## Table C-1. Green Pow**er Partnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 1** 

**Mgr.*** **Tech.*** **Cler.*** **Agency Labor**  **Capital/ Number** **f** 

### Number of **Total $88.30**  **$56.40 $21.46**  **Hours/ Cost/**  **Startup O & M**  **of Total**  **Cost/**

**INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Per Hour** **Per Hour Per Hour**  **Year Year**  **Cost Cost** **Respondents Hours/Year**  **Year Partnership Agreement**  From Partners Review PA 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 250 62.5 $3,525
Enter PA information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 250 62.5 $3,525 SUBTOTAL 0.50 $28.20 125.0 $7,050 **Annual Information Reporting Forms** Prepare and send pre-populated forms to existing partnersa 

### 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.50 $19.47 $0 $0 1,568 784.0 $30,521 Review completed information form 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 1,568 392.0 $22,109 Enter information into database and file copy of the form 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 1,568 392.0 $22,109 SUBTOTAL 1.00 $47.67 1,568.0 $74,739 **Initiate Information Follow-ups** Call or email partner to request clarification of Partnership Agreement or annual reporting formb 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 752 188.1 $10,606 Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 752 188.1 $10,606Request additional technical information via email or telephonec 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 100 25.0 $1,410 Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 100 25.0 $1,410 SUBTOTAL 1.00 $56.40 426.1 $24,032 **Green Power Partnership Awards** Update application and outreach efforts 0.00 3.00 0.00 3.00 $169.20 $0 $0 1 3.0 $169 Review and rank applications 0.25 1.00 0.00 1.25 $78.48 $0 $0 63 78.4 $4,922 Notify applicants 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 63 15.7 $884 SUBTOTAL 0.25 4.25 0.00 4.50 $261.78 $0 $0 126 97.1 $5,976 **Receive Information updates** Review and enter contact or profile information updates received from partners via GPP Websited 

### 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 455 113.6 $6,408

Annual management review of GPP programe 

### 16.00 0.00 0.00 16.00$1,412.80 $0 $0 16.0 $1,413 SUBTOTAL 16.00 0.25 0.00 16.25$1,426.90 $0 $0 $7,821 **TOTAL 23.25**  **$1,820.94 1,818**  **2,345.8 $119,618**  **Total Hours and Costs Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per Activity** 

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## Table C-1. Green Pow**er Partnership Agency (EPA) Burden for Year 1** 

b

### On average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes.

c

### The Agency expects to request 100 GPP partners to provide additional technical information in Year 1
d

### An estimated 25% of all GPP partners are likely to make web updates because there is a promotional GPP Partner Profile on each individual partner page. All updates must be reviewed by Agency staff.

e

### Assumed an annual EPA management review of Green Power Partnership program information collection activities and success. f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 1818, including 1568 existing Partners who submit annual forms and 250 new partners who submit Partnership Agreements. * 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

a

### Partners receive a pre-populated form with their data and simply review and update their information. Assumes 1568 partners previously completed the form and will update it in Year 1.

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### Table C-2. Green Pow**er Partnership A gency**  **(EPA ) Burden for Year 2** 

**GPP Agency Burden - Year 2**
**Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per A ctivity**  **Total Hours and Costs Mgr.** * **Tech.*** **Cler.*** **Ag ency**  **Labor Capital/**  **Number f**  **Number of Total**  **$88.30 $56.40**  **$21.46 Hours/**  **Cost/ Startup**  **O & M of**  **Total Cost/**  **INFORMA**

**TION COLLECTION ACTIVITY Per Hour**  **Per Hour Per Hour**  **Year Year**  **Cost Cost**  **Respondents Hours/Year**  **Year Partnership A** **greement** From Partners Review

PA 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 250 62.5 $3,525 Enter PA information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 250 62.5 $3,525 SUBTOTAL 0.50 0.50 $28.20 125.0 $7,050 **An nual Information Reporting Forms**  Prepare and send pre-populated forms to existing partnersa 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.50 $19.47 $0 $0 1,818 909.0 $35,387 Review completed information form 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 1,818 454.5 $25,634 Enter information into database and file copy of the form 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 1,818 454.5 $25,634 SUBTOTAL 0.75 0.25 1.00 $47.67 1,818.0 $86,655 **Initiate Information Follow-ups** Call or email partner to request clarification of Partnership Agreement or annual reporting formb 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 852 213.1 $12,016 Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 852 213.1 $12,016 Request additional technical information via e-mail or telephonec 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 100 25.0 $1,410 Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 100 25.0 $1,410 SUBTOTAL 1.00 1.00 $56.40 476.1 $26,852 **Green Power Partnership A wards**  Update application and outreach efforts 0.00 3.00 0.00 3.00 $169.20 $0 $0 1 3.0 $169 Review and rank applications 0.25 1.00 0.00 1.25 $78.48 $0 $0 73 90.9 $5,707 Notify applicants 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 73 18.2 $1,025 SUBTOTAL 0.25 4.25 0.00 4.50 $261.78 $0 $0 146 112.1 $6,901 **Receive Information updates**

Review and enter contact or profile information updates received from partners via GPP Websited 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 517 129.3 $7,290 SUBTOTAL 129.3 $7,290 Annual management review of GPP programe 16.00 0.00 0.00 16.00 $1,412.80 $0 $0 16.0 $1,413 **TOTAL 22.25**  **$1,820.94 2,068**  **2,676.4 $136,161** 

* 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

aPartners receive a pre-populated form with their data and simply review and update their information. Assumes 1818 partners previously completed the form and will

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### Table C-2. Green Pow**er Partnership A gency**  **(EPA ) Burden for Year 2** 

bOn average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes. update it in Year 2.

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### Table C-3. Green Pow**er Partnership A gency**  **(EPA ) Burden for Year 3** 

**GPP A gency Burden - Year 3** 
**Hours and Costs Per Respondent Per A ctivity**  **Total Hours and Costs Mgr.** * **Tech.*** **Cler.*** **Ag ency**  **Labor Capital/**  **Number f**  **Number of Total**  **$88.30 $56.40**  **$21.46 Hours/**  **Cost/ Startup**  **O & M of**  **Total Cost/** 

**INFORMA**

**TION COLLECTION A CTIVITY**  **Per Hour Per Hour**  **Per Hour Year**  **Year Cost**  **Cost Respondents** **Hours/Year Year**  **Partnership A**

**greement** From Partners Review PA 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 250 62.5 $3,525 Enter PA information into Upshot/database 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 250 62.5 $3,525 SUBTOTAL 0.50 0.50 $28.20 125.0 $7,050 **An nual Information Reporting Forms**  Prepare and send pre-populated forms to existing partnersa 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.50 $19.47 $0 $0 2,068 1,034.0 $40,254 Review completed information form 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2,068 517.0 $29,159 Enter information into database and file copy of the form 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 2,068 517.0 $29,159 SUBTOTAL 0.75 0.25 1.00 $47.67 2,068.0 $98,571 **Initiate Information Follow-ups**

Call or email partner to request clarification of Partnership Agreement or annual reporting formb 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 952 238.1 $13,426
Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 952 238.1 $13,426Request additional technical information via email or telephonec 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 100 25.0 $1,410
Review and enter data after receipt of information 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 100 25.0 $1,410 SUBTOTAL 1.00 1.00 $56.40 526.1 $29,672 **Green Power Partnership A wards**  Update application and outreach efforts 0.00 3.00 0.00 3.00 $169.20 $0 $0 1 3.0 $169 Review and rank applications 0.25 1.00 0.00 1.25 $78.48 $0 $0 83 103.4 $6,491 Notify applicants 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 83 20.7 $1,166 SUBTOTAL 0.25 4.25 4.50 $261.78 $0 $0 166 127.1 $7,827 **Receive Information updates** Review and enter contact or profile information updates received from partners via GPP Website
d 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.25 $14.10 $0 $0 580 144.9 $8,171 SUBTOTAL 144.9 $8,171 Annual management review of GPP programe 16.00 0.00 0.00 16.00 $1,412.80 $0 $0 16.0 $1,413 **TOTA L**  **23.25 $1,820.94**  **2,318 3,007.1**  **$152,704**

bOn average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes.

cThe Agency expects to request 100 GPP partners to provide additional technical information in Year 3
dAn estimated 25% of all GPP partners are likely to make web updates because there is a promotional GPP Partner Profile on each individual partner page. All updates must be reviewed by Agency staff. * 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

aPartners receive a pre-populated form with their data and simply review and update their information. Assumes 1818 partners previously completed the form and will update it in Year 3.

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### Table C-3. Green Pow**er Partnership A gency**  **(EPA ) Burden for Year 3** 

eAssumed an annual EPA management review of Green Power Partnership program information collection activities and success. f The total number of unique respondents submitting information in Year 1 is 2318 including 2068 existing Partners who submit annual forms and 250 new partners who submit Partnership Agreements.

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### Table C-3. Green Pow**er Partnership A gency**  **(EPA ) Burden for Year 3** 

On average, the Agency must contact 50% of new partners regarding the Partnership Agreement and 40% of existing partners regarding the yearly report form. Each follow-up call is estimated to take 15 minutes.

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