Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2015-0553-0016
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2019-10-07T04:00Z

ICR SUPPORTING STATEMENT

1. Identification of the Information Collection

   1(a) Title of the Information Collection

      Updated CEQ-EPA Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators and the President's Environmental Youth Awards Application (Revision)
      EPA ICR Number 2524.03, OMB Control Number 2090-0031

   1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

      This ICR package is being submitted to add new collection activities (those associated with the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) program) to the collection activities related to the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) program that are already approved under the OMB Control Number 2090-0031.  
      
      The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency), in conjunction with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), established the PIAEE program to meet the requirements of Section 8(e) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 5507(e). 
      
      The Agency established the PIAEE program to meet the requirements of Section 8(d) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 5507(d)). 
      
      Agency officials developed the "Application for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators" and "Application for the President's Environmental Youth Awards" as a tool for selecting awardees. Teachers and students can participate by visiting http://www2.epa.gov/education/piaee-application and https://www.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award-peya-application, respectively and completing and submitting the application form. Application forms can be filled electronically and submitted by email or printed and mailed. EPA anticipates that the number of respondents completing the form during the period of this ICR will average 75 per year for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators program and 200 per year for the President's Environmental Youth Awards program. 
      
      Information gathered under the application forms will be collected and stored in electronic format at Agency headquarters, on a secured drive. The information collected from this ICR will continuously help EPA and CEQ to select the top awardees for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA). The selected winners of the PIAEE will benefit from small cash prizes, which will help them to continue their mission of advancing innovative approaches to environmental education to grades K-12. The selected winners of the PEYA also receive a Presidential plaque, while all qualified applicants will receive a recognition from EPA leadership honoring them for their efforts to protect human and the environment. 
      
2. Need For and Use of the Collection

   2(a) Need/Authority for Collection

      The National Environmental Education Act Section 8(e) (20 U.S.C. § 5507(e)) dictates that EPA and CEQ provide cash awards for elementary and secondary education teachers and local education agencies. Specifically:
      
             The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, on behalf of the President, is authorized to develop and administer an awards program to recognize elementary and secondary education teachers and their local educational agencies who demonstrate excellence in advancing environmental education through innovative approaches. One teacher, and the local education agency employing such teacher, from each State, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, are eligible to be selected for an award pursuant to this subsection.
         
             The Chairman is authorized to provide a cash award of up to $2,500 to each teacher selected to receive an award pursuant to this section, which shall be used to further the recipient's professional development in environmental education.
            
             The Chairman is also authorized to provide a cash award of up to $2,500 to the local education agency employing any teacher selected to receive an award pursuant to this section, which shall be used to fund environmental educational activities and programs. Such awards may not be used for construction costs, general expenses, salaries, bonuses, or other administrative expenses.
      
      Additionally, the National Environmental Education Act Section 8(d) (20 U.S.C. § 5507(d)) states that the Administrator may provide for the "President's Environmental Youth Awards" to be given to young people in grades kindergarten through twelfth for an outstanding project to promote local environmental awareness.
      
      For the PIAEE program, the application form is completed by candidates for consideration as awardees. The application form is completed as part of the awardee selection process. The application form is reviewed by the program manager and a panel of EPA and CEQ officials to determine eligibility and fulfillment of selection criteria. Using the application form benefits EPA by allowing for the selection of qualified awardees.
      
      For the PEYA, each applicant must be represented by a sponsor. The sponsor must be an adult at least 21 years of age and may be a parent, teacher, youth group adviser, summer camp counselor, community leader, or other interested individual. For the purpose of this ICR, we assume that the adult sponsor is a teacher.
   
   
   2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

      Information gathered under the application form will continuously help EPA and CEQ select the top awardees for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Using this form enables program managers and reviewers to select viable candidates for the awards.

3. Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

   3(a) Non-duplication

      Almost all information requested from respondents under this ICR is personal in nature, and in most cases, is not available from other sources.

