### Table B-1. CHP Partnership Priv**ate Sector Respondent Burden for Year 1**

**Lgl $ per**  **Hour*** **Mgr. $**

**per Hour** * **Tech. $ per Hour** * **Cler. $**

**per Hour** * **O & M INFORMA** 

**TION COLLECTION A CTIVITY**  **Cost Letter of Intent**  Company

and Institutional Partners a 

### Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00 1.66 $297.96 $0 $0 30 1 49.8 $8,939 Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 30 1 15.0 $1,104 SUBTOTAL 65 $10,042 **CHP Project Reporting Forms** Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 

### 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539 Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners)c 

### 0.00 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 473 1 1,816.3 $274,284 Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 503 1 417.5 $44,743 SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33 2,248.8 $321,566 **Information Updates and Follow -ups**  Submit contact or profile information updates via Webd 

### 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 75 1 18.8 $2,387 Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interviewe 

### 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 53 1 13.3 $1,687 SUBTOTAL 32.0 $4,074 **TOTA L**  **7.83 $1,146**  **503 f 2,345.6**  **$335,682**

a

### Assumed 30 new company /institutional partners in the year 1, spread evenly among project developers, end-users, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, and utilities.

d

### Assumed 15% of new and existing company /institutional partners in the year 1 (503 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year. **$189.73 Labor**  **Cost Capital/**  **Startup Cost**  **Number**

**of Respon**  **dents**

f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2015 is 503, including 473510 existing partners who are expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, and 30 new company and institutional partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form. c All company/institutional partners are asked to provide updates annually. Of the estimated 503 partners at the end of Year 1, 473 partners belong to these categories. They will receive a spreadsheet already populated with their project data once a year and will verify and update their project information on this spreadsheet in Year 1 b Assumed all new company/institutional partners who join in Year 1 will fill out a project form. 

### * 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. **Total Hours and Costs**

**Total Cost/Yr** 

e Assumed 20% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 6 partners) will require follow-up. Additionally, 10% of the 473 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 47 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form. 

### Respo **n- dent Hours**  **Total Hrs/Yr**  **Frequen cy**  **of Respons** 
**e $169.25**  **$127.31 $67.57** 

B-1

### Table B-2. CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden for Year 2

CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden - Year 2 **Lgl $ per**  **Hour*** **Mgr. $**

**per Hour** * **Tech. $**

**per Hour** * **Cler. $**

**per Hour** * **O & M INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY**  **Cost Letter of Intent**  Company and Institutional Partnersa Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00 1.66 $297.95 $0 $0 30 1 49.8 $8,939 Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 30 1 15.0 $1,104 SUBTOTAL 65 $10,042 **CHP Project Reporting Forms** Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539 Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners)c 0.00 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 503 1 1,931.5 $291,680 Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 533 1 442.4 $47,412 SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33 2,388.9 $341,630**Information Updates and Follow ups**  Submit contact or profile information updates via Webd 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 80 1 20.0 $2,546 Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interviewe 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 56 1 14.0 $1,782 SUBTOTAL 34.0 $4,329 **TOTAL 7.83**  **$1,146 533** **f 2,487.7**  **$356,001**

aAssumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 2 spread evenly among project developers, end-users, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, and utilities.

dAssumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 2 (533 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year. e Assumed 20% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 6 partners) will require follow-up. Additionally, 10% of the 503 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 54 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form.

f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 2 is 533 including 503 existing partners who are expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, and 30 new company and institutional partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form. **$67.57 Labor**  **Cost Total**  **Hrs/Yr**

* 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.

b Assumed all new company/institutional partners who join in Year 2 will fill out a project form.

c All company/institutional partners are asked to provide updates annually. Of the estimated 533 partners at the end of Year 2, 503 partners belong to these categories. They will receive a spreadsheet already populated with their project data once a year and will verify and update their project information on this spreadsheet in Year 2 **Total Hours and Costs**

**Respon dent**  **Hours Capital/** 

**Startup Cost**  **Number**

**of Respon**  **dents Frequen** 

**cy of Respons** 
**e Total** 

**Cost/Yr $189.73**  **$169.25 $127.31** 

### Table B-3. CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden for Year 3

CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden - Year 3 **Lgl $ per**  **Hour*** **Mgr. $**

