Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0273-0032
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Posted Date: 2020-08-13T04:00Z

APPENDIX J
                             AGENCY BURDEN GRAPHS
                                       
It is important note that the numbers in all burden graphs part of this attachment may not sum due to rounding and that the collection activities vary from each information collection (IC). The ICs are grouped based off the previously approved ICR from which they were a part of for the purpose of this consolidation.

OMB No. 2070-0040; Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides

                                       
                          ICs 1 and 2: Annual Burden
                                       
Labor categories 
Burden Hours
Wage Rate
Management 
215
$132.14
Technical
1,631
$87.24
Clerical
76
$48.83
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,922

Total Annual Costs: $174,410

OMB No. 2070-0142; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting

IC 3: Average Agency Burden Estimates per Submission for EPA Activities related to CBI Substantiation
 
 
Burden Hours
Total
Activities
Mgmt.
Tech.
Clerical
Burden (hrs)
Costs

$132.14 
$87.24 
$48.83 

($)
Consult with Registrant 
1
3
0.5
4.5
$418 
Record Submissions
0
0.5
1
1.5
$92 
Review Submissions
1
2
0
3
$307 
Store the Information
0
0.5
1
1.5
$92 
Totals
2
6
2.5
10.5
$910 

                                       
    IC 3: Annual Agency Burden EPA Activities related to CBI Substantiation
Number of Submissions
Burden per Event

Total

Hours
Costs

24
                                     10.5

252 hours
24
                                       
$910
$21,835

IC 4: Agency Burden per Submission for EPA Activities related to an Adverse Effects Report Submitted for an Exempt Plant-Incorporated Protectant
                                       
Activities
                                 Burden Hours
                                    Totals
 
Mgmt.
Tech.
Clerical
Burden
Costs
 
                                                                       $132.14 
                                                                        $87.24 
                                                                        $48.83 
(hrs)
($)
Consult with Registrant
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              2
                                                                          $178 
Record Submissions
                                                                              0
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            1.5
                                                                           $92 
Review Submissions
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                              2
                                                                          $219 
Store the Information
                                                                              0
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                           $68 
Totals
                                                                            1.5
                                                                              3
                                                                              2
                                                                            6.5
                                                                          $558 

                                       
IC 4: Annual Agency Burden Activities related to an Adverse Effects Report Submitted for an Exempt Plant-Incorporated Protectant

Number of Submissions
Burden per Event

Divided over a three-year-period
Total

Hours
Costs

1
                                      6.5

/3
2.2 hours
1
                                       
$524
/3
$186

                                       
                       ICs 3 and 4: Annual Agency Burden
                                       
 
                           Per Submission Estimates
                               Total Submissions
                                    Totals

                                    Burden
                                     Costs
                              Expected each year
                                    Burden
                                     Costs

                                     (hrs)
                                      ($)
 
                                     (hrs)
                                      ($)
CBI Substantiation
                                     10.5
                                     $910 
                                      24
                                      252
                                   $21,835 
Adverse Effects Reporting
                                      6.5
                                     $558 
                                      0.3
                                      2.2
                                     $186 
Totals
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                          254.2
                                                                       $22,021 
 
OMB No. 2070-0060; Application for New and Amended Pesticide Registration

ICs 5, 6, and 7: Distribution of Agency FTEs Supporting FIFRA Section 3 Registration Activities

 Labor categories
BEAD
RD
EFED
HED
AD
BPPD
Total FTEs
Hourly wage
Total Annual Cost[1]
Managerial
1.8
8.7
3.7
5.3
3.2
1.6
24
$132.14 
$6,680,257 
Technical
8.9
49.3
14.7
28.5
20.9
24.1
146
$87.24 
$26,560,884 
Clerical
0.5
2.4
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.7
7
$48.83 
$688,839 
Total
11.2
60.4
19.4
34.9
25.2
26.4
177
 
$33,929,979 

                     IC 8: Estimated Annual Hours and Cost
 
Annual Total

Responses
Hours
Costs
Data Generation
790
1,440,754
108,099,000
New AIs
28
863,910
$64,424,000 
New Products
762
576,844
$43,675,000 
TOTAL AGENCY BURDEN
 
369,127
$33,929,979 

OMB No. 2070-0182; Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA §18/24(c))

         IC 9: Total Annual Agency Burden for Section 24(c) Activities

Labor categories 
FTEs
Hours / FTE 
Total burden hours
Fully loaded wage rates ($/hr.) 
Annual per FTE cost
Total Cost
Managerial
1
2080
2,080
$132.14 
$274,842 
$264,306 
Technical
2
2080
4,160
$87.24 
$181,454 
$362,909 
Clerical
1
2080
2,080
$48.83 
$101,576 
$98,051 
Totals
4
2080
8,320
 
 
$725,266 

             IC 10: Annual Agency Burden for Section 18 Activities

Labor categories 
FTEs 
Hours / FTE 
Total burden hours
Fully loaded wage rates ($/hr.) 
Annual per FTE cost
Total Cost
Managerial
1
2,080
2,080
$132.14 
$274,842 
$264,306 
Technical
5
2,080
10,400
$87.24 
$181,454 
$907,271 
Clerical
1
2,080
2,080
$48.83 
$101,576 
$98,051 
OPP totals
7
2,080
14,560
 
 
$1,269,628 

OMB No. 2070-0039; Submission of Unreasonable Adverse Effects Information Under FIFRA 6(a)(2)

