Burden Calculation Tables

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Overview

Industry Burden & Response Cost
agency burden
labor rates
Industry_Burden_From_ICR_Data
initial ICR data summary

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Sheet 1: Industry Burden & Response Cost

Respondent Activity	(A) Hours per Occurrence	(B) Occurrences/ Respondent/Year	(C) Hours/ Respondent/ Year (A x B)	(D) Respondents/ Year1	(E) Technical Hours/Year (C x D)	(F) Managerial Hours/Year (E x 0.05)	(G) Clerical Hours/Year (E x 0.10)	(H) Cost/ Year2	Notes	Original Basis for Time Estimates:		May 2019 NAICS-code specific ($/hr) (updated4/13/20)	2019 rate x 2.1 (for 110% increase)	Multiplier	Total Number of Facilities to Cover
1. APPLICATIONS (Not Applicable)											technical	$44.60	$93.66	2.1	61
2. SURVEY AND STUDIES (Not Applicable)											managerial	$71.37	$149.88
3. ACQUISITION, INSTALLATION, AND UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (Not Applicable)											clerical	$20.78	$43.64
4. REPORT REQUIREMENTS
A. Read Instructions
EtO Commercial Sterilization facilities	4	1	4	61	244	12	24.4	$25,746
B. Required Activities
i. Complete and submit survey spreadsheet tabs, as follows:
EtO Commercial Sterilization facilities
Facility Details	4.5	1	4.5	61	275	14	27.45	$28,965
Room Area	13.5	1	13.5	61	824	41	82.35	$86,894
EtO & EG Storage	1.5	1	1.5	61	92	5	9.15	$9,655
Sterilizer Chambers	25.5	1	25.5	61	1,556	78	155.55	$164,133
Aeration	7.5	1	7.5	61	458	23	45.75	$48,274
APCD Summary	4.5	1	4.5	61	275	14	27.45	$28,965
APCD Details	3	1	3	61	183	9	18.3	$19,310
EtO Monitoring	16.5	1	16.5	61	1,007	50	100.65	$106,204
Miscellaneous	1.5	1	1.5	61	92	5	9.15	$9,655
Additional Info	1.5	1	1.5	61	92	5	9.15	$9,655
Attachments	10	1	10	61	610	31	61	$64,366
Certification	0.2	1	0.2	61	12	1	1.22	$1,287
C. Create Information (Included in 4B)
D. Gather Existing Information (Included in 4B)
E. Write Report (Not Applicable)
5. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS (Not applicable)
TOTAL ANNUAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST					5,716	286	572	$603,107
						Total Labor:	6,573
					Avg. hr./facility:	108	Avg. $/facility:	$9,887
ANNUAL CAPITAL COSTS (Not Applicable)
ANNUALIZED CAPITAL COSTS (Not Applicable)									90% of respondents will make a CBI claim and have to mail in their survey
TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS (O&M)3								$920	7	media
TOTAL ANNUALIZED COSTS (Annualized capital + O&M costs)								$920	9.75	mail
TOTAL LABOR AND O&M COSTS								$604,027
1. The number of respondents per year is based on the facility counts listed in Section 4(a) of the Supporting Statement.
2. Based on mean hourly wages in Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for NAICS code 339100—Medical Supplies and Equipment Manufacturing, available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_339100.htm#11-0000. Final loaded labor rates are: Technical: $93.66/hour (SOC 17-2000: Engineers), Managerial: $149.88/hour (SOC 11-1021: General and Operations Managers), Clerical: $43.64/hour (SOC 43-0000: Office and Administrative Support Occupations); all labor rates include 110 percent increase to account for fringe benefits and overhead expenses).
3. Postage costs for mailing survey responses to the EPA are estimated at $9.75 for Federal Express letter-size envelope flat rate (1 per respondent). The costs of digital media (CD, DVD, or flash drive) are estimated to be $7 each.
Tab Name	Table Name	Average No. of Units		No. of Questions
		Count	UOM
Facility Details	Table 4. Facility Buildings	2	Buildings	10
Room Area	Table 1. Characteristics of Room Areas	6	Room Areas	11
Room Area	Table 2. Natural Draft Openings (NDO)	2	NDOs	10
Room Area	Table 3. Leak Checks of Components in EtO Service	6	Checks	17
Room Area	Table 4. Room Area Controls	8	Room Area Controls	27
EtO & EG Storage	D. Ethylene Glycol (EG) Tanks	1	Tanks	31
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 2. Sterilizer Chamber Operation and Monitoring Characteristics	7	Sterilizer Chambers	51
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 3. Control Characteristics for Sterilizer Chambers	6	Controls for Sterilizer Chambers	64
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 5. Vacuum Pumps	6	Pumps	10
Aeration	Table 1. Aeration that Occurs in Separate Unit (Aeration Room & Aeration Cell/Chamber)	5	Aeration Room & Cell/Chamber	45
Aeration	Table 2. Aeration that Occurs within Sterilizer Chamber	2	Aeration within Sterilizer Chamber	4
APCD Summary	Table 1. APCD Characteristics	4	APCDs	16
APCD Details	Table 1. Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Unit	1	Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Units	11
APCD Details	Table 3. Catalytic Oxidizer & Balancer/Abator	1	Catalytic Oxidzer & Balancer/Abator	26
EtO Monitoring	Table 1. Personal Monitoring (Badges) for EtO	44	Personal Monitors	11
EtO Monitoring	Table 2. Room Area Monitoring for EtO	4	Room Area Monitors	9
Miscellaneous	K. Unique Cycles and EtO Reduction	1	Unique Cycle and EtO Reduction	13
Additional Info	N/A	9	Additional Information (rows of data)	3
Attachments	N/A	10	Attachments	N/A

