Table 6A. Maintenance and Inspection Costs Appendix A

Table 6A. Maintenance and Inspection Costs

Parameters/Costs Equation Values

A. Parameters

1. Cost index

 a. 2008 575.4

 d. 1992 358.2

B. Maintenance/Inspection Cost, $/yr (rounded)

1. Company A = $500 x (575.4/358.2) $800

2. Company B = $350 x (575.4/358.2) $600

3. Company C = $800 x (575.4/358.2) $1,300

4. Company D = $750 x (575.4/358.2) $1,200

5. Average = ∑ (Companies A-D) / 4 $1,000

Note:

Maintenance/inspection costs have been rounded to the nearest $100 to be

consistent with level of rounding in original costs.

Source:

Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534] 

Maintenance/Inspection Programs Memorandum (II-B-88).
Table 6B. Monitoring Costs Appendix A

Table 6B. Monitoring Costs

Based on Default Parameters and hr/yr

Parameters/Costs Equation

Bag Leak 

Detector

Wet 

Scrubber 

Monitor

SNCR 

Monitor

Hg 

CEMS

PM 

CEMS/

PM CPMS ACI

A. Parameters

1. Recording lime/carbon flow, min/4-hr period 5

2. Annual operating hours, hr/yr (H) H

3. Cost index

 a. 2008 575.4 575.4 575.4 575.4 575.4 575.4

 b. 2006 499.6 499.6 499.6 499.6 499.6 499.6

 c. 1997 386.5 386.5 386.5 386.5 386.5 386.5

 d. 1993 359.2 359.2 359.2 359.2 359.2 359.2

 e. 1992 358.2 358.2 358.2 358.2 358.2 358.2

4. Operating labor wage rate, $/hr (LR) $34.60 $34.60 $34.60 $34.60 $34.60 $34.60

5. Capital recovery factor, 20-yr equipment 

life, 7% interest (CRF)

= [i x (1 + i)a] / [(1 + i)a - 1], where i = interest 

rate, a = equipment life

0.09439 0.09439 0.09439 0.09439 0.09439 0.09439

B. Total Capital Investment, $ (TCI)

1. Planning $800 $700 $700 $3,300 $900

2. Select type of equipment $4,500 $400 $400 $16,100 $12,200

3. Provide support facilities $500 $1,500 $1,500 $20,600 $500

4. Purchased equipment cost (PEC) $14,100 $19,300 $5,300 $109,900 $73,500

5. Install and check equipment $4,800 $1,000 $1,000 $21,500 $19,500

6. Perf. spec. tests (certif.) $0 $700 $700 $42,300 $35,500

7. Prepare QA/QC plan $800 $700 $700 $17,500 $15,400

8. Total capital cost = Planning + selecting equipment + support 

facilities + PEC + installation + perf. spec. 

tests + QA/QC plan

$25,500 $24,300 $10,300 $231,000 $158,000

C. Annual Costs, $/yr

1. Operating labor = (5 min to record lime/carbon flow/4-hr 

period) x (1 hr/60 min) x H x LR

= (5 min to record lime/carbon flow/4-hr period) x 

(1 hr/60 min) x H x LR

2. Maintenance materials = 0.02 x TCI $500 $200

3. Operation & maintenance = Day-to-day activities + annual RATA + 

CGA + annual QA + O&M review and update

$6,000 $78,100 $27,300

4. Recordkeeping and reporting = $1,000 x (525.4/386.5) $200 $1,500 $1,500 $1,600 $6,300

5. Overhead = 0.6 x (labor + maintenance materials) $300 $100 = 0.6 x (labor + maintenance materials)

6. Property taxes, insurance, and 

administration

= 0.04 x TCI $1,000 $400

7. Capital recovery = CRF x TCI $3,500 $2,300 $1,000 $32,900 $22,500

8. Total annual cost = Operating labor + maintenance materials + 

recordkeeping and reporting + overhead + 

property taxes, insurance, and 

administration + capital recovery

$9,700 $5,600 $3,200 $112,600 $56,100 = Operating labor + maintenance materials + 

recordkeeping and reporting + overhead + 

property taxes, insurance, and administration + 

capital recovery

Notes:

1. Monitoring costs have been rounded to the nearest $100 to be consistent with level of rounding in original costs. 2. 

Co

sts 

to 

Sources:

1. Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534] Testing and Monitoring Options and Costs Memo (IV-B-66).

