Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-11-03T05:00Z

Table
1­
1.
Green
Power
Partnership
Respondent
Burden
for
Year
1
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Lgl.*
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Respon.
Labor
Capital/

$
153.56
$
82.60
$
66.47
$
30.35
Hours/
Cost/
Startup
O
&
M
Number
of
Total
Total
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
per
Hour
per
Hour
per
Hour
per
Hour
Activity
Year
Cost
Cost
Respondents
Hours/
Year
Cost/
Year
Letter
of
Intent
Full­
scale
Partners
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
250
1,167.5
$
86,838
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
250
62.5
$
2,648
Provider
Organization
Partners
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
0
0.0
$
0
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
0
0.0
$
0
SUBTOTAL
1,230
$
89,485
Annual
Information
Reporting
Forms
Review
and
complete
form
(
One
year
after
joining)
a
0.25
1.00
1.33
0.00
2.58
$
209.40
$
0
$
0
250
645.0
$
52,350
Verify
and
update
form
(
existing
partners)
b
0.25
0.92
0.50
0.00
1.67
$
147.62
$
0
$
0
250
417.5
$
36,905
Submit
form
to
EPA
and
file
a
copy
(
One
year
after
joining)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.33
$
10.02
$
0
$
3
250
82.5
$
3,255
Submit
form
to
EPA
and
file
a
copy
(
existing
partners)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
250
62.5
$
2,648
SUBTOTAL
1,207.5
$
95,158
Information
Updates
and
Follow­
ups
Submit
contact
or
profile
information
updates
via
Web
c
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
33.24
$
0
$
0
188
93.8
$
6,233
Clarify
LOI
or
annual
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
d
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
325
81.3
$
5,402
Provide
additional
technical
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
e
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
33.24
$
0
$
0
100
50.0
$
3,324
SUBTOTAL
225.0
$
14,958
TOTAL
750f
2,662.5
$
199,601
c
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
pag
d
50%
of
new
partners
will
require
a
follow­
up
call
for
filling
out
the
LOI
and
40%
of
existing
partners
will
require
follow­
up
to
the
yearly
report.
Each
follow­
up
call
is
estimated
to
take
15
minute
e
100
GPP
partners
are
expected
to
provide
additional
technical
information
to
the
Agency
in
2005
f
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2005
is
750,
including
500
existing
full
scale
partners
who
submit
annual
forms
and
250
new
partners
who
submit
LO
*
Labor
rates
for
the
respondent
tables
from
three
consultations
with
current
GPP
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
110%
factor
to
the
average
of
the
base
rates
received
from
the
consultations.

a
Partners
must
complete
this
form
for
the
first
time,
one
year
after
they
join
GPP.
Assumes
250
partners
joined
in
2004
and
submit
the
partner
yearly
form
for
the
first
time
in
2005.
Provider
organization
partners
do
not
complete
annual
forms.

b
Partners
who
submitted
the
partner
yearly
form
in
previous
years
receive
a
form
already
populated
with
their
data
and
simply
review
and
update
their
information.
Assumes
250
partners
previously
completed
the
form
and
will
update
it
in
2005.
1­
1
Table
1­
2.
Green
Power
Partnership
Respondent
Burden
for
Year
2
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Lgl.*
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Respon.
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
153.56
$
82.60
$
66.47
$
30.35
Hours/
Cost/
Startup
O
&
M
of
Total
Cost/

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
per
Hour
per
Hour
per
Hour
per
Hour
Activity
Year
Cost
Cost
Respondents
Hours/
Year
Year
Letter
of
Intent
Full­
scale
Partners
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
250
1,167.5
$
86,838
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
250
62.5
$
2,648
Provider
Organization
Partners
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
25
116.8
$
8,684
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
25
6.3
$
265
SUBTOTAL
1,353
$
98,434
Annual
Information
Reporting
Forms
Review
and
complete
form
(
One
year
after
joining)
a
0.25
1.00
1.33
0.00
2.58
$
209.40
$
0
$
0
250
645.0
$
52,350
Verify
and
update
form
(
existing
partners)
b
0.25
0.92
0.50
0.00
1.67
$
147.62
$
0
$
0
500
835.0
$
73,810
Submit
form
to
EPA
and
file
a
copy
(
One
year
after
joining)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.33
$
10.02
$
0
$
3
250
82.5
$
3,255
Submit
form
to
EPA
and
file
a
copy
(
existing
partners)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
500
125.0
$
5,295
SUBTOTAL
1,687.5
$
134,710
Information
Updates
and
Follow­
ups
Submit
contact
or
profile
information
updates
via
Web
c
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
33.24
$
0
$
0
256
128.1
$
8,518
Clarify
LOI
or
annual
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
d
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
438
109.4
$
7,271
Provide
additional
technical
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
e
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
33.24
$
0
$
0
100
50.0
$
3,324
SUBTOTAL
287.5
$
19,113
TOTAL
1,025f
3,328.0
$
252,257
c
An
estimated
25
percent
of
all
GPP
partners
are
likely
to
make
web
updates
because
there
is
a
promotional
GPP
Partner
Profile
on
each
individual
partner
page.

d
50%
of
new
partners
will
require
a
follow­
up
call
for
filling
out
the
LOI
and
40%
of
existing
partners
will
require
follow­
up
to
the
yearly
report.
Each
follow­
up
call
is
estimated
to
take
15
minutes.

e
100
GPP
partners
are
expected
to
provide
additional
technical
information
to
the
Agency
in
2006.