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Sheet 2: agency burden

Agency Activity	(A) EPA Hours/ Occurrence	(B) Occurrences/ Respondent/Year	(C) EPA Hours/Respondent/Year (A x B)	(D) Respondents/Year1	(E) EPA Technical Hours/Year (C x D)	(F) EPA Managerial Hours/Year (E x 0.05)	(G) EPA Clerical Hours/Year (E x 0.1)	(H) Cost, $/Year2	Basis for Time Estimates	Total Number of Facilities to Cover
Develop/revise questionnaire spreadsheets and instructions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0	Using the exisitng survey	61
Develop survey webpage	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0	Using the existing webpage
Answer respondent questions via phone, email, and/or frequently asked questions posted on webpage3	1	1	1	15	15	1	2	$1,002
Analyze requests for confidentiality4	1	1	1	55	55	3	5	$3,605	Majority of the initial ICR respondents included at least 1 data element as CBI
Review and analyze responses (including follow-up)	20	1	20	61	1220	61	122	$80,122	Initially review the form for completeness, compile/consolidate results into the access database, export and perform reviews. Assume that we will have to go back to each facility with at least one question. Also, it has taken significant time in the past to map the coordinates provided in google earth to confirm that stack params, building placement is reasonable.
Analyze previous emissions test, performance test or engineering study data5	4	4	16	6	98	5	10	$6,410
Total Annual Hours/Cost					1,388	69	139	$91,139
						Total Labor:	1,596
Expenses (O&M)6
Computer storage of data								$1,440	$6/GB/mo x 10 GB x 24 mos				P&P part 1 was 6 GB
Total O&M Expenses								$1,440
TOTAL ANNUAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST								$92,579
1. The number of respondents per year is based on the facility counts listed in Section 4 of the Supporting Statement.
2. Based on GS Scale 2020: Technical/GS 13-1: $36.75/hour, Managerial/GS 15-1: $51.08/hour, Clerical/GS 7-1: $17.42/hour. All agency labor rates have been scaled a multiplier of 1.6 to account for overhead and fringe benefit costs.
3. Assumes that 25 percent of the facilities will have questions.
4. Assumes that 90 percent of facilities will have confidential data.
5. Assumes that 10 percent of facilities will have performance test, emissions test, or other engineering study provided as an attachment to the ICR requiring additional review . Assume 1 hour to perform additional analyses of these attachments.
6. Data storage at $6/GB/month assuming 10 GB data for 24 months.
	2020 rate	Multiplier	2020 rate
Technical (GS-13, step 1)	36.75	1.6	58.80
Managerial (GS-15, step 1)	51.08	1.6	81.73
Clerical (GS-7, step 1)	17.42	1.6	27.87

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Sheet 3: labor rates

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_339100.htm#11-0000
SOC	Desc	Wage
17-2000	Engineers	$44.60
11-1021	General and Operations Managers	$71.37
43-0000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$20.78
GS Rates
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/20Tables/html/GS_h.aspx

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Sheet 4: Industry_Burden_From_ICR_Data

