4.55 Expected per-Lrg-Sml farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 51.82
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 14.3 20.14 Warning Signs 5.66 2 0.307 3.47 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 1.23 11.54 Warning Signs 5.66 3 0.018 0.30 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.07 1.00 Expected per-Med/Sml farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 36.45

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



###  For per-worker costs, EPA assumes that oral notification takes 3 minutes

 EPA calculates the frequency with which each wo rker receives oral notification of REI, based on farm size

o Workers on large farms receive 10.6 notifications per year. Large farms make oral notifications for 14 applications, ther e is an 80% chance a worker will be onfarm during the REI, and 94.6% of workers are employed on large WPS farms making a pesticide application (NASS, 2008b) (14 · 0.8 · 0.946).

o Workers on large-small farms receive 14.6 notifications per year. Large-small farms make oral notificati ons for all 20 applications, there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm during the REI, and 91.3% of workers are employed on large-small WPS farms making a pesticid e application (NASS, 2008b) (20 · 0.8 · 0.913).

o Workers on medium and small-small farm s receive 11.3 notifications per year. Small farms make oral notifications fo r all 20 applications , there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm duri ng the REI, and 70.6% of workers are employed on WPS farms making a pestic ide application (NASS, 2008b) (20 · 0.8 · 0.706).

Table A.3.a-2. Baseline Cost, WPS Work ers excluding greenhouses, Post REI Signs

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost ( cost r,i, a B )
Receive Information Large Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 10.6 7.12 Lrg-Sml Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 14.6 9.79 Med/Sml Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 11.3 7.59

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### New Regulation NOTIFY-01. Post warning signs if REI is g reater than 48 hours (outdoor production). Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the ba seline unless otherwise noted.

 EPA assumes that there will be some overl ap in posting, implying that non-greenhouse WPS farms will need 4 or 6 signs available at a time.

 EPA assumes that 8 pesticides of 20 applica tions will have REIs greater than 48 hours, including the 2 ‘double notif ication’ applications.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 68 of 148 o A large non-greenhouse WPS farm will not be affected by the revision as they already post for some applications.

o A large-small non-greenhouse WPS farm will make 13.8 oral notifications. There will be 14 occasions for oral notificati on (including 2 double notifications), each occasion averages 1.1 notifications to r each all workers on-site, and 89.8% of large-small non-greenhouse WPS farms ma ke pesticide applications (NASS, 2008).

o Large-small farms are assumed to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field. Two signs are posted, on average, 5.89 times per year (8 posting events out of 20 applications, 89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide applications, and 82.0% of large-small farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e., 8 · 0.898 · 0.820); 3 signs are posted, on average, 1.29 times per year (8 posting events out of 20 appli cations, 89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide applications, 18.0% of large-small farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housi ng, i.e., 8 · 0.898 · 0.180).

o A medium or small-small non-greenhouse WPS farm will make 10.0 oral notifications. There will be 14 occasions for oral notifica tion (including 2 double notifications), each occasi on averages 1.1 notifications to reach all workers onsite, and 64.9% of large-small non- greenhouse WPS farms make pesticide applications (NASS, 2008b).

o Medium and Small-small farms are assume d to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field. Two signs are posted, on average, 4.91 times per year (8 posting events out of 20 applications, 64.9% of small farms make pesticide applicati ons, and 94.5% of large-small farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e., 8 · 0.649 · 0.945); 3 signs are po sted, on average, 0.284 times per year (8 posting events out of 20 applications, 64.9% of small farms make pesticide applications, 5.5% of small farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, i.e., 8 · 0.649 · 0.055).

Table A.3.a-3. Potential Cost, WPS Farm excl uding greenhouses, Post Signs if REI > 48 hours.

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm (see Table A.3.a-1) Large-Small WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 13.8 19.51 Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.368 8.34 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 5.89 55.43 Warning Signs 5.66 6 0.081 2.74 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 1.29 18.21 Expected per-Lrg-Sml farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 104.23
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 10.0 14.09 Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.307 6.94 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 4.91 46.14*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 69 of 148 Warning Signs 5.66 6 0.018 0.60 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.284 4.01 Expected per-Med/Sml farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 71.79

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



###  EPA calculates the frequency that each WPS worker receives oral notification based on farm size.

o Workers on large farms receive 10.6 no tifications, as in the baseline.

o Workers on large-small farms receive 10.2 notifications; large- small farms make 14 oral notifications out of 20 applications, there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm during the REI, and 91.1% of workers are employed on large-small WPS farms making a pesticide appli cation (NASS, 2008b) (14 · 0.8 · 0.911).

o Workers on medium and small-small farms receive 7.9 notifications per year. Small farms make 14 oral notifications out of 20 applications, there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm duri ng the REI, and 70.7% of workers are employed on WPS farms making a pestic ide application (NASS, 2008b) (14 · 0.8 · 0.707).

Table A.3.a-4. Potential Cost, per worker, Post Signs if REI > 48 hours

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost ( cost r,i, a P )
Receive Information Large Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 10.6 7.12 Lrg-Sml Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 10.2 6.85 Med/Sml Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 7.9 5.32

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms incl uding 54,115 large, 138,951 large-small, and 200,713 medium- and small-small enterprises. These WPS farms and nurseries employ 2,297,773 workers, of which 1,063,629 are employed on large farms, 647,896 are employed on large-small farms, and 586,248 are employed on me dium- and small farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distribu ted across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.a-5. Regional Costs, Y ear 1, Post Signs if REI > 48 hours

Region (Large WPS Farm) 1 N lr g farm N wrkr lr g frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 108.25 $ 7.12

cost r,i, a P $ 108.25 $ 7.12 South 8,063 125,508 1,766,049 1,766,049 California 3,355 180,81 7 1,650,006 1,650,006 Southwest 1,732 36,163 444,820 444,820 Subtropical 1,353 51,054 509,785 509,785 Midwest 11,743 137,208 2,247,663 2,247,663 Northeast 5,574 127,635 1,511,716 1,511,716 Ohio Valley 12,501 161,672 2,503,774 2,503,774*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 70 of 148 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 85,090 1,326,100 1,326,100 Northwest 3,139 158,481 1,467,615 1,467,615 US (Large WPS Farm) 1 54,115 1,063,629 $13,427,529 $13,427,529 Region (Small WPS Farm) 1 N lr g -sml farm N med & sml N wrkr lr g -sml N wrkr med

&sml frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 51.82 $ 36.45 $ 9.79 $ 7.59

cost r,i, a P $ 104.23 $ 71.79 $ 6.85 $ 5.32 South 20,704 29,906 76,452 69,177 3,436,402 5,196,341 California 8,615 12,444 110,14 2 99,662 2,734,755 3,075,626 Southwest 4,446 6,423 22, 028 19,932 831,460 1,181,401 Subtropical 3,474 5,018 31,099 28,140 880,949 1,084,929 Midwest 30,152 43,555 83,579 75,626 4,542,196 7,244,078 Northeast 14,312 20,673 77, 748 70,350 2,790,262 3,882,435 Ohio Valley 32,098 46,365 98,480 89,110 4,993,651 7,822,325 Texas/Mountain West 17,091 24, 688 51,832 46,900 2,648,865 4,158,070 Northwest 8,059 11,641 96, 537 87,351 2,450,043 2,801,405 US (Small WPS Farm) 1 138,951 200,713 647,896 586,248 $25,308,582 $36,446,609

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.a-6. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount ra te) and Incremental Cost, Post Signs if REI > 48 hours

Region (Large Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 14,689 14,689 0 California 13,459 13,459 0 Southwest 3,681 3,681 0 Subtropical 4,178 4,178 0 Midwest 18,788 18,788 0 Northeast 12,489 12,489 0 Ohio Valley 20,892 20,892 0 Texas/Mountain West 11,067 11,067 0 Northwest 11,981 11,981 0

Region (Small Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 44,233 28,852 15,380 California 25,739 22,482 3,257 Southwest 10,025 6,947 3,078 Subtropical 9,132 7,285 1,848 Midwest 61,820 38,307 23,514 Northeast 32,908 23,275 9,633*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 71 of 148 Ohio Valley 66,699 42,050 24,649 Texas/Mountain West 35,458 22,309 13,149 Northwest 23,470 20,162 3,308

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.a-7. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Post Signs if REI > 48 hours PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS, large 111,225 111,225 0 WPS, small 309,484 211,668 97,816 Total 420,709 322,892 97,816 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 11,133 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 28.27 per-entity ($/lrg WPS) 1 0.00 per-entity ($/sml WPS) 1 32.78
1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### NOTIFY-02. Post warning signs if REI is greater than 72 hours. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the ba seline unless otherwise noted.

 EPA assumes that there will be some overl ap in posting, implying that non-greenhouse WPS farms will need 4 or 6 signs available at a time.

 EPA assumes that 6 pesticides of 20 applica tions will have REIs greater than 72 hours, including the 2 ‘double notif ication’ applications.

o A large non-greenhouse WPS farm will be unaffected by the revision.

o A large-small non-greenhouse WPS farm will make 15.8 oral notifications. There will be 16 occasions for oral notificati on (including 2 double notifications), each occasion averages 1.1 notifications to r each all workers on-site, and 89.8% of large-small non-greenhouse WPS farms ma ke pesticide applications (NASS, 2008b).

o Large-small farms are assumed to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field. Two signs are posted, on average, 4.42 times per year (6 posting events out of 20 applications, 89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide applications, and 82.0% of large-small farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e., 6 · 0.898 · 0.820); 3 signs are posted, on average, 0.968 times per year (6 posting events out of 20 appli cations, 89.8% of large-small farms make pesticide applications, 18.0% of large-small farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housi ng, i.e., 6 · 0.898 · 0.180).

o A medium or small-small non-greenhouse WPS farm will make 11.4 oral notifications. There will be 16 occasions for oral notifica tion (including 2 double notifications), each occasi on averages 1.1 notifications to reach all workers onsite, and 64.9% of large-small non- greenhouse WPS farms make pesticide applications (NASS, 2008b).

o Medium and Small-small farms are assume d to post 2 or 3 REI signs, depending on whether worker housing is adjacent to a field. Two signs are posted, on*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 72 of 148 average, 3.68 times per year (6 posting events out of 20 applications, 64.9% of small farms make pesticide applicati ons, and 94.5% of large-small farms are assumed to post 2 signs, i.e., 8 · 0.649 · 0.945); 3 signs are po sted, on average, 0.213 times per year (6 posting events out of 20 applications, 64.9% of small farms make pesticide applications, 5.5% of small farms are assumed to post 3 signs due to adjacent worker housing, i.e., 8 · 0.649 · 0.055).

Table A.3.a-8. Potential Cost, WPS Farm excl uding greenhouses, Post Signs if REI > 72 hours.

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm (see Table A.3.a-1) Large-Small WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 15.8 22.30 Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.368 8.34 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 4.42 41.58 Warning Signs 5.66 6 0.081 2.74 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.968 13.65 Expected per-Lrg-Sml farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 88.61
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1

Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 11.4 16.11 Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.307 6.94 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 3.68 34.61 Warning Signs 5.66 6 0.018 0.60 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.213 3.00 Expected per-Med/Sml farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 61.26

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



###  EPA calculates the frequency that each WPS worker receives oral notification based on farm size.

o Workers on large farms receive 10.6 no tifications, as in the baseline.

o Workers on large-small farms receive 11.7 notifications; large- small farms make 16 oral notifications out of 20 applications, there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm during the REI, and 91.1% of workers are employed on large-small WPS farms making a pesticide appli cation (NASS, 2008b) (16 · 0.8 · 0.911).

o Workers on medium and small-small farms receive 9.0 notifications per year. Small farms make 16 oral notifications out of 20 applications, there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm duri ng the REI, and 70.7% of workers are employed on WPS farms making a pestic ide application (NASS, 2008b) (16 · 0.8 · 0.707).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 73 of 148 Table A.3.a-9. Potential Cost, per worker, Post Signs if REI > 72 hours

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost ( cost r , i

, a P )
Receive Information Large Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 10.6 7.12 Lrg-Sml Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 11.7 7.83 Med/Sml Farm worker 1 13.43 0.05 9.0 6.08

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms incl uding 54,115 large, 138,951 large-small, and 200,713 medium- and small-small enterprises. These WPS farms and nurseries employ 2,297,773 workers, of which 1,063,629 are employed on large farms, 647,896 are employed on large-small farms, and 586,248 are employed on me dium- and small farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distribu ted across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.a-10. Regional Costs, Year 1, Post Signs if REI > 72 hours

Region (Large WPS Farm) 1 N lr g farm N wrkr lr g frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 108.25 $ 7.12

cost r,i, a P $ 108.25 $ 7.12 South 8,063 125,508 1,766,049 1,766,049 California 3,355 180,81 7 1,650,006 1,650,006 Southwest 1,732 36,163 444,820 444,820 Subtropical 1,353 51,054 509,785 509,785 Midwest 11,743 137,208 2,247,663 2,247,663 Northeast 5,574 127,635 1,511,716 1,511,716 Ohio Valley 12,501 161,672 2,503,774 2,503,774 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 85,090 1,326,100 1,326,100 Northwest 3,139 158,481 1,467,615 1,467,615 US (Large WPS Farm) 1 54,115 1,063,629 $13,427,529 $13,427,529 Region (Small WPS Farm) 1 N lrg-sml

farm N med/sml

frm N wrkr lrg-sml

frm N wrkr med

& sml frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 51.82 $ 36.45 $ 9.79 $ 7.59

cost r,i, a P $ 88.61 $ 61.26 $ 7.83 $ 6.08
South 20,704 29,906 76,452 69,177 3,436,402 4,685,533 California 8,615 12,444 110,14 2 99,662 2,734,755 2,993,559 Southwest 4,446 6,423 22, 028 19,932 831,460 1,081,042 Subtropical 3,474 5,018 31,099 28,140 880,949 1,029,660 Midwest 30,152 43,555 83,579 75,626 4,542,196 6,453,900 Northeast 14,312 20,673 77, 748 70,350 2,790,262 3,570,802 Ohio Valley 32,098 46,365 98,480 89,110 4,993,651 6,997,009 Texas/Mountain West 17,091 24, 688 51,832 46,900 2,648,865 3,717,606 Northwest 8,059 11,641 96, 537 87,351 2,450,043 2,713,805 US (Small WPS Farm) 1 138,951 200,713 647,896 586,248 $25,308,582 $33,242,917

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### Excluding greenhouses.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 74 of 148 Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.a-11. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Post Signs if REI > 48 hours

Region (Large Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 14,689 14,689 0 California 13,459 13,459 0 Southwest 3,681 3,681 0 Subtropical 4,178 4,178 0 Midwest 18,788 18,788 0 Northeast 12,489 12,489 0 Ohio Valley 20,892 20,892 0 Texas/Mountain West 11,067 11,067 0 Northwest 11,981 11,981 0

Region (Small Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 39,759 28,852 10,907 California 24,925 22,482 2,443 Southwest 9,139 6,947 2,192 Subtropical 8,626 7,285 1,341 Midwest 54,934 38,307 16,627 Northeast 30,148 23,275 6,874 Ohio Valley 59,495 42,050 17,445 Texas/Mountain West 31,614 22,309 9,305 Northwest 22,621 20,162 2,459

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.a-12. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Post Signs if REI > 72 hours PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS, large 1 111,225 111,225 0 WPS, small 1 281,262 211,668 69,594 Total 392,487 322,892 69,594 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 7,921 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 20.12 per-entity ($/lrg WPS) 1 0.00 per-entity ($/sml WPS) 1 23.32
1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Baseline, WPS greenhouses (indoor production) Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Greenhouse operations are required to post warnings for all applications.

 Oral notification is provided for double notification products.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 75 of 148  Warning signs cost $5.66 each (Gemplers)

 EPA assumes oral notific ation takes 3 minutes.

 EPA assumes that 2 signs are usually posted at a time and these signs can be reused. Farms will likely need 4 signs due to simultaneous postings.

 EPA assumes that it takes 10 minutes to post a sign, which is done by the owner/operator. Posting two signs takes 20 minutes.

 EPA calculates there will be, on average, 1.64 oral notifications pe r large greenhouse per year and 1.21 oral notifications per y ear per small greenhouse. EPA assumes 2 applications out of 20 require oral notifica tion and 1.1 oral notifications will be made, on average, for each application to account for wo rkers in different locations; 74.7% of large greenhouses and 55.2% of small greenhouses ma ke pesticide applications in a year (NASS, 2008).

 EPA calculates an annual average frequenc y of 0.374 and 0.276 for the purchase of signs by large and small greenhouses, respectively. Signs last fo r two seasons and 74.7% of large greenhouses and 55.2% of small greenhouses make pestic ide applications in a year (NASS, 2008).

 EPA similarly calculates that large greenhouses will post signs, on average, 14.9 times per year (20 applications and 74.7% of larg e greenhouses make pe sticide applications) and that small greenhouses will post signs 11.0 tim es per year (20 applications and 55.2% of large greenhouses make pesticide applications).

 Workers in large greenhouses receive 1.26 oral notifications, on average, per year and workers in small greenhouses receive 0.83 oral notifications per year. There are 2 notification events, 80% of workers are on-site to receive notifica tion, and 78.5% of large greenhouse workers and 51.6% of small greenhouse workers are employed on greenhouses making pesticide applications (NASS, 2008).