2. E-mail and attachment from Peter Westlin, EPA, to Mary Johnson, EPA. August 19, 2008. Monitoring Options for SNCR on Medical Waste Incinerators.

3. E-mail from Dan Bivins, EPA, to Mary Johnson, EPA. September 27, 2006. Cost of CO CEMS.

4. E-mail from Dan Bivins, EPA, to Mary Johnson, EPA. July 28, 2006. Some Preliminary Thoughts on the HWI Monitoring.

Based on Default Parameters
Table 6C. Stack Testing Costs Appendix A

Table 6C. Stack Testing Costs

Parameters/Costs Equation Values

A. Parameters

1. Cost index

 a. 2008 575.4

 d. 1992 358.2

B. Testing Costs, $

1. Method 5 (PM) = $8,000 x (575.4/358.2) $12,000

2. Method 9 (opacity) = $1,000 x (575.4/358.2) + $1,500 $2,500

3. Method 10 (CO) = $4,000 x (575.4/358.2) + $1,000 $7,000

4. Method 26 (HCl) = $5,000 x (575.4/358.2) $7,000

5. Method 29 (metals) = $8,000 x (575.4/358.2) + $2,000 $14,000

6. Method 23 (CDD/CDF) = $21,000 x (575.4/358.2) - $5,000 $26,000

7. Method 7E (NOX) = $5,000 x (575.4/358.2) $7,000

8. Method 6C (SO2) = $5,000 x (575.4/358.2) $7,000

Annualized:

All pollutants: (Energy recovery units, incinerators, small, 

remote units) $55,000 $6,039

Annual everything except PM, Hg, HCl, and 

opacity (Waste-burning kilns) $40,667 $4,465

CRF (15 yr, 7%): (0.07*(1+0.07)^15)/((1+0.07)^15-1) 0.10979

Note:

2. E-mail from Jason Dewees, EPA, to Peter Westlin, EPA. August 20, 2008. Monitoring Options for SNCR & Test Cost 

Questions.

3. E-mail from Jason Dewees, EPA, to Mary Johnson, EPA. August 20, 2008. Re: Monitoring Options for SNCR & Test Cost 

Questions.

1. Initial testing costs to be annualized over 15 years at 7% interest.

2. Testing costs have been rounded to the nearest $1,000 (except for opacity) to be consistent with level of rounding in 

original costs; costs also adjusted based on additional information from EPA.

3. Multiple test costs adjusted by 2/3 in nationwide cost estimates to account for travel, accommodations, methods/sampling 

trains, etc. common to the tests.

Sources:

1. Memorandum from R. Segall, EPA/EMB, to R. Copland, EPA/SDB. October 14, 1992. Medical Waste Incinerator Study: 

Emission Measurement and Continuous Monitoring. (II-B-89)
Table 6D. Visible Emissions Testing Costs Appendix A

Table 6D. Visible Emissions Testing Costs

Parameters/Costs Equation Values

A. Parameters

1. Operating labor rate, $/hr (LR) $34.60

2. Capital recovery factor, 5-yr equipment life, 

7% interest (CRF)

= [i x (1 + i)a] / [(1 + i)a - 1], where i = interest rate, a = equipment life 0.24389

B. Total Capital Investment, $ (TCI) = Combination light meter/anemometer ($200) + digital stopwatches (2 

each at $25)

$250

C. Direct Annual Costs, $/yr

1. Operating labor = (1 hr/reading) x (3 readings/test) x (1 test/yr) x LR $104

D. Indirect Annual Costs, $/yr

1. Overhead = 0.6 x (operating labor) $62

2. Property taxes, insurance, and administration = 0.04 x TCI $10

3. Capital recovery = CRF x TCI $61

E. Total Annual Cost, $/yr (rounded) = Direct Annual Costs + Indirect Annual Costs $200

Sources:

1. Professional Equipment. 2008. Light Meters Industrial and Professional: Digital Light Meter. Website: http://www.professionalequipment.com.

Accessed July 24, 2008.