Table Name	No. of Question	Average No. of Units		Expected No. of Responses	Notes	Hours for responses By Tab	Hours for responses By Table			Expected Time for number of questions
		Count	UOM							Assumes rate of 50 questions per 1.5 hour
Table 1. Facility Information	12	N/A		12	All columns/rows completed		1.5			1.5	0-50
Table 2. Parent Company Information	8	N/A		8	All columns/rows completed		1.5			3	51-100
Table 3. Facility Documents	N/A			--	N/A, accounted for in Attachments					4.5	101-150
Table 4. Facility Buildings	10	2	Buildings	20	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5		k	6	151-200
Table 5. Facility-level Data	9	N/A		42	All columns completed for all 5 reporting years		1.5			7.5	201-250
Table 6. Materials Sterilized with EtO	5	4	types of materials	20	All columns completed		1.5	x		9	251-300
Table 7. Materials Sterilized with Non-EtO Techniques and Approaches	4	2	types of materials	8	All columns completed		1.5		k	10.5	301-350
Facility Details				110		4.5	9		k	12	351-400
Table 1. Characteristics of Room Areas	11	6	Room Areas	66	All columns completed for the average number of units		3		k	13.5	401-450
Table 2. Natural Draft Openings (NDO)	10	2	NDOs	20	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5		k	15	451-500
Table 3. Leak Checks of Components in EtO Service	17	6	Checks	102	All columns completed for the average number of units		4.5	x		16.5	501-550
Table 4. Room Area Controls	27	8	Room Area Controls	216	All columns completed for the average number of units		7.5			18	551-600
Room Area				404		13.5	16.5		k	19.5	601-650
C. EtO Drum and Container Storage	13			12	All columns/rows completed		1.5	x		21	651-700
D. Ethylene Glycol (EG) Tanks	31	1	Tanks	31	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5			22.5	701-750
EtO & EG Storage				43		1.5	3		k	24	751-800
Table 1. Summary for Sterilizer Chambers	1	N/A		1	All columns/rows completed		1.5		k	25.5	801-850
Table 2. Sterilizer Chamber Operation and Monitoring Characteristics	51	7	Sterilizer Chambers	357	All columns completed for the average number of units		12
Table 3. Control Characteristics for Sterilizer Chambers	64	6	Controls for Sterilizer Chambers	384	All columns completed for the average number of units		12		k
Table 4. Control Characteristics for Sterilizer Chambers (continued)	24	3	Controls for Sterilizer Chambers	72	All columns completed for the average number of units		3	x
Table 5. Vacuum Pumps	10	6	Pumps	60	All columns completed for the average number of units		3		k
Sterilizer Chambers				874		25.5	31.5		k
Table 1. Aeration that Occurs in Separate Unit (Aeration Room & Aeration Cell/Chamber)	45	5	Aeration Room & Cell/Chamber	225	All columns completed for the average number of units		7.5
Table 2. Aeration that Occurs within Sterilizer Chamber	4	2	Aeration within Sterilizer Chamber	8	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5	x
Table 3. Movement of Sterilized Products through the Facility	3	N/A		3	All columns/rows completed		1.5		k
Aeration				236		7.5	10.5
Table 1. APCD Characteristics	16	4	APCDs	64	All columns completed for the average number of units		3	x
Table 2. Emissions and CEMS	10	4	APCDs	40	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5		k
APCD Summary				104		4.5	4.5
Table 1. Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Unit	11	1	Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Units	11	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5		k
Table 2. Dry-bed Scrubber	21	1	Dry-bed Scrubbers	21	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5
Table 3. Catalytic Oxidizer & Combination Water Balancer/Catalytic Oxidizer	26	1	Catalytic Oxidzer & Balancer/Abator	26	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5
Table 4. Thermal Oxidizer	11	1	Thermal Oxidizer	11	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5	x
Table 5. Other APCDs	7	0	APCDs	0	All columns completed for the average number of units				k
APCD Details				69		3	6		k
Table 1. Personal Monitoring (Badges) for EtO	11	44	Personal Monitors	484	All columns completed for the average number of units		15
Table 2. Room Area Monitoring for EtO	9	4	Room Area Monitors	36	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5	x
Table 3. Other Monitoring for EtO	3	1	Other Monitors	3	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5		k
EtO Monitoring				523		16.5	18		k
J. Wastewater	12	1	Wastewater Treatment	12	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5
K. Unique Cycles and EtO Reduction	13	1	Unique Cycle and EtO Reduction	13	All columns completed for the average number of units		1.5	x
Table 1. EtO and Facility Operation	7	N/A		7	All columns/rows completed		1.5	x	k
Table 2. Standalone Non-Colocated Warehouse, Distribution Center, or Enclosed Building for Sterilized Products	4	2	number of locations	8	All columns completed		1.5
Table 3. Alternative Sterilization	2	2	number of alternative methods	4	All columns completed		1.5
Miscellaneous				44		1.5	6	+	k
Additional Info	3	9	Additional Information (rows of data)	27	All columns completed for the average number of units	1.5	1.5
Attachments		10	Attachments	10	Number of attachments	10	10

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Sheet 5: initial ICR data summary

Tab	Table Name	No. of Questions	Data Source / Assumptions	Altair Richmond, VA	Altair Memphis, TN	Altair Atlanta, GA	BD Covington GA	BD Madison GA	BD Columbus, NE	BD Sandy, UT	Cosmed Franklin, NJ	Cosmed Linden, NJ	Cosmed Eerie, PA	Elite Spice Hanover, MD	Elite Spice Jessup, MD	Elite Spice Sparks, NV	Medline Salisbury, NC	Medline Howell, MI	Medline Waukegