Table B-1. CHP Partnership Private Sector Respondent Burden for Year 1

Lgl $ 

per 

Hour*

Mgr. $ 

per 

Hour*

Tech. $ 

per Hour*

Cler. $ 

per 

Hour*

O & M

INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY 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) b0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539

Verify and update spreadsheet 

(existing partners) c0.00 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 Web d0.00 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 interview e0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 53 1 13.3 $1,687

SUBTOTAL 32.0 $4,074

TOTAL 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 

Respondents

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

$169.25 $127.31 $67.57 e

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 Partners a 

 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) b0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539

Verify and update spreadsheet 

(existing partners) c0.00 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 Followups

Submit contact or profile information 

updates via Web d0.00 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 interview e0.00 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

a

 Assumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 2 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 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

Respondent 

Hours

Capital/ 

Startup 

Cost

 Number 

of 

Respondents

Frequen

cy of 

Respons

e

Total 

$189.73 $169.25 $127.31 Cost/Yr
 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 Partners a 

 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) b0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 30 1 15.0 $2,539

Verify and update spreadsheet 

(existing partners) c0.00 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 Web d0.00 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 interview e0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 59 1 14.8 $1,878

SUBTOTAL 35.8 $4,551

TOTAL 7.83 $1,114 563 f 2,629.6 $376,289

a

 Assumed 30 new company/institutional partners in the year 3, 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 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

Respondent 

Hours

Capital/ 

Startup 

Cost

 Number 

of 

Respondents

Frequen

cy of 

Respons

e

Total 

$189.73 $169.25 $127.31 Cost/Yr
 Table 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 Partners a

 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) b0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $169

Verify and update spreadsheet (existing 

partners) c2.17 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 Web d0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 3 1 0.8 $95

Clarify LOI or project information via email or 

telephone interview e0.00 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 

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

Respondent 

Hours

Capital

/ 

Startup 

Cost

 Number 

of Respon- 

$169.25 $127.31 $67.57 dents

* 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
 Table 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 Partners a

 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) b0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 $84.63 $0 $0 2 1 1.0 $169

Verify and update spreadsheet (existing 

partners) c2.17 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 Web d0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 3 1 0.8 $95

Clarify LOI or project information via email 

or telephone interview e0.00 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

Respondent 

Hours

Capital

/ 

Startup 

Cost

 Number of 

RespondentsTotal 

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

$169.25 $127.31 e
 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*

INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY

Letter of Intent

State/Local/Tribal Partners a

 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 Web d

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 interview e

0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $31.83 $0 $0 1 1 0.3 $32

SUBTOTAL 1.3 $159

TOTAL 7.00 $990 2 f

4.9 $684

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 2017 (28 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 2017 is 2, both of which are state/local/tribal government partners who will complete an LOI.

Total Hours and Costs

Respondent 

Hours

Capital/ 

Startup 

Cost

 Number of 

RespondentsTotal 

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 

$169.73 $127.31 Response
 Table B-6. CHP Partnership State Local Respondent Burden for Year 3