Table D-1. CHP Parnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 1

Mgr.* Tech.* Cler.* Agency Labor Capital/ Number Number of Total

$88.30 $56.40 $21.46 Hours/ Cost/ Startup O & M of Responses/ Total Cost/

INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Hour Hour Hour Year Year Cost Cost Respondents Year Hours/Year Year

Letter of Intent

From State/Local/Tribal Partners

 Review LOI 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2 1 0.5 $28

 Enter LOI information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2 1 0.5 $28

From Company and Institutional Partners

 Review LOI 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 30 1 7.5 $423

 Enter LOI information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 30 1 7.5 $423

SUBTOTAL 1.00 $56.40 16.0 $902

CHP Project Information Reporting Forms

Prepare and send information spreadsheet to partners 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 $28.20 $0 $0 415 1 207.5 $11,703

Call partners to request reporting information 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 $28.20 $0 $0 415 1 207.5 $11,703

Review completed information spreadsheet 0.00 1.25 0.00 1.25 $70.50 $0 $0 415 1 518.8 $29,258

Enter information form into database and file copy 

of the form 0.00 1.25 0.00 1.25 $70.50 $0 $0 415 1 518.8 $29,258

SUBTOTAL 3.50 $197.40 1,452.5 $81,921

Initiate Information updates

Call or email partner to request clarification of LOI 

or project reporting form b

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 126 1 31.5 $1,777

Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 126 1 31.5 $1,777

SUBTOTAL 0.50 $28.20 63.0 $3,553

Receive Information updates

Review and enter contact or profile information 

updates received from partners via CHP Website c

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 77 1 19.3 $1,086

SUBTOTAL 19.3 $1,086

Annual management review of CHP program d

Management Review 8.00 0.0 0.0 8.00 $706.40 $0 $0 1 1 8.0 $706

SUBTOTAL 8.0 $706

TOTAL 13.25 $1,003 505 e 1,558.8 $88,169

* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current partners. Each 

partner offered a base hourly wage rate for legal, managerial, technical and clerical occupations. These consultations did not include benefits or overhead. A loaded labor rate to 

reflect benefits and overhead for the respondent organizations was calculated by applying a 60% factor to the average of the base rates received from the consultations. 

Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity Total Hours and Costs

a

 All exisitng project developers, ESCOs, consulting engineers, and equipment manufacturers, and 33% of utilities review their project information and provide 

updates once per year. New partners receive a project form during the same year they join the CHP partnership. Of the estimated 503 partners at the end of Year 1, 

387 existing company/institutional partners and 28 of the 30 new company/institutional partners that join in Year 1 will receive a reporting form. All new end-users, 

project developers, consulting engineers, and equipment manufacturers (6 each of end users and equip. man.; and 7 each of project developers and consulting 

engineers) who join in Year 1 will fill out a project form. Thirty-three percent of the 6 utility partners who join in Year 1 (i.e. 2 utilities) will receive a reporting form. 

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Table D-1. CHP Parnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 1

d

 Assumed an annual EPA management review of CHP Partnership program information collection activities and success.

e

 The total number of unique company/institutional respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 505, including 415 existing partners who are expected to 

complete project reporting spreadsheets, 26 new partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form, and 4 new partners who will fill out only a LOI. The 

total number of unique state respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI.

engineers) who join in Year 1 will fill out a project form. Thirty-three percent of the 6 utility partners who join in Year 1 (i.e. 2 utilities) will receive a reporting form. 

State partners do not fill out a reporting form.

b

 Assumed 25% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 7 partners), and one of the two new state partners will require follow-up. 

Additionally, 25% of the 473 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 118 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form.

c

 Assumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 1 (503 projected total partners) and 15% of new and existing state partners (18 

projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.

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Table D-2. CHP Parnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 2

Mgr.* Tech.* Cler.* Agency Labor Capital/ Number Number of Total

$88.30 $56.40 $21.46 Hours/ Cost/ Startup O & M of Responses/ Total Cost/

INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Hour Hour Hour Year Year Cost Cost Respondents Year Hours/Year Year

Letter of Intent

From State/Local/Tribal Partners

 Review LOI 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2 1 0.5 $28

 Enter LOI information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2 1 0.5 $28

From Company and Institutional Partners

 Review LOI 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 30 1 7.5 $423

 Enter LOI information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 30 1 7.5 $423

SUBTOTAL 1.00 $56.40 16.0 $902

CHP Project Information Reporting Forms

Prepare and send information spreadsheet to 

partners a

0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 $28.20 $0 $0 438 1 219.0 $12,352

Call partners to request reporting information 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 $28.20 $0 $0 438 1 219.0 $12,352

Review completed information spreadsheet 0.00 1.25 0.00 1.25 $70.50 $0 $0 438 1 547.5 $30,879

Enter information form into database and file 

copy of the form 0.00 1.25 0.00 1.25 $70.50 $0 $0 438 1 547.5 $30,879

SUBTOTAL 3.50 $197.40 1,533.0 $86,461

Initiate Information updates

Call or email partner to request clarification of 

LOI or project reporting form b

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 133 1 33.3 $1,875

Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 133 1 33.3 $1,875

SUBTOTAL 0.50 $28.20 66.5 $3,751

Receiv Review and enter contact or profile e Information updates

information updates received from partners 

via CHP Website c

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 82 1 20.5 $1,156

SUBTOTAL 20.5 $1,156

Annual management review of CHP program d

Management Review 8.00 0.0 0.0 8.00 $706.40 $0 $0 1 1 8.0 $706

SUBTOTAL 8.0 $706

TOTAL 13.25 $1,003 535 e1,644.0 $92,977

Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity Total Hours and Costs

* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current 

partners. Each partner offered a base hourly wage rate for legal, managerial, technical and clerical occupations. These consultations did not include benefits or 

overhead. A loaded labor rate to reflect benefits and overhead for the respondent organizations was calculated by applying a 60% factor to the average of the 

base rates received from the consultations. 
Table D-2. CHP Parnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 2

d

 Assumed an annual EPA management review of CHP Partnership program information collection activities and success.