**per Hour** * **Tech. $**

**per Hour** * **Cler. $**

**per Hour** * **O & M INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY**  **Cost Letter of Intent**  Company

and Institutional Partnersa Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.83 0.00 0.00 1.66 $297.95 $0 $0 30 1 49.8 $8,939 Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 30 1 15.0 $1,104 SUBTOTAL 65 $10,042 **CHP Project Reporting Forms** Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners)b 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539 Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners)c 0.00 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 533 1 2,046.7 $309,076 Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically

and file a copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 563 1 467.3 $50,081 SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33 2,529.0 $361,695 **Information Updates and Follow-ups** Submit contact or profile information updates via Webd 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 84 1 21.0 $2,674 Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interviewe 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 59 1 14.8 $1,878 SUBTOTAL 35.8 $4,551 **TOTA L**  **7.83 $1,114**  **563 f 2,629.6**  **$376,289**

aAssumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 3, spread evenly among project developers, end-users, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, and utilities.

dAssumed 15% of new and existing company/institutional partners in the year 3 (563 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year. e Assumed 20% of the 30 new company/institutional partners completing their LOI (i.e. 6 partners) will require follow-up. Additionally, 10% of the 533 partners completing CHP project forms or spreadsheets (i.e. 57 partners) will require follow-up in order to correctly complete the form.

f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 3 is 563 including 533 existing partners who are expected to complete project reporting spreadsheets, and 30 new company and institutional partners who will fill out both a LOI and project reporting form. **$67.57 Labor**  **Cost Total**  **Hrs/Yr**

* 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.

b Assumed all new company/institutional partners who join in Year 3 will fill out a project form.

c All company/institutional partners are asked to provide updates annually. Of the estimated 563 partners at the end of Year 3, 533 partners belong to these categories. They will receive a spreadsheet already populated with their project data once a year and will verify and update their project information on this spreadsheet in Year 3 **Total Hours and Costs**

**Respon dent**  **Hours Capital/** 

**Startup Cost**  **Number of** **Respon dents**  **Frequen**

**cy of Respons** 
**e Total** 

**Cost/Yr $189.73**  **$169.25 $127.31** 

## T**able B-4. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 1**
CHP Partnership Sate & Local Govt Respondent Burden - Year 1 **Mgr. $ per Hour** * **Tech. $**

**per Hour*** **Cler. $**

**per Hour** *
**INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Letter of Intent**  State/Local/Tribal Partnersa 

### Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.83 $140.48 $0 $0 2 1 1.7 $281 Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 2 1 1.0 $74 SUBTOTAL 3 $355 **CHP Project Reporting Forms** Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 

### 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $169 Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners)c 

### 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 0 1 0.0 $0 Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 0 1 0.0 $0 SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33 1.0 $169 **Information Updates and Follow-ups** Submit contact or profile information updates via Webd 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 3 1 0.8 $95 Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interviewe 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32 SUBTOTAL 1.0 $127 **TOTAL 7.00**  **$988 2** **f** 

### 4.7 **$651**

a

### Assumed 2 new state partners during each of the three year ICR period. b

### State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.

c

### State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms. d

### Assumed 15% of new and existing state partners in the year 2015 (24 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.

e

### Assumed one of the two new partners completing their LOI will require followup. f 

### The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2015 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI. **O & M Cost**  **Frequenc**

**y of**  **Respons**
**e Respon**  **dent Hours**  **Capital**

**/ Startup**  **Cost Number** 

**of Respon- dents**  **$169.25 $127.31**  **$67.57**

* Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2015 GS Salary Table of Annual Rates by Grade and Step from the Office of Personnel Management. Manager rates assumed a GS level 15 step 5; technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1; clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1. A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates given in the table according to the instructions in the ICR Handbook, p A-42. GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6 **Total Hours and Costs**

**Total Cost/Yr**  **Labor Cost**  **Total Hrs/Yr** 

B-4

## T**able B-4. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 1**

B-4

### Table B-5. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 2

CHP Partnership Sate & Local Govt Respondent Burden - Year 2 **Mgr. $ per Hour** * **Tech. $**