*
Labor
rates
for
the
respondent
tables
from
three
consultations
with
current
GPP
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
110%
factor
to
the
average
of
the
base
rates
received
from
the
consultations.

a
Partners
must
complete
this
form
for
the
first
time,
one
year
after
they
join
GPP.
Assumes
250
partners
joined
in
2005
and
submit
the
partner
yearly
form
for
the
first
time
in
2006.
Provider
organization
partners
do
not
complete
annual
forms.

b
Partners
who
submitted
the
partner
yearly
form
in
previous
years
receive
a
form
already
populated
with
their
data
and
simply
review
and
update
their
information.
Assumes
500
partners
previously
completed
the
form
and
will
update
it
in
2006.

f
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2006
is
1,025,
including
750
existing
full
scale
partners
who
submit
annual
forms,
250
new
full­
scale
partners
who
submit
LOI's,
and
25
new
provider
partners
who
submit
LOI's.
1­
2
Table
1­
3.
Green
Power
Partnership
Respondent
Burden
for
Year
3
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Lgl.
Mgr.
Tech.
Cler.
Respon.
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
153.56
$
82.60
$
66.47
$
30.35
Hours/
Cost/
Startup
O
&
M
of
Total
Cost/

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
per
Hour
per
Hour
per
Hour
per
Hour
Activity
Year
Cost
Cost
Respondents
Hours/
Year
Year
Letter
of
Intent
Full­
scale
Partners
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
300
1,401.0
$
104,205
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
300
75.0
$
3,177
Provider
Organization
Partners
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
25
116.8
$
8,684
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
25
6.3
$
265
SUBTOTAL
1,599
$
116,331
Annual
Information
Reporting
Forms
Review
and
complete
form
(
One
year
after
joining)
a
0.25
1.00
1.33
0.00
2.58
$
209.40
$
0
$
0
250
645.0
$
52,350
Verify
and
update
form
(
existing
partners)
b
0.25
0.92
0.50
0.00
1.67
$
147.62
$
0
$
0
750
1,252.5
$
110,715
Submit
form
to
EPA
and
file
a
copy
(
one
year
after
joining)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.33
$
10.02
$
0
$
3
250
82.5
$
3,255
Submit
form
to
EPA
and
file
a
copy
(
existing
partners)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
750
187.5
$
7,943
SUBTOTAL
2,167.5
$
174,263
Information
Updates
and
Follow­
ups
Submit
contact
or
profile
information
updates
via
Web
c
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
33.24
$
0
$
0
338
168.8
$
11,219
Clarify
LOI
or
annual
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
d
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
563
140.6
$
9,349
Provide
additional
technical
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
e
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
33.24
$
0
$
0
100
50.0
$
3,324
SUBTOTAL
359.4
$
23,891
TOTAL
1,325f
4,125.9
$
314,484
c
An
estimated
25
percent
of
all
GPP
partners
are
likely
to
make
web
updates
because
there
is
a
promotional
GPP
Partner
Profile
on
each
individual
partner
page.

d
50%
of
new
partners
will
require
a
follow­
up
call
for
filling
out
the
LOI
and
40%
of
existing
partners
will
require
follow­
up
to
the
yearly
report.
Each
follow­
up
call
is
estimated
to
take
15
minutes.

e
100
GPP
partners
are
expected
to
provide
additional
technical
information
to
the
Agency
in
2007.

*
Labor
rates
for
the
respondent
tables
from
three
consultations
with
current
GPP
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
110%
factor
to
the
average
of
the
base
rates
received
from
the
consultations.

a
Partners
must
complete
this
form
for
the
first
time,
one
year
after
they
join
GPP.
Assumes
250
partners
joined
in
2006
and
submit
the
partner
yearly
form
for
the
first
time
in
2007.
Provider
organization
partners
do
not
complete
annual
forms.

b
Partners
who
submitted
the
partner
yearly
form
in
previous
years
receive
a
form
already
populated
with
their
data
and
simply
review
and
update
their
information.
Assumes
750
partners
previously
completed
the
form
and
will
update
it
in
2007.

f
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2007
is
1,325,
including
1,000
existing
full
scale
partners
who
submit
annual
forms,
300
new
full­
scale
partners
who
submit
LOI's,
and
25
new
provider
organization
partners
who
submit
LOI's.
1­
3
Table
2­
1.
Green
Power
Partnership
Agency
(
EPA)
Burden
for
Year
1
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Agency
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
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
Letter
of
Intent
From
Full­
scale
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
250
62.5
$
3,025
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
250
62.5
$
3,025
From
Provider
Organizations
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
0
0.0
$
0
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
0
0.0
$
0
SUBTOTAL
125.0
$
6,050
Annual
Information
Reporting
Forms
Prepare
and
send
annual
forms
to
partners
one
year
after
they
join
a
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
3
250
62.5
$
3,775
Prepare
and
send
prepopulated
forms
to
existing
partners
b
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.50
$
17.40
$
0
$
3
250
125.0
$
5,100
Review
completed
information
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
500
125.0
$
6,050
Enter
information
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
500
125.0
$
6,050
SUBTOTAL
437.5
$
20,975
Initiate
Information
Follow­
ups
Call
or
email
partner
to
request
clarification
of
LOI
or
annual
reporting
form
c
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
325
81.3
$
3,933
Review
and
enter
data
after
reciept
of
information
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
325
48.8
$
2,360
Request
additional
technical
information
via
e­
mail
or
telephone
d
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
100
15.0
$
726
Review
and
enter
data
after
reciept
of
information
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
100
25.0
$
1,210
SUBTOTAL
170.0
$
8,228
Receive
Information
updates
Review
and
enter
contact
or
profile
information
updates
received
from
partners
via
GPP
Website
e
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
188
28.1
$
1,361
SUBTOTAL
28.1
$
1,361
Annual
management
review
of
GPP
programg
16.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
1,076.17
$
0
$
0
16.0
$
1,076
TOTAL
750f
776.6
$
37,690
c
On
average,
the
Agency
must
contact
50%
of
new
partners
regarding
the
LOI
and
40%
of
existing
partners
regarding
the
yearly
report.
Each
follow­
up
call
is
estimated
to
take
15
minutes.