b

 Assumed 25% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 7 partners), and one of the two new state partners will require 

follow-up. Additionally, 25% of the 503 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 125 partners) will require follow-up in order to 

correctly complete the form.

c

 Assumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 1 (533 projected total partners) and 15% of new and existing state 

partners (18 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.

e

 The total number of unique company/institutional respondents submitting information in Year 2 is 535, including 438 existing partners who are 

expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, 26 new partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form, and 4 new partners who 

will fill out only a LOI. The total number of unique state respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal 

government partners who will complete an LOI.

a

 All exisitng project developers, ESCOs, consulting engineers, and equipment manufacturers, and 33% of utilities review their project information and 

provide updates once per year. New partners receive a project form during the same year they join the CHP partnership. Of the estimated 533 

partners at the end of Year 2, 410 existing company/institutional partners and 28 of the 30 new company/institutional partners that join in Year 2 will 

receive a reporting form. All new end-users, project developers, consulting engineers, and equipment manufacturers (6 each of end users and equip. 

man.; and 7 each of project developers and consulting engineers) who join in Year 1 will fill out a project form. Thirty-three percent of the 6 utility 

partners who join in Year 1 (i.e. 2 utilities) will receive a reporting form. State partners do not fill out a reporting form.
Table D-3. CHP Parnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 3

Mgr.* Tech.* Cler.* Agency Labor Capital/ Number Number of Total

$88.30 $56.40 $21.46 Hours/ Cost/ Startup O & M of Responses/ Total Cost/

INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Hour Hour Hour Year Year Cost Cost Respondents Year Hours/Year Year

Letter of Intent

From State/Local/Tribal Partners

 Review LOI 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2 1 0.5 $28

 Enter LOI information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2 1 0.5 $28

From Company and Institutional Partners

 Review LOI 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 30 1 7.5 $423

 Enter LOI information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 30 1 7.5 $423

SUBTOTAL 1.00 $56.40 16.0 $902

CHP Project Information Reporting Forms

Prepare and send information spreadsheet to 

partners a

0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 $28.20 $0 $0 558 1 279.0 $15,736

Call partners to request reporting information 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 $28.20 $0 $0 558 1 279.0 $15,736

Review completed information spreadsheet 0.00 1.25 0.00 1.25 $70.50 $0 $0 558 1 697.5 $39,339

Enter information form into database and file 

copy of the form 0.00 1.25 0.00 1.25 $70.50 $0 $0 558 1 697.5 $39,339

SUBTOTAL 3.50 $197.40 1,953.0 $110,149

Initiate Information updates

Call or email partner to request clarification of 

LOI or project reporting form b

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 141 1 35.3 $1,988

Review and enter data after receipt of 

information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 141 1 35.3 $1,988

SUBTOTAL 0.50 $28.20 70.5 $3,976

Receive Information updates

Review and enter contact or profile information 

updates received from partners via CHP 

Website c

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 80 1 20.0 $1,128

SUBTOTAL 20.0 $1,128

Annual management review of CHP program d

Management Review 8.00 0.0 0.0 8.00 $706.40 $0 $0 1 1 8.0 $706

SUBTOTAL 8.0 $706

TOTAL 13.25 $1,003 563 e 2,067.5 $116,862

Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity Total Hours and Costs

* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current 
Table D-3. CHP Parnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 3

d

 Assumed an annual EPA management review of CHP Partnership program information collection activities and success.

b

 Assumed 25% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 7 partners), and one of the two new state partners will require 

follow-up. Additionally, 25% of the 533 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 133 partners) will require follow-up in order to 

correctly complete the form.

c

 Assumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 3 (533 projected total partners) and 15% of new and existing state 

partners (18 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.

e

 The total number of unique company/institutional respondents submitting information in Year 3 is 563, including 558 existing partners who are expected 

to complete project reporting spreadsheets, 286 new partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form, and 4 new partners who will fill out 

only a LOI. The total number of unique state respondents submitting information in Year 3 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners 

who will complete an LOI.

* Labor rates for the respondent tables are derived from national average hourly labor rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics and consultations with three current 

partners. Each partner offered a base hourly wage rate for legal, managerial, technical and clerical occupations. These consultations did not include benefits or 

overhead. A loaded labor rate to reflect benefits and overhead for the respondent organizations was calculated by applying a 60% factor to the average of the base 

rates received from the consultations. 

a

 All exisitng project developers, ESCOs, consulting engineers, and equipment manufacturers, and 33% of utilities review their project information and 

provide updates once per year. New partners receive a project form during the same year they join the CHP partnership. Of the estimated 563 partners 

at the end of Year 3, 433 existing company/institutional partners and 28 of the 30 new company/institutional partners that join in Year 3 will receive a 

reporting form. All new end-users, project developers, consulting engineers, and equipment manufacturers (6 each of end users and equip. man.; and 7 

each of project developers and consulting engineers) who join in Year 1 will fill out a project form. Thirty-three percent of the 6 utility partners who join in 

Year 3 (i.e. 2 utilities) will receive a reporting form. State partners do not fill out a reporting form.