   3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR submission to OMB

      The EPA Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education (OPEEE) announced in the Federal Register 60 and 90 day comment periods on December 31, 2018 and March 21, 2019 to solicit feedback on the components of this ICR related to the PIAEE program. There were no comments received.  
      
      EPA is currently announcing a new 60 day public comment period to gather additional public input on the renewal of the PIAEE collection and on the addition collection elements being added in order to support the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) program.  

   3(c) Consultations

      In the preparation of this update to the ICR renewal, the PIAEE program provided past respondents the opportunity to comment on the burden associated with the standard. The respondents reported that on average it takes 10 hours to complete the application form, which was not found to be overly burdensome. 

 Daniel Delcher
            Essex County School of Technology
            2017 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Winner
            ddelcher@essextech.org
      
 Laura Poidomani
            Sax Middle School
            2017 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Winner
            Laura.poidomani@ncps-k12.org
	
      The PYEAA program conducted consultations with last year applicants on the burden associated with the standard. The respondents reported that on average it takes 5.6 hours to complete the application form, which was not found to be overly burdensome. 

 Kelly Genova
            Festus R-VI
            2018 Presidential Youth Environmental Award Sponsor of Winner
      	genovakelly@festusedu.com
      
 Suzanne Souza
            UMN Extension
            2018 Presidential Youth Environmental Award Sponsor of Winner
            souza004@umn.edu  
      
   3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection
      
The award program is conducted on an annual basis. The form is required to be completed once a year in order to select each year's awardees. The form allows government officials to select qualified awardees for the program, as required by the National Environmental Education Act (See Section 2 (a)). EPA would not be able to fulfill the requirements of the Act if the frequency of the collection period decreased.

   3(e) General Guidelines
      
These reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the regulations promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR Part 1320, Section 1320.5.

   3(f) Confidentiality
      
The primary use of the information collected on this form is to allow EPA to review and select awardees in accordance with the National Environmental Education Act. Some information reported on the form is Personally Identifiable Information, which includes name, address and phone number. This information is required to be withheld from the public pursuant to Section 107(a) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Agency personnel shall not publicly release the information contained therein.

   3(g) Sensitive Questions
      
      This information collection does not include questions concerning sexual behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, or other matters usually considered private and none of the information collected by this action results in or requests sensitive information of any nature. 

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested

   4(a) Respondents/NAICS Codes

      The PIAEE program respondents are K-12 teachers who teach on a full-time basis in a public school that is operated by a local education agency, including schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. For this program, a local education agency is one as defined by section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (now codified at 20 U.S.C. 7801(26)). The NAICS code is 561311.
      
      The PEYA program respondents are student sponsors. Sponsors are usually K-12 teachers who teach on a full-time basis in a public school that is operated by a local education agency, including schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sponsors play an important role in helping a young person carry out a project and apply for PEYA.

   4(b) Information Requested

      A copy of the both PIAEE and PEYA application forms is attached as Attachment A. 
      
      (i) Data items, including record keeping requirements
      The Agency will maintain an Excel spreadsheet of the names of the respondents, their email address, and associated reviewer scores for selection purposes. This spreadsheet is for internal use only and not available to the public. Additionally, EPA will retain a hard copy of each completed application form and store according to Agency guidelines. Completed applications that are distributed to reviewers will have any confidential information redacted. The Agency does not anticipate any record keeping activities on the part of the respondents under this ICR.
      
      (ii) Respondent Activities
      Respondents will be asked to complete the application form. Forms may be downloaded from EPA's environmental education website (https://www.epa.gov/education). Respondents can fill in the form electronically and may either print and mail a copy or they may attach the completed form by email. Each form will require the applicant to read the instructions, complete the application, write the essay responses and sample materials, and gather letters of recommendation. The PIAEE program application form will take approximately 10 hours to complete. The PYEA program application form will take approximately 5.6 hours to complete

5. The Information Collected - Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management

   5(a) Agency Activities

      Agency (EPA) activities associated with the collection of information include:
      
      Program Manager:
             Internal development, review and approval of Application Form (updated 2019
             Taking actions to review the form, ascertain improvements, and revise periodically (approximately 2-year intervals or more if needed)
             Providing copies of the application form
             Answering any respondent questions, follow-up
             Gathering respondents' completed forms
             Screening respondents' completed forms
             Recordkeeping/storing the completed form
             Forwarding form to EPA's Reviewers
      
      Reviewers:
             Review of respondents' completed forms
             Ranking awardee selections
      
      To respond to this ICR, we estimate that the Program Manager will spend 3.5 hours per respondent screening applications and answering respondent questions. 
      
      Each application is required to be reviewed by a minimum of 3 reviewers. EPA estimates that each reviewer spends 2 hours reviewing each application form, including completing a written evaluation of the application package and discussing winner selections.
      
   5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

      In collecting and analyzing the information associated with this ICR, EPA will use computers, e-mail, and websites. Respondents can obtain a blank application form from the EPA website. They may fill out the application form either electronically or in hard copy. The respondents can type essays in a Word document and attached them to the application form. Respondents can either print and mail in the application form and essay responses or send them as an email attachment. While respondents may type their information on the form, they must complete the signature page. In this case, respondents are allowed to print the signature page, sign, and scan the page as an attachment.
      
EPA will ensure the accuracy and completeness of collected information by reviewing each submittal and screening for missing components. EPA will enter basic contact information from the completed application form (name, school, email address) into an Excel Database that will only be accessible by the Program Manager. Each application form and essay responses are reviewed by a minimum of two EPA reviewers. Each reviewer submits the score to the Program Manager and the Program Manager will enter the score in to the Excel Database. This information is aggregated to select the respondents with the highest average scores from each EPA region as awardee finalists. This information is not available to the public.

   5(c) Small Entity Flexibility
      
      The respondents are small entities (i.e., teachers). The impact of small entities was taken into consideration during the development of application forms. The amount of questions asked was the minimum amount of information needed in order to make a decision on the awards.  

   5(d) Collection Schedule
      EPA anticipates having the following annual collection schedule.

	PIAEE
             January -  Application period opens. Respondents can download the application form from the EPA website and submit the completed form and essay responses via hard copy or email.
             March 30  -  Application period closes.
             May 1  -  May 30  -  EPA screens and reviews applications. 
             June 1  -  EPA aggregates reviewer scores and submits selected finalists to CEQ.
             June 1-30  -  CEQ reviews and screens finalists' applications.
             Second week of July  -  EPA announces award winners.

	PEYA
             October 1  -  Application period opens. Respondents can download the application form from the EPA website and submit the completed form and essay.  HQ screens applications as they come in. 
             January 15[th]  -  Application period closes.
             January 15[th]  -  March 2[st]  -  EPA regions reviews applications. 
             March 5[th]  -  All regions report winners to HQ for PEYA 
             March 30[th]  -  EPA announces award winners and the awards ceremony.
      
      After the initial completion of the application form, respondents who are selected as finalists may be asked to provide additional information, including, for PIAEE, proof of the number of years teaching and may undergo screening by CEQ.

6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

   6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

The estimated labor cost for elementary and secondary school employees is $27.47, which including the standard overhead factor of 1.6, produces a loaded wage rate of $43.95. The estimated labor cost for K-5 school employees is $24.58, which including the standard overhead factor of 1.6, produces a loaded wage rate of $39.33. The estimated labor cost for middle and secondary school employees is $30.35, which including the standard overhead factor of 1.6, produces a loaded wage rate of $48.56. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.htm

To respond to this ICR, we estimated that each respondent will take 10 hours to complete the PIAEE application form and 5.6 hours to complete the PEYA application form. 

For PIAEE, we estimate that approximately 75 teachers will respond to this request each year. Multiplying the estimated number of respondents (75) by the estimated respondent labor cost ($43.95) by the number of hours (10), we estimate the annual average dollar burden estimate for this awards program to be $32,960. The grand total for all 3 years is estimated at $98,879.