**per Hour*** **Cler. $**

**per Hour** *
**INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Letter of Intent**  State/Local/Tribal Partnersa 

### Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.83 $140.48 $0 $0 2 1 1.7 $281 Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 2 1 1.0 $74 SUBTOTAL 3 $355 **CHP Project Reporting Forms** Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 

### 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $169 Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners)c 

### 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 $579.88 $0 $0 0 1 0.0 $0 Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 0 1 0.0 $0 SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33 1.0 $169 **Information Updates and Follow-ups** Submit contact or profile information updates via Webd 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 3 1 0.8 $95 Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interviewe 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32 SUBTOTAL 1.0 $127 **TOTAL 7.00**  **$988 2** **f** 

### 4.7 **$651**

a

### Assumed 2 new state partners during each of the three year ICR period. b

### State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.

c

### State partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms. d

### Assumed 15% of new and existing state partners in the year 2016 (26 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.

e

### Assumed one of the two new partners completing their LOI will require followup. f 

### The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2016 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI. **Total Hours and Costs**

**Respon dent**  **Hours Capital** 

**/ Startup**  **Cost Number of** 

**Respon dents**  **Total Cost/Yr**  **Total Hrs/Yr** 

* Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2015 GS Salary Table of Annual Rates by Grade and Step from the Office of Personnel Management. Manager rates assumed a GS level 15 step 5; technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1; clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1. A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates given in the table according to the instructions in the ICR Handbook, p A-42. GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6 **$67.57 Labor** 

**Cost O & M** 

**Cost Frequenc**  **y of**  **Respons**
**e $169.25**  **$127.31**

### Table B-5. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 2

### Table B-6. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 3

CHP Partnership Sate & Local Govt Respondent Burden - Year 3 **Mgr. $ per Hour** * **Tech. $ per**

**Hour*** **Cler. $**

**per Hour***
**INFORMA**

**TION COLLECTION A CTIVITY**  **Letter of Intent** State/Local/Tribal Partnersa Review and complete LOI 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.83 ###### $0 $0 2 1 1.7 $282 Submit LOI to EPA and file copy 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 $33.79 $0 $3 2 1 1.0 $74 SUBTOTAL 3 $355 **CHP Project Reporting Forms** Review form and instructions and complete form (new partners) b 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.87 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $170 Verify and update spreadsheet (existing partners)c 2.17 1.67 0.00 3.84 ###### $0 $0 0 1 0.0 $0 Submit spreadsheet to EPA electronically and file a copy 0.00 0.50 0.33 0.83 $85.95 $0 $3 0 1 0.0 $0 SUBTOTAL 2.67 2.17 0.33 1.0 $170 **Information Updates and Follow -ups**  Submit contact or profile information updates via Webd 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 4 1 1.0 $127 Clarify LOI or project information via email or telephone interviewe 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32 SUBTOTAL 1.3 $159 **TOTA L**  **7.00 $990**  **2 f**  **4.9 $684** 

aAssumed 2 new state partners during each of the three year ICR period. bState partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms.

cState partners are not required to fill out project reporting forms. dAssumed 15% of new and existing state partners in the year 2017 (28 projected total partners), will update their information over the CHP website sometime during the calendar year.

eAssumed one of the two new partners completing their LOI will require followup. f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in 2017 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI. **Total Hours and Costs**

**Respon dent**  **Hours Capital/** 

**Startup Cost**  **Number of**

**Respon dents**  **Total Cost/Yr**  **Total Hrs/Yr** 

* Agency labor rates were taken from the source table: 2015 GS Salary Table of Annual Rates by Grade and Step from the Office of Personnel Management. Manager rates assumed a GS level 15 step 5; technical rates assumed a GS level 13 step 1; clerical rates assumed a GS level 5 step 1. A loaded hourly wage to account for benefits and overhead was calculated from the annual rates given in the table according to the instructions in the ICR Handbook, p A-42. GS Hourly wage = [GS annual salary($)/2080 (hours/year)]*1.6 **$67.57 Labor** 

**Cost O & M** 

**Cost Frequenc**  **y of**  **Response $169.73**  **$127.31**

### Table B-6. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 3