Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2006-0172-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2006-04-03T04:00Z

SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
NUMBER
2221.01
"
SMART
GROWTH
AND
ACTIVE
AGING
NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
PROGRAM"

March
21,
2006
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
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Title
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Number
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Information
Collection
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Short
Characterization
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Abstract
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NEED
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USE
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THE
COLLECTION
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Need
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Authority
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Collection
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Practical
Utility
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Users
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Data
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NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
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COLLECTION
CRITERIA
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Nonduplication
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Public
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Consultations
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Effects
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Less
Frequent
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General
Guidelines
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Confidentiality
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Sensitive
Questions
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4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
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Respondents
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NAICS
Codes
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Information
Requested
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5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED 
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
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Agency
Activities
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Collection
Methodology
and
Management
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Small
Entity
Flexibility
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Collection
Schedule
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6.
ESTIMATING
THE
ANNUAL
HOUR
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
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Estimating
Respondent
Hours
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Estimating
Respondent
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Estimating
Agency
Hours
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Costs
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Estimating
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Respondent
Universe
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Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
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Cost
Tables
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Reasons
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Change
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Burden
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1
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
This
ICR
is
entitled
"
Smart
Growth
and
Active
Aging
National
Recognition
Program,"
ICR
number
2221.01.

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
or
Abstract
The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
(
EPA's)
Initiative
on
Aging
is
planning
to
launch
a
Smart
Growth
and
Active
Aging
National
Recognition
Program
for
communities,
municipalities,
tribes,
and
counties
(
collectively
referred
to
as
"
communities"
in
this
ICR).
Communities
would
submit
a
letter
to
EPA
indicating
that
their
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
is
engaged
in
their
smart
growth
planning
activities
and
active
aging
programs,
and
complete
an
on­
line
questionnaire
describing
their
processes
and
programs
in
these
two
areas.
The
purpose
of
the
Program
is
to
recognize
communities
that
excel
in
promoting
the
health
and
well­
being
of
older
adults
through
smart
growth
and
active
aging
and
to
raise
public
awareness
of
the
interconnectedness
and
importance
of
these
two
areas
to
the
aging
population.
In
addition,
the
on­
line
questionnaire
would
include
links
to
helpful
information
on
the
Internet.
This
would
assist
in
educating
communities
on
available
resources
to
help
them
do
better
in
the
areas
where
they
have
not
met
the
criteria
for
recognition.
Finally,
the
Program
would
enable
EPA
to
compile
"
lessons
learned"
from
communities
that
have
successfully
implemented
smart
growth
and
active
aging
principles.
EPA
would
use
this
information
to
create
a
learning
network
on
its
web
site
where
all
communities
could
benefit
from
this
experience.

The
Recognition
Program
would
be
voluntary.
EPA
expects
communities
to
participate
only
if
they
see
a
benefit
by
doing
so.
A
primary
benefit
to
communities
would
be
recognition
at
the
national
level
as
leaders
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging.
National
recognition
would
promote
their
image
as
a
desirable
place
to
live.
This
could
help
them
attract
and
retain
residents
of
all
ages,
which
could
benefit
the
communities
(
e.
g.,
economically),
as
well
as
the
residents
(
e.
g.,
because
they
could
partake
of
their
community's
amenities,
such
as
walkable
neighborhoods,
fitness
trails,
and
more
transportation
choices).
In
addition,
communities
that
participate
but
are
not
recognized
under
the
Program
(
i.
e.,
because
they
do
not
meet
the
criteria
for
recognition)
would
benefit
by
learning
about
their
areas
for
improvement,
finding
ways
to
address
these
areas
based
on
links
to
helpful
resources
on
the
Internet,
and
modifying
their
behavior
as
appropriate.

This
ICR
examines
the
information
collections
under
the
Recognition
Program.
Sections
1
through
5
of
this
document
describe
the
collections
(
e.
g.,
from
the
standpoint
of
need
and
use/
utility
of
the
information
collected).
The
sections
also
describe
respondent
and
Agency
activities.
In
Section
6,
EPA
estimates
the
total
annual
hour
and
cost
burden
to
respondents
and
the
Agency
under
the
information
collections.
2
Following
is
a
brief
overview
of
the
respondent
activities
under
the
Recognition
Program.

A
community
interested
in
participating
in
the
Recognition
Program
would
ask
its
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
to
provide
a
letter
indicating
that
it
is
engaged
in
the
community's
smart
growth
and
active
aging
activities.
The
community
would
forward
the
letter
to
EPA
to
request
participation
in
the
Recognition
Program.
Upon
receipt
of
the
letter,
EPA
would
send
a
password
to
the
community
to
access
the
EPA
web
page
containing
the
on­
line
questionnaire.
The
community
would
then
access
the
EPA
web
page
and
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire.

The
on­
line
questionnaire
would
include
approximately
20
questions
designed
to
collect
information
on
the
community's
processes
and
programs
on
smart
growth
and
active
aging/
physical
activity.
Each
question
would
ask
the
community
to
check
a
box
to
indicate
its
progress
in
a
specified
area
and
provide
a
description
of
its
activity,
if
any.
Based
on
the
community's
response
to
each
question,
the
community
would
be
recognized
for
its
level
of
progress
in
integrating
smart
growth
and
active
aging
programs.
Communities
that
meet
specified
criteria
for
accomplishment
would
be
recognized
on
the
EPA
web
site.
In
addition,
communities
could
access
links
in
the
questionnaire
to
find
"
learnings
or
best
practices"
that
can
educate
them
on
available
resources
to
help
them
do
better
in
the
areas
where
they
have
not
met
the
criteria
for
recognition.
1
The
importance
of
smart
growth
and
active
aging
to
human
health
and
the
environment
is
welldocumented
See
EPA's
web
site,
e.
g.:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
aging/
resources/
smartgrowth.
htm.

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2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need
and
Authority
for
the
Collection
EPA's
Aging
Initiative
is
located
in
the
Agency's
Office
of
Children's
Health
Protection
(
OCHP).
The
purpose
of
the
Aging
Initiative
is
to
promote
consideration
of
older
adults'
environmental
health
risks
within
EPA,
across
the
Federal
government,
in
the
non­
governmental
sector,
in
States,
and
in
communities
in
the
U.
S.
In
2005,
a
Steering
Committee
was
formed
to
develop
a
program
to
recognize
communities
that
incorporate
smart
growth
principles
and
active
aging
targeted
to
older
adults.
1
The
Steering
Committee
includes
representatives
from
EPA,
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention,
Active
for
Life,
the
National
Blueprint,
the
President's
Council
on
Physical
Fitness
and
Sports,
the
National
Council
on
the
Aging,
and
Terry
Bazzarre,
who
is
a
representative
of
the
Robert
Wood
Johnson
Foundation.

The
Recognition
Program
is
being
developed
to
provide
incentives
and
assistance
to
communities
to
make
progress
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging.
Following
is
a
brief
explanation
of
the
need
for
the
information
collected
under
the
Program:

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The
letter
from
the
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
is
needed
so
that
the
community
can
demonstrate
to
EPA
that
the
Area
Agency
on
Aging
is
engaged
in
its
smart
growth
and
active
aging.
This
would
give
EPA
some
assurance
that
the
community
is
in
fact
engaged
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging
and
that
the
Area
Agency
on
Aging
is
aware
of
the
community's
interest
in
the
Recognition
Program.

There
are
655
Area
Agencies
on
Aging
located
in
the
50
states.
These
agencies
coordinate
and
support
many
programs
and
services,
including
information
and
referral
for
older
adults.
In
most
communities,
local
planning
agencies
have
not
worked
closely
with
the
Area
Agencies
on
Aging.
Since
the
Area
Agencies
on
Aging
are
the
focal
point
for
the
Older
Americans
Act
programs,
it
is
important
to
work
with
this
network
to
incorporate
community
planning
with
an
eye
on
the
older
adult
population.
This
first
step
in
the
Recognition
Program
would
hopefully
be
the
beginning
of
an
important
collaboration
between
local
planning
agencies.