Table A.3.a-13. Baseline Cost, per acto r, Post REI Signs (Indoor Production)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS Greenhouse
Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 1.64 2.32 Signs 5.66 4 0.374 8.46 Posting Signs 28.21 0.333 14.9 140.53 Expected per-Greenhouse Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 151.31
Small WPS Greenhouse
Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 1.21 1.71 Signs 5.66 4 0.276 6.25 Posting Signs 28.21 0.333 11.0 103.79 Expected per-Greenhouse Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 111.74
Receive Information Large Greenhouse worker 13.43 0.05 1.26 0.84 Small Greenhouse worker 13.43 0.05 0.83 0.55



### New Regulation NOTIFY-03. Permit oral notification if RE I is less than 4 hours (indoor production).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 76 of 148 Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the ba seline unless otherwise noted.

 Large greenhouses will find it cheaper to post REIs than to notify the large number of

empoyees.

 EPA calculates there will be, on average, 3.64 oral notifications pe r small greenhouse per year. As in the baseline, EPA assumes 2 appl ications out of 20 require oral notification (double notification products) and another 4 or al notifications will be made for products with a REI less than 4 hours; 1.1 oral notif ications will be made, on average, for each application to account for workers in differe nt locations; and 55.2% of small greenhouses make pesticide applications in a year (NASS, 2008) [6 · 1.1 · .552].

 EPA calculates that small greenhouses will pos t signs, on average, 8.8 times per year (16 applications and 55.2% of small greenhous es make pesticide applications).

 Workers receive 1.65 oral notifications, on average, per year. There are 6 double notification events, 80% of workers are on- site to receive notif ication, and 55.2% of greenhouse workers are employed on greenhouses making pesticide applications (NASS, 2008) [6 · 0.8 · 0.552].

Table A.3.a-14. Potential Cost, per actor, Oral Notification if REI < 4 hours (Indoor Production)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost
Small Greenhouse
Oral Notification 28.21 0.05 3.64 5.14 Signs 5.66 4 0.276 6.25 Posting Signs 28.21 0.333 8.8 83.03 Expected per-Greenhouse Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 94.41
Small Greenhouse worker
Receive Information 13.43 0.05 1.65 1.11 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 1.11



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 879 WPS greenhouses employing 24,837 workers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.a-15. Regional Costs, Year 1, Oral Notification if REI < 4 hours (Indoor Production)

Region (Large WPS GH) N lr g GH N wrkr lr g GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 151.31 $ 0.84

cost r,i, a P $ 151.31 $ 0.84 South 26 2,418 5,963 5,963 California 11 3,484 4,572 4,572 Southwest 6 697 1,430 1,430 Subtropical 4 984 1,488 1,488 Midwest 38 2,643 7,944 7,944 Northeast 18 2,459 4,787 4,787 Ohio Valley 40 3,115 8,710 8,710 Texas/Mountain West 21 1,639 4,622 4,622*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 77 of 148 Northwest 10 3,053 4,103 4,103 US (Large WPS GH) 174 20,492 $43,618 $43,618 Region (Small WPS GH) N sml GH N wrkr sml GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 111.74 $ 0.55

cost r,i, a P $ 94.41 $ 1.11 South 105 513 12,023 10,486 California 44 739 5,294 4,946 Southwest 23 148 2,603 2,294 Subtropical 18 209 2,085 1,895 Midwest 153 561 17,406 15,065 Northeast 73 521 8,403 7,434 Ohio Valley 163 660 18,564 16,108 Texas/Mountain West 87 348 9,883 8,572 Northwest 41 647 4,928 4,579 US (Small WPS Farm) 705 4,345 $81,189 $71,380



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.a-16. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Co st, Oral Notification if REI < 4 hours (Indoor Production)

Region (Large Greenhouse) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 50 50 0 California 38 38 0 Southwest 12 12 0 Subtropical 12 12 0 Midwest 67 67 0 Northeast 40 40 0 Ohio Valley 73 73 0 Texas/Mountain West 39 39 0 Northwest 34 34 0

Region (Small Greenhouse) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 90 104 -13 California 43 46 -3 Southwest 20 22 -3 Subtropical 16 18 -2
Midwest 130 150 -20 Northeast 64 72 -8 Ohio Valley 139 160 -21 Texas/Mountain West 74 85 -11
Northwest 39 42 -3



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.a-17. National and Per-WPS Greenhouse Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Oral Notification if REI < 4 hours (Indoor Production)*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 78 of 148 PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS GH, large 366 366 0 WPS GH, small 615 699 -84 Total 980 1,065 -84 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( -10 per-entity ($/WPS GH) -1.84 per-entity ($/lrg WPS GH) 0.00 per-entity ($/sml WPS GH) -13.64 

###   

## b. Record-Keeping, Oral Notification of REI (NOTIFY-04 and 05)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 There are no baseline requirements

New Regulation NOTIFY-04. Keep record of oral notifications for 2 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 The employer must prepare a written copy of the warning, which takes one sheet of paper. The employer obtains the acknowle dgement of the employees on the warning sheet and stores the acknowledge ment, which requires a folder.

 EPA assumes that preparing the warni ng takes 2 minutes, obtaining workers’ acknowledgement takes 6 minutes, and stori ng the acknowledgement takes one minute.

 The annual frequency depends on farm size and type.

o A large WPS farm (excluding greenhouses ) is expected to have 12.6 oral notification events per year, on average. EPA assumes a large WPS will have 14 oral notifications out of 20 applications (see A.3.a) and that 90.2% of large WPS non-greenhouse farms make pesticide a pplication each year (NASS, 2008). Because workers may not be together or on site at the same time, EPA assumes that there will be 13.9 occasions to obta in acknowledgements, i.e., 10% more times than applications (Table A.3.a-1).

o A small WPS farm (excluding greenhouses ) is expected to have 15.0 oral notification events per year, on average. EPA assumes a large WPS will have 20 oral notifications, i.e., al l 20 applications (see A.3.a ) and that 75.1% of small WPS non-greenhouse farms make pesticide application each year (NASS, 2008). Because workers may not be together or on site at the same time, EPA assumes that there will be 16.5 occasions to obta in acknowledgements, i.e., 10% more times than applications.

o A WPS greenhouse is expected to have 1.18 oral notification ev ents per year, on average. EPA assumes a WPS greenhouse w ill have 2 oral notifications out of 20 applications (see A.3.a) and that 59.0 % of WPS greenhouses make pesticide application each year (NASS, 2008). Becau se workers may not be together or on site at the same time, EPA assumes that there will be 1.30 occasions to obtain acknowledgements, i.e., 10% more times than applications.

 Folders are needed with the same frequenc y as a farm of given size or type makes pesticide applications.** * EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 79 of 148  Workers spend 30 seconds acknowledging receipt of information.

 Workers on large and small WPS farms and nurse ries acknowledge receipt of information 10.6 times and 13.0 times, on average, each year. EPA assumes 16 oral notifications out of 20 applications, there is an 80% chance a worker will be on-farm during the REI, and 94.6% of workers employed on large WPS fa rms and nurseries and 81.4% of workers employed on small WPS farms and nurseries are employed on establishments making a pesticide application (NASS, 2008b ) (16 · 0.8 · 0.946 and 16 · 0.8 · 0.814).

 Workers in greenhouses acknow ledge receipt of information 1.18 times per year, on average. There are 2 notification events , 80% of workers are on-site to receive notification, and 73.8% of greenhouse work ers are employed in greenhouses making pesticide applications (NASS, 2008).

Table A.3.b-1. Potential Cost, by actors, Keep record of oral no tifications, 2 years.

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Prepare copy of warning 28.21 0.033 12.6 11.88 Information sheet 0.09 1 12.6 1.14 Obtain acknowledgement 28.21 0.05 13.9 19.60 Store acknowledgement 28.21 0.017 12.6 5.94
Folder 0.20 1 0.902 0.18 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

P ) 38.73
Small WPS farm 1 Prepare copy of warning 28.21 0.033 15.0 14.12 Information sheet 0.09 1 15.0 1.35 Obtain acknowledgement 28.21 0.05 16.5 23.30 Store acknowledgement 28.21 0.017 15.0 7.06
Folder 0.20 1 0.751 0.15 Expected per-Small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 45.98
WPS Greenhouse Prepare copy of warning 28.21 0.033 1.18 1.11 Information sheet 0.09 1 1.18 0.11 Obtain acknowledgement 28.21 0.05 1.30 1.83 Store acknowledgement 28.21 0.017 1.18 0.56 Folder 0.20 1 0.590 0.12 Expected per-Greenhouse Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 3.72
WPS Worker ( cost r , i

, a P ) Large WPS farm 1 13.43 0.008 10.6 1.19 Small WPS farm 1 13.43 0.008 13.0 1.46 WPS Greenhouse 13.43 0.008 1.18 0.13

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms (54,115 large and 339,664 small) employing 2,297,476 workers (1,063,664 on large establishments and 1,234,144 on small establishments) and 879 WPS greenhouses employing 24,837 workers (NASS, 2008). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regi ons in the same proportion as all farms.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 80 of 148 Table A.3.b-2. Regional Costs, Year 1, Keep record of oral notifications, 2 years

Region (WPS Farm) 1 N lr g farm N wrkr lr g frm N sml farm N wrkr sml frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 38.73 $ 1.19 $ 45.98 $ 1.46 South 8,063 125,508 50,610 145,629 0 3,000,720 California 3,355 180,817 21,059 209,804 0 1,618,619 Southwest 1,732 36,163 10,869 41,961 0 670,946 Subtropical 1,353 51,054 8,492 59,239 0 589,783 Midwest 11,743 137,208 73,707 159,205 0 4,239,031 Northeast 5,574 127,635 34,985 148,097 0 2,191,932 Ohio Valley 12,501 161,672 78,462 187,590 0 4,557,436 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 85,090 41,779 98,732 0 2,423,825 Northwest 3,139 158,481 19,701 183,887 0 1,483,489 US (WPS Farm) 1 54,115 1,063,629 339,664 1,234,144 $ 0 $20,775,779 Region (WPS Greenhouse) N GH N wrkr GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 3.72 $ 0.13 South 131 2,931 0 875 California 54 4,222 0 761 Southwest 28 844 0 216 Subtropical 22 1,192 0 239 Midwest 191 3,204 0 1,134 Northeast 91 2,980 0 731 Ohio Valley 203 3,775 0 1,255 Texas/Mountain West 108 1,987 0 665 Northwest 51 3,701 0 679 US (Greenhouse) 879 24,837 $ 0 $6,556

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.b-3. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate ) and Incremental Cost, Keep record of oral notifications, 2 years

Region (WPS Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 25,633 0 25,633 California 13,637 0 13,637 Southwest 5,718 0 5,718 Subtropical 4,994 0 4,994 Midwest 36,278 0 36,278 Northeast 18,664 0 18,664 Ohio Valley 38,979 0 38,979 Texas/Mountain West 20,732 0 20,732 Northwest 12,510 0 12,510*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 81 of 148 Region (Greenhouse) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 7 0 7 California 6 0 6 Southwest 2 0 2 Subtropical 2 0 2 Midwest 10 0 10 Northeast 6 0 6 Ohio Valley 11 0 11 Texas/Mountain West 6 0 6 Northwest 6 0 6

1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.b-4. National and Per-WPS Greenhous e Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Keep record of or al notifications, 2 years PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
WPS Farm 1 177,144 0 177,144 WPS Greenhouse 55 0 55 Total 177,198 0 177,198 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 20,168 per-entity ($/all WPS farms) 51.10 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 51.20 per-entity ($/WPS GH) 7.06
1 

### Excluding greenhouses.



### NOTIFY-05. Keep record of oral notifications for 5 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 All parameters are as in NOTIFY-04, plus a storage box to maintain the records for an extended period of time.

 All farms will eventually need a storage box, which must be replaced every five years.

Table A.3.b-5. Potential Cost, by actors, Keep record of oral no tifications, 5 years.

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Prepare copy of warning 28.21 0.033 12.6 11.88 Information sheet 0.09 1 12.6 1.14 Obtain acknowledgement 28.21 0.05 13.9 19.60 Store acknowledgement 28.21 0.017 12.6 5.94 Folder 0.20 1 0.902 0.18 Storage box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 39.58 Large-Small WPS farm 1 Prepare copy of warning 28.21 0.033 15.0 14.12 Information sheet 0.09 1 15.0 1.35 Obtain acknowledgement 28.21 0.05 16.5 23.30*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 82 of 148 Store acknowledgement 28.21 0.017 15.0 7.06 Folder 0.20 1 0.751 0.15 Storage box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 46.83
WPS Greenhouse Prepare copy of warning 28.21 0.033 1.18 1.11 Information sheet 0.09 1 1.18 0.11 Obtain acknowledgement 28.21 0.05 1.30 1.83 Store acknowledgement 28.21 0.017 1.18 0.56
Folder 0.20 1 0.590 0.12 Storage box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-Greenhouse Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 4.57

WPS Worker ( cost r,i, a P ) Large WPS farm 1 13.43 0.008 10.6 1.19 Small WPS farm 1 13.43 0.008 13.0 1.46 WPS Greenhouse 13.43 0.008 1.2 0.13

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms (54,115 large and 339,664 small) employing 2,297,476 workers (1,063,664 on large establishments and 1,234,144 on small establishments) and 879 WPS greenhouses employing 24,837 workers (NASS, 2008). WPS farms, defined as those hiring labor, are distributed across regi ons in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.b-6. Regional Costs, Year 1, Keep record of oral notifications, 5 years

Region (WPS Farm) 1 N lr g farm N wrkr lr g frm N sml farm N wrkr sml frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 39.58 $ 1.19 $ 46.83 $ 1.46 South 8,063 50,610 125,508 145,629 0 3,050,357 California 3,355 21,059 180, 817 209,804 0 1,639,273 Southwest 1,732 10,869 36,163 41,961 0 681,606 Subtropical 1,353 8,492 51,054 59,239 0 598,111 Midwest 11,743 73,707 137,208 159,205 0 4,311,322 Northeast 5,574 34,985 127,635 148,097 0 2,226,245 Ohio Valley 12,501 78,462 161,672 187,590 0 4,634,390 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 41,779 85,090 98,732 0 2,464,801 Northwest 3,139 19,701 158,481 183,887 0 1,502,811 US (WPS Farm) 1 54,115 339,664 1,063,629 1,234,144 0 $21,108,916 Region (WPS Greenhouse) N GH N wrkr GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 4.57 $ 0.13 South 131 2,931 0 986 California 54 4,222 0 807 Southwest 28 844 0 240 Subtropical 22 1,192 0 258 Midwest 191 3,204 0 1,295 Northeast 91 2,980 0 808 Ohio Valley 203 3,775 0 1,427*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 83 of 148 Texas/Mountain West 108 1,987 0 757 Northwest 51 3,701 0 722 US (Greenhouse) 879 24,837 0 $ 7,299

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.b-7. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate ) and Incremental Cost, Keep record of oral notifications, 5 years

Region (WPS Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 26,060 0 26,060 California 13,814 0 13,814 Southwest 5,810 0 5,810 Subtropical 5,065 0 5,065 Midwest 36,901 0 36,901 Northeast 18,959 0 18,959 Ohio Valley 39,642 0 39,642 Texas/Mountain West 21,085 0 21,085 Northwest 12,677 0 12,677

Region (Greenhouse) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 8 0 8 California 7 0 7 Southwest 2 0 2 Subtropical 2 0 2
Midwest 11 0 11 Northeast 7 0 7 Ohio Valley 12 0 12 Texas/Mountain West 6 0 6
Northwest 6 0 6

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.b-8. National and Per-WPS Greenhous e Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Keep record of or al notifications, 5 years PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
WPS Farm 1 180,013 0 180,013 WPS Greenhouse 61 0 61 Total 180,074 0 180,074 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 20,495 per-entity ($/all WPS farms) 51.93 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 52.03 per-entity ($/WPS GH) 7.89
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### Excluding greenhouses.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 84 of 148 

## c. Content of Warning Signs (NOTIFY-06 and 07)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Baseline consists of the signs, as in Tables A.3.a-1 and A.3.a-13.

Table A.3.c-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS farm, Revise Warning Signs

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Signs 5.66 4 0.329 7.45 Signs 5.66 6 0.122 4.15 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 11.59 Large-Small WPS farm 1 Signs 5.66 2 0.368 4.17 Signs 5.66 3 0.081 1.37 Expected per-Lrg Small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 5.54
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1 Signs 5.66 2 0.307 3.47 Signs 5.66 3 0.018 0.30 Expected per-Med/Sml Small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 3.77
WPS Greenhouse Signs 5.66 4 0.295 6.68 Expected per-greenhouse Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 6.68

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### New Regulations NOTIFY-06. Revise content of signs to, am ong other changes, read “Restricted Entry Area.” Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes revised signs will cost 5% mo re, or $5.94 each, as a result of changes in content, but not in lettering.

 All other parameters are as in the baseline.

Table A.3.c-2. Potential Cost, pe r WPS farm, Revise Warning Signs

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Signs 5.94 4 0.329 7.82 Signs 5.94 6 0.122 4.35 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 12.17 Large-Small WPS farm 1 Signs 5.94 2 0.368 4.38 Signs 5.94 3 0.081 1.44 Expected per-Lrg Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 5.82*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 85 of 148 Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1 Signs 5.94 2 0.307 3.64 Signs 5.94 3 0.018 0.32 Expected per-Med/Sml Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 3.96
WPS Greenhouse Signs 5.94 4 0.295 7.02 Expected per-greenhouse Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 7.02

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms and 879 WPS gree nhouses (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). California already re quires additional content similar to the potential requirement.