d
The
Agency
expects
to
request
100
GPP
partners
to
provide
additional
technical
information
in
2005.

e
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.

f
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2005
is
750,
including
500
existing
full
scale
partners
who
submit
annual
forms
and
250
new
partners
who
submit
LOI's.

g
Assumed
an
annual
EPA
management
review
of
Green
Power
Partnership
program
information
collection
activities
and
success.

*
Agency
labor
rates
were
taken
from
the
source
table:
2004
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
must
complete
this
form
for
the
first
time,
one
year
after
they
join
GPP.
Assumes
250
partners
joined
in
2004,
whose
forms
will
be
reviewed
for
the
first
time
in
2005.
Provider
organization
partners
do
not
complete
annual
forms.

b
Partners
who
submitted
the
partner
yearly
form
in
previous
years
receive
a
form
already
populated
with
their
data
and
simply
review
and
update
their
information.
Assumes
250
partners
previously
completed
the
form
and
will
update
it
in
2005.
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
2­
1
Table
2­
2.
Green
Power
Partnership
Agency
(
EPA)
Burden
for
Year
2
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Agency
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
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
Letter
of
Intent
From
Full­
scale
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
250
62.5
$
3,025
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.25
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
250
62.5
$
3,025
From
Provider
Organizations
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
6.3
$
303
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
6.3
$
303
SUBTOTAL
137.5
$
6,655
Annual
Information
Reporting
Forms
Prepare
and
send
annual
forms
to
partners
one
year
after
they
joina
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
3
250
62.5
$
3,775
Prepare
and
send
prepopulated
forms
to
existing
partnersb
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.50
$
17.40
$
0
$
3
500
250.0
$
10,200
Review
completed
information
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
750
187.5
$
9,075
Enter
information
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
750
187.5
$
9,075
SUBTOTAL
687.5
$
32,125
Initiate
Information
Follow­
ups
Call
or
email
partner
to
request
clarification
of
LOI
or
annual
reporting
form
c
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
438
109.4
$
5,294
Review
and
enter
data
after
reciept
of
information
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
438
65.6
$
3,176
Request
additional
technical
information
via
e­
mail
or
telephoned
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
100
15.0
$
726
Review
and
enter
data
after
reciept
of
information
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
100
25.0
$
1,210
SUBTOTAL
215.0
$
10,406
Receive
Information
updates
Review
and
enter
contact
or
profile
information
updates
received
from
partners
via
GPP
Website
e
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
256
38.4
$
1,860
SUBTOTAL
38.4
$
1,860
Annual
management
review
of
GPP
programg
16.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
1,076.17
$
0
$
0
16.0
$
1,076
TOTAL
1,025f
1,094.4
$
52,123
c
On
average,
the
Agency
must
contact
50%
of
new
partners
regarding
the
LOI
and
40%
of
existing
partners
regarding
the
yearly
report.
Each
follow­
up
call
is
estimated
to
take
15
minut
d
The
Agency
expects
to
request
100
GPP
partners
to
provide
additional
technical
information
in
2006
e
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
st
g
Assumed
an
annual
EPA
management
review
of
Green
Power
Partnership
program
information
collection
activities
and
success
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
f
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2006
is
1,025,
including
750
existing
full
scale
partners
who
submit
annual
forms,
250
new
full­
scale
partners
who
submit
LOI's,
and
25
new
provider
partners
who
submit
LOI's.

*
Agency
labor
rates
were
taken
from
the
source
table:
2004
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
must
complete
this
form
for
the
first
time,
one
year
after
they
join
GPP.
Assumes
250
partners
joined
in
2005,
which
will
be
reviewed
for
the
first
time
in
2006.
Provider
organization
partners
do
not
complete
annual
forms.