°
The
letter
from
the
community
to
EPA
is
needed
to
notify
EPA
of
its
desire
to
participate
in
the
Program,
so
that
EPA
can
send
it
a
password
to
access
the
online
questionnaire.
The
community
would
enclose
the
letter
from
the
State
or
local
Area
on
Aging.
4
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The
on­
line
questionnaire
is
needed
for
communities
to
describe
their
processes
and
programs
on
smart
growth
and
active
aging
and
receive
a
score.
EPA's
web
site
would
recognize
communities
that
excel
in
these
areas.
In
addition,
questions
would
be
linked
to
information
on
the
Internet
that
can
educate
communities
on
available
resources
to
help
them
do
better
in
the
areas
where
they
have
not
met
the
criteria
for
recognition.
EPA
also
would
make
communities'
descriptions
available
on
its
web
site
so
that
other
communities
can
learn
from
these
experiences
and
modify
their
behavior
as
appropriate.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility
and
Users
of
the
Data
Following
is
a
brief
explanation
of
the
utility
and
users
of
the
information
collected
under
the
Program:

°
The
letter
from
the
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
would
be
used
by
communities
to
demonstrate
to
EPA
that
its
Area
Agency
on
Aging
is
engaged
in
its
smart
growth
and
active
aging
processes
and
programs.
If
the
letter
were
not
requested,
EPA
would
be
less
confident
that
the
needs
of
older
residents
are
considered.

°
The
letter
from
the
community
to
EPA
would
be
used
by
the
community
to
notify
EPA
of
its
desire
to
participate
in
the
Program.
EPA
would
read
the
letter
to
learn
about
the
community
(
e.
g.,
its
contact
information)
and
its
desire
to
participate
and
to
send
a
password
for
it
to
access
the
on­
line
questionnaire.

°
The
on­
line
questionnaire
would
be
used
by
communities
to
describe
their
processes
and
programs
on
smart
growth
and
active
aging
and
receive
a
score.
In
addition,
communities
completing
the
questionnaire
would
use
links
to
learn
about
available
resources
to
help
them
do
better
in
the
areas
where
they
have
not
met
the
criteria
for
recognition.
Information
provided
by
the
communities
would
be
available
on
the
EPA
web
site
for
all
to
read.
For
example,
a
resident
could
visit
the
web
site
to
learn
whether
his/
her
community
has
participated
in
the
Program
and
how
it
is
progressing
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging.
Non­
participating
communities
could
view
the
information
to
gauge
their
progress
against
that
of
the
participants.
Communities
that
are
relatively
inexperienced
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging
could
learn
about
others'
experiences
and
best
practices
to
initiate
or
expedite
their
own
efforts.
5
3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
The
information
collected
under
this
ICR
is
not
available
from
any
source
other
than
respondents.
EPA's
Office
of
Children's
Health
Protection
is
the
only
office
within
the
Agency
that
would
request
this
information.
No
other
Federal
agency
or
department
collects
this
information.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995,
EPA
has
issued
a
public
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
([
Insert
Notice
Date
and
Citation]).
The
public
comment
period
extends
through
[
Insert
Date].
At
the
end
of
the
comment
period,
EPA
will
review
and
address
all
public
comments
as
appropriate.

3(
c)
Consultations
EPA
is
conducting
a
beta
test
of
the
questionnaire
that
involves
no
more
than
nine
community
representatives.
They
are
being
asked
to
review
each
question
and
provide
feedback
on
its
effectiveness
in
collecting
the
desired
information.
They
also
are
being
asked
to
give
feedback
on
their
burden
to
complete
the
questionnaire.
Their
feedback
will
be
used
in
developing
burden
estimates
in
this
ICR.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
Communities
would
be
asked
to
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire
once
to
receive
a
score
and
potentially
be
recognized.
Their
Recognition
would
be
effective
for
three
years.
If
they
desire,
they
may
update
their
information
following
initial
completion
of
the
questionnaire
to
reflect
their
progress.
In
this
regard,
it
is
not
feasible
for
EPA
to
reduce
the
frequency
of
collection.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
Information
collections
performed
under
this
clearance
will
follow
all
of
OMB's
General
Guidelines
regarding
federal
data
collection.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Participation
in
the
Recognition
Program
would
be
voluntary.
Participants
would
be
public
sector
entities
(
e.
g.,
municipalities).
EPA
does
not
expect
to
deem
any
information
collected
under
the
Recognition
Program
to
be
Confidential
Business
Information.
6
3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
No
questions
of
a
sensitive
nature
would
be
asked
of
participants.
7
4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents
and
NAICS
Codes
Following
are
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
that
may
be
affected
by
information
collections
under
this
ICR.

NAICS
Codes
Description
921
Executive,
Legislative,
and
Other
General
Government
Support
92312
Administration
of
Public
Health
Programs
924
Administration
of
Environmental
Quality
Programs
925
Administration
of
Housing
Programs,
Urban
Planning,
and
Community
Development
926
Administration
of
Economic
Programs
4(
b)
Information
Requested
A
community
interested
in
participating
in
the
Recognition
Program
would
ask
its
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
to
provide
a
letter
indicating
that
it
is
engaged
in
the
community's
smart
growth
and
active
aging
activities.
The
community
would
forward
the
letter
to
EPA
to
request
participation
in
the
Recognition
Program.
Upon
receipt
of
the
letter,
EPA
would
send
a
password
to
the
community
to
access
the
EPA
web
page
containing
the
on­
line
questionnaire.
The
community
would
then
access
the
EPA
web
page
and
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire.

The
on­
line
questionnaire
would
include
approximately
20
questions
designed
to
collect
information
on
the
community's
processes
and
programs
on
smart
growth
and
active
aging/
physical
activity.
Each
question
would
ask
the
community
to
check
a
box
to
indicate
its
progress
in
a
specified
area
and
provide
a
description
of
its
activity,
if
any.
Based
on
the
community's
response
to
each
question,
the
community
would
be
recognized
for
its
level
of
progress
in
integrating
smart
growth
and
active
aging
programs.
Communities
that
meet
specified
criteria
for
accomplishment
would
be
recognized
on
the
EPA
web
site.
In
addition,
communities
could
access
links
in
the
questionnaire
to
find
"
learnings
or
best
practices"
that
can
educate
them
on
available
resources
to
help
them
do
better
in
the
areas
where
they
have
not
met
the
criteria
for
recognition.
Refer
to
the
proposed
questionnaire,
which
is
included
in
the
ICR
submittal.
8
(
i)
Data
Items
°
A
letter
from
the
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
to
the
community,
indicating
its
engagement
in
the
community's
smart
growth
and
active
aging
processes
and
programs.

°
A
letter
from
the
community
to
EPA
requesting
participation
in
the
Program.

°
On­
line
questionnaire
that
would
request
the
following:
­
Indication
of
the
community's
progress
in
accomplishing
smart
growth
and
active
aging
processes
and
programs.
­
Descriptions
of
the
community's
activities
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging
processes
and
programs.
­
Indication
of
the
community's
population
size.
­
General
information
on
a
contact
person
(
e.
g.,
name
and
contact
information).
­
General
information
on
the
applicant
completing
the
form
(
e.
g.,
name
and
contact
information).

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
°
Communities
would
contact
their
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
to
request
a
letter.

°
State
or
local
Area
Agencies
on
Aging
would
prepare
and
send
letter
to
the
communities.

°
Communities
would
forward
the
letter
to
EPA
to
request
participation
in
the
Recognition
Program.

°
Communities
would
log
onto
the
EPA
web
page
and
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire.
9
5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED 
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
This
section
describes
EPA's
activities
under
the
Program:

°
Prepare
the
on­
line
questionnaire.

°
Receive
letters
from
communities
and
send
passwords.

°
Review
the
information
entered
into
the
questionnaire
and
post
information
on
its
web
site
as
appropriate
(
e.
g.,
to
recognize
communities
and
share
lessons
learned).

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
EPA
would
receive
and
file
letters
received
from
communities
asking
to
participate
in
the
Program,
and
issue
passwords.
In
addition,
EPA
would
establish
and
maintain
a
passwordprotected
on­
line
questionnaire
at
its
web
site
to
collect
information
from
communities
about
their
smart
growth
and
active
aging
processes
and
programs.
The
collected
information
would
be
maintained
in
a
database,
which
would
be
accessed
by
EPA
to
review
and
make
information
available
to
the
public
as
appropriate.
EPA
may
aggregate
data
to
share
with
the
public.
The
data
could
also
be
used
to
target
resources
and
tools
to
communities
to
assist
them
in
achieving
excellence
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
Participation
in
the
Program
would
be
voluntary.
EPA
expects
communities
to
participate
only
if
they
expect
to
see
an
overall
benefit
by
doing
so.
In
addition,
EPA
has
designed
the
questionnaire
to
minimize
respondent
burden
while
obtaining
sufficient
and
accurate
information.
This
has
included,
for
example,
a
beta
test
which
asked
for
feedback
from
participants
on
their
burden
to
the
complete
the
questionnaire,
among
other
things.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
There
is
no
collection
schedule.
Communities
would
be
free
to
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire
whenever
they
choose.
Communities
would
be
asked
to
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire
to
receive
a
score
and
be
recognized
if
they
satisfy
the
criteria.
Their
Recognition
would
be
effective
for
three
years.
If
they
desire,
they
may
update
their
information
following
initial
completion
of
the
questionnaire
to
reflect
their
progress
(
e.
g.,
to
earn
a
higher
score).
2
See
"
Table
2.
Compensation
(
Not
Seasonally
Adjusted):
Employment
Cost
Index
for
Total
Compensation,
Civilian
and
State
and
Local
Government
Workers,
by
Industry
and
Occupational
Group."
The
table
is
an
attachment
of
"
Employment
Cost
Index
News
Release,"
December
2005.

10
6.
ESTIMATING
THE
ANNUAL
HOUR
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Hours
Exhibit
1
estimates
the
annual
respondent
burden
hours
for
information
collection
activities
associated
with
the
Program.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
Exhibit
1
estimates
the
annual
respondent
costs
for
information
collection
activities
associated
with
the
Program.
Specific
cost
assumptions
are
discussed
below.

(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
Respondents'
unloaded
hourly
labor
rates
were
taken
from
"
Table
2­
3.
State
and
Local
Government,
Selected
Occupations:
Mean
Hourly
Earnings
and
Weekly
Hours
for
Full­
Time
and
Part­
Time
Workers,
National
Compensation
Survey,
3
July
2004."
The
table
is
found
in
the
"
National
Compensation
Survey:
Occupational
Wages
in
the
United
States,
July
2004,"
U.
S.
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
September
2005,
Bulletin
2576.
EPA
updated
these
rates
to
2006
levels
based
on
the
Employment
Cost
Index.
2
EPA
then
multiplied
hourly
rates
by
the
standard
government
overhead
factor
of
1.6.
Based
on
this,
EPA
estimates
an
average
loaded
hourly
labor
rate
of
$
61.61
for
legal
staff,
$
53.94
for
managerial
staff,
$
44.24
for
technical
staff,
and
$
25.98
for
clerical
staff.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs
Operation
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
are
those
costs
associated
with
a
paperwork
requirement
incurred
continually
over
the
life
of
the
ICR.
They
are
defined
by
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995
as
"
the
recurring
dollar
amount
of
costs
associated
with
O&
M
or
purchasing
services."
This
ICR
includes
O&
M
costs
for
postage
(
i.
e.,
$
0.39/
letter)
and
fax
(
i.
e.,
$
0.05/
transmission).
There
are
no
capital
costs
associated
with
any
activities
related
to
the
Program.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
The
Agency's
hourly
labor
rates
were
obtained
from
the
2006
GS
pay
schedule
available
from
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management.
EPA
estimates
an
average
loaded
hourly
labor
rate
of
$
70.16
for
legal
staff,
$
65.60
for
managerial
staff,
$
48.10
for
technical
staff,
and
$
19.31
for
clerical
staff.
The
labor
rates
are
based
on
the
following
GS
levels
and
steps:
legal
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
15,
Step
1,
managerial
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
14,
Step
4,
3
EPA
may
provide
guidance
on
how
to
complete
the
letter
(
e.
g.,
a
suggested
template).

