Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0003-0009
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-08-20T04:00Z

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Table
1
Annual
Agency
and
Respondent
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
for
Substantiation
of
CBI
Claims
Information
Collection
Activity
Number
Attorney
Hours
Attorney
Wage/
Hr
Manager
Hours
Manager
Wage/
Hr
Technical
Hours
Technical
Wage/
Hr
Clerical
Hours
Clerical
Wage/
Hr
Total
Hours
Per
Request
Total
Costs
Per
Request
Total
Hours
for
All
Requests
Total
Costs
for
All
Requests
Total
Number
of
FOIA
requests
for
CBI
received
by
all
EPA
Program
Offices
and
Regions
per
year
1384
Total
number
of
other
events
(
e.
g.,

litigation
or
rulemaking)
that
require
EPA
to
examine
the
confidentiality
of
business
information
per
year
617
Total
number
of
EPA
requests
to
industry
for
substantiation
of
CBI
claims
per
year
543
Level
of
EPA
effort
to
review
information,

make
a
preliminary
determination,
and
request
substantiation
from
industry
543
4.00
$
39.31
2.00
$
33.26
1.00
$
19.29
7.00
$
243.05
3,801.00
$
131,976.15
Number
of
respondents
deciding
not
to
submit
substantiations
per
year
100
Level
of
industry
effort
to
review
the
information
claimed
as
confidential
and
decide
not
to
comment
100
0.50
$
33.22
0.50
$
35.01
0.00
$
17.05
1.00
$
34.12
100.00
$
3,412.00
Number
of
respondents
submitting
substantiations
per
year
443
Level
of
industry
effort
to
respond
to
each
substantiation
request
443
2.20
$
60.00
4.00
$
33.22
7.00
$
35.01
1.00
$
17.05
14.20
$
527.00
6,290.60
$
233,461.00
Level
of
EPA
effort
to
review
each
substantiation
and
make
a
final
confidentiality
determination
443
6.00
$
39.31
2.00
$
33.26
0.00
$
19.29
8.00
$
302.38
3,544.00
$
133,954.34
Number
of
contractor/
subcontractor
companies
who
are
given
access
to
CBI
129
Number
of
contractor/
subcontractor
employees
who
must
sign
confidentiality
agreements
and
the
related
level
of
effort
658
0.10
$
33.22
0.00
0.00
0.10
$
3.32
65.80
$
2,184.56
Level
of
effort
for
contractor/
subcontractor
businesses
to
file
and
maintain
confidentiality
agreements
129
0.00
0.00
0.50
$
17.05
0.50
$
8.53
64.50
$
1,100.37
Total
13,865.90
$
506,088.42
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity
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Table
1
Annual
Agency
and
Respondent
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
for
Substantiation
of
CBI
Claims
KEY:
Wage
Rates
for
EPA
Activities
Attorney
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
a
GS­
14
Step
5
Attorney.

Technical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
private
industry
Chemical
engineers
Clerical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
private
industry
supervisors,
general
office
*
Wages/
hr
taken
from
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
"
National
Compensation
Survey:
Occupational
Wages
in
the
United
States,
2001",
Bulletin
2552,

(
January
2003).
Technical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
a
GS­
13
Step
5
Technical
employee.

Clerical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
a
GS­
9
Step
5
Clerical/
Administrative
employee.

