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Overview

Overall
5 Mil
20 Mil
100 M

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Sheet 1: Overall

RIN Verification and Reporting Cost Estimate
category	time				Capital $	Total Hrs	Total $	Notes/Assumptions
	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical
RIN Generator:				fr
Site Visit	1	16	4	2		42	3292	2 day visit, professional escorts auditor throughout visit, manager meets briefly with auditor.
Reporting	2	12	4	3		54	4116
Recordkeeping	0	0	2	3		6	0
						102	7408	travel = 600 airfare, 150 lodging, 80 per diem
Auditor:
Contract Initiation	4	4	2	1	530	10	1354	1 day travel, 1/2 day negotiation
Site Visit	4	16	0	1	1060	20	3036	2 day visit
Follow-up Visit	1	6	0	3	1060	21	5238	1 day visit
Follow-up Verification	1	24	10	2		35	4828	full verification after first visit, reduced effort for secondary visits
feedstock suppliers	0	4	0	4		4	1536
process fuel suppliers	0	4	0	4		4	1536
volume/mass balance	0	4	0	4		4	1536
monitoring	2	75	0	1		77	7420	1.5 hr per week (monitoring data, plus EMTS)
Consultants				2	1000	0	2000	Hired help with auditing
Reporting	2	16	8	2		26	3512
Recordkeeping	0	12	25	1		37	1152
						238	33148
EPA:
Implementation		4				4	356
	Number of RIN Generators:				485	49,470	$3,592,880
	Number of Audits:				600	142,800	$19,888,800
	EPA Burden				600	2,400	$213,600	2080 = 1 FTE
	TOTAL					194,670	$23,695,280
	Industry TOTAL					192,270	$23,481,680		$0.009	$/RIN
ICRAS Reporting								responses = 600, respondents = 485
								t/respon	$/respon
Total recordkeeping						25,110	$691,200	41.85	$1,152.000000000000
Total reporting						167,160	$22,790,480	278.6	$37,984.133333333300
Total						192,270	$23,481,680	320.45	$39,136.133333333300
Total Capital & O&M							$4,062,000		$6,770.000000000000
Amortized 10 yers at 7%							$578,337		$963.895693500000

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Sheet 2: 5 Mil

RIN Verification and Reporting Cost Estimate						5 Million Gallon/Year Plant
category	time			$/hr			Capital $	Total Hrs	Total $	Notes/Assumptions
	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical
				110	96	37				Bureau of Labor, May 2011, mean average wages
RIN Generator:						fr
Site Visit	1	12	4			1		17	1410	1.5 day visit, professional escorts auditor throughout visit, manager meets briefly with auditor.
Reporting	2	8	4			3		42	3408
Recordkeeping	0	0	2			3		6	222
								65	5040
Auditor:										travel = 600 airfare, 150 lodging, 80 per diem
Contract Initiation	4	4	2			1	530	10	1428	1 day travel, 1/2 day negotiation
Site Visit	2	12	0			1	1060	14	2432	1.5 day visit
Follow-up Visit	1	6	0			1	1060	7	1746	1 day visit
Follow-up Verification	1	16	10			1		27	2016	full verification after first visit, reduced effort for secondary visits
feedstock suppliers	0	4	0			4		4	1536
process fuel suppliers	0	4	0			4		4	1536
volume/mass balance	0	4	0			4		4	1536
monitoring	2	50	0			1		52	5020	1 hr per week
Consultants						4	500	0	2000	Hired help with auditing
Reporting	0	4	12			2		16	1656
QAP Prep	2	16	4			1		22	1904
EMTS	0	25	0			1		25	2400	1/2 hour per week
Recordkeeping	0	12	25			1		37	2077
								222	27287
							TOTAL	287	32327		$0.004	$/RIN

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Sheet 3: 20 Mil

RIN Verification and Reporting Cost Estimate						20 Million Gallon/Year Plant
category	time			$/hr			Capital $	Total Hrs	Total $	Notes/Assumptions
	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical
				110	96	37				Bureau of Labor, May 2011, mean average wages
RIN Generator:						fr
Site Visit	1	16	8			1		25	1942	2 day visit, professional escorts auditor throughout visit, manager meets briefly with auditor.
Reporting	2	12	4			3		54	4560
Recordkeeping	0	0	4			3		12	444
								91	6946
Auditor:										travel = 600 airfare, 150 lodging, 80 per diem
Contract Initiation	4	4	2			1	530	10	1428	1 day travel, 1/2 day negotiation
Site Visit	2	16	4			1	1060	22	2964	2 day visit
Follow-up Visit	1	6	0			1	1060	7	1746	1 day visit
Follow-up Verification	1	20	10			2		31	4800	full verification after first visit, reduced effort for secondary visits
feedstock suppliers	0	8	0			4		8	3072
process fuel suppliers	0	8	0			4		8	3072
volume/mass balance	0	4	0			4		4	1536
monitoring	2	50	0			1		52	5020	1 hr per week
Consultants						4	1000	0	4000	Hired help with auditing
Reporting	0	4	12			4		16	3312
QAP Prep	3	24	8			1		35	2930
EMTS	0	25	0			1		25	2400	1/2 hour per week
Recordkeeping	0	24	32			1		56	3488
								274	39768
							TOTAL	365	46714		$0.002	$/RIN

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Sheet 4: 100 M

RIN Verification and Reporting Cost Estimate						100 Million Gallon/Year Plant
category	time			$/hr			Capital $	Total Hrs	Total $	Notes/Assumptions
	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical	mgmt	prof/tech	clerical
				110	96	37				Bureau of Labor, May 2011, mean average wages
RIN Generator:						fr
Site Visit	2	24	12			1		38	2968	3 day visit, professional escorts auditor throughout visit, manager meets briefly with auditor.
Reporting	2	16	8			3		78	6156
Recordkeeping	0	0	8			3		24	888
								140	10012
Auditor:										travel = 600 airfare, 150 lodging, 80 per diem
Contract Initiation	6	8	4			1	530	18	2106	1 day travel, 1/2 day negotiation
Site Visit	4	24	12			1	1590	40	4778	3 day visit
Follow-up Visit	2	8	4			1	1060	14	2196	1 day visit
Follow-up Verification	1	40	16			2		57	9084	full verification after first visit, reduced effort for secondary visits
feedstock suppliers	0	20	0			4		20	7680
process fuel suppliers	0	20	0			4		20	7680
volume/mass balance	0	12	0			4		12	4608
monitoring	2	50	0			1		52	5020	1 hr per week
Consultants						4	2000	0	8000	Hired help with auditing
Reporting	0	8	16			4		24	5440
QAP Prep	3	30	10			1		43	3580
EMTS	0	50	0			1		50	4800	1/2 hour per week
Recordkeeping	0	36	50			1		86	5306
								436	70278
							TOTAL	576	80290		$0.001	$/RIN