11
technical
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
12,
Step
5,
and
clerical
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
5,
Step
1.
To
derive
loaded
hourly
estimates,
EPA
multiplied
hourly
rates
by
the
standard
government
overhead
factor
of
1.6.

In
addition,
EPA
estimates
a
one­
time
Agency
capital/
start­
up
cost
of
$
60,000
for
developing
the
on­
line
questionnaire.
For
purposes
of
this
ICR,
EPA
has
annualized
this
one­
time
cost
over
the
three­
year
life
of
the
ICR
to
estimate
an
annualized
start­
up
cost
of
$
20,000
(
i.
e.,
$
60,000/
3
years
=
$
20,000/
yr).
The
O&
M
cost
for
the
on­
line
questionnaire
is
$
25,000
each
year.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
In
this
section,
EPA
describes
its
estimate
of
the
number
of
communities
carrying
out
the
information
collections
under
the
Program.
In
developing
its
estimates,
EPA
referred
to
annual
trends
in
the
number
of
respondents
to
similar
voluntary
EPA
award
programs.
These
included
the
National
Award
for
Smart
Growth
Achievement
and
the
Children's
Environmental
Health
Excellence
Awards.

Based
on
this
information,
EPA
estimates
that,
each
year,
100
communities
would
ask
their
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
to
send
a
letter
to
them.
3
The
communities
would
then
forward
the
letter
to
EPA
to
ask
to
participate
in
the
Program.
EPA
estimates
that
50
percent
would
forward
the
letter
by
postal
mail
and
50
percent
would
forward
it
by
fax.

In
addition,
EPA
estimates
that,
each
year,
100
communities
would
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire
initially.
EPA
also
estimates
that
10
percent
of
them
would
follow
up
each
subsequent
year
to
update
their
information
in
the
questionnaire
(
e.
g.,
to
increase
their
score).
Hence,
EPA
estimates
that
110
communities
on
average
annually
would
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire
initially
or
update
it.
This
is
shown
in
Table
1.

Table
1.
Estimated
Annual
Number
of
Communities
Completing
On­
Line
Questionnaire
Respondents
Annual
Number
of
Communities
Year
1
Year
2
Year
3
Communities
that
complete
questionnaire
initially
100
100
100
Communities
that
update
questionnaire
0
10
20
Total
100
110
120
These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.
12
EXHIBIT
1
SMART
GROWTH
AND
ACTIVE
AGING
NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
PROGRAM
a
ESTIMATED
ANNUAL
RESPONDENT
HOUR
AND
COST
BURDEN
Hours
and
Costs
per
Respondent
Legal
Manager
Technical
Clerical
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
$
61.61/
Hr
$
53.94/
Hr
$
44.24/
Hr
$
25.98/
Hr
Communities
will
contact
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging
to
request
letter
0.00
0.08
0.17
0.00
0.25
$
11.84
$
0.00
$
0.39
100
25
$
1,223
State
or
local
Agencies
on
Aging
will
prepare
and
send
letter
to
communities
as
requested
0.00
0.08
0.17
0.00
0.25
$
11.84
$
0.00
$
0.39
100
25
$
1,223
Letters
sent
to
EPA
by
postal
mail
0.00
0.08
0.17
0.00
0.25
$
11.84
$
0.00
$
0.39
50
13
$
612
Letters
sent
to
EPA
by
fax
0.00
0.08
0.17
0.00
0.25
$
11.84
$
0.00
$
0.05
50
13
$
595
Communities
will
log
on
and
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire
0.00
0.25
0.50
0.25
1.00
$
42.10
$
0.00
$
0.00
110
110
$
4,631
TOTAL
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
186
$
8,284
a
Exhibit
contains
rounding
error.