For PEYA (K-5), we estimate that approximately 100 sponsors will respond to this request each year. Multiplying the estimated number of respondents (100) by the estimated respondent labor cost ($39.33) by the number of hours (5.6), we estimate the annual average dollar burden estimate for the K-5 category of the awards program to be $22,025. The total for all 3 years is estimated at $66,076.

For PEYA (6-12 grade), we estimate that approximately 100 sponsors will respond to this request each year. Multiplying the estimated number of respondents in each grade group (100) by the estimated respondent labor cost ($48.56) by the number of hours (5.6), we estimate the annual average dollar burden estimate for the 6-12 grade category of the awards program to be $27,194. The total for all 3 years is estimated at $81,583.

The yearly total responded cost for all age groups of PEYA is estimated at $49,220. The grand total for all 3 years for all age groups of PEYA is estimated at $147,660.

   6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

 Estimating Labor Costs
                                            
                   Annual Cost for Teacher Award Respondents
                    Respondent Activities to Complete Form
                          Burden Hours Per Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($27.47 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43.95)
                        Number of Respondents Per Year
                        Total Respondent Cost Per Year
Read instructions
                                      0.5
                                    $43.95 
          75
                                                                        $1,648 
Fill out form
                                       1
                                    $43.95 
                                      75
                                                                        $3,296 
Write essays
                                      4.5
                                    $43.95 
                                      75
                                                                       $14,832 
Gather recommendations
                                       1
                                    $43.95 
                                      75
                                                                        $3,296 
Written sample materials
                                       2
                                    $43.95 
                                      75
                                                                        $6,592 
Submit application package
                                       1
                                    $43.95 
                                      75
                                       
                                                                        $3,296 
                                     TOTAL
                                   10 hours
                                    $43.95 
                                      75
                                                                       $32,960 
                                       
                    Annual Cost for PEYA (K-5) Respondents
                    Respondent Activities to Complete Form
                          Burden Hours Per Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($24.58 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $39.33)
                        Number of Respondents Per Year
                        Total Respondent Cost Per Year
Read instructions
                                     0.38
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                    $1,475 
Fill out form
                                     0.63
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                    $2,458 
Write project summary
                                     0.63
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                    $2,458 
Write a detailed description of project
                                     1.75
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                    $6,883 
Collect supporting materials
                                     2.00
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                    $7,866 
Submit application package
                                     0.23
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                     $885 
                                     TOTAL
                                   5.6 hours
                                    $39.33 
                                      100
                                   $22,025 
                                       
                                       
                 Annual Cost for PEYA (6-12 Grade) Respondents
                    Respondent Activities to Complete Form
                          Burden Hours Per Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($30.35 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $48.56)
                        Number of Respondents Per Year
                        Total Respondent Cost Per Year
Read instructions
                                     0.38
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                    $1,821 
Fill out form
                                     0.63
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                    $3,035 
Write project summary
                                     0.63
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                    $3,035 
Write a detailed description of project
                                     1.75
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                    $8,498 
Collect supporting materials
                                     2.00
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                    $9,712 
Submit application package
                                     0.23
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                    $1,093 
                                     TOTAL
                                   5.6 hours
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
                                   $27,194 
                                       
                                       
                    Annual Cost for PEYA (K-12) Respondents
                    Respondent Activities to Complete Form
                          Burden Hours Per Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($27.47 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43.95)
                        Number of Respondents Per Year
                        Total Respondent Cost Per Year
Read instructions
                                     0.38
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                    $3,296 
Fill out form
                                     0.63
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                    $5,493 
Write project summary
                                     0.63
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                    $5,493 
Write a detailed description of project
                                     1.75
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                   $15,381 
Collect supporting materials
                                     2.00
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                   $17,579 
Submit application package
                                     0.23
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                    $1,978 
                                     TOTAL
                                   5.6 hours
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
                                   $49,220 
                                       

       (ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs
      
      There are no capital or operations and maintenance costs.
      
      (iii) Capital/Start-up Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
      
      There are no capital/startup operating and maintenance costs.
      
      (iv) Annualizing Capital Costs
      
      There are no capital costs.