Table A.3.c-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Revise Warning Signs

Region (WPS Farm) 1 N lr g N lr g -sml N sml

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 11.59 $ 5.54 $ 3.77

cost r , Ca l i f ornia

, a B $ 12.17 $ 5.82 $ 3.96

cost r,i, a P $ 12.17 $ 5.82 $ 3.96 South 8,063 20,704 29,906 321,000 337,050 California 3,355 8,615 12,444 140,249 140,249 Southwest 1,732 4,446 6,423 68,940 72,387 Subtropical 1,353 3,474 5,018 53,859 56,552 Midwest 11,743 30,152 43,555 467,497 490,871 Northeast 5,574 14,312 20,673 221,899 232,994 Ohio Valley 12,501 32,098 46,365 497,658 522,541 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 17,091 24,688 264,987 278,236 Northwest 3,139 8,059 11,641 124,953 131,201 US 54,115 138,951 200,713 $2,161,041 $2,262,080 Region (Greenhouse) N WPS GH

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 6.68

cost r , Ca l i f ornia

, a B $ 7.02

cost r,i, a P $ 7.02
South 131 875 919 California 54 382 382 Southwest 28 188 197 Subtropical 22 147 154
Midwest 191 1,275 1,339 Northeast 91 605 635 Ohio Valley 203 1,357 1,425 Texas/Mountain West 108 723 759
Northwest 51 341 358 US 879 $5,893 $6,169

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. Data do not distinguish between greenhouses and other types of farms.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 86 of 148 Table A.3.c-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Revise Warning Signs

Region (WPS Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 2,903 2,765 138 California 1,208 1,208 0 Southwest 623 594 30 Subtropical 487 464 23 Midwest 4,228 4,026 201 Northeast 2,007 1,911 96 Ohio Valley 4,500 4,286 214 Texas/Mountain West 2,396 2,282 114 Northwest 1,130 1,076 54

Region (Greenhouse) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 8 8 0.4 California 3 3 0.0 Southwest 2 2 0.1 Subtropical 1 1 0.1
Midwest 12 11 0.5 Northeast 5 5 0.3 Ohio Valley 12 12 0.6 Texas/Mountain West 7 6 0.3
Northwest 3 3 0.1

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.c-5. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Revise Warning Signs PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
WPS farm 1 19,482 18,612 870 WPS greenhouse 53 51 2 Total 19,535 18,663 873 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 99 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 0.25 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 0.25 per-entity ($/WPS greenhouse) 0.31
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### Excluding greenhouses.



### NOTIFY-07. Revise signs (e.g., Skull and Cro ss-bones) and require application-specific information to be posted. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 A writable sign costs $7.15 (Gempler).

 EPA assumes the owner/operator of the esta blishment will spend 3 minutes updating each sign with application information prior to posting, i.e., 6 minutes for updating 2 posters and 9 minutes for updating 3 posters.

 Annual frequency of posting is as in the ba seline. See Tables A.3.a-1 and A.3.a-13.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 87 of 148 Table A.3.c-6. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Revise Warning Signs (variant)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Writable Signs 7.15 4 0.329 9.41 Add Information 28.21 0.1 5.26 14.85 Writable Signs 7.15 6 0.122 5.24 Add Information 28.21 0.15 1.95 8.27 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 37.76 Large-Small WPS farm 1 Writable Signs 7.15 2 0.368 5.27 Add Information 28.21 0.1 1.47 4.16 Writable Signs 7.15 3 0.081 1.73 Add Information 28.21 0.15 0.323 0.91 Expected per-Lrg-Sml farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 12.07
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1 Writable Signs 7.15 2 0.307 4.39 Add Information 28.21 0.1 1.23 3.46 Writable Signs 7.15 3 0.018 0.38 Add Information 28.21 0.15 0.071 0.20 Expected per-Med/Sml-Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 8.43
WPS Greenhouse Writable Signs 7.15 4 0.295 8.44 Add Information 28.21 0.1 11.8 33.32 Expected per-greenhouse Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 41.76

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms and 879 WPS gree nhouses (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). California already re quires additional content similar to the potential requirement NOTIFY-06 (see Table A.3.c-2).

Table A.3.c-7. Regional Costs, Year 1, Revise Warning Signs (variant)
Region (WPS Farm) 1 N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N med/sml-sml farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 11.59 $ 5.54 $ 3.77

cost r,Ca l i f ornia, a B $ 12.17 $ 5.82 $ 3.96

cost r , i

, a P $ 37.76 $12.07 $ 8.43 South 8,063 20,704 29,906 321,000 806,315 California 3,355 8,615 12,444 140,249 335,514 Southwest 1,732 4,446 6,423 68,940 173,168 Subtropical 1,353 3,474 5,018 53,859 135,288 Midwest 11,743 30,152 43,555 467,497 1,174,298 Northeast 5,574 14,312 20,673 221,899 557,386 Ohio Valley 12,501 32,098 46,365 497,658 1,250,059 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 17,091 24,688 264,987 665,616 Northwest 3,139 8,059 11,641 124,953 313,868 US 54,115 138,951 200,713 $2,161,041 $5,411,511*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 88 of 148 Region (Greenhouse) N WPS GH

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 6.68

cost r,Ca l i f ornia, a B $ 7.02

cost r,i, a P $ 41.76
South 131 875 5,470 California 54 382 2,276 Southwest 28 188 1,175 Subtropical 22 147 918
Midwest 191 1,275 7,966 Northeast 91 605 3,781 Ohio Valley 203 1,357 8,480 Texas/Mountain West 108 723 4,515
Northwest 51 341 2,129 US 879 $5,893 $36,708

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. Data do not distinguish between greenhouses and other types of farms.

Table A.3.c-8. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Revise Warning Signs (variant)

Region (WPS Farm) 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 6,944 2,765 4,180 California 2,890 1,208 1,682 Southwest 1,491 594 898 Subtropical 1,165 464 701 Midwest 10,114 4,026 6,087 Northeast 4,800 1,911 2,889 Ohio Valley 10,766 4,286 6,480 Texas/Mountain West 5,733 2,282 3,450 Northwest 2,703 1,076 1,627

Region (Greenhouse) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 47 8 40 California 20 3 16 Southwest 10 2 8 Subtropical 8 1 7 Midwest 69 11 58 Northeast 33 5 27 Ohio Valley 73 12 61 Texas/Mountain West 39 6 33 Northwest 18 3 15

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### Excluding greenhouses.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 89 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.c-9. National and Per-WPS Farm Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Revise Warning Signs (variant) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
WPS farm 1 46,606 18,612 27,995 WPS greenhouse 316 51 265 Total 46,923 18,663 28,260 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 3,216 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 8.15 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 8.09 per-entity ($/WPS greenhouse) 34.36
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### Excluding greenhouses.



## d. Location of Warning Signs (NOTIFY-08 and 09)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Posting is required at usual poi nts of entrance to a field or at the corners and if near worker housing. Baseline consists of the signs and time to post, as in Tables A.3.a-1 and A.3.a-13.

Table A.3.d-1. Baseline Cost, per acto r, Location of REI Warning Signs

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.329 7.45 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 5.26 49.51 Warning Signs 5.66 6 0.122 4.15 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 1.95 27.55 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 88.65 Large-Small WPS farm 1 Warning Signs 5.66 2 0.368 4.17 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 1.47 13.86 Warning Signs 5.66 3 0.081 1.37 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.32 4.55 Expected per-Lrg Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 23.95
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1 Warning Signs 5.66 2 0.307 3.47 Post 2 Signs 28.21 0.333 1.23 11.54 Warning Signs 5.66 3 0.018 0.30 Post 3 Signs 28.21 0.5 0.07 1.00 Expected per-Med/Sml Small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 16.31 WPS greenhouse Warning Signs 5.66 4 0.295 6.68 Post Sign 28.21 0.333 11.8 111.06 Expected per-greenhouse Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 117.74

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### Excluding greenhouses.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 90 of 148 New Regulation NOTIFY-08. REI warning signs if worker ho using within 100 feet of treated area. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision specifies distance, but is unlikely to result in changes. Parameters are as in the baseline.

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse W PS farms and 879 WPS greenhous es (NASS, 2008). Since the revision provides clarity only, baseline and potential costs are the same (see baseline in Table A.3.d-3).

Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. Data do not distinguish between greenhouses and other types of farms. Since the revision provides clarity only, PV of baseline and potential cost are the same (see baseline in Table A.3.d-4) . Incremental costs are zero.

Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. This revision is for clarity. Incremental costs are zero.

New Regulation NOTIFY-09. REI warning signs placed ev ery 100 feet around p erimeter of field. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 As a representative case for non-greenhouse WPS farms, EPA takes a square, 40-acre field. Each side is 1,320 feet in length, n ecessitating 13 or 14 signs per side or about 53 signs around the perimeter.

o Smaller fields would require fewer signs, but less regularly shaped fields could require more. For example, if the field above is cut in half across opposite corners to form a triangular field of 20 acres, two sides would be 1,320 feet and the third would be 1,867 feet . The longer side would need 19 signs for a total of 45 to 47 signs.

 As a representative case for WPS greenhouses , EPA takes a rectangular 1-acre plot 66 feet by 660 feet, requiring 7 signs on the longe r sides or 14 signs total. To account for simultaneous posting, a greenhouse is assumed to need 28 signs.

 At 10 minutes per sign, it would take a WPS farm nearly 9 h ours to post and later remove 53 signs around a field and it would take a WPS greenhouse 2 hours 20 minutes to post/remove 14 signs.

 Annual frequency for the purchase of signs is as in the baseline, w ith no distinction for fields near worker housing.

 Annual frequency for posting events is as in the baseline, with no distinction for fields near worker housing.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 91 of 148 Table A.3.d-2. Potential Cost, perWPS farm , Locate REI Warning Signs every 100 feet

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1 Warning Signs 5.66 106 0.451 270.62 Post 55 Signs 28.21 8.83 7.22 1798.68 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 2069.31 Large-Small WPS farm 1 Warning Signs 5.66 53 0.449 134.71 Post 55 Signs 28.21 8.83 1.80 447.66 Expected per-Lrg Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 582.36
Med/Sml-Small WPS farm 1 Warning Signs 5.66 53 0.324 97.31 Post 55 Signs 28.21 8.83 1.30 323.39 Expected per-Med/Sml Small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 420.70 WPS greenhouse Warning Signs 5.66 28 0.295 46.79 Post 14 Signs 28.21 2.33 11.8 777.42 Expected per-greenhouse Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 824.20

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 393,779 non-greenhouse WPS farms and 879 WPS gree nhouses (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]).

Table A.3.d-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Locate REI Warning Signs every 100 feet

Region (WPS Farm) 1 N lr g farm N lr g -sml farm N med/sml-sml farm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 88.65 $ 23.95 $ 16.31

cost r,i, a P $2069.31 $582.36 $420.70 South 8,063 20,704 29,906 1,698,431 41,323,631 California 3,355 8,615 12,444 706,730 17,195,068 Southwest 1,732 4,446 6,423 364,764 8,874,874 Subtropical 1,353 3,474 5,018 284,972 6,933,495 Midwest 11,743 30,152 43,555 2,473,553 60,182,737 Northeast 5,574 14,312 20,673 1,174,083 28,566,000 Ohio Valley 12,501 32,098 46,365 2,633,137 64,065,494 Texas/Mountain West 6,656 17,091 24,688 1,402,060 34,112,796 Northwest 3,139 8,059 11,641 661,134 16,085,709 US 54,115 138,951 200,713 $11,398,863 $277,339,802 Region (Greenhouse) N WPS GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 117.74

cost r , i

, a P $ 824.20
South 131 15,421 107,947 California 54 6,417 44,917 Southwest 28 3,312 23,183 Subtropical 22 2,587 18,112 Midwest 191 22,459 157,211
Northeast 91 10,660 74,621*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 92 of 148 Ohio Valley 203 23,908 167,354 Texas/Mountain West 108 12,730 89,110
Northwest 51 6,003 42,020 US 879 $103,497 $724,476

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. Data do not distinguish between greenhouses and other types of farms.

Table A.3.d-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Locate REI Warning Signs every 100 feet

Region, WPS farms 1 PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 355,898 14,628 341,271 California 148,092 6,087 142,005 Southwest 76,435 3,142 73,293 Subtropical 59,714 2,454 57,260 Midwest 518,322 21,303 497,018 Northeast 246,024 10,112 235,912 Ohio Valley 551,762 22,678 529,084 Texas/Mountain West 293,795 12,075 281,720 Northwest 138,538 5,694 132,844

Region, WPS greenhouses PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 930 133 797 California 387 55 332 Southwest 200 29 171 Subtropical 156 22 134 Midwest 1,354 193 1,161 Northeast 643 92 551 Ohio Valley 1,441 206 1,235 Texas/Mountain West 767 110 658 Northwest 362 52 310

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### Excluding greenhouses.



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.d-5. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Locate REI Warning Signs every 100 feet PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS farm, excl. greenhouse 2,388,579 98,172 2,290,407 WPS greenhouse 6,240 891 5,348 Total 2,394,818 99,064 2,295,755 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 261,294 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 662.08 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1 662.01 per-entity ($/WPS greenhouse) 692.50*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 93 of 148 

## e. Early Entry Notification Requirements (NOTIFY-10 and 11)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 The operator’s time is valued at $28.21/hr, c onsisting of the wage and an additional 30% for benefits (BLS, 2008).

 EPA assumes that gathering the currently required information takes 1 minute.

 EPA assumes that providing the information takes 3 minutes.

 EPA calculates the probability of an early entry event to be 30.8%

o EPA assumes that there will be an early entry event about 1 every 50 applications or 2% of applications.

o Assuming 20 applications farm per year, there is a 40% probability a WPS farm applying pesticides will ha ve an early entry event.

o 77.1% of WPS farms apply pesticides in any given year (NASS, 2008), there is a 33.4% chance a WPS farm will have an early entry event.

Table A.3.e-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS farm, Early Entry Notification

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Gather Information 28.21 0.017 0.308 0.15 Provide Information 28.21 0.05 0.308 0.44 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.58



###  Workers spend 3 minutes receiving in formation from the owner/operator.

 EPA calculates that there is a probability of 17.5% that any individual worker will be involved in an early entry event.

o As above, there is a 40% probability a WPS farm applying pesticides will have an early entry event.

o EPA assumes that, on average, 50% of the establishment’s workers will be involved in a particular early entry event

o 87.4% of workers are employed on WPS farms that apply pesticides in any given year (NASS, 2008).

Table A.3.e-2. Baseline Cost, per W PS worker, Early Entry Notification

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Receive Information 13.43 0.05 0.175 0.12 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.12



### New Regulation NOTIFY-10. Oral information provi ded before entry during the REI. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that gathering the necessa ry information will take 6 minutes.

 EPA assumes that providing the information will take 6 minutes.

 All other parameters are as in the baseline.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 94 of 148 Table A.3.e-3. Potential Cost, per ac tor, Early Entry Oral Notification

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm
Gather Information 28.21 0.1 0.308 0.87 Provide Information 28.21 0.1 0.308 0.87 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.74
WPS Worker
Receive Information 13.43 0.1 0.175 0.23 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.23



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.e-4. Regional Costs, Year 1, Early Entry Oral Notification
Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.58 $ 0.12

cost r,i, a P $ 1.74 $ 0.23 South 58,804 274,068 66,298 166,715 California 24,469 394,844 60,557 135,311 Southwest 12,629 78,969 16,599 40,527 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 18,814 43,354 Midwest 85,641 299,617 84,869 219,427 Northeast 40,650 278,713 56,310 136,206 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 94,347 241,589 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 49,982 128,128 Northwest 22,890 346,069 53,914 121,109 US 394,658 2,322,610 $ 501,690 $1,232,366



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.e-5. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Early Entry Oral Notification

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,398 552 846 California 1,111 494 617 Southwest 338 138 201 Subtropical 358 154 204 Midwest 1,849 710 1,138 Northeast 1,135 466 669 Ohio Valley 2,032 788 1,244*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 95 of 148 Texas/Mountain West 1,078 418 660
Northwest 996 441 555



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.e-6. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Early Entry Oral Notification PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 10,296 4,162 6,134 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 698 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1.77



### NOTIFY-11. Oral and written informatio n provided before entry during the REI. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes that gathering the necessa ry information will take 6 minutes.

 EPA assumes that writing the in formation will take 6 minutes.

 EPA assumes that providing the inform ation orally will take 6 minutes.

 Each worker entering the field will receive a 1-page written crop sheet.

 All other parameters are as in the baseline.

Table A.3.e-7. Potential Cost, per actor, Early Entry Oral and Written Notification

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm
Gather Information 28.21 0.1 0.308 0.87 Write Information 28.21 0.1 0.308 0.87 Provide Information 28.21 0.1 0.308 0.87 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 2.61
WPS Worker
Receive Information 13.43 0.1 0.175 0.23 Information Sheet 0.09 1 0.175 0.02 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.25



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.e-8. Regional Costs, Year 1, Early Entry Oral and Written Notification

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.58 $ 0.12

cost r , i

, a P $ 2.61 $ 0.25 South 58,804 274,068 66,298 222,207 California 24,469 394,844 60,557 162,821 Southwest 12,629 78,969 16,599 52,761 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 18,814 53,695 Midwest 85,641 299,617 84,869 298,678*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 96 of 148 Northeast 40,650 278,713 56,310 175,970 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 94,347 326,489 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 49,982 173,301 Northwest 22,890 346,069 53,914 146,478 US 394,658 2,322,610 $ 501,690 $1,612,399



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.e-9. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Early Entry Oral and Written Notification

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,874 552 1,321 California 1,345 495 850 Southwest 443 138 305 Subtropical 446 154 292 Midwest 2,529 710 1,818 Northeast 1,475 466 1,009 Ohio Valley 2,760 788 1,972 Texas/Mountain West 1,465 418 1,048 Northwest 1,211 441 770



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.e-10. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Early Entry Oral and Written Notification PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 13,547 4,162 9,385 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,068 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 2.71



## f. Early Entry Notifica tion Record Keeping (NOTIFY-12 and 13)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs There are currently no federa l or state requirements.

New Regulation NOTIFY-12. Records of information provided prio r to early entry to be kept for 2 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 One record sheet is sufficient for all workers involved to indicate receipt of information.

 Farm owner/operator is responsible for receiving and storing records.

 EPA assumes it will take 3 minutes to co llect the acknowledgme nts from workers.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 97 of 148  EPA assumes it will take 4 minutes to sort and file the information and acknowledgements.

 To keep the records, each operation will requi re a folder costing about $0.20 (Staples, 2008).

 There is a 30.8% probability that a WPS fa rm will have an early entry event and an 17.5% probability that a worker will be part of an early entr y event in any given year. (See A.2.d).

Table A.3.f-1. Potential Cost, per actor, Earl y Entry Notification Reco rd Keeping (2 years)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm
Record Sheet 0.09 1 0.308 0.03 Receive Acknowledgements 28.21 0.05 0.308 0.44 Collect/Store Record 28.21 0.067 0.308 0.58 Folder 0.20 1 0.308 0.06 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.10
WPS Worker Acknowledge Information 13.43 0.008 0.175 0.02 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.02



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.f-2. Regional Costs, Year 1, Early Entry Notificati on Record Keeping (2 years)

Region N WPS fa r m N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r,i, a P $ 1.10 $ 0.02 South 58,804 274,068 0 70,332 California 24,469 394,844 0 34,760 Southwest 12,629 78,969 0 15,498 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 0 13,082 Midwest 85,641 299,617 0 100,481 Northeast 40,650 278,713 0 50,365 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 0 107,631 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 0 57,268 Northwest 22,890 346,069 0 32,062 US 394,658 2,322,610 $ 0 $ 481,480



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 98 of 148 Table A.3.f-3. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremen tal Cost, Early Entry Notification Record Keeping (2 years)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 603 0 603 California 295 0 295 Southwest 133 0 133 Subtropical 111 0 111 Midwest 862 0 862 Northeast 431 0 431 Ohio Valley 923 0 923 Texas/Mountain West 491 0 491 Northwest 272 0 272



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.f-4. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Early Entry Notification Record Keeping (2 years) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 4,120 0 4,120 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 469 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1.19



### NOTIFY-13. Records of information provided prio r to early entry to be kept for 5 years. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 As above, but each operation will also need a storage box to hold files, which costs $4.23 (Staples, 2008).

 The storage box is replaced every five years.

Table A.3.f-5. Potential Cost, per actor, Earl y Entry Notification Reco rd Keeping (5 years)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm
Record Sheet 0.09 1 0.308 0.03 Receive Acknowledgements 28.21 0.05 0.308 0.44 Collect/Store Record 28.21 0.067 0.308 0.58
Folder 0.20 1 0.308 0.06 Storage Box 4.23 1 0.2 0.85 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.95
WPS Worker Acknowledge Information 13.43 0.008 0.175 0.02 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.02



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 394,658 WPS farms employing 2,322,610 work ers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hi ring labor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 99 of 148 Table A.3.f-6. Regional Costs, Year 1, Early Entry Notificati on Record Keeping (5 years)

Region N WPS farm N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 1.95 $ 0.02 South 58,804 274,068 0 120,080 California 24,469 394,844 0 55,461 Southwest 12,629 78,969 0 26,182 Subtropical 9,866 111,485 0 21,429 Midwest 85,641 299,617 0 172,934 Northeast 40,650 278,713 0 84,755 Ohio Valley 91,166 353,037 0 184,758 Texas/Mountain West 48,543 185,809 0 98,335 Northwest 22,890 346,069 0 51,427 US 394,658 2,322,610 $ 0 $ 815,361



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.3.f-7. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremen tal Cost, Early Entry Notification Record Keeping (5 years)

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,031 0 1,031 California 473 0 473 Southwest 225 0 225 Subtropical 183 0 183 Midwest 1,486 0 1,486 Northeast 727 0 727 Ohio Valley 1,587 0 1,587 Texas/Mountain West 845 0 845
Northwest 439 0 439



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.f-8. National and Per-WPS Farm Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Early Entry Notification Record Keeping (5 years) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 6,996 0 6,996 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 796 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 2.02



## g. Safety displays for decontamination (NOTIFY-14, 15, 16, and 17)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 A safety poster costs $6.08 (Gempler).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 100 of 148  WPS establishments post 1 safety poster at a central location if an application is made.

o The probability that a large WPS farm makes an application is 0.902 (NASS, 2008b).

o The probability that a small WPS farm makes an application is 0.750 (NASS, 2008b).

 EPA assumes it takes 2 minutes to set up the safety poster.

 A sign lasts about 3 years, so one-third of WPS farms will need to purchase a sign in a year that the farm posts.

Table A.3.g-1. Baseline Cost, per WPS farm, Safety posters

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.301 1.83 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.902 0.85 Expected per-large farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 2.68
Small WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.250 1.52 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.750 0.71 Expected per-small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 2.23



### New Regulations NOTIFY-14. Revise safety poster to include poisoning symptoms and contact information. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Owner/operator spends about 3 minutes ad ding additional inform ation to display.

 Information, such as emergency contacts, is unlikely to change frequently, so updating occurs with each new poster, implying the same annual probability as a purchase.

Table A.3.g-2. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Revise safety posters

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Large WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.301 1.83 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.902 0.85 Update Poster 28.21 0.05 0.301 0.42 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 3.10
Small WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.250 1.52 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.750 0.71 Update Poster 28.21 0.05 0.250 0.35 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 2.58



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large and 340,369 small WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring la bor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 101 of 148 Table A.3.g-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Revise safety poster

Region N lr g frm N sml frm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 2.68 $ 2.23

cost r , i

, a P $ 3.10 $ 2.58 South 8,089 50,715 134,554 155,878 California 3,366 21,103 55,989 64,862 Southwest 1,737 10,892 28,897 33,477 Subtropical 1,357 8,509 22,576 26,154 Midwest 11,781 73,860 195,961 227,017 Northeast 5,592 35,058 93,014 107,754 Ohio Valley 12,541 78,625 208,603 241,663 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 41,865 111,074 128,678 Northwest 3,149 19,741 52,377 60,677 US 54,289 340,369 $ 903,044 $1,046,160



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. This requirement would be phased in over two years to allow for WPS farm s to purchase appropriate signs. Thus, the PV for the potential requirement is calculated using baseline costs for the first two years of the 10- year time horizon.

Table A.3.g-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Revise safety poster

Region (Large WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 209 186 23 California 87 78 9 Southwest 45 40 5 Subtropical 35 31 4
Midwest 305 271 33 Northeast 145 129 16 Ohio Valley 324 289 35 Texas/Mountain West 173 154 19
Northwest 81 73 9

Region (Small WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,091 972 119 California 454 405 49 Southwest 234 209 26 Subtropical 183 163 20 Midwest 1,589 1,416 173 Northeast 754 672 82 Ohio Valley 1,692 1,508 184 Texas/Mountain West 901 803 98 Northwest 425 379 46*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 102 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.g-5. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Revise safety poster PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Farm, Large 1,404 1,251 153 WPS Farm, Small 7,325 6,527 798 Total 8,729 7,777 951 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 108 per-entity ($/all WPS farms) 0.27 per-entity ($/large WPS farm) 0.32 per-entity ($/small WPS farm) 0.27



### NOTIFY-15. Additional safety posters at worker decontamination site(s). Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the baseli ne unless otherwise indicated.

 Decontamination posters cost $7.95 (Gempler).

 EPA assumes that large WPS establishments will have 2 locations for decontamination displays.

 EPA assumes all small WPS establishmen ts will have 1 or 2 locations for decontamination displays.

 Annual frequency for large farms is as in NOTIFY-14 (Table A.3.g-2).

 EPA calculates that 21.0% of small WPS farm s will purchase two displays each year.

o Posters last 3 years, implying a 33.3% replacement rate.

o 63% of small WPS farms are large and medium small WPS farms that apply pesticides in a given year (NASS, 2008b), which is also the probability of posting two displays.

 EPA calculates that 4.0% of small WPS farms will purchase posters each year.

o Posters last 3 years, impl ying a 33.3 replacement rate.

o 12% of small WPS farms are small-small WPS farms that apply pesticides in a given year (NASS, 2008b), wh ich is also the probability of posting one display.

Table A.3.g-6. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Safe ty posters for worker decontamination sites

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.301 1.83 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.902 0.85 Decontamination Display 7.95 2 0.301 4.78 Post 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 0.902 1.70 Expected per-Small-small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 9.15
Small WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.250 1.52 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.750 0.71 Decontamination Display 7.95 2 0.210 3.34 Post 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 0.630 1.19 Decontamination Display 7.95 1 0.040 0.32*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 103 of 148 Post 1 Display 28.21 0.033 0.120 0.11 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 7.18



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large and 340,369 small WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms, defined as those hiring la bor, are distributed across regions in the same proportion as all farms.

Table A.3.g-7. Regional Costs, Year 1, Safety posters for worker decontamination sites

Region N lar g e WPS N small WPS RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 2.68 $ 2.23

cost r , i

, a P $ 9.15 $ 7.18 South 8,089 50,715 134,554 438,324 California 3,366 21,103 55,989 182,390 Southwest 1,737 10,892 28,897 94,137 Subtropical 1,357 8,509 22,576 73,544 Midwest 11,781 73,860 195,961 638,365 Northeast 5,592 35,058 93,014 303,003 Ohio Valley 12,541 78,625 208,603 679,550 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 41,865 111,074 361,838 Northwest 3,149 19,741 52,377 170,623 US 54,289 340,369 $ 903,044 $2,941,774



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. Data do not distinguish by farm size.

Table A.3.g-8. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount ra te) and Incremental Cost, Safety posters for worker decontamination sites

Region (Large WPS farms) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 637 186 451 California 265 78 188 Southwest 137 40 97 Subtropical 107 31 76
Midwest 928 271 657 Northeast 441 129 312 Ohio Valley 988 289 699 Texas/Mountain West 526 154 372
Northwest 248 73 176

Region (Small WPS farms) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 3,138 972 2,165 California 1,306 405 901 Southwest 674 209 465 Subtropical 526 163 363 Midwest 4,570 1,416 3,153*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 104 of 148 Northeast 2,169 672 1,497 Ohio Valley 4,864 1,508 3,357 Texas/Mountain West 2,590 803 1,787 Northwest 1,221 379 843



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.g-9. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Safety posters for worker decontamination sites PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Farm, Large 4,278 1,251 3,027 WPS Farm, Small 21,058 6,527 14,531 Total 25,336 7,777 17,558 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1,998 per-entity ($/all WPS farms) 5.06 per-entity ($/large WPS farm) 6.35 per-entity ($/small WPS farm) 4.86



### NOTIFY-16. Additional safety posters at handler decontamination site(s). Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the baseli ne unless otherwise indicated.

 Decontamination posters cost $7.95 (Gempler).

 EPA assumes that large WPS establishments will have 2 locations for handler decontamination displays. Paramete rs are the same as in NOTIFY-15.

 EPA assumes that large-small WPS farms will have 1 site for a handler decontamination display. Medium and small-small WPS farms do not employ handlers and will not need a handler decontamination display.

 EPA calculates that 12.2% of small WPS farms will purchase posters each year.

o Posters last 3 years, implying a 33.3% replacement rate.

o Large-small WPS farms that apply pesticides in a given year account for 36.7% of all small WPS farms (NASS, 2008b) , which is also the probability of posting one display.

Table A.3.g-10. Potential Cost, pe r WPS farm, Safety posters for handler decontamination sites

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.301 1.83 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.902 0.85 Decontamination Display 7.95 2 0.301 4.78 Post 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 0.902 1.70 Expected per-Small-small farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 9.15
Small WPS farm
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.250 1.52 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.750 0.71*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 105 of 148 Decontamination Display 7.95 1 0.122 0.97 Post 1 Display 28.21 0.033 0.367 0.35 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 3.54



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large and 340,369 small WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). WPS farms are distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms.

Table A.3.g-11. Regional Costs, Year 1, Safety posters for handler decontamination sites

Region N lar g e WPS N small WPS RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 2.68 $ 2.23

cost r,i, a P $ 9.15 $ 3.54 South 8,089 50,715 134,554 253,778 California 3,366 21,103 55,989 105,599 Southwest 1,737 10,892 28,897 54,503 Subtropical 1,357 8,509 22,576 42,580 Midwest 11,781 73,860 195,961 369,597 Northeast 5,592 35,058 93,014 175,431 Ohio Valley 12,541 78,625 208,603 393,442 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 41,865 111,074 209,495 Northwest 3,149 19,741 52,377 98,786 US 54,289 340,369 $ 903,044 $1,703,210



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHE handlers is increasing at a rate of 0.17% per year.

Table A.3.g-12. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount ra te) and Incremental Cost, Safety posters for handler decontamination sites

Region (Large WPS farms) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 637 186 451 California 265 78 188 Southwest 137 40 97 Subtropical 107 31 76 Midwest 928 271 657 Northeast 441 129 312 Ohio Valley 988 289 699 Texas/Mountain West 526 154 372 Northwest 248 73 176

Region (Small WPS farms) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,548 972 576 California 644 405 240 Southwest 333 209 124 Subtropical 260 163 97 Midwest 2,255 1,416 839 Northeast 1,070 672 398*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 106 of 148 Ohio Valley 2,400 1,508 893 Texas/Mountain West 1,278 803 475
Northwest 603 379 224



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.g-13. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Safety posters for handler decontamination sites PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Farm, Large 4,278 1,251 3,027 WPS Farm, Small 10,391 6,527 3,864
Total 14,669 7,777 6,891 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 784 per-entity ($/all WPS farms) 1.99 per-entity ($/large WPS farm) 6.35 per-entity ($/small WPS farm) 1.29



### NOTIFY-17. Additional safety posters with REI signs. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Decontamination posters cost $7.95 (Gempler).

 The number of displays is the same as REI signs noted in Table A.3.a-1.

 EPA assumes it takes 2 minutes to place a disp lay with a REI warning sign, therefore 4 minutes to place 2 displays and 6 minutes to place 3 displays, etc

.

 EPA calculates the frequency of purchasing di splays and placing displays as for Table A.3.a-1.

Table A.3.g-14. Potential Cost, per WPS farm, Safety posters with REI signs

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual frequency cost Large WPS farm 1

Central Poster 6.08 1 0.301 1.83 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.902 0.85 Decon. Display 7.95 4 0.329 10.46 Place 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 5.26 9.90 Decon. Display 7.95 6 0.122 5.82 Place 3 Displays 28.21 0.10 1.95 5.51 Expected per-Large farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

P ) 34.37 Large WPS greenhouse
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.249 1.51 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.747 0.70 Decon. Display 7.95 4 0.374 11.88 Place 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 14.9 28.11 Expected per-Large GH Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 42.20
Small WPS farms 1

Central Poster 6.08 1 0.250 1.52 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.751 0.71 Decon. Display 7.95 2 0.336 5.34 Place 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 1.34 2.53*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 107 of 148 Decon. Display 7.95 3 0.040 0.95 Place 3 Displays 28.21 0.10 0.16 0.45 Expected per-Small farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 11.49 Small WPS greenhouse
Central Poster 6.08 1 0.184 1.12 Post sign 28.21 0.033 0.552 0.52 Decon. Display 7.95 4 0.276 8.77 Place 2 Displays 28.21 0.067 11.0 20.76 Expected per-Small GH Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 31.17



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s, 174 large WPS greenhouses, 340,369 small WPS farms, and 705 small WPS greenhouses (NASS, 2008).