EXHIBIT
2
SMART
GROWTH
AND
ACTIVE
AGING
NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
PROGRAM
a
ESTIMATED
ANNUAL
AGENCY
HOUR
AND
COST
BURDEN
Hours
and
Costs
per
Agency
Activity
Legal
Manager
Technical
Clerical
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
$
70.16/
Hr
$
65.60/
Hr
$
48.10/
Hr
$
19.31/
Hr
EPA
will
prepare
on­
line
questionnaire
0.00
8.00
40.00
8.00
56.00
$
2,603.14
$
20,000.00
$
25,000.00
1
56
$
47,603
EPA
will
receive
letters
from
communities
and
provide
passwords
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.02
$
0.00
$
0.39
100
25
$
1,241
EPA
will
review
the
information
entered
into
questionnaire
and
post
information
as
appropriate
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
12.02
$
0.00
$
0.00
110
28
$
1,322
TOTAL
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
109
$
50,166
a
Exhibit
contains
rounding
error.
Total
Hours
and
Costs/
Year
Agency
Hours/

Year
Labor
Cost/

Year
Capital/

Startup
Cost
O&
M
Cost
Number
of
Activities/
Year
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/

Year
Total
Hours
and
Costs/
Year
Number
of
Respondents/

Year
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/

Year
Communities
will
forward
the
letter
to
EPA
by
postal
mail
or
fax
to
request
participation
Respon.

Hours/

Year
Labor
Cost/

Year
Capital/

Startup
Cost
O&
M
Cost
13
6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
As
shown
in
Table
2,
EPA
estimates
the
total
annual
hour
and
cost
burden
to
respondents
to
be
186
hours
and
$
8,284.
The
bottom­
line
burden
to
respondents
over
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
558
hours
and
$
24,852.

Table
2.
Total
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Hour
and
Cost
Summary
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
186
$
8,183
$
0
$
101
$
8,284
(
ii)
Agency
Tally
As
shown
in
Table
3,
EPA
estimates
the
total
annual
hour
and
cost
burden
to
the
Agency
to
be
109
hours
and
$
50,166.
The
bottom­
line
burden
to
the
Agency
over
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
327
hours
and
$
150,498.

Table
3.
Total
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Hour
and
Cost
Summary
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
109
$
5,127
$
20,000
$
25,039
$
50,166
6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
As
shown
in
Table
2,
EPA
estimates
that
the
voluntary
information
collections
under
the
Program
would
result
in
186
hours
to
respondents
annually.
EPA
believes
this
is
a
minor
burden
in
comparison
with
the
potential
benefits
to
communities.
A
primary
benefit
to
communities
would
be
recognition
at
the
national
level
as
leaders
in
smart
growth
and
active
aging.
National
recognition
would
promote
their
image
as
a
desirable
place
to
live.
This
could
help
them
attract
residents,
which
could
benefit
the
communities
(
e.
g.,
economically),
as
well
as
the
new
residents
(
e.
g.,
because
they
could
partake
of
their
community's
amenities
for
older
adults).
In
addition,
communities
that
participate
but
are
not
recognized
under
the
Program
(
i.
e.,
because
they
do
not
meet
the
criteria
for
recognition)
could
benefit
by
learning
about
their
areas
for
improvement,
finding
ways
to
address
these
areas
based
on
links
to
helpful
resources
on
the
Internet,
and
modifying
their
behavior
as
appropriate.
Finally,
the
Program
would
enable
EPA
to
compile
"
lessons
learned"
from
communities
that
have
successfully
implemented
smart
growth
and
active
aging
principles.
EPA
would
use
this
information
to
create
a
learning
network
on
its
web
site
where
all
communities
could
benefit
from
others'
experience.
14
6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
be
about
1
hour
and
45
minutes
per
response.
This
includes
time
for
respondents
to
obtain
the
letter
from
the
State
or
local
Area
Agency
on
Aging,
forward
it
to
EPA,
and
complete
the
on­
line
questionnaire.

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
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
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
numbers
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
ICR
under
Docket
ID
Number
EPA­
HQ­
OA­
2006­
0172,
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
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
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
1752.
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.
When
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
Docket
ID
Number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
Number
EPA­
HQ­
OA­
2006­
0172
and
OMB
Control
Number
2090­
new
in
any
correspondence.