   6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost
      The Program Manager's labor cost is estimated to be a GS 13 Step 5. For Year 1, that is $53.85 per hour, $55.44 for Year 2, and $57.02  for Year 3, according to the Office of Personnel Management's 2019 Salary Table (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2019/general-schedule/). This ICR uses the average wage of $55.44 in cost calculations for Program Managers, which including the standard overhead factor of 1.6, produces a loaded wage rate of $88.70.
      
      The reviewer labor cost is estimated to be a GS 13 Step 1. For Year 1 that is $47.52 per hour $49.10 per hour for Year 2, and $50.69 per hour for Year 3, according to the Office of Personnel Management's 2019 Salary Table (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2018/general-schedule/). This ICR uses the average wage of $49.10 in cost calculations for reviewers, which including the standard overhead factor of 1.6, produces a loaded wage rate of $78.57.

                      PIAEE Annual Agency Burden and Cost
                                       
                          Agency Hours Per Respondent
                        Total No. Respondents Per Year
                              Labor Cost Per Year
Program Manager Activities
                                                                $88.70 per hour
                                                                               
                                                                               
Distribute form to respondents and answer their questions
                                                                    60 minutes 
                                                                       (1 hour)
                                                                             75
                                                                        $6,652 
Recordkeeping
                                                                    30 minutes 
                                                                    (0.5 hours)
                                                                             75
                                                                        $3,326 
Screening of applications
                                                                    60 minutes 
                                                                       (1 hour)
                                                                             75
                                                                        $6,652 
Distribution of applications for review
                                                                    20 minutes 
                                                                   (0.33 hours)
                                                                             75
                                                                        $2,217 
Forwarding awardee selections to CEQ for vetting
                                                                    20 minutes 
                                                                   (0.33 hours)
                                                                             75
                                                                        $2,217 
Announcing winners
                                                                    20 minutes 
                                                                   (0.33 hours)
                                                                             75
                                                                        $2,217 
Program Manager Subtotal
                                                                      3.5 hours
                                                                             75
                                                                       $23,283 
Reviewer Activities
                                                                $78.57 per hour
                                                                               
                                                                              
Reviewing applications
                                                                      1.5 hours
                                                                             75
                                                                        $8,839 
Discuss and rank winners
                                                                      0.5 hours
                                                                             75
                                                                        $2,946 
Reviewer Subtotal
                                                                        2 hours
                                                                             75
                                                                       $11,785 
Subtotal for 3 Reviewers
                                                                        6 hours
                                                                               
                                                                       $35,354 
EPA Grand Total (Program Manager & Reviewers)
                                                                      9.5 hours
                                                 712.5 hours for 75 respondents
                                                                       $58,638 

                      PEYA Annual Agency Burden and Cost
                                       
                          Agency Hours Per Respondent
                        Total No. Respondents Per Year
                              Labor Cost Per Year
Program Manager Activities
                                                                $88.70 per hour
                                                                               
                                                                               
Distribute form to respondents and answer their questions
                                                                    60 minutes 
                                                                       (1 hour)
                                                                            200
                                                                       $17,740 
Recordkeeping
                                                                    30 minutes 
                                                                    (0.5 hours)
                                                                            200
                                                                        $8,870 
Screening of applications
                                                                    60 minutes 
                                                                       (1 hour)
                                                                            200
                                                                       $17,740 
Distribution of applications for review
                                                                    20 minutes 
                                                                   (0.33 hours)
                                                                            200
                                                                        $5,913 
Announcing winners
                                                                    20 minutes 
                                                                   (0.33 hours)
                                                                            200
                                                                        $5,913 
Program Manager Subtotal
                                                                      3.5 hours
                                                                            200
                                                                       $56,176 
Reviewer Activities
                                                                $78.57 per hour
                                                                              
                                                                              
Reviewing applications
                                                                      1.5 hours
                                                                            200
                                                                       $23,570 
Discuss and rank winners
                                                                      0.5 hours
                                                                            200
                                                                        $7,857 
Reviewer Subtotal
                                                                        2 hours
                                                                            200
                                                                       $31,426 
Subtotal for 3 Reviewers
                                                                        6 hours
                                                                            200
                                                                       $94,278 
EPA Grand Total (Program Manager & Reviewers)
                                                                      9.2 hours
                                                1,833 hours for 200 respondents
                                                                      $150,454 

   6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs
   
   See 6(a) and (b).
   