Table A.3.g-15. Regional Costs, Year 1, Safety posters with REI signs

Region (Large WPS farms) N lar g e WPS N lar g e WPS GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 2.68 $ 2.68

cost r,i, a P $ 34.37 $ 42.20 South 8,089 26 21,641 278,242 California 3,366 11 9,005 115,778 Southwest 1,737 6 4,648 59,757 Subtropical 1,357 4 3,631 46,685 Midwest 11,781 38 31,517 405,225 Northeast 5,592 18 14,960 192,342 Ohio Valley 12,541 40 33,550 431,368 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 21 17,864 229,689 Northwest 3,149 10 8,424 108,309 US 54,289 174 $ 145,239 $1,867,394 Region (Small WPS farms) N small WPS N small WPS GH RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 2.23 $ 2.23

cost r,i, a P $ 11.49 $ 31.17 South 50,715 105 112,913 584,568 California 21,103 44 46,984 243,243 Southwest 10,892 23 24,250 125,545 Subtropical 8,509 18 18,945 98,082 Midwest 73,860 153 164,444 851,351 Northeast 35,058 73 78,054 404,097 Ohio Valley 78,625 163 175,053 906,277 Texas/Mountain West 41,865 87 93,210 482,563 Northwest 19,741 41 43,953 227,550 US 340,369 705 $ 757,805 $3,923,276



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. Data do not distinguish by farm size.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 108 of 148 Table A.3.g-16. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Safety posters with REI signs

Region (Large WPS farms) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 2,396 186 2,210 California 997 78 920 Southwest 515 40 475 Subtropical 402 31 371 Midwest 3,490 271 3,219 Northeast 1,657 129 1,528 Ohio Valley 3,715 289 3,426 Texas/Mountain West 1,978 154 1,824 Northwest 933 73 860

Region (Small WPS farms) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 5,035 972 4,062 California 2,095 405 1,690 Southwest 1,081 209 872 Subtropical 845 163 682 Midwest 7,332 1,416 5,916 Northeast 3,480 672 2,808 Ohio Valley 7,805 1,508 6,298 Texas/Mountain West 4,156 803 3,353 Northwest 1,960 379 1,581



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.3.g-17. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Safety posters with REI signs PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Farm, Large 16,083 1,251 14,832 WPS Farm, Small 33,789 6,527 27,262
Total 49,872 7,777 42,094 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 4,791 per-entity ($/all WPS farms) 12.14 per-entity ($/large WPS farm) 31.10 per-entity ($/small WPS farm) 9.12



## h. Notification of farm by CPHE (NOTIFY-18)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Commercial applicators must notify a farm, nur sery, or greenhouse prior to an application and inform the operation when there are any ch anges in the schedule or the product used. EPA guidance has indicated that notification mu st be made so that agricultural employers can inform their employees of any areas under a REI.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 109 of 148 New Regulation NOTIFY-18. Codify guidance on communi cation between CPHE and agricultural employer. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA anticipates no changes from co dification of existing guidance.



## A.4. Age

a. Minimum age for workers in early entry activities (AGE-01 and 02)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA assumes that 14-15 year old WPS wo rkers are paid $6.71/hour, 50% of adult worker.

 EPA assumes that 16-17 year old WPS wo rkers are paid $8.06/hour, 60% of adult workers.

 EPA assumes that early entry tasks take no more than 8 hours.

 EPA calculates the likeli hood of a youth worker to participate in early entry activities to be 0.001 for 14-15 year olds and 0.007 for 16-17 year olds.

o EPA assumes that 14-15 year old work ers make up 0.82% of the workforce and 16-17 year old workers make up 3.74% of the workforce, which is twice the proportion of handlers reported by the Na tional Agricultural Worker Survey (DOL, 2005).

o EPA assumes there is a 40% chance that a WPS farm will have an early entry event each year (see A.2.d).

o EPA assumes that half the workforce will participate in an early entry event.

o 87.4% of workers are employed on a WPS farm that makes a pesticide application in a given year (NASS, 2008b).

Table A.4.a-1. Baseline Labor Cost, per WPS worker, Minimum Age, Early Entry

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost 14-15 yr old worker 6.71 8 0.001 0.08 16-17 yr old worker 8.06 8 0.007 0.42 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 0.50



### New Regulation AGE-01. Minimum age of 16 for work ers in early entry activities. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes all hours worked by workers under 16 are replaced by adult handlers.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 110 of 148 Table A.4.a-2. Potential Labor Cost, per WPS worker, Minimum Age (16), Early Entry

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost 18+ yr old worker 13.43 8 0.001 0.15 16-17 yr old worker 8.06 8 0.007 0.42 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.58



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 2,322,610 farm workers in the United St ates (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Florida statutes prohibit workers under th e age of 18 from working around pesticides unless proper field entry allowances are observed. EPA assumes this applies to early entry activities in agriculture and sets baseline costs for the Subtropical region to the cost of the potential revision.

Table A.4.a-3. Regional Labor Costs, Year 1, Minimum Age (16), Early Entry

Region N wrk r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.50

cost r,Subtro p ica l

, a B $ 0.58

cost r , i

, a P $ 0.58 South 274,068 136,646 157,755 California 394,844 196,862 227,274 Southwest 78,969 39,372 45,455 Subtropical 111,485 64,172 64,172 Midwest 299,617 149,384 172,461 Northeast 278,713 138,962 160,429 Ohio Valley 353,037 176,018 203,210 Texas/Mountain West 185,809 92,641 106,953 Northwest 346,069 172,544 199,199 US 2,322,610 $1,166,600 $1,336,907



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.

Table A.4.a-4. Regional Labor Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Minimum Age (16), Early Entry

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,267 1,097 169 California 1,825 1,581 244 Southwest 365 316 49 Subtropical 515 515 0 Midwest 1,385 1,199 185 Northeast 1,288 1,116 172 Ohio Valley 1,631 1,413 218 Texas/Mountain West 859 744 115 Northwest 1,599 1,385 214*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 111 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.4.a-5. National and Per-WPS Farm La bor Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Minimum Age (16), Early Entry PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 10,734 9,366 1,367 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 156 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 0.39



### AGE-02. Minimum age of 18 for work ers in early entry activities. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes all hours worked by youth wo rker are replaced by adult handlers.

Table A.4.a-6. Potential Labor Cost, per WPS worker, Minimum Age (18), Early Entry

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost 18+ yr old worker 13.43 8 0.008 0.86 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 0.86



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 2,322,610 farm workers in the United St ates (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Florida statutes prohibit workers under th e age of 18 from working around pesticides unless proper field entry allowances are observed. EPA assumes this applies to early entry activities in agriculture and sets baseline costs for the Subtropical region to the cost of the potential revision.

Table A.4.a-7. Regional Labor Costs, Year 1, Minimum Age (18), Early Entry

Region N wrk r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.50

cost r,Subtro p ica l

, a B $ 0.86

cost r,i, a P $ 0.86 South 274,068 136,646 234,779 California 394,844 196,862 338,241 Southwest 78,969 39,372 67,648 Subtropical 111,485 95,503 95,503 Midwest 299,617 149,384 256,665 Northeast 278,713 138,962 238,758 Ohio Valley 353,037 176,018 302,427 Texas/Mountain West 185,809 92,641 159,172 Northwest 346,069 172,544 296,458 US 2,322,610 $1,197,932 $1,989,653



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year and the number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 112 of 148 Table A.4.a-8. Regional Labor Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Minimum Age (18), Early Entry

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,885 1,097 788 California 2,716 1,581 1,135 Southwest 543 316 227 Subtropical 767 767 0 Midwest 2,061 1,199 861 Northeast 1,917 1,116 801 Ohio Valley 2,428 1,413 1,015 Texas/Mountain West 1,278 744 534 Northwest 2,380 1,385 995



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.4.a-9. National and Per-WPS Farm La bor Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Minimum Age (18), Early Entry PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 15,974 9,618 6,356 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 723 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 1.83



## b. Minimum age for handlers (AGE-03 and 04)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA assumes that 14-15 year old WPS ha ndlers are paid $10.41/hour, 50% of adult handlers.

 EPA assumes that 16-17 year old WPS ha ndlers are paid $12.50/hour, 60% of adult handlers.

 WPS handlers under the age of 18 spend, on average, 50 hours per year in handling activities (DOL, 2005).

 According to surveys of agri cultural workers, 0.4 7% of pesticide ha ndlers are under 16 and 1.87% are between 16 and 18 years old (DOL, 2005). These percentages are weighted by 89.9%, the proportion of handler s employed on WPS farms making pesticide applications in a given year.

 EPA assumes that, of the 16 and 17 year ol d WPS handlers, 40% are 16 and 60% are 17, implying 0.75% of handlers are 16 and 1.12% are 17.

 EPA assumes CPHE handlers under the age of 18 spend 640 hours per year in handling activities: 40 hr/wk for 16 weeks.

 EPA assumes that 1% of CHPE handlers ar e 16 and 17 years old, with 0.4% age 16 and 0.6% age 17.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 113 of 148 Table A.4.b-1. Baseline Labor Cost , per WPS handler, Minimum Age

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost 14-15 yr old WPS handler 10.41 50 0.004 1.91 16-17 yr old WPS handler 12.50 50 0.017 10.51 Expected per-WPS handler cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 12.43 16-17 yr old CPHE handler 12.06 640 0.010 77.18 Expected per-CPHE handler cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 77.18



### New Regulations AGE-03. Minimum age of 16 for handlers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes all hours worked by handlers under 16 are replaced by adult handlers.

Table A.4.b-2. Potential Labor Cost, per WPS handler, Minimum Age (16)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost 16-17 yr old handler 12.50 50 0.017 10.51 18+ yr old handler 20.83 50 0.004 3.84 Expected per-WPS handler cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 14.35 16-17 yr old CPHE handler 12.06 640 0.010 77.18 Expected per-CPHE handler cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 77.18



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same propor tion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.4.b-3. Regional Labor Costs, Year 1, Minimum Handler Age (16)

Region (WPS Farm) N WPS hndl r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 12.43

cost r,i, a P $ 14.35 South 36,924 458,897 529,789 California 15,365 190,950 220,449 Southwest 7,930 98,555 113,780 Subtropical 6,195 76,996 88,891 Midwest 53,776 668,326 771,572 Northeast 25,525 317,224 366,230 Ohio Valley 57,245 711,444 821,350 Texas/Mountain West 30,481 378,821 437,342 Northwest 14,373 178,631 206,227 US 247,815 $3,079,843 3,555,629*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 114 of 148 Region (CPHE) N CPHE RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 77.18

cost r,i, a P $ 77.18 South 2,545 196,427 196,427 California 1,059 81,735 81,735 Southwest 547 42,186 42,186 Subtropical 427 32,958 32,958 Midwest 3,706 286,072 286,072 Northeast 1,759 135,785 135,785 Ohio Valley 3,945 304,528 304,528 Texas/Mountain West 2,101 162,151 162,151 Northwest 991 76,462 76,462 US 17,080 1,318,303 1,318,303



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of handlers employed by CPHE s is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.4.b-4. Regional Labor Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Minimum Handler Age (18)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 4,563 3,952 611 California 1,899 1,645 254 Southwest 980 849 131 Subtropical 766 663 102 Midwest 6,645 5,756 889 Northeast 3,154 2,732 422 Ohio Valley 7,074 6,127 947 Texas/Mountain West 3,767 3,263 504 Northwest 1,776 1,538 238

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,738 1,738 0 California 723 723 0 Southwest 373 373 0 Subtropical 292 292 0 Midwest 2,532 2,532 0 Northeast 1,202 1,202 0 Ohio Valley 2,695 2,695 0 Texas/Mountain West 1,435 1,435 0
Northwest 677 677 0*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 115 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.4.b-5. National and Per-Entity Labor Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Minimum Handler Age (18) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 30,623 26,525 4,098 CPHE 11,667 11,667 0 Total 42,290 38,192 4,098 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 466 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 2.41 per-entity ($/CPHE) 0.00



### AGE-04. Minimum age of 18 for handlers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 EPA assumes all hours worked by youth ha ndlers are replaced by adult handlers.

Table A.4.b-6. Potential Labor Cost , per handler, Minimum Age (18)

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 18+ yr old WPS handler 20.83 50 0.021 21.35 18+ yr old CPHE handler 20.10 640 0.010 128.64



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same propor tion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008).

Table A.4.b-7. Regional Labor Costs, Year 1, Minimum Handler Age (18)

Region (WPS Farm) N WPS hndl r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 12.43

cost r , i

, a P $ 21.35 South 36,924 458,897 788,458 California 15,365 190,950 328,083 Southwest 7,930 98,555 169,333 Subtropical 6,195 76,996 132,292 Midwest 53,776 668,326 1,148,292 Northeast 25,525 317,224 545,042 Ohio Valley 57,245 711,444 1,222,375 Texas/Mountain West 30,481 378,821 650,875 Northwest 14,373 178,631 306,917 US 247,815 $3,079,843 $5,291,668*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 116 of 148 Region (CPHE) N CPHE RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 77.18

cost r,i, a P $ 128.64 South 2,545 196,427 327,379 California 1,059 81,735 136,225 Southwest 547 42,186 70,309 Subtropical 427 32,958 54,929 Midwest 3,706 286,072 476,786 Northeast 1,759 135,785 226,309 Ohio Valley 3,945 304,528 507,547 Texas/Mountain West 2,101 162,151 270,252 Northwest 991 76,462 127,436 US 17,080 $1,318,303 $2,197,171



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.4.b-8. Regional Labor Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Minimum Handler Age (18)

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 6,791 3,952 2,838 California 2,826 1,645 1,181 Southwest 1,458 849 610 Subtropical 1,139 663 476 Midwest 9,890 5,756 4,134 Northeast 4,694 2,732 1,962 Ohio Valley 10,528 6,127 4,400 Texas/Mountain West 5,606 3,263 2,343 Northwest 2,643 1,538 1,105

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 2,897 1,738 1,159 California 1,206 723 482 Southwest 622 373 249 Subtropical 486 292 194 Midwest 4,220 2,532 1,688 Northeast 2,003 1,202 801 Ohio Valley 4,492 2,695 1,797 Texas/Mountain West 2,392 1,435 957 Northwest 1,128 677 451*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 117 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.4.b-9. National and Per-Entity Labor Co sts, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Minimum Handler Age (18) PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 45,574 26,525 19,049 CPHE 19,445 11,667 7,778 Total 65,019 38,192 26,827 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 3,053 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 7.76 per-entity ($/CPHE) 316.96



## A.5. Entry

a. Entry Restricted Area (ENTRY-01 and 02)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 None

New Regulation ENTRY-01. Expand restricted area. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 No measurable impacts

ENTRY-02. Halt application in ca se of entry into restricted area. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 No measurable impacts



## b. Entry into Restricted Ar ea in case of Emergencies (ENTRY-03, 04 and 05)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 None

 Workers may be sent into a treated field duri ng the REI to conduct ce rtain critical tasks.

 EPA assumes that double notific ation products comprise about 10 percent of applications.

 Early entry events are assumed to occur about 1 out of 50 applica tions and EPA assumes 50% of workers would be involved with act ivities in the treated field (see A.2.d, NOTIFY-07 and 08). Given 20 applications per year of which 2 are double notification products, there is a 4% probability a WPS farm applying pesticides will have an early entry event associated with a double notification product. Since 87.4% of WPS farms apply pesticides in any given year (NA SS, 2008), there is a 1.7% chance a WPS farmworker will be involved in an earl y entry event involving a double notification product.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 118 of 148 New Regulation ENTRY-03. Limit entry into res tricted area treated with double notification products to 4 hours. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 No measurable impacts. Most tasks (e.g., e quipment repair, arranging frost protection) would not take more than 4 hours to accomplish. There may be some extra management effort to rotate workers if tasks go longer.

ENTRY-04. Limit entry into res tricted area treated with double notification products to 8 hours. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 No measurable impacts. Rarely would ta sks take more than 8 hours to accomplish.

ENTRY-05. Eliminate ea rly entry exemptions. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 This provision would affect WPS farms and family farms as the latter can use the exemptions in the WPS.

 EPA assumes there could be a 5% yield lo ss due to an unmitigated emergency, which implies a $13,024 loss in average farm revenue.

o Producers of vegetables, fruits, nursery, a nd greenhouse crops are most at risk of loss due to weather emergencies such as frost or to irrigation problems. WPS farms in these categorie s total 193,759 (NASS, 2008b).

o The value of production of these WPS farms was $50.469 billion in 2007 (NASS, 2008b).

o Average revenue per farm is calculated to be $260,474.

 EPA assumes that 25% of a farm’s acreage could be affected by an unmitigated

emergency.

 EPA calculates that there is a 9.8% likelihood that a WPS farm will be affected by an agricultural emergency and will be a producer of vegetable, fruit, nursery, or greenhouse

crops.

o There is an early entry event in 1 out of 50 applications, implying a 20% chance for a farm making an average of 20 applications.

o 24.6% of all farms using pesticides, incl uding family farms, produce vegetable, fruit, nursery, or greenh ouse crops (NASS, 2008b).

Table A.5.c-1. Potential Revenue Loss, per WPS farm, Eliminate Early Entry Exemptions

Action/Material value of production proportion of affected acres annual probability cost 5% yield loss 13,024 0.25 0.098 320.00 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 320.00



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 788,582 WPS and family farms using pest icides in a given year (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 119 of 148 Table A.5.c-2. Regional Revenue Loss, Y ear 1, Eliminate Early Entry Exemptions

Region N p esticide-usin g farm RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 320.00 South 117,499 0 37,599,517 California 48,892 0 15,645,437 Southwest 25,235 0 8,075,064 Subtropical 19,715 0 6,308,644 Midwest 171,122 0 54,759,028 Northeast 81,224 0 25,991,612 Ohio Valley 182,162 0 58,291,869 Texas/Mountain West 96,996 0 31,038,527 Northwest 45,738 0 14,636,054 US 788,582 $ 0 $252,345,751



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.5.c-3. Regional Labor Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Eliminate Early Entry Exemptions

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 323,824 0 323,824 California 134,746 0 134,746 Southwest 69,546 0 69,546 Subtropical 54,333 0 54,333 Midwest 471,610 0 471,610 Northeast 223,852 0 223,852 Ohio Valley 502,037 0 502,037 Texas/Mountain West 267,318 0 267,318 Northwest 126,052 0 126,052



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.5.c-4. National and Per-WPS Farm La bor Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Eliminate Early Entry Exemptions PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 2,173,318 0 2,173,318 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 247,358 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 313.68



## d. Cholinesterase Monitoring (ENTRY-06 and 07)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 None. There is no federal requirement.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 120 of 148 Baseline, Northwest Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Washington state requires monitoring of handlers who work with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChIs), esp ecially those working with ChIs more than 30 hours in 30 days.

 The cost per handler of the testing progr am is $55.14, given expenditures of $111,595 in 2007 for 2,024 handlers (Furman, 2007), includi ng handlers that decline testing.

 EPA assumes that each handler spends 30 minutes to get the baseline blood test or to officially decline participation and 1 hour tr avel time, round trip, to the testing center.

 EPA calculates that handlers requiring follow up tests because they work with ChIs at least 30 hours in 30 days will spe nd 2.07 hours, including travel time.

o As for the baseline test, the handler sp ends 30 minutes for the test and 1 hour travel, round trip.

o Handlers obtain an average of 1.4 follow-up tests (Furman, 2007).

 There were 2,024 handlers in the program in 2007, which is 14.1% of all WPS handlers in the Northwest region. CPHE handlers do not appear to be in cluded in the program.

 Given that 19.1% of handlers tested in the baseline or declining tests receive follow-up tests because they work with ChIs more th an 30 hours in 30 days, EPA calculates that 2.7% of WPS handlers would get follow-up tests.

Table A.5.d-1. Baseline Cost, Washington, per WPS handler, Cholines terase Monitoring

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Testing cost 55.14 1 0.141 7.76 Baseline test, w/ travel 20.83 1.5 0.141 4.40 Follow-up test, w/ travel 20.83 2.07 0.027 1.16 Expected per-WPS handler cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 13.32



### Baseline, California Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA assumes that the California testing cost per handler is the same as that in Washington although California does not require baseline test s and only tests if handlers work with ChIs more than 30 hours in 30 days.

 Time for tests is as calculated for Washington.

 EPA calculates that 9.7% of WPS and CPHE handlers trigge r the testing requirement.

o 386 handlers involved in the program in Washington had follow-up tests, i.e.

, worked with ChIs at leas t 30 hours in 30 days, representing 9.7% of the estimated 3,971 WPS handlers in the state worki ng on farms that apply pesticides.

o EPA calculates the number of WPS handler s in Washington assuming large farms hire two handlers and large-small farms hire one handler. There are 39,284 farms in Washington (NASS, 2008) of which, a ssuming the national distribution holds in Washington, 967 are large farms (sales of $750,000 or more) and 2,481 are large-small (sales between $100,000 and $750,000). This implies 4,415 WPS handlers, of which 89.9% are employed on WPS farms that make a pesticide application in a given year (NASS, 2008).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 121 of 148 Table A.5.d-2. Baseline Cost, California, pe r WPS handler, Cholinesterase Monitoring

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Testing cost 55.14 1 0.097 5.36 Test, w/ travel 20.83 2.07 0.097 4.19 Expected per-WPS handler cost ( cost r, Cali f ornia, a B ) 9.55 Testing cost 55.17 1 0.097 5.36 Test, w/ travel 20.10 2.07 0.097 4.04 Expected per-CPHE handler cost ( cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B ) 9.40



### New Regulation ENTRY-04. Require Cholinestr ase Inhibition monitoring. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are similar to Washington ex cept for annual probab ility of testing.

 EPA estimates that 45.8% of WPS handler s and 51.0% of CPHE handlers would be involved in a national program.

o 2,024 handlers participate in the Wash ington program, including those who decline to be tested, or 45.8% of the estimated 4,415 WPS handlers in the state.

o The probability of a CPHE handler’s involvement in the program is adjusted (divided by) to account for the fact that only 89.9% of WPS handlers are employed on farms that make a pesticide application (NASS, 2008).

 Follow -up testing is needed for 19.1% of participating handlers (Furman, 2007) or 8.7% of WPS handlers and 9.7% of CPHE handlers, as in the California baseline.

Table A.5.d-3. Potential Cost, per W PS handler, Cholinesterase Monitoring

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Testing cost 55.14 1 0.458 25.27 Baseline test, w/ travel 20.83 1.5 0.458 14.32 Follow-up test, w/ travel 20.83 2.07 0.087 3.76 Expected per-WPS handler cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 43.36 Testing cost 55.14 1 0.510 28.10 Baseline test, w/ travel 20.10 1.5 0.510 15.37 Follow-up test, w/ travel 20.10 2.07 0.097 4.04 Expected per-CPHE handler cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 47.51



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 WPS handlers. W PS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same pr oportion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008) and 89, 529 self-employed handlers (commercial applicators certified in plant pr otection) for a total of 106,609 CPHE handlers that would be part of a monitoring program.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 122 of 148 Table A.5.d-4. Regional Costs, Year 1, Cholinesterase Monitoring
Region (WPS Farm) N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $ 9.55

cost r , N W

, a B $ 13.32

cost r,i, a P $ 43.36 South 36,924 0 1,601,023 California 15,365 146,664 666,197 Southwest 7,930 0 343,844 Subtropical 6,195 0 268,628 Midwest 53,776 0 2,331,691 Northeast 25,525 0 1,106,747 Ohio Valley 57,245 0 2,482,123 Texas/Mountain West 30,481 0 1,321,650 Northwest 14,373 191,452 623,217 US 247,815 $ 338,116 $10,745,119 Region (CPHE) N CPHE

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a B $ 9.40

cost r,N W

, a B $ 0.00

cost r , i

, a P $ 47.51 South 8,567 0 407,028 California 5,789 54,412 275,043 Southwest 3,391 0 161,091 Subtropical 1,323 0 62,858 Midwest 35,870 0 1,704,259 Northeast 15,092 0 717,057 Ohio Valley 16,548 0 786,245 Texas/Mountain West 7,509 0 356,757 Northwest 12,520 0 594,828 US 106,609 $ 54,412 $5,065,166



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of handlers employed by CPHE s is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.5.d-5. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Cholinesterase Monitoring

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 13,789 0 13,789 California 5,738 1,263 4,474 Southwest 2,961 0 2,961 Subtropical 2,314 0 2,314 Midwest 20,082 0 20,082 Northeast 9,532 0 9,532 Ohio Valley 21,377 0 21,377*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 123 of 148 Texas/Mountain West 11,383 0 11,383 Northwest 5,367 1,649 3,719

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 3602 0 3,602 California 2434 482 1,953 Southwest 1426 0 1,426 Subtropical 556 0 556 Midwest 15083 0 15,083 Northeast 6346 0 6,346 Ohio Valley 6958 0 6,958 Texas/Mountain West 3157 0 3,157 Northwest 5264 0 5,264



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.5.d-6. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Cholinesterase Monitoring PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 92,542 2,912 89,630 CPHE 44,827 482 44,345 Total 137,368 3,394 133,975 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 15,248 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 52.71 per-entity ($/CPHE) 122.79



### ENTRY-05. Limit time handling Cho linestrase inhibiti ng pesticides. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 In order to limit the time handling ChI pesticid es to less than 30 hours in 30 days, the handler would have to record the time spent in any ChI application. EPA assumes this would take 2 minutes.

 The handler employer would have to track the dates and time to keep a cumulative total over the past 30 days, which EPA assumes would take 3 minutes.

 EPA calculates that, on average, a WPS handler will make 1.83 ChI pesticide applications per year.

o EPA assumes that 20% of pesticide applic ations are of ChI pesticides, or on average, 4 applications per year per farm.

o EPA calculates that 45.8% of WPS handlers work with ChI pesticides. See ENTRY-04 above.

 EPA calculates that, on average, a CPHE handler will make 13.8 ChI pesticide applications per year.

o EPA assumes that 30% of pesticide applic ations are of ChI pesticides, or on average, 27 applications pe r CHPE handler per year.

o EPA calculates that 51.0% of CPHE handlers work with ChI pesticides. See ENTRY-04 above.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 124 of 148 Table A.5.d-7. Potential Cost, per WPS ha ndler, Limit time handling ChI pesticides

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Record time 20.83 0.033 1.83 1.27 Track cumulative time 28.21 0.050 1.83 2.59 Expected per-WPS handler cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 3.86
Record time 20.10 0.033 13.8 9.22 Track cumulative time 30.30 0.050 13.8 20.85 Expected per-CPHE handler cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 30.07



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same propor tion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008) and 89, 529 self-employed handlers (commercial applicators certified in plant pr otection) for a total of 106,609 CPHE handlers that would be part of a program. For WPS handler s, Washington and California ar e assumed to be following a similar tracking scheme under the existing ChI m onitoring programs. For CPHE handlers, we use the California baseline calculated in ENTRY-06.

Table A.5.d-8. Regional Costs, Year 1, Limit time handling ChI pesticides

Region (WPS Farm) N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00

cost r,CA NWi, a B $ 3.86

cost r,i, a P $ 3.86 South 36,924 0 142,515 California 15,365 59,302 146,664 Southwest 7,930 0 30,607 Subtropical 6,195 0 23,912 Midwest 53,776 0 207,556 Northeast 25,525 0 98,517 Ohio Valley 57,245 0 220,946 Texas/Mountain West 30,481 0 117,647 Northwest 14,373 55,476 191,452 US 247,815 $ 114,777 $1,179,816 Region (CPHE) N CPHE

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00

cost r,CA, a B $ 9.40

cost r,i, a P $ 30.07 South 8,567 0 257,617 California 5,789 54,412 174,080 Southwest 3,391 0 101,958 Subtropical 1,323 0 39,784 Midwest 35,870 0 1,078,661 Northeast 15,092 0 453,840*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 125 of 148 Ohio Valley 16,548 0 497,631 Texas/Mountain West 7,509 0 225,799 Northwest 12,520 0 376,479 US 106,609 $ 54,412 $3,205,851



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of handlers employed by CPHE s is growing at 0.17% per year.

Table A.5.d-9. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Limit time handling ChI pesticides

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,227 0 1,227 California 1,263 511 752 Southwest 264 0 264 Subtropical 206 0 206 Midwest 1,788 0 1,788 Northeast 848 0 848 Ohio Valley 1,903 0 1,903 Texas/Mountain West 1,013 0 1,013 Northwest 1,649 478 1,171

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 2280 0 2,280 California 1541 482 1,059 Southwest 902 0 902 Subtropical 352 0 352 Midwest 9546 0 9,546 Northeast 4016 0 4,016 Ohio Valley 4404 0 4,404 Texas/Mountain West 1998 0 1,998 Northwest 3332 0 3,332



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.5.d-10. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Limit time handling ChI pesticides PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 10,161 989 9,173 CPHE 28,372 482 27,890 Total 38,533 1,470 37,063 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 4,218 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 5.39 per-entity ($/CPHE) 77.23



## A.6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 126 of 148 

## a. Respirators (PPE-01)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 WPS Employers and handlers spend about 6 mi nutes checking the fit of a respirator together.

 WPS Employers and handlers also spe nd about 6 minutes providing and receiving instruction on the use of a respirator.

 Probability of 34.7% that a WPS handler currently has a respirator check.

o Assumes that, on average, only half of WPS farms applying pesticides will use a pesticide that requires a respirator.

o One handler per WPS farm, on average, would be responsible for applying a pesticide that requires a respirator.

 EPA estimates that 0.4% of WPS handlers cu rrently obtain an OSHA -type respirator fit test because they handle fumigants. EPA’ s estimate is based on proprietary market survey data on the projected number of farm s reporting fumigant applications, averaged over 2006 to 2010, multiplied by the pr oportion of farms that use pe sticides that also hire labor.

o Data are reported for farmer-a pplied fumigants in field crops.

o Data are reported on type of fumigant a pplied for tree, fruit, and vegetable crops.

 EPA assumes all chemigations are farmer-applied.

 EPA assumes that all applications of 1,3-D (including chloropicrin mixes), metam sodium, and metam potassium are farmer applied while all applications of chloropicrin and chlo ropicrin mixed with methyl bromide and methyl iodide are applie d by commercial applicators.

o 33.8% of farms primarily producing field crops that use pesticides also hire labor; 47.5% of farms primarily producing specialty crops that use pesticides also hire labor (NASS, 2008b) 1



### .

 Fit testing requires that the ha ndler complete an initial me dical survey, taking about 30 minutes to complete (DOL, 2004)

 The survey is evaluated by a registered nur se or a licensed hea lth care provider whose time is valued at $42.91 per hour (BLS, 2008).

 23% of those taking the medical screen w ill need a follow-up examination (DOL, 2004), or about 0.2% of all WPS handlers.

 The follow-up exam takes 2 hours, including travel time.

 Cost for the exam is $101, based on the averag e cost of an office visit to a general practitioner (Machlin and Carper, 2007).

 The fit test takes about 1.5 hours, including tr avel time, and the material costs about $1 (DOL, 2004).

 WPS Employers and handlers subsequently spend about 6 minutes providing and receiving instruction on th e use of a respirator.

1 This may underestimate the number of WPS farms using fumigants since fumigant use may be more likely on farms hiring labor.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 127 of 148 Table A.6.a-1. Baseline Cost, pe r WPS handler, Respirator Fit

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Employer assures proper fit 28.21 0.1 0.347 0.98 Handler assures proper fit 20.83 0.1 0.347 0.72 Employer instructs prope r use 28.21 0.1 0.351 0.99 Handler receives instruction 20.83 0.1 0.351 0.73 Initial survey 20.83 0.5 0.004 0.04 Medical evaluation 42.91 0.083 0.004 0.01 Time for follow-up w/ travel 20.83 2 0.001 0.04
Medical exam 101.00 1 0.001 0.13 Time for fit test w/ travel 20.83 1.5 0.004 0.13
Fit test material 1.00 1 0.004 0.00 Expected per-WPS handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 3.74



###  Parameters for CPHE handlers are similar to WPS handlers, except for wages and the probability of an action.

 All CPHE handlers are likely to need to us e a respirator at so me point. CHPEs are already subject to OSHA regulations as they are classified as general industry rather than specifically as agriculture. T hus, all CPHE handlers will be fi t tested in accordance with the proposed requirement.

 Self-employed handlers do not provide or receive instruction on respirator use.

 23% of those taking the medical screen w ill need a follow-up examination (DOL, 2004), or about 1.3% of all CPHE handlers.

Table A.6.a-2. Baseline Cost, pe r CPHE handler, Respirator Fit

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost CPHE handler, employee Initial survey 20.10 0.5 1 10.05 Medical evaluation 42.91 0.083 1 3.58 Time for follow-up w/ travel 20.10 2 0.230 9.25
Medical exam 101.00 1 0.230 23.23 Time for fit test w/ travel 20.10 1.5 1 30.15
Fit test material 1.00 1 1 1.00 Employer instructs pr oper use 30.30 0.1 1 3.03 Handler receives instruction 20.10 0.1 1 2.01 Expected per-CPHE handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 82.29 CPHE handler, self-employed Initial survey 30.30 0.5 1 15.15 Medical evaluation 42.91 0.083 1 3.58 Time for follow-up w/ travel 30.30 2 0.230 13.94 Medical exam 101.00 1 0.230 23.23 Time for fit test w/ travel 30.30 1.5 1 45.45 Fit test material 1.00 1 1 1.00 Expected per-CPHE handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 102.34



### New Regulation*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 128 of 148 PPE-01. Require a respirator fit test conforming to OSHA standards. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are identical to ba seline respirator fit tests excep t for frequency/probability of action.

 EPA assumes that, on average, each large W PS farm and each large-small WPS primarily engaged in crop production ( i.e. , not farms primarily engage d in livestock production) will have one handler obtain a fit test, im plying 59.5% of handlers will be fit tested, including a medical screen. They will do this as a matter of course so that the handler is prepared if a pesticide requiring a respirat or must be applied later in the season.

 23% of those taking the medical screen w ill need a follow-up examination (DOL, 2004), or about 13.7% of all WPS handlers.

 Instruction on use occurs only if pesticide is applied.

 CPHE handler costs are as in the baseline (Table A.6.a-2).

Table A.6.a-3. Potential Cost, per ha ndler, Require a Respirator Fit Test

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS handler Initial survey 20.83 0.5 0.595 6.19 Medical evaluation 42.91 0.083 0.595 2.13 Time for follow-up w/ travel 20.83 2 0.137 5.70 Medical exam 101.00 1 0.137 13.82 Time for fit test w/ travel 20.83 1.5 0.595 18.58 Fit test material 1.00 1 0.595 0.59 Employer instructs prope r use 28.21 0.1 0.351 0.99 Handler receives instruction 20.83 0.1 0.351 0.73 Expected per-WPS handler Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 48.74



###  Employers must maintain records of any f it test. EPA assumes it will take about 4 minutes to file documents from the test.

 Employers will need a folder in which to keep documentation.

 76.2% of large and large-small WPS farms (a ll large and large-small primarily engaged in crop production) and all CPHEs will have a handler obtain a fit test.

Table A.6.a-4. Potential Cost, per employing es tablishment, Require a Respirator Fit Test

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm
Collect/Store documentation 28.21 0.067 0.762 1.43
Folder 0.20 1 0.762 0.15 Expected per-WPS farm Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 1.59
CPHE
Collect/Store documentation 30.30 0.067 1 2.02
Folder 0.20 1 1 0.20 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 2.22*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 129 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 54,289 large WPS farm s and 139,237 large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions th at large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same propor tion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers, also distributed across re gions in the same proportion as total farms (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008). The requi rement also applies to about 69,656 selfemployed commercial applicators working in about 38,311 businesses. California has imposed an OSHA-type requirement, thus baseline costs are the same as for the potential requirement.

Table A.6.a-5. Regional Costs, Year 1, Require a Respirator Fit Test
Region (WPS Farm) N lr g, lr g -sml WPS farm N WPS hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.00 $ 3.74

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $ 1.59 $ 48.74

cost r , i

, a P $ 1.59 $ 48.77 South 28,835 36,924 138,142 1,845,428 California 11,999 15,365 767,896 767,896 Southwest 6,193 7,930 29,668 396,333 Subtropical 4,838 6,195 23,178 309,636 Midwest 41,995 53,776 201,186 2,687,636 Northeast 19,933 25,525 95,494 1,275,698 Ohio Valley 44,705 57,245 214,166 2,861,032 Texas/Mountain West 23,804 30,481 114,037 1,523,407 Northwest 11,225 14,373 53,773 718,354 US 193,526 247,815 $ 1,637,541 $12,385,421

Region (CPHE) N CPHE N CPHE,

self N CPHE

hndl r N CPHE

self-hndl r

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 82.29 $102.34

cost r,Cali f ornia, a B $ 2.22 $ 2.22 $ 82.29 $102.34

cost r,i, a P $ 2.22 $ 2.22 $ 82.29 $102.34 South 416 1,684 2,545 3,061 522,693 527,354 California 173 1,924 1,059 3,498 449,785 449,785 Southwest 89 1,214 547 2,208 270,959 273,854 Subtropical 70 220 427 399 75,992 76,634 Midwest 606 15,318 3,706 27,852 3,155,438 3,190,791 Northeast 288 6,207 1,759 11,286 1,299,832 1,314,251 Ohio Valley 645 4,407 3,945 8,012 1,144,694 1,155,909 Texas/Mountain West 344 1,630 2,101 2,964 476,190 480,572 Northwest 162 5,707 991 10,376 1,143,479 1,156,508 US 2,793 38,311 17,080 69, 656 $8,539,062 $8,625,657



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S., and therefore ha ndlers, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at a rate of 4.27% per year and the number of handlers employed by CPHEs is growing at 0.17% per year.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 130 of 148 Table A.6.a-6. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Require a Respirator Fit Test

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 15,894 1,190 14,704 California 6,613 6,613 0 Southwest 3,413 256 3,158 Subtropical 2,667 200 2,467 Midwest 23,147 1,733 21,414 Northeast 10,987 822 10,164 Ohio Valley 24,641 1,844 22,796 Texas/Mountain West 13,120 982 12,138 Northwest 6,187 463 5,724

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 5,215 5,166 49 California 4,606 4,606 0 Southwest 2,818 2,787 31 Subtropical 750 743 7 Midwest 33,212 32,838 374 Northeast 13,647 13,494 152 Ohio Valley 11,662 11,544 119 Texas/Mountain West 4,783 4,737 46 Northwest 12,088 11,950 138



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.6.a-7. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Require a Respirator Fit Test PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 106,669 14,103 92,566 CPHE 88,781 87,865 916 Total 195,450 101,969 93,481 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 10,640 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 54.44 per-entity ($/CPHE) 2.54



## b. Employees working under Certified Crop Advisors (PPE-02 and 03)

Baseline/Current Practice Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) can elect to enter fields during a REI for scouting purposes without PPE and those supervised by CCAs can similarly choose to forgo PPE. The farm or firm must have decontaminat ion supplies and PPE available, however.

 An employee of a crop advisory working under the supervision of a CCA is assumed to be paid $20.10 per hour, the same wage as a CPHE handler.

 A worker/employee under the supervision of a CCA would generally carry a water bottle for rinsing eyes. A bottle costs $1.23 (Gemplers).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 131 of 148  A worker/employee would also generally put on PPE ( e.g. , boots, gloves, etc. ) before entering the field. EPA assume s this might take 10 minutes.

 EPA assumes that there is a 9.0% chance that a WPS fieldworker might be directed to enter a field during a REI under the supervision of a CCA, a 10% occurrence weighted by a 90.2 % chance that a large WPS farm makes a pesticide application (NASS, 2008). A water bottle would have to be available.

 EPA assumes that there is a 5% chance that the supervising CCA w ould suggest that the worker could forego wearing PPE. In the base line, therefore, the worker puts on the PPE with a probability of 0.086 (90.2% chance of an application x 10% chance of entering the field x 95% chance of wearing PPE).

 Similarly, EPA assumes that a non-certified employee of a crop advisory firm will have a 90% chance of being directed into a field during a REI under the supervision of a CCA. A water bottle would have to be available.

 EPA assumes there is a 1% chance that the supervising CCA would suggest the employee could forego wearing PPE. In the baseline, therefore, the employee puts on the PPE with a probability of 0.891 (90% chance of enteri ng the field x 99% chance of wearing PPE).

Table A.6.b-1. Baseline Cost, per acto r, PPE for Certified Crop Advisors

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
WPS farm with CCA Decontamination supplies 19.78 1 1 19.78 PPE Equipment 91.23 1 1 91.23 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 111.01 WPS employee working under a CCA Eyewash bottle 1.23 1 0.090 0.11 Put on PPE 13.43 0.167 0.086 0.19 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.30 CCA Contracting Firm Decontamination supplies 19.78 1 1 19.78 PPE Equipment 91.23 1 1 91.23 Expected per-firm Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 111.01 CCA employee working under a CCA Eyewash bottle 1.23 1 0.900 1.11
Put on PPE 20.10 0.167 0.891 2.98 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 4.09



### New Regulations PPE-02. Eliminate exception for WP S employees working under a CCA. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the baseline with the exception of the pr obability/frequency of wearing PPE, which occurs any time the worker is directed into the field.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 132 of 148 Table A.6.b-2. Potential Cost, per actor, PPE for WPS workers under the supervision of Certified Crop Advisors

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost WPS employee working under a CCA Eyewash bottle 1.23 1 0.090 0.11 Put on PPE 13.43 0.167 0.090 0.20 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 0.31



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs EPA assumes that only the largest farms will employ a CCA. There are 33,766 large WPS farms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]) and EPA assume s there will be one employee working under the CCA per large WPS farm, on average.

Table A.6.b-3. Regional Cost, Year 1, PPE for WPS workers under the supervision of Certified Crop Advisors

Region N lr g WPS farm N WPS farm worker

su p ervised b y CC A RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $111.01 $ 0.30

cost r,i, a P $111.01 $ 0.31 South 8,089 8,089 900,442 900,524 California 3,366 3,366 374,681 374,715 Southwest 1,737 1,737 193,384 193,401 Subtropical 1,357 1,357 151,081 151,095 Midwest 11,781 11,781 1,311,382 1,311,501 Northeast 5,592 5,592 622,453 622,510 Ohio Valley 12,541 12,541 1,395,987 1,396,114 Texas/Mountain West 6,678 6,678 743,318 743,385 Northwest 3,149 3,149 350,508 350,539 US 54,289 54,289 $6,043,235 $6,043,783



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year.

Table A.6.b-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, PPE for WPS workers under the supervision of Certified Crop Advisors

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 7,756 7,755 0.703 California 3,227 3,227 0.292 Southwest 1,666 1,666 0.151 Subtropical 1,301 1,301 0.118 Midwest 11,295 11,294 1.024 Northeast 5,361 5,361 0.486 Ohio Valley 12,024 12,023 1.090 Texas/Mountain West 6,402 6,402 0.580 Northwest 3,019 3,019 0.274*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 133 of 148 Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.6.b-5. National and Per-WPS Farm La bor Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), PPE for WPS workers under the s upervision of Certified Crop Advisors PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 52,052 52,047 4.7 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 0.537 per-entity ($/lrg WPS farm) 0.01



### PPE-03. Eliminate exception for commercial enterprise employees working under a CCAs. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the baseline with the exception of the pr obability/frequency of wearing PPE, which occurs any time the employee is directed into the field.

Table A.6.b-6. Potential Cost, per actor, PPE for commercial employees under the supervision of Certified Crop Advisors

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Firm employee working under a CCA Eyewash bottle 1.23 1 0.900 1.11
Put on PPE 20.10 0.167 0.900 3.02 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 4.12



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 11,906 commercial consulting firms (D un & Bradstreet, 2010) and EPA assumes there will be four employees under the superv ision of a CCA per firm, on average.

Table A.6.b-7. Regional Cost, Year 1, PPE for commercial employees under the supervision of Certified Crop Advisors

Region N CCA firm N em p lo y ee under CC A RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $111.01 $ 4.09

cost r,i, a P $111.01 $ 4.12 South 1,119 4,477 142,560 142,695 California 452 1,810 57,631 57,685 Southwest 345 1,381 43,981 44,023 Subtropical 179 714 22,749 22,770 Midwest 3,858 15,430 491,377 491,842 Northeast 893 3,572 113,745 113,852 Ohio Valley 4,227 16,907 538,392 538,901 Texas/Mountain West 393 1,572 50,048 50,095 Northwest 441 1,762 56,114 56,167 US 11,906 47,624 $1,516,596 $1,518,032



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. EPA has no data on changes in the numbers of cr op consulting firms. No changes are modeled.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 134 of 148 Table A.6.b-8. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, PPE for commercial Certified Crop Advisors

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,254 1,253 1.186 California 507 506 0.479 Southwest 387 386 0.366 Subtropical 200 200 0.189 Midwest 4,321 4,317 4.087 Northeast 1,000 999 0.946 Ohio Valley 4,735 4,730 4.479 Texas/Mountain West 440 440 0.416 Northwest 493 493 0.467



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.6.b-9. National and Per-WPS Farm La bor Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), PPE for commercial Certified Crop Advisors PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) US 13,338 13,325 12.6 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 1.4 per-entity ($/ag service contractor) 0.12



## c. Closed Systems (PPE-04)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA assumes that large and large-small W PS farms and large family farms may own a closed system for mixing and loading pesticides that allows an exemption to the use of PPEs. Smaller farms would not typically own such a system.

 Filters, costing $17.97/pair (Gemplers), are used in PPE and in closed systems.

 If a farm relies on PPE, it will, on average need 5 filters per year 2



### .

 If a farm uses a closed system, one filter will last for a year.

 A maintenance kit costs $86.50 (C herlor Mfg. Co Inc., 2008).

 EPA assumes that 25% of large and large-small WPS farms will not have a closed system, but will use PPE. However, 89.9% of large and large-small WPS farms make a pesticide application in a give n year (NASS, 2008b), thus th e probability of needing the filters is 0.225.

 The remaining 75% of large and large-small WPS farms have a closed system, of which 89.9%, or 67.4% of the total, will make a pe sticide application and require a filter.

 EPA assumes a 20% probability of a breakdow n, thus 13.5% of all large and large-small WPS farms that a user will need a maintenance kit ( 20% of 67.4%).

2 This assumption is likely high. Given the probability of maintenance, a closed system would cost about $35/year or less than the cost of two filters. However, as farms relying on PPE are not affected by the rule, the assumption does not affect the estimate of the incremental cost.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 135 of 148  EPA assumes that 50% of large family farm s have a closed system; 70.2% percent of large family farms use pesticides, thus the probability of using filters is 0.351.

 Given a 20% probability of a breakdown, there is a 7.0% chance that a large family farm will need a maintenance kit.

 EPA assumes that CPHEs employing handlers have, on average, two closed systems, each requiring a filter every year; self-emp loyed commercial handlers have one system.

 Given a 20% probability of a breakdown, ther e is a 40% probability that a CPHE will need to purchase a maintenance kit and a 20% probability that a self-employed commercial handler will n eed to purchase a kit.

Table A.6.c-1. Baseline Cost, per W PS farm or CPHE, Closed System

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost large/large-small WPS farm
Filters 17.97 5 0.225 20.19 Filters 17.97 1 0.674 12.11 Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.135 11.66 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 43.96 large family farm
Filters 17.97 5 0.351 31.55
Filters 17.97 1 0.351 6.31 Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.070 6.07 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 43.93
CPHE
Filters 17.97 2 1 35.94 Maintenance Kit 86.50 2 0.20 34.60 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 70.54 self-employed CPHE
Filters 17.97 1 1 17.97
Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.20 17.30 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 35.27



### New Regulation PPE-04. Revise standards for closed systems that allow PPE exemptions; keep record of maintenance. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 A closed system that meets the new st andards costs $484.92 (Che rlor Mfg. Co Inc., 2008).

 EPA assumes that one-third of existing closed systems would meet the revised standards, one-third of would be replaced by a system th at meets the new standards, and one third would not be replaced with those farms relying on PPE.

 In case of breakdown, the establishment would need to keep a record of maintenance.

 The owner operator would spend about 1 minute to file the record of maintenance (sheet of paper at $0.09) in a folder ($0.20).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 136 of 148 Table A.6.c-2. Potential Cost, per WPS farm or CPHE, Revised Standards for Closed System

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost large/large-small WPS farm
Filters 17.97 5 0.449 40.37 Filters 17.97 1 0.449 8.07 Closed System 484.92 1 0.250 121.23 Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.090 7.77 Record of Maintenance 0.09 1 0.090 0.01 File Record of Maintenance 28.21 0.017 0.090 0.04
Folder 0.20 1 0.090 0.02 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 177.52 large family farm
Filters 17.97 5 0.468 42.06 Filters 17.97 1 0.234 4.21 Closed System 484.92 1 0.117 56.75 Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.047 4.05 Record of Maintenance 0.09 1 0.047 0.00 File Record of Maintenance 28.21 0.017 0.047 0.02
Folder 0.20 1 0.047 0.01 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , i

, a P ) 107.11
CPHE
Filters 17.97 10 0.333 59.90 Filters 17.97 2 0.667 23.96 Closed System 484.92 2 0.333 323.28 Maintenance Kit 86.50 2 0.20 34.60 Record of Maintenance 0.09 2 0.20 0.04 File Record of Maintenance 30.30 0.017 0.40 0.20
Folder 0.20 1 0.20 0.04 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 442.02 self-employed CPHE
Filters 17.97 5 0.333 29.95
Filters 17.97 1 0.667 11.98 Closed System 484.92 1 0.333 161.64
Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.20 17.30 Record of Maintenance 0.09 1 0.20 0.02 File Record of Maintenance 30.30 0.017 0.20 0.10 Folder 0.20 1 0.20 0.04 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r,i, a P ) 221.03



### Potential costs are slightly different for Californi a where revised standards are already in place. Thus, no new investment is needed, but there will be additional costs of record keeping.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 137 of 148 Table A.6.c-3. Potential Cost, California, per WP S farm or CPHE, Revised Standards for Closed System

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost large/large-small WPS farm
Filters 17.97 5 0.225 20.19 Filters 17.97 1 0.674 12.11 Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.135 11.66 Record of Maintenance 0.09 1 0.135 0.01 File Record of Maintenance 28.21 0.033 0.135 0.06 Record and Folder 0.29 1 0.135 0.03 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r,Cali f ornia, a P ) 44.06 large/large-small WPS farm
Filters 17.97 5 0.351 31.55
Filters 17.97 1 0.351 6.31 Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.070 6.07 Record of Maintenance 0.09 1 0.070 0.01 File Record of Maintenance 28.21 0.017 0.070 0.03
Record and Folder 0.20 1 0.070 0.01 Expected per-farm Cost ( cost r , Cali f ornia

, a P ) 43.98
CPHE
Filters 17.97 2 1 35.94 Maintenance Kit 86.50 2 0.20 34.60 Record of Maintenance 0.09 2 0.20 0.04 File Record of Maintenance 30.30 0.017 0.40 0.20
Record and Folder 0.20 1 0.20 0.04 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r,Cali f ornia, a P ) 70.82 self-employed CPHE
Filters 17.97 1 1 17.97
Maintenance Kit 86.50 1 0.20 17.30 Record of Maintenance 0.09 1 0.20 0.02 File Record of Maintenance 30.30 0.017 0.20 0.10 Record and Folder 0.20 1 0.20 0.04 Expected per-CPHE Cost ( cost r,Cali f ornia, a P ) 35.43



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 193,526 large and large-small WPS fa rms and 9,246 large family farms that use pesticide (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). There are 2,793 CPHEs (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008) and an estimated 38,311 self-empl oyed commercial applicator operations.

Table A.6.c-4. Regional Costs, Year 1, Revised Standards for Closed System

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g, lr g -sml WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 43.96

cost r , i

, a P $177.52

cost r,Cali f ornia, a P $ 44.06 South 28,835 1,267,507 5,118,765 California 11,999 527,419 528,649 Southwest 6,193 272,216 1,099,332*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 138 of 148 Subtropical 4,838 212,669 858,853 Midwest 41,995 1,845,967 7,454,845 Northeast 19,933 876,196 3,538,475 Ohio Valley 44,705 1,965,061 7,935,803 Texas/Mountain West 23,804 1,046,331 4,225,557 Northwest 11,225 493,392 1,992,539 US 193,526 $ 8,506,759 $32,752,818 Region (Family Farm) N lr g fam farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 43.93

cost r , i

, a P $107.11

cost r,Cali f ornia, a P $ 43.98 South 1,378 60,521 147,555 California 573 25,183 25,214 Southwest 296 12,998 31,690 Subtropical 231 10,154 24,758 Midwest 2,006 88,141 214,896 Northeast 952 41,836 102,001 Ohio Valley 2,136 93,827 228,760 Texas/Mountain West 1,137 49,960 121,807 Northwest 536 23,558 57,438 US 9,246 $406,179 $954,119 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N self-CPHE

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 70.54 $ 35.27

cost r , i

, a P $442.02 $221.03

cost r,Cali f ornia, a P $ 70.82 $ 35.43 South 416 1,684 88,733 556,053 California 173 1,924 80,069 80,423 Southwest 89 1,214 49,138 307,931 Subtropical 70 220 12,669 79,390 Midwest 606 15,318 583,031 3,653,700 Northeast 288 6,207 239,226 1,499,162 Ohio Valley 645 4,407 200,939 1,259,210 Texas/Mountain West 344 1,630 81,723 512,126 Northwest 162 5,707 212,713 1,333,017 US 2,793 38,311 $1,548,240 $9,281,012



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at a rate of 4.27% per year . Investment in new closed systems is a one-time event. In Years 2 through 10, cost r,i, a P 

### = $56.29 for large and large-small WPS farms, cost r,i, a P 

### = $50.35 for large family farms, cost r,i, a P 

### = $118.74 for CPHEs, and cost r,i, a P 

### = $59.39 for self-employed CPHEs.

Table A.6.c-5. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Revised Standards for Closed System

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 139 of 148 South 17,474 10,916 6,558 California 5,670 4,542 1,127 Southwest 3,753 2,344 1,408 Subtropical 2,932 1,832 1,100 Midwest 25,449 15,898 9,551 Northeast 12,079 7,546 4,533 Ohio Valley 27,091 16,924 10,167 Texas/Mountain West 14,425 9,011 5,414 Northwest 6,802 4,249 2,553 Region (Family Farm)
South 676 521 154 California 217 217 0 Southwest 145 112 33 Subtropical 113 87 26
Midwest 984 759 225 Northeast 467 360 107 Ohio Valley 1,047 808 239 Texas/Mountain West 558 430 127
Northwest 263 203 60

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,986 938 1,048 California 850 847 4 Southwest 1,100 520 580 Subtropical 284 134 150 Midwest 13,052 6,165 6,887 Northeast 5,355 2,529 2,826 Ohio Valley 4,498 2,125 2,374 Texas/Mountain West 1,829 864 965 Northwest 4,762 2,249 2,513



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.6.c-6. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Revised Standards for Closed System PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Farms 115,675 73,264 42,411 Family Farms 4,470 3,498 972 CPHEs 33,717 16,370 17,347 Total 153,863 93,133 60,730 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 6,912 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 24.94 per-entity ($/family farm) 11.97 per-entity ($/CPHE) 48.03*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 140 of 148 

## d. Disposal of PPE (PPE-05)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Employers must properly dispose of contaminated PPE.

New Regulation PPE-05. Contaminated PPE mu st be rendered unwearable. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision specifies action for proper dis posal. No change from baseline.

Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs No costs from revision.

Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. No costs from revision.

Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. No costs from revision.



## A.7. Decontamination Supplies

a. Water for routine decontamination, Field Workers (SUPPLY-01)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Employers are required to provide “enough” wate r for workers. Guid ance indicates that 1 gal is considered sufficient.

New Regulations SUPPLY-01. Define “enough” water as 1 gal per worker. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision is definitional in nature and no impacts are anticipated.



## b. Water for decontamination at early entry events, Field Workers (SUPPLY02)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Employers are required to provide “sufficien t” water for workers entering a field during the REI. Guidance indicates that 1 gal is considered sufficient.

 1 gal of water costs $0.003/gal, based on the av erage cost of irrigation water in Kentucky (the state with the highest cost ) of $1,112/acre-foot (USDA, 2010).*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 141 of 148  EPA assumes an early entry event occurs about 1 in 50 applications, implying there is a 40% probability a WPS farm applying pesticid es will have an early entry event (see A.2.d.) EPA assumes that, on average, 50% of the establishment’s workers will be involved in an early entry event, implyi ng 20% of the workers on WPS farm applying pesticides. Since 87.4% of workers are empl oyed on WPS farms that apply pesticides in any given year (NASS, 2008), there is an 17.5% chance a WPS worker being involved in an early entry event.

Table A.7.b-1. Baseline Cost, per worker, Water for decontamination at early entry events

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Provide sufficient water (1 gal) 0.003 1 0.175 0.001 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r,i, a B ) 0.00



### New Regulations SUPPLY-02. Define “sufficient” water as 3 gal per worker. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Parameters are as in the baseline except that 3 gallons of water will be required.

Table A.7.b-2. Potential Cost, per worker, Wate r for decontamination at early entry events

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Provide sufficient water (1 gal) 0.003 3 0.175 0.002 Expected per-worker Cost ( cost r , i

, a

B ) 0.00



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 2,322,610 workers (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]).

Table A.7.b-3. Regional Costs, Year 1, Water for decontamination at early entry events

Region N wrk r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.001

cost r , i

, a P $ 0.002 South 274,068 164 491 California 394,844 236 707 Southwest 78,969 47 141 Subtropical 111,485 67 200 Midwest 299,617 179 536 Northeast 278,713 166 499 Ohio Valley 353,037 211 632 Texas/Mountain West 185,809 111 333 Northwest 346,069 207 620 US 2,322,610 $1,386 $4,158



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farm workers is declining at 2.14% per year.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 142 of 148 Table A.7.b-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% disc ount rate) and Incremental Cost, Water for decontamination at early entry events

Region PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000)
South 4 1 3 California 6 2 4 Southwest 1 0 1 Subtropical 2 1 1 Midwest 4 1 3 Northeast 4 1 3 Ohio Valley 5 2 3 Texas/Mountain West 3 1 2 Northwest 5 2 3



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.7.b-5. National and Per-WPS Farm Cost s, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Water for decontamination at early entry events PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000)
US 33 11 22 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2.533 per-entity ($/WPS farm) 0.006



## c. Water for handler decontamination (SUPPLY-03 and 04)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Employers are required to provide “enough” wate r for handlers. Guid ance indicates that 3 gal is considered sufficient.

 No requirements for facilities.

New Regulations SUPPLY-03. Define “enough” water as 3 gal per handler. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision is definitional in nature and no impacts are anticipated.

New Regulation SUPPLY-04. Require showers for handler decontamination. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Shower construction is estimated to co st $105,000 (Gaylord Entertainment Company, 2007).

 All WPS farms employing handlers and CPHE s would have to construct shower facilities.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 143 of 148 Table A.7.c-1. Potential Cost, per large/larg e-small WPS farm or CPHE, Provide Showers

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Construct shower 105,000 1 1 105000.00 Expected per-farm/firm Cost ( cost r , Ca l i f ornia

, a P ) 105,000.00



### New Regulation, California Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 California requires showers at WPS farms and CPHEs that handle organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, i.e., cho linesterase inhibitors (ChIs).

 EPA calculates that 9.7% of large and large-small Califo rnia WPS farms given the estimated percentage of handlers involved in the California ChI monitoring program. See A.5.d, Baseline, California. A la rger percentage of CPHEs is likely to have showers and we calculate that 14.6% of Ca lifornia CPHEs have showers (50% higher than the farm percentage) given the assumpti on that 20% of farm applications are with ChIs and 30% of CPHE applications are with ChIs.

Table A.7.c-2. Potential Cost, California, per large/large-small WPS fa rm or CPHE, Provide Showers

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost
Construct shower large/large-small WPS farm 105,000 1 0.903 94792.95 CPHE 105,000 1 0.854 89689.42



### Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 193,526 large and large-small WPS fa rms (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]) who are assumed to employ at least one handler. There are 2,793 CPHEs (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008) and EPA estimates another 20,897 self-employed CPHEs may be affected.

Table A.7.c-3. Regional Cost s, Year 1, Provide Showers

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g, lr g -sml WPS farm

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0

cost r,i, a P $105,000

cost r , Cali f ornia

, a P $ 94,793 South 28,835 0 3,027,714,270 California 11,999 0 1,137,383,812 Southwest 6,193 0 650,247,360 Subtropical 4,838 0 508,005,750 Midwest 41,995 0 4,409,489,910 Northeast 19,933 0 2,092,983,690 Ohio Valley 44,705 0 4,693,973,130 Texas/Mountain West 23,804 0 2,499,388,290 Northwest 11,225 0 1,178,573,340 US 193,526 $ 0 $20,197,759,552*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 144 of 148 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N self-PHE

RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0 $ 0

cost r,i, a P $105,000 $105,000

cost r, Cali f ornia, a P $ 89,689 $ 89,689 South 416 918 0 140,115,560 California 173 1,049 0 125,714,190 Southwest 89 662 0 78,938,496 Subtropical 70 120 0 19,905,638 Midwest 606 8,355 0 940,962,614 Northeast 288 3,386 0 385,717,847 Ohio Valley 645 2,404 0 320,132,831 Texas/Mountain West 344 889 0 129,425,657 Northwest 162 3,113 0 343,864,899 US 2,793 20,897 $ 0 $2,484,777,729



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at a rate of 4.27% per year. Construction of shower s is a one-time event. No maintenance costs are included for Years 2 thro ugh 10, thus underestimati ng the cost of this potential requirement.

Table A.7.c-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discoun t rate) and Incremental Cost, Provide Showers

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 3,027,714 0 3,027,714 California 1,137,384 0 1,137,384 Southwest 650,247 0 650,247 Subtropical 508,006 0 508,006 Midwest 4,409,490 0 4,409,490 Northeast 2,092,984 0 2,092,984 Ohio Valley 4,693,973 0 4,693,973 Texas/Mountain West 2,499,388 0 2,499,388 Northwest 1,178,573 0 1,178,573

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 140,116 0 140,116 California 125,714 0 125,714 Southwest 78,938 0 78,938 Subtropical 19,906 0 19,906 Midwest 940,963 0 940,963 Northeast 385,718 0 385,718 Ohio Valley 320,133 0 320,133 Texas/Mountain West 129,426 0 129,426 Northwest 343,865 0 343,865



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.7.c-5. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Provide Showers*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 145 of 148 PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 20,197,760 0 20,197,760 CPHE 2,484,778 0 2,484,778 Total 22,682,537 0 22,682,537 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 2,581,636 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 11,878.66 per-entity ($/CPHE) 11,937.94



## d. Handler eyewash (SUPPLY-05 and 06)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 EPA assumes WPS and CPHE handl ers will have a pint bottle for water to rinse his/her eyes if a pesticide applicati on is made; 89.9% of large and large-small WPS farms, which are assumed to employ handlers, make an application in a given year (NASS, 2008).

Table A.7.d-1. Baseline Cost, per handler, Eyewash

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Eyewash bottle
WPS handler 1.23 1 0.899 1.11 CPHE handler 1.23 1 1 1.23



### New Regulation SUPPLY-05. Require source of running water at all permanent mixing/loading sites. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Mixing/loading sites, given their purpose, will have water source available.

No additional cost to establishment.

SUPPLY-06. Require portable eyewash station. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 A portable eyewash station costs $279.90, on average (Tuthill, 2008; Gempler’s, 2008).

Table A.7.d-2. Potential Cost, per actor, Require Eyewash Station

Action/Material wage/price unit time/quantity annual probability cost Portable eyewash station
WPS farm with handler 279.90 1 1 279.90 CPHE 279.90 2 1 559.80 Self-employed CPHE 279.90 1 1 279.90 Eyewash bottle
WPS handler 1.23 1 0.899 1.11 CPHE handler 1.23 1 1 1.23*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 146 of 148 Step 3. Estimate Regional Level Baseline and Compliance Costs There are 193,526 large and large-small WPS farm s (NASS, 2008 [Census of Ag]). Given EPA assumptions that large farms employ 2 handlers, on average, and large-small establishments employ 1, there are a total of 247,815 handlers. WPS farms and handlers are distributed across regions in the same proportion as total farms. There are 2,793 CPHEs employing 17,080 handlers (Dun & Bradstreet, 2010; NAAA, 2008) and EPA es timates another 38,311 selfemployed CPHEs, for whom we only consider the additional cost of the eyewash station.

Table A.7.d-3. Regional Costs, Y ear 1, Require Eyewash Station

Region (WPS Farm) N lr g, lr g -sml WPS farm N WPS hndl r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r , i

, a

B $ 0.00 $ 1.11

cost r,i, a P $ 279.90 $ 1.11 South 28,835 36,924 40,843 8,111,864 California 11,999 15,365 16,995 3,375,407 Southwest 6,193 7,930 8,772 1,742,145 Subtropical 4,838 6,195 6,853 1,361,051 Midwest 41,995 53,776 59,483 11,813,923 Northeast 19,933 25,525 28,234 5,607,530 Ohio Valley 44,705 57,245 63,321 12,576,112 Texas/Mountain West 23,804 30,481 33,716 6,696,371 Northwest 11,225 14,373 15,899 3,157,638 US 193,526 247,815 $ 274,115 $54,442,043 Region (CPHE) N CPHE N self-CPHE N CPHE hndl r RC B ($) RC P ($) cost r,i, a B $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 1.23

cost r , i

, a P $ 559.80 $ 279.90 $ 1.23 South 416 1,684 2,545 3,130 707,309 California 173 1,924 1,059 1,303 636,721 Southwest 89 1,214 547 672 390,625 Subtropical 70 220 427 525 101,064 Midwest 606 15,318 3,706 4,559 4,631,451 Northeast 288 6,207 1,759 2,164 1,900,642 Ohio Valley 645 4,407 3,945 4,853 1,599,486 Texas/Mountain West 344 1,630 2,101 2,584 651,132 Northwest 162 5,707 991 1,218 1,689,292 US 2,793 38,311 17,080 $ 21,008 $12,307,723



### Step 4. Calculate the PV of Costs. Step 5. Estimate the Regional Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. The number of farms in the U.S. , and therefor e the number of handlers employed on farms, is declining at 0.47% per year. The number of CPHEs is growing at a rate of 4.27% per year and the number of handlers employed by CPHEs is grow ing at 0.17% per year. Purchase of eyewash stations is a one-time event. Maintenance costs of 10% of th e purchase price are included for Years 2 through 10.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 147 of 148 Table A.7.d-4. Regional Costs, PV (3% discount rate) and Incremental Cost, Require Eyewash Station

Region (WPS Farm) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 14,567 352 14,215 California 6,061 146 5,915 Southwest 3,128 76 3,053 Subtropical 2,444 59 2,385 Midwest 21,215 512 20,702 Northeast 10,070 243 9,827 Ohio Valley 22,583 545 22,038 Texas/Mountain West 12,025 290 11,735 Northwest 5,670 137 5,533

Region (CPHE) PV(RC P ) ($1000) PV(RC B ) ($1,000) PV(IC) ($1,000) South 1,406 28 1,378 California 1,255 12 1,244 Southwest 769 6 763 Subtropical 201 5 197 Midwest 9,097 40 9,056 Northeast 3,735 19 3,716 Ohio Valley 3,164 43 3,121 Texas/Mountain West 1,292 23 1,269 Northwest 3,315 11 3,304



### Step 6. Estimate National Level Incrementa l Cost of the Potential Requirement. Table A.7.d-5. National and Per-Entity Costs, PV and Annualized (3% discount rate), Require Eyewash Station PV(NC P ) ($1,000) PV(NC B ) ($1,000) PV(NIC) ($1,000) WPS Establishment 97,764 2,361 95,403 CPHE 24,235 186 24,049 Total 121,999 2,547 119,452 ) Annualized 

### ܣ ܥܫ ௥ ( 13,596 per-entity ($/lrg lrg-sml WPS farm) 56.11 per-entity ($/CPHE) 66.59



## A.8. Emergency Response

a. Field Workers (EMERG-01 and 02)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Employers are required to provide “prompt” attention in case of a pesticide incident.*** EO 12866 Review Draft – Deliberative – Do Not Cite, Quote or Release During Review ***



### Page 148 of 148 New Regulations EMERG-01. Define “prompt” as within 30 mi nutes for incidents in volving field workers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision is definitional in nature and no impacts are anticipated.

EMERG-02. Define “prompt” as within 60 mi nutes for incidents in volving field workers. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision is definitional in nature and no impacts are anticipated.



## b. Handlers (EMERG-03 and 04)

Baseline Step 1. Calculate Baseline Costs

 Employers are required to provide “prompt” attention in case of a pesticide incident.

New Regulations EMERG-03. Define “prompt” as within 30 mi nutes for incidents involving a handler. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision is definitional in nature and no impacts are anticipated.

EMERG-04. Define “prompt” as within 60 mi nutes for incidents involving a handler. Step 2. Calculate Per-Actor Co sts of Potential Requirement

 Revision is definitional in nature and no impacts are anticipated.