2. Cole-Parmer. 2008. Digital Stopwatches -Cole Parmer Instrument Catalog. Website: http://www.coleparmer.com. Accessed July 24, 2008.
Table 6E. Recordkeeping and Reporting Costs Appendix A

Table 6E. Recordkeeping and Reporting Costs

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

Burden item

Personhours per 

occurrence

Number of 

occurrences 

per year

Technical 

person-hours 

per year 

(C = A x B)

Management 

person-hours 

per year 

(D = C x 0.05)

Clerical 

person-hours 

per year 

(E = C x 0.1)

Total personhours per year 

(F = C + D + E) Cost, $

A. Applications N/A 

B. Surveys and Studies N/A 

C. Reporting Requirements

1. Read instructions 1.0 1 1.0 0.05 0.1 1.2 $41

2. Required activities

 a. Perf. spec. tests (certif.) for CMS 17 1 17 0.9 1.7 20 $696

3. Write report

 a. Notification of initial performance test

 i. Pollutants, fugitive ash emissions 2.0 1 2.0 0.1 0.2 2.3 $82

 ii. Fugitive ash emissions 1.0 1 1.0 0.05 0.1 1.2 $41

 b. Notification of initial CMS demonstration 2.0 1 2.0 0.1 0.2 2.3 $82

 c. Report of initial performance test

 i. Pollutants, fugitive ash emissions 8.0 1 8.0 0.4 0.8 9.2 $328

 ii. Fugitive ash emissions 2.0 1 2.0 0.1 0.2 2.3 $82

 d. Report of initial CMS demonstration Incl. in C2

 e. Annual report

 i. Results of performance tests conducted during the year 40 1 40 2.0 4.0 46 $1,638

D. Recordkeeping Requirements

1. Read instructions Incl. in C1

2. Plan activities N/A 

3. Implement activities N/A 

4. Develop record system N/A 

5. Time to enter information

 a. Records of initial performance test Incl. in C3

 b. Records of annual and any subsequent compliance tests Incl. in C3

E. Total Labor Burden and Cost 73 3.7 7.3 84 $2,989

Notes:

Labor Rates:

Parameter

Pulp, Paper 

and 

Paperboard 

Mills

Pipeline 

Transportation

Cement and 

Concrete 

Product 

Manufacturing

Pharmaceutical & 

Medicine 

Manufacturing Total Loaded

1. Technical - Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators $19.14 $21.11 $18.88 $27.36 $21.62 $34.60

7. The average recurrent burden and cost in the first 3 years after promulgation for the sources with recurrent burden are equal to the person-hours added down each column for technical, management, and clerical and the sum of the 

cost column.

Sources:

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2008 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.

2. Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) [EPA-HQ-OAR2006-0534] Testing and Monitoring Options and Costs Memo (IV-B-66).

6. Assume 40 hours to review report of annual PM, CO, and HCl compliance reports.

1. Industry costs are based on the following hourly rates: technical at $34.60, management at $82.23, and clerical at $22.32 (see table below). The composite hourly labor rate is ($34.60/hr) + (0.05 x $82.23/hr) + (0.1 x $22.32/hr) = 

$40.94/hr. Labor rates were increased by 60% to account for overhead.

2. Person-hours per occurrence for CMS performance specification costs are based on the performance specification costs to certify CMS ($700) divided by the composite hourly labor rate ($40.94/hr).

3. Control device inspection cost already accounted for under monitoring costs.

4. Assume 8 hours for each facility to review the report of the initial performance test for pollutants and fugitive ash.

5. Assume 2 hours for each facility to review the report of the initial performance test for fugitive ash.
Table 6E. Recordkeeping and Reporting Costs Appendix A

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

Burden item

Personhours per 

occurrence

Number of 

occurrences 

per year

Technical 

person-hours 

per year 

(C = A x B)

Management 

person-hours 

per year 

(D = C x 0.05)

Clerical 

person-hours 

per year 

(E = C x 0.1)

Total personhours per year 

(F = C + D + E) Cost, $

2. Management - Engineering Managers $41.41 $58.22 $43.90 $62.05 $51.40 $82.23

3. Clerical - Office Clerks, General $14.21 $14.15 $12.58 $14.85 $13.95 $22.32

4. Composite labor rate $40.94