   6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables

      (i) Respondent Tally
                                       
           Bottom-Line Annual Burden and Cost for PIAEE Respondents
PIAEE Respondent Activities to Complete Application Form
Burden Hours/Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($26.67 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43)
Number of Respondents Per Year
Total Annual Burden Hours
Total Cost Per Year
Total Per Year
10 hours
$43.95
75
750
$32,960 
                                       
                                       
         Bottom-Line Annual Burden and Cost for PEYA Respondents (K-5)
PEYA Respondent Activities to Complete Application Form
Burden Hours/Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($26.67 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43)
Number of Respondents Per Year
Total Annual Burden Hours
Total Cost Per Year
                                Total Per Year
5.6 hours
 $39.33 
100
560     
$22,025 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
     Bottom-Line Annual Burden and Cost for PEYA Respondents (6-12 grade)
PEYA Respondent Activities to Complete Application Form
Burden Hours/Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($26.67 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43)
Number of Respondents Per Year
Total Annual Burden Hours
Total Cost Per Year
                                Total Per Year
                                   5.6 hours
                                    $48.56 
                                      100
560
                                   $27,194 

       Total Bottom-Line Annual Burden and Cost for All PEYA Respondents
PEYA Respondent Activities to Complete Application Form
Burden Hours/Respondent
Burden for Respondent ($26.67 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43)
Number of Respondents Per Year
Total Annual Burden Hours
Total Cost Per Year
                                Total Per Year
                                   5.6 hours
                                    $43.95 
                                      200
1,120
                                   $49,220 

      (ii) The Agency Tally

                PIAEE Bottom-Line Annual Agency Burden and Cost
                                       
                       Agency Hours for Each Respondent
                           Number of Hours Per Year
                              Labor Cost Per Year
Agency Total (Program Manager & Reviewers) for 75 Respondents
                                   9.5 hours
                                     712.5
                                    $58,638
                                       
                PEYA Bottom-Line Annual Agency Burden and Cost
                                       
                       Agency Hours for Each Respondent
                           Number of Hours Per Year
                              Labor Cost Per Year
Agency Total (Program Manager & Reviewers) for 200 Respondents
                                   9.2 hours
                                     1,833
                                   $150,454 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   6(e) Combined Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables for PIAEE and PEYA

      (i) Respondent Tally

  Combined Bottom-Line Annual Burden and Cost for PIAEE and PEYA Respondents
            PEYA Respondent Activities to Complete Application Form
Burden for Respondent ($26.67 per labor hour multiplied by 1.6 for overhead equals $43)
                        Number of Respondents Per Year
                           Total Annual Burden Hours
                              Total Cost Per Year
                                Total Per Year
                                    $43.95
                                      275
                                     1,870
                                    $82,180

      (ii) The Agency Tally

      	Combined PIAEE and PEYA Bottom-Line Annual Agency Burden and Cost
                                       
                           Number of Hours Per Year
                              Labor Cost Per Year
Agency Total (Program Manager & Reviewers) for 275 Respondents
                                     2,546
                                  $209,0292 

      (iii) Variations in the Annual Bottom Line
      
      We do not anticipate major variations in the annual bottom line burden hours and costs for the respondents or the Agency.

   6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

      There has been a change in the number of respondents due to the addition of activities related to PEYA application. The individual cost per respondent has risen, due to increases in labor rate estimates.

   6(g) Burden Statement

      The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 hours per response for the PIAEE program application form and 5.6 hours per response for the PYEA program application form. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable applications and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit, or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
      
      To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this OCR under Docket Number EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0553, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m.  -  4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental Information Docket is (202) 566-9744. An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17[th] Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2015-0553and OMB Control No. 2090-0031 in any correspondence.