b
Partners
who
submitted
the
partner
yearly
form
in
previous
years
receive
a
form
already
populated
with
their
data
and
simply
review
and
update
their
information.
Assumes
500
partners
previously
completed
the
form
and
will
update
it
in
2006.
2­
2
Table
2­
3.
Green
Power
Partnership
Agency
(
EPA)
Burden
for
Year
3
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Agency
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
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
Letter
of
Intent
From
Full­
scale
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
300
75.0
$
3,630
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
300
75.0
$
3,630
From
Provider
Organizations
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
6.3
$
303
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
6.3
$
303
SUBTOTAL
162.5
$
7,865
Annual
Information
Reporting
Forms
Prepare
and
send
annual
forms
to
partners
one
year
after
they
joina
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
3
250
62.5
$
3,775
Prepare
and
send
prepopulated
forms
to
existing
partnersb
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.50
$
17.40
$
0
$
3
750
375.0
$
15,300
Review
completed
information
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
1,000
250.0
$
12,100
Enter
information
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
1,000
250.0
$
12,100
SUBTOTAL
937.5
$
43,275
Initiate
Information
Follow­
ups
Call
or
email
partner
to
request
clarification
of
LOI
or
annual
reporting
form
c
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
563
140.6
$
6,806
Review
and
enter
data
after
reciept
of
information
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
563
84.4
$
4,084
Request
additional
technical
information
via
e­
mail
or
telephoned
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
100
15.0
$
726
Review
and
enter
data
after
reciept
of
information
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
100
25.0
$
1,210
SUBTOTAL
265.0
$
12,826
Receive
Information
updates
Review
and
enter
contact
or
profile
information
updates
received
from
partners
via
GPP
Website
e
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
338
50.6
$
2,450
SUBTOTAL
50.6
$
2,450
Annual
management
review
of
GPP
programg
16.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
1,076.17
$
0
$
0
16.0
$
1,076
TOTAL
1,325f
1,431.6
$
67,492
c
On
average,
the
Agency
must
contact
50%
of
new
partners
regarding
the
LOI
and
40%
of
existing
partners
regarding
the
yearly
report.
Each
follow­
up
call
is
estimated
to
take
15
minut
d
The
Agency
expects
to
request
100
GPP
partners
to
provide
additional
technical
information
in
2006
e
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
st
g
Assumed
an
annual
EPA
management
review
of
Green
Power
Partnership
program
information
collection
activities
and
success
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
*
Agency
labor
rates
were
taken
from
the
source
table:
2004
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
f
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2007
is
1,325,
including
1,000
existing
full
scale
partners
who
submit
annual
forms,
300
new
full­
scale
partners
who
submit
LOI's,
and
25
new
provider
organization
partners
who
submit
LOI's.

a
Partners
must
complete
this
form
for
the
first
time,
one
year
after
they
join
GPP.
Assumes
250
partners
joined
in
2006,
which
will
be
reviewed
for
the
first
time
in
2007.
Provider
organization
partners
do
not
complete
annual
forms.

b
Partners
who
submitted
the
partner
yearly
form
in
previous
years
receive
a
form
already
populated
with
their
data
and
simply
review
and
update
their
information.
Assumes
750
partners
previously
completed
the
form
and
will
update
it
in
2007.
2­
3
Table
3­
1.
CHP
Partnership
Respondent
Burden
for
Year
1
Partner
Group
Lgl
$
per
Hour
Mgr.
$
per
Hour
Tech.
$
per
Hour
Cler.
$
per
Hour
Gov't*
$
67.26
$
67.26
$
48.40
$
21.23
O
&
M
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Company/
Institution**
$
153.56
$
82.60
$
66.47
$
30.35
Cost
Letter
of
Intent
State/
Local/
Tribal
Partners
a
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
252.24
$
0
$
0
3
1
14.0
$
757
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
5.31
$
0
$
3
3
1
0.8
$
25
Company
and
Institutional
Partners
b
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
25
1
116.8
$
8,684
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
3
25
1
6.3
$
265
SUBTOTAL
138
$
9,730
CHP
Project
Reporting
Forms
Review
form
and
instructions
and
complete
form
(
new
partners)
c
0.00
0.67
1.33
0.00
2.00
$
143.75
$
0
$
0
21
1
42.0
$
3,019
Verify
and
update
spreadsheet
(
existing
partners)
d
0.00
0.67
1.00
0.00
1.67
$
121.81
$
0
$
0
87
2
290.6
$
21,195
Submit
spreadsheet
to
EPA
electronically
and
file
a
copy
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
9.97
$
0
$
0
87
2
26.1
$
1,735
Submit
form
to
EPA
via
mail
and
file
a
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
21
1
5.3
$
222
SUBTOTAL
363.9
$
26,171
Information
Updates
and
Follow­
ups
Submit
contact
or
profile
information
updates
via
Web
e
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
28
1
7.1
$
469
Clarify
LOI
or
project
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
f
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
34
1
8.5
$
565
SUBTOTAL
15.6
$
1,034
TOTAL
115g
517.2
$
36,935
a
Assumed
10
new
state
partners
during
the
three
year
ICR
period.
3
new
partners
in
2005.

b
Assumed
25
new
commercial/
institutional
partners
in
the
year
2005,
spread
evenly
among
project
developers,
end­
users,
consulting
engineers,
equipment
manufacturers,
and
utilities.

e
Assumed
15%
of
new
and
existing
partners
in
the
year
2005
(
188
projected
total
partners),
will
update
their
information
over
the
CHP
website
sometime
during
the
calendar
year.

g
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2005
is
115,
including
87
existing
partners
who
are
expected
to
complete
project
reporting
spreadsheets,
25
new
company
and
institutional
partners
who
will
fill
out
both
a
LOI
and
project
reporting
form,
and
3
state/
local/
tribal
government
partners
who
will
complete
an
LOI.

d
All
Project
developers,
ESCOs,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers,
and
25%
of
utilities
review
their
project
information
and
provide
updates
every
6
months.
Of
the
estimated
160
partners
at
the
end
of
2004,
87
partners
belong
to
these
categories.
They
will
receive
a
spreadsheet
already
populated
with
their
project
data
twice
a
year
and
will
verify
and
update
their
project
information
on
this
spreadsheet
in
2005.

c
Assumed
all
new
end­
users,
project
developers,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers
(
5
of
each
partner
category)
who
join
in
2005
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
Assumed
25%
of
the
5
utility
partners
who
join
in
2005
(
i.
e.
1
utility)
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
New
state
partners
do
not
fiill
out
project
forms.