*
EPA
wages/
hr
taken
from
the
U.
S.
Office
of
Personnel
Management's
2003
General
Schedule
­
Base
Rates,
Excluding
Locality
Rates
of
Pay
Wage
Rates
for
Industry
and
Contractor/
Subcontractor
Activities
Manager
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
private
industry
Managers
and
adminstrators,
n.
e.
c.
dwcgi­
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351609000.
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Table
2
Annual
Respondent
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
for
Substantiation
of
CBI
Claims
Information
Collection
Activity
Number
Attorney
Hours
Attorney
Wage/
Hr
Manager
Hours
Manager
Wage/
Hr
Technical
Hours
Technical
Wage/
Hr
Clerical
Hours
Clerical
Wage/
Hr
Total
Hours
Per
Request
Total
Costs
Per
Request
Total
Hours
for
All
Requests
Total
Costs
for
All
Requests
Read
EPA's
request
for
comments
100
0.20
$
33.22
0.20
$
35.01
0.00
$
17.05
0.40
$
13.65
40.00
$
1,365.00
Review
the
information
claimed
as
confidential
and
decide
not
to
comment
100
0.30
$
33.22
0.30
$
35.01
0.00
$
17.05
0.60
$
20.47
60.00
$
2,047.00
Subtotal
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
$
34.12
100.00
$
3,412.00
Read
EPA's
request
for
comments
443
0.20
$
60.00
0.20
$
33.22
0.20
$
35.01
0.00
$
17.05
0.60
$
25.65
265.80
$
11,362.95
Review
the
information
claimed
as
confidential
and
decide
to
comment
443
1.00
$
60.00
1.80
$
33.22
3.80
$
35.01
0.00
$
17.05
6.60
$
252.83
2,923.80
$
112,003.69
Prepare
and
submit
a
substantiation
to
EPA
1.00
$
60.00
2.00
$
33.22
3.00
$
35.01
1.00
$
17.05
7.00
$
248.52
3,101.00
$
110,094.36
Subtotal
2.20
4.00
7.00
1.00
14.20
$
527.00
6,290.60
$
233,461.00
Number
of
contractor/
subcontractor
companies
who
are
given
access
to
CBI
129
Number
of
contractor/
subcontractor
employees
who
must
sign
confidentiality
agreements
and
the
related
level
of
effort
658
0.10
$
33.22
0.00
$
35.01
0.00
$
17.05
0.10
$
3.32
65.80
$
2,184.56
Level
of
effort
for
contractor/
subcontractor
businesses
to
file
and
maintain
confidentiality
agreements
129
0.00
$
33.22
0.00
$
35.01
0.50
$
17.05
0.50
$
8.53
64.50
$
1,100.37
Subtotal
0.10
0.00
0.50
0.60
$
11.85
130.30
$
3,284.93
Total
6,520.90
$
240,157.93
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
by
Employee
Category
*
Wages/
hr
taken
from
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
"
National
Compensation
Survey:
Occupational
Wages
in
the
United
States,
2001",
Bulletin
2552,
(
January
2003).
Technical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
private
industry
Chemical
engineers
Clerical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
private
industry
supervisors,
general
office
KEY:
Wage
Rates
for
Industry
and
Contractor/
Subcontractor
Activities
Manager
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
private
industry
Managers
and
adminstrators,
n.
e.
c.
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Table
3
Annual
Agency
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
for
Substantiation
of
CBI
Claims
Information
Collection
Activity
Number
Attorney
Hours
Attorney
Wage/
Hr
Technical
Hours
Technical
Wage/
Hr
Clerical
Hours
Clerical
Wage/
Hr
Total
Hours
Per
Request
Total
Costs
Per
Request
Total
Hours
for
All
Requests
Total
Costs
for
All
Requests
Total
number
of
EPA
requests
to
industry
for
substantiation
of
CBI
claims
per
year
543
Review
and
make
a
preliminary
determination
whether
business
information
may
be
entitled
to
confidential
treatment
543
4.00
$
39.31
1.00
$
33.26
0.00
$
19.29
5.00
$
190.50
2,715.00
$
103,441.50
Notify
the
affected
business
that
EPA
is
making
a
confidentiality
determination
and
provide
an
opportunity
to
comment
543
0.00
$
39.31
1.00
$
33.26
1.00
$
19.29
2.00
$
52.55
1,086.00
$
28,534.65
Subtotal
7.00
$
243.05
3,801.00
$
131,976.15
Number
of
respondents
submitting
substantiations
per
year
443
Level
of
EPA
effort
to
review
the
substantiation
received
and
make
a
final
determination
whether
the
business
information
is
entitled
to
confidential
treatment
443
6.00
$
39.31
2.00
$
33.26
0.00
$
19.29
8.00
$
302.38
3,544.00
$
133,954.34
Subtotal
8.00
$
302.38
3,544.00
$
133,954.34
Total
7,345.00
$
265,930.49
Hours
and
Costs
by
Employee
Category
KEY:
Wage
Rates
for
EPA
Activities
*
EPA
wages/
hr
taken
from
the
U.
S.
Office
of
Personnel
Management's
2003
General
Schedule
­
Base
Rates,
Excluding
Locality
Rates
of
Pay
Attorney
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
a
GS­
14
Step
5
Attorney.

Technical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
a
GS­
13
Step
5
Technical
employee.

Clerical
Wage/
Hr
=
Wage
per
hour
for
a
GS­
9
Step
5
Clerical/
Administrative
employee.
dwcgi­
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1061330575­
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Table
3
Annual
Agency
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
for
Substantiation
of
CBI
Claims