                IC 11: Agency Burden per Submission - INCIDENTS
Collection Activities
Burden Hours per Submission by Labor Category
Total

Managerial
Technical
Clerical 
Hours
Costs ($)

$132.14 
$87.24 
$48.83 

Screen Submitted Information
0
0.135
0
0.135
$11.78 
Record, File and Track Submissions
0
0.023
0.033
0.056
$3.62 
Communications, Guidance
0
0.025
0
0.191
$2.18 
Total (per incident)
0
0.183
0.033
0.216
$17.58 

               IC 11: Annual Agency Burden Estimates - INCIDENTS
Labor Category
Burden Hours per Request
Number of Submissions
Total Annual Hours
Labor Rate ($/hr)
Costs ($)
Managerial
0
107,798
0
$132.14 
$0 
Technical
0.183
107,798
19,727
$87.24 
$1,720,940 
Clerical
0.033
107,798
3,557
$48.83 
$173,721 
TOTAL (per year)
0.216
107,798
23,284
 
$1,894,661 

            IC 12: Agency Burden Estimates per Submission - STUDIES
Collection Activities
Burden Hours per Submission by Labor Category
Total

Managerial
Technical
Clerical 
Hours
Costs ($)

$132.14 
$87.24 
$48.83 

Screen submitted information
0
2
0
2
$174.48 
Record, file, and track submissions
0
3.6
0.9
4.5
$358.01 
Total (per study)
0
5.6
0.9
6.5
$532.48 

                IC 12: Annual Agency Burden Estimates - STUDIES
Labor Category
Burden Hours per Request
Number of Submissions
Total Annual Hours
Labor Rate ($/hr)
Costs ($)
Managerial
0
237
0
$132.14 
$0 
Technical
5.6
237
1327.2
$87.24 
$115,782 
Clerical
0.9
237
213.3
$48.83 
$10,416 
TOTAL (per year)
6.5
237
1,541
 
$126,198 

            ICs 11 and 12: Annual Agency Burden and Cost Estimates
 
                           Per Submission Estimates
                      Total Submissions Expected per Year
                                    Totals
 
                                     Hours
                                   Costs ($)

                                 Burden Hours
                                   Costs ($)
Studies
                                      6.5
                                   $532.48 
                                      237
                                     1,541
                                   $126,198 
Incidents
                                     0.216
                                    $16.82 
                                    107,798
                                    23,284
                                  $1,894,661 
TOTAL (per year)
                                       
                                       
                                    108,035
                                    24,825
                                  $2,020,859 

OMB No. 2070-0052; Compliance Requirement for Child Resistant Packaging

                                       
                                       
                     IC 14: Agency Burden by Response Type
                                       
 Collection activities 
CRP certification with data
CRP certification without data 
Exemption Request

Tech. $/hr
Admin $/hr
Tech. $/hr
Admin $/hr
Tech. $/hr
Admin $/hr
 

 
$87.24 
$48.83 
$87.24 
$48.83 
$87.24 
$48.83 
Hours per response, by labor type 
8
3
1.5
0.5
40
3
Cost per response, by labor type
$698 
$147 
$131 
$24 
$3,490 
$147 
Annual number of responses
17
13
1
Cost per response, by response type
$844 
$155 
$3,636 
TOTAL ANNUAL COST
$14,355 
$2,019 
$3,636 

                          IC 14: Total Annual Burden

Agency Burden
Total Burden Hours
Total Cost ($)
CRP certification with data
187
$14,355 
CRP certification without data
26
$2,019 
CRP Exemption Request
43
$3,636 
TOTAL Agency Burden and Cost
256
$20,009 

OMB No. 2070-0044; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product

   IC 15: Estimated Agency Burden per Supplemental Distribution Application

AGENCY
HOURS, RATES *
TOTAL
Collection Activities
Mgmt, $/hr
Technical, $/hr
Clerical, $/hr
Hours
Costs

$132.14 
$87.24 
$48.83 

If necessary, assign an EPA company number to the supplemental distributor.[1]
 
 
0.08
0.08
$3.91 
Verify, acknowledge receipt2  
 
 
0.03
0.03
$1.47 
::         Initial product screening[3]
 
0.36
 
0.36
$31.41 
::         Product review meeting[3]
0.63
 
 
0.63
$83.25 
::         Process disapproved product distribution information[3]
 
0.42
 
0.42
$36.64 
Process: Enter form information into electronic file in OPPIN
 
0.5
 
0.5
$43.62 
File and maintain information
 
0.02
 
0.02
$1.74 
Total
0.63
1.3
0.11
2.04
$63.26 

                       IC 15: Total Annual Agency Burden
                                     Total
                                     Hours
                                     Costs
                                     1260
                                   $119,245 

OMB No. 2070-0024; Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients

                                       
                        IC 16 and 17: Cost per Employee
                                       
                                       
Labor categories 
Burden Hours
Wage Rate
Total
Management 
2,080
$132.14
$274.842
Technical
2,080
$82.54
$171,674
Clerical
2,080
$45.14
$93,889

                       IC 16 and 17: Total Agency Costs

Labor categories 
Burden Hours
Cost per Labor Category 
Management 
1.572
x $432,052
Technical
14.256
x $2,447,387
Clerical
0.432
x $40,560
Total: $2,920,000

                    IC 16 and 17: Total Agency Burden hours

Labor categories 
Burden Hours
Total Burden Hours
Management 
1.572
x 2,080
Technical
14.256
x 2,080
Clerical
0.432
x 2,080
Total: 33,821