*
Labor
rates
for
EPA
personnel
were
used
for
all
public­
sector
personnel,
including
employees
of
State/
Local/
Tribal
agencies.
Source
for
EPA
labor
rates:
Office
of
Personnel
Management:
2004
GS
Salary
Table
of
Annual
Rates
by
Grade
and
Step,
http://
www.
opm.
gov/
oca/
04tables/
html/
gs.
asp.
Legal
and
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
**
Labor
rates
for
the
company
and
institutional
respondent
tables
came
from
three
consultations
with
current
CHP
partners.
Each
partner
offered
a
base
hourly
wage
rate
for
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
110%
factor
to
the
average
of
the
base
rates
received
from
the
consultations.

Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Total
Cost/
Yr
f
Assumed
25%
of
the
28
new
partners
completing
their
LOI
(
i.
e.
7
partners)
will
require
follow­
up.
Additionally,
25%
of
partners
of
the
108
partners
completing
CHP
project
forms
or
spreadsheets
(
i.
e.
27
partners)
will
require
follow­
up
in
order
to
correctly
complete
the
form.
Respon­

dent
Hours
Labor
Cost
Capital/

Startup
Cost
Number
of
Respon­

dents
Total
Hrs/
Yr
Frequency
of
Response
3­
1
Table
3­
2.
CHP
Partnership
Respondent
Burden
for
Year
2
Partner
Group
Lgl
$
per
Hour
Mgr.
$
per
Hour
Tech.
$
per
Hour
Cler.
$
per
Hour
Gov't*
$
67.26
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.20
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Company/
Institution**
$
153.56
$
82.60
$
66.47
$
30.35
Letter
of
Intent
State/
Local/
Tribal
Partners
a
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
252.20
$
0
$
0
3
1
14.0
$
757
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
5.30
$
0
$
3
3
1
0.8
$
25
Company
and
Institutional
Partners
b
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
347.35
$
0
$
0
25
1
116.8
$
8,684
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
3
25
1
6.3
$
265
SUBTOTAL
138
$
9,730
CHP
Project
Reporting
Forms
Review
form
and
instructions
and
complete
form
(
new
partners)
c
0.00
0.67
1.33
0.00
2.00
$
143.75
$
0
$
0
21
2
85.0
$
6,109
Verify
and
update
spreadsheet
(
existing
partners)
d
0.00
0.67
1.00
0.00
1.67
$
121.81
$
0
$
0
103
2
344.0
$
25,093
Submit
spreadsheet
to
EPA
electronically
and
file
a
copy
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
9.97
$
0
$
0
103
2
30.9
$
2,054
Submit
form
to
EPA
via
mail
and
file
a
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
21
1
5.3
$
225
SUBTOTAL
465.2
$
33,481
Information
Updates
and
Follow­
ups
Submit
contact
or
profile
information
updates
via
Web
e
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
32
1
8.1
$
538
Clarify
LOI
or
project
information
via
email
or
telephone
interviewf
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
38
1
9.5
$
633
SUBTOTAL
17.6
$
1,171
TOTAL
131g
620.6
$
44,382
a
Assumed
10
new
state
partners
during
the
three
year
ICR
period.
3
new
partners
in
2006
b
Assumed
25
new
commercial/
institutional
partners
in
the
year
2006,
spread
evenly
among
project
developers,
end­
users,
consulting
engineers,
equipment
manufacturers,
and
utilitie
e
Assumed
15%
of
new
and
existing
partners
in
the
year
2006
(
216
projected
total
partners),
will
update
their
information
over
the
CHP
website
sometime
during
the
calendar
ye
g
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2006
is
131,
including
103
existing
partners
who
are
expected
to
complete
project
reporting
spreadsheets,
25
new
company
and
institutional
partners
who
will
fill
out
both
a
LOI
and
project
reporting
form,
and
3
state/
local/
tribal
government
partners
who
will
complete
an
LOI.

c
Assumed
all
new
end­
users,
project
developers,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers
(
5
of
each
partner
category)
who
join
in
2006
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
Assumed
25%
of
the
5
utility
partners
who
join
2006
(
i.
e.
1
utility)
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
New
state
partners
do
not
fiill
out
project
forms.

d
All
Project
developers,
ESCOs,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers,
and
25%
of
utilities
review
their
project
information
and
provide
updates
every
6
months.
Of
the
estimated
188
partners
at
the
end
of
2005,
103
partners
belong
to
these
categories.
They
will
receive
a
spreadsheet
already
populated
with
their
project
data
twice
a
year
and
will
verify
and
update
their
project
information
on
this
spreadsheet
in
2006.

*
Labor
rates
for
EPA
personnel
were
used
for
all
public­
sector
personnel,
including
employees
of
State/
Local/
Tribal
agencies.
Source
for
EPA
labor
rates:
Office
of
Personnel
Management:
2004
GS
Salary
Table
of
Annual
Rates
by
Grade
and
Step,
http://
www.
opm.
gov/
oca/
04tables/
html/
gs.
asp.
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
**
Labor
rates
for
the
company
and
institutional
respondent
tables
came
from
three
consultations
with
current
CHP
partners.
Each
partner
offered
a
base
hourly
wage
rate
for
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
110%
factor
to
the
average
of
the
base
rates
received
from
the
consultations.

f
Assumed
25%
of
the
28
new
partners
completing
their
LOI
(
i.
e.
7
partners)
will
require
followup.
Additionally,
25%
of
the
124
partners
completing
CHP
project
forms
or
spreadsheets
(
i.
e.
31
partners)
will
require
follow­
up
in
order
to
correctly
complete
the
form.
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Cost/
Yr
Labor
Cost
Total
Hrs/
Yr
O
&
M
Cost
Frequency
of
Response
Respon­

dent
Hours
Capital/

Startup
Cost
Number
of
Respon­
dents
3­
2
Table
3­
3.
CHP
Partnership
Respondent
Burden
for
Year
3
Partner
Group
Lgl
$
per
Hour
Mgr.
$
per
Hour
Tech.
$
per
Hour
Cler.
$
per
Hour
Gov't*
$
67.26
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Company/
Institution**
$
153.56
$
82.60
$
66.47
$
30.35
Letter
of
Intent
State/
Local/
Tribal
Partners
a
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.25
4.67
$
252.21
$
0
$
0
4
1
18.7
$
1,009
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
5.31
$
0
$
3
4
1
1.0
$
33
Company
and
Institutional
Partners
b
Review
and
complete
LOI
0.25
1.50
2.67
0.17
4.59
$
344.92
$
0
$
0
25
1
114.8
$
8,623
Submit
LOI
to
EPA
and
file
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.33
$
10.02
$
3
25
1
8.3
$
326
SUBTOTAL
143
$
9,991
CHP
Project
Reporting
Forms
Review
form
and
instructions
and
complete
form
(
new
partners)
c
0.00
0.67
1.33
0.00
2.00
$
143.75
$
0
$
0
21
2
85.0
$
6,109
Verify
and
update
spreadsheet
(
existing
partners)
d
0.00
0.67
1.00
0.00
1.67
$
121.81
$
0
$
0
119
2
397.5
$
28,991
Submit
spreadsheet
to
EPA
electronically
and
file
a
copy
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
9.97
$
0
$
0
119
2
35.7
$
2,373
Submit
form
to
EPA
via
mail
and
file
a
copy
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.59
$
0
$
3
21
1
5.3
$
225
SUBTOTAL
523.5
$
37,698
Information
Updates
and
Follow­
ups
Submit
contact
or
profile
information
updates
via
Web
e
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
37
1
9.2
$
608
Clarify
LOI
or
project
information
via
email
or
telephone
interview
f
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
16.62
$
0
$
0
42
1
10.6
$
703
SUBTOTAL
19.7
$
1,312
TOTAL
148g
685.9
$
49,000
a
Assumed
10
new
state
partners
during
the
three
year
ICR
period.
4
new
partners
in
2007
b
Assumed
25
new
commercial/
institutional
partners
in
the
year
2007,
spread
evenly
among
project
developers,
end­
users,
consulting
engineers,
equipment
manufacturers,
and
utilitie
e
Assumed
15%
of
new
and
existing
partners
in
the
year
2007
(
244
projected
total
partners),
will
update
their
information
over
the
CHP
website
sometime
during
the
calendar
ye
Frequency
of
Response
g
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2007
is
148,
including
119
existing
partners
who
are
expected
to
complete
project
reporting
spreadsheets,
25
new
company
and
institutional
partners
who
will
fill
out
both
a
LOI
and
project
reporting
form,
and
4
state/
local/
tribal
government
partners
who
will
complete
an
LOI.

c
Assumed
all
new
end­
users,
project
developers,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers
(
5
of
each
partner
category)
who
join
in
2007
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
Assumed
25%
of
the
5
utility
partners
who
join
in
2007
(
i.
e.
1
utility)
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
New
state
partners
do
not
fiill
out
project
forms.

d
All
Project
developers,
ESCOs,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers,
and
25%
of
utilities
review
their
project
information
and
provide
updates
every
6
months.
Of
the
217
partners
at
the
end
of
2006,
1
partners
belong
to
these
categories.
They
will
receive
a
spreadsheet
already
populated
with
their
project
data
and
will
verify
and
update
their
project
information
on
a
this
spreadsheet
in
2007.

*
Labor
rates
for
EPA
personnel
were
used
for
all
public­
sector
personnel,
including
employees
of
State/
Local/
Tribal
agencies.
Source
for
EPA
labor
rates:
Office
of
Personnel
Management:
2004
GS
Salary
Table
of
Annual
Rates
by
Grade
and
Step
http://
www.
opm.
gov/
oca/
04tables/
html/
gs.
asp.
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
**
Labor
rates
for
the
company
and
institutional
respondent
tables
came
from
three
consultations
with
current
CHP
partners.
Each
partner
offered
a
base
hourly
wage
rate
for
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
110%
factor
to
the
average
of
the
base
rates
received
from
the
consultations
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
f
Assumed
25%
of
the
28
new
partners
completing
their
LOI
(
i.
e.
7
partners)
will
require
followup.
Additionally,
25%
of
the
140
partners
completing
CHP
project
forms
or
spreadsheets
(
i.
e.
35
partners)
will
require
followup
in
order
to
correctly
complete
the
form.
Total
Cost/
Yr
Labor
Cost
Total
Hrs/
Yr
O
&
M
Cost
Respon­

dent
Hours
Capital/

Startup
Cost
Number
of
Respon­

dents
3­
3
Table
4­
1.
CHP
Parnership
Agency
(
EPA)
Burden
for
Year
1
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Agency
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
Hours/
Cost/
Startup
O
&
M
of
Responses/
Total
Cost/

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Hour
Hour
Hour
Year
Year
Cost
Cost
Respondents
Year
Hours/
Year
Year
Letter
of
Intent
From
State/
Local/
Tribal
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
3
1
0.8
$
36
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
3
1
0.8
$
36
From
Company
and
Institutional
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
1
6.3
$
303
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
1
6.3
$
303
SUBTOTAL
14.0
$
678
CHP
Project
Information
Reporting
Forms
Prepare
and
send
information
form
a
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
3
21
1
5.3
$
317
Prepare
and
send
information
spreadsheet
to
existing
partners
b
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
87
2
87.0
$
4,209
Review
completed
information
form
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
21
1
10.5
$
508
Review
completed
information
spreadsheet
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
87
2
87.0
$
4,209
Enter
information
from
form
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
21
1
5.3
$
254
Enter
information
from
spreadsheet
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
spreadsheet
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
87
2
43.5
$
2,105
SUBTOTAL
238.5
$
11,603
Initiate
Information
updates
Call
or
email
partner
to
request
clarification
of
LOI
or
project
reporting
form
c
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
34
1
8.5
$
411
Review
and
enter
data
after
receipt
of
information
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
34
1
8.5
$
411
SUBTOTAL
17.0
$
823
Receive
Information
updates
Review
and
enter
contact
or
profile
information
updates
received
from
partners
via
CHP
Website
d
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
28
1
4.2
$
205
SUBTOTAL
4.2
$
205
Annual
management
review
of
CHP
program
f
8.00
0.0
0.0
0.0
$
538.09
8.0
$
538
TOTAL
115e
281.7
$
13,846
d
Assumed
15%
of
new
and
existing
partners
in
the
year
2005
(
188
projected
total
partners),
will
update
their
information
over
the
CHP
website
sometime
during
the
calendar
year.

f
Assumed
an
annual
EPA
management
review
of
CHP
Partnership
program
information
collection
activities
and
success.

Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
e
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2005
is
115,
including
87
existing
partners
who
are
expected
to
complete
project
reporting
spreadsheets,
25
new
company
and
institutional
partners
who
will
fill
out
both
a
LOI
and
project
reporting
form,
and
3
state/
local/
tribal
government
partners
who
will
complete
an
LOI.

a
Partners
will
receive
this
project
form
during
the
same
year
they
join
the
CHP
partnership.
Assumes
25
new
commercial/
institutional
partners
join
in
2005.
All
new
end­
users,
project
developers,
consulting
engineers,

and
equipment
manufacturers
(
5
of
each
partner
category)
who
join
in
2005
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
25%
of
the
5
utility
partners
who
join
in
2005
(
i.
e.,
1
utility)
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
New
state
partners
do
not
fill
out
project
forms.

b
All
Project
developers,
ESCOs,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers,
and
25%
of
utilities
review
their
project
information
and
provide
updates
every
6
months.
Of
the
estimated
160
partners
at
the
end
of
2004,
87
partners
belong
to
these
categories.
The
agency
will
send
these
partners
a
spreadsheet
already
populated
with
their
project
data
twice
a
year
and
the
Agency
will
update
information
in
the
database
based
on
any
changes
partners
provide
in
this
spreadsheet
in
2005.

*
Agency
labor
rates
were
taken
from
the
source
table:
2004
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
c
Assumed
25%
of
the
28
new
partners
completing
their
LOI
(
i.
e.,
7
new
partners)
will
require
followup.
Additionally,
25%
of
the
108
partners
completing
CHP
project
forms
or
spreadsheets
(
i.
e.,
27
partners)
will
require
follow­
up
in
order
to
correctly
complete
the
form.
4­
1
Table
4­
2.
CHP
Parnership
Agency
(
EPA)
Burden
for
Year
2
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.*
Agency
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
Hours/
Cost/
Startup
O
&
M
of
Responses/
Total
Cost/

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Hour
Hour
Hour
Year
Year
Cost
Cost
Respondents
Year
Hours/
Year
Year
Letter
of
Intent
From
State/
Local/
Tribal
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
3
1
0.8
$
36
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
3
1
0.8
$
36
From
Company
and
Institutional
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
1
6.3
$
303
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
1
6.3
$
303
SUBTOTAL
14.0
$
678
CHP
Project
Information
Reporting
Forms
Prepare
and
send
information
form
a
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
3
21
1
5.3
$
321
Prepare
and
send
information
spreadsheet
to
existing
partners
b
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
103
2
103.0
$
4,983
Review
completed
information
form
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
21
1
10.6
$
514
Review
completed
information
spreadsheet
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
103
2
103.0
$
4,983
Enter
information
from
form
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
21
1
5.3
$
257
Enter
information
from
spreadsheet
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
spreadsheet
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
103
2
51.5
$
2,493
SUBTOTAL
278.8
$
13,551
Initiate
Information
updates
Call
or
email
partner
to
request
clarification
of
LOI
or
project
reporting
form
c
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
38
1
9.5
$
461
Review
and
enter
data
after
receipt
of
information
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
38
1
9.5
$
461
SUBTOTAL
19.0
$
921
Receive
Information
updates
Review
and
enter
contact
or
profile
information
updates
received
from
partners
via
CHP
Website
d
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
32
1
4.9
$
235
SUBTOTAL
4.9
$
235
Annual
management
review
of
CHP
program
f
8.00
0.0
0.0
0.0
$
538.09
$
0
$
0
8.0
$
538
TOTAL
131e
324.6
$
15,923
d
Assumed
15%
of
new
and
existing
partners
in
the
year
2006
(
216
projected
total
partners),
will
update
their
information
over
the
CHP
website
sometime
during
the
calendar
year.

f
Assumed
an
annual
EPA
management
review
of
CHP
Partnership
program
information
collection
activities
and
success.

Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
e
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2006
is
131,
including
103
existing
partners
who
are
expected
to
complete
project
reporting
spreadsheets,
25
new
company
and
institutional
partners
who
will
fill
out
both
a
LOI
and
project
reporting
form,
and
3
state/
local/
tribal
government
partners
who
will
complete
an
LOI.

a
Partners
will
receive
this
project
form
during
the
same
year
they
join
the
CHP
partnership.
Assumes
25
new
commercial/
institutional
partners
join
in
2006.
All
new
end­
users,
project
developers,
ESCOs,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers
(
5
of
each
partner
category)
who
join
in
2006
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
25%
of
the
5
utility
partners
who
join
in
2006
(
i.
e.,
1
utility)
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
New
state
partners
do
not
fill
out
project
forms.

b
All
Project
developers,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers,
and
25%
of
utilities
review
their
project
information
and
provide
updates
every
6
months.
Of
the
estimated
188
partners
at
the
end
of
2005,

103
partners
belong
to
these
categories.
The
agency
will
send
these
partners
a
spreadsheet
already
populated
with
their
project
data
twice
a
year
and
the
Agency
will
update
information
in
the
database
based
on
any
changes
partners
provide
in
this
spreadsheet
in
2006.

*
Agency
labor
rates
were
taken
from
the
source
table:
2004
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
c
Assumed
25%
of
the
28
new
partners
completing
their
LOI
(
i.
e.,
7
new
partners)
will
require
followup.
Additionally,
25%
of
the
124
partners
completing
CHP
project
forms
or
spreadsheets
(
i.
e.,
31
partners)
will
require
follow­
up
in
order
to
correctly
complete
the
form.
4­
2
Table
4­
3.
CHP
Parnership
Agency
(
EPA)
Burden
for
Year
3
Mgr.*
Tech.*
Cler.
Agency
Labor
Capital/
Number
Number
of
Total
$
67.26
$
48.39
$
21.23
Hours/
Cost/
Startup
O
&
M
of
Responses/
Total
Cost/

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Hour
Hour
Hour
Year
Year
Cost
Cost
Respondents
Year
Hours/
Year
Year
Letter
of
Intent
From
State/
Local/
Tribal
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
4
1
1.0
$
48
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
4
1
1.0
$
48
From
Company
and
Institutional
Partners
Review
LOI
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
1
6.3
$
303
Enter
LOI
information
into
Upshot/
database
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
25
1
6.3
$
303
SUBTOTAL
14.5
$
702
CHP
Project
Information
Reporting
Forms
Prepare
and
send
information
form
a
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
3
21
1
5.3
$
321
Prepare
and
send
information
spreadsheet
to
existing
partners
b
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
119
2
119.0
$
5,757
Review
completed
information
form
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
21
1
10.6
$
514
Review
completed
information
spreadsheet
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
24.19
$
0
$
0
119
2
119.0
$
5,757
Enter
information
from
form
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
21
1
5.3
$
257
Enter
information
from
spreadsheet
into
database
and
file
copy
of
the
spreadsheet
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
119
2
59.5
$
2,880
SUBTOTAL
318.8
$
15,486
Initiate
Information
updates
Call
or
email
partner
to
request
clarification
of
LOI
or
project
reporting
form
c
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
42
1
10.6
$
512
Review
and
enter
data
after
receipt
of
information
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.10
$
0
$
0
42
1
10.6
$
512
SUBTOTAL
21.2
$
1,024
Receive
Information
updates
Review
and
enter
contact
or
profile
information
updates
received
from
partners
via
CHP
Website
d
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.26
$
0
$
0
37
1
5.5
$
266
SUBTOTAL
5.5
$
266
Annual
management
review
of
CHP
program
f
8.00
0.0
0.0
0.0
$
538.09
$
0
$
0
8.0
$
538
TOTAL
148e
367.9
$
18,016
d
Assumed
15%
of
new
and
existing
partners
in
the
year
2007
(
244
projected
total
partners),
will
update
their
information
over
the
CHP
website
sometime
during
the
calendar
year.

f
Assumed
an
annual
EPA
management
review
of
CHP
Partnership
program
information
collection
activities
and
success.

Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Per
Activity
Total
Hours
and
Costs
e
The
total
number
of
unique
respondents
submitting
information
in
2007
is
148,
including
119
existing
partners
who
are
expected
to
complete
project
reporting
spreadsheets,
25
new
company
and
institutional
partners
who
will
fill
out
both
a
LOI
and
project
reporting
form,
and
4
state/
local/
tribal
government
partners
who
will
complete
an
LOI.

b
All
Project
developers,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers,
and
25%
of
utilities
review
their
project
information
and
provide
updates
every
6
months.
Of
the
estimated
217
partners
at
the
end
of
2006,

119
partners
belong
to
these
categories.
The
agency
will
send
these
partners
a
spreadsheet
already
populated
with
their
project
data
twice
a
year
and
the
Agency
will
update
information
in
the
database
based
on
any
changes
partners
provide
in
this
spreadsheet
in
2007.

a
Partners
will
receive
this
project
form
during
the
same
year
they
join
the
CHP
partnership.
Assumes
25
new
commercial/
institutional
partners
join
in
2007.
All
new
end­
users,
project
developers,
ESCOs,
consulting
engineers,
and
equipment
manufacturers
(
5
of
each
partner
category)
who
join
in
2006
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
25%
of
the
5
utility
partners
who
join
in
2006
(
i.
e.,
1
utility)
will
fill
out
a
project
form.
New
state
partners
do
not
fill
out
project
forms.

*
Agency
labor
rates
were
taken
from
the
source
table:
2004
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
c
Assumed
25%
of
the
28
new
partners
completing
their
LOI
(
i.
e.
7
partners)
will
require
followup.
Additionally,
25%
of
the
140
partners
completing
CHP
project
forms
or
spreadsheets
(
i.
e.
35
partners)
will
require
followup
in
order
to
correctly
complete
the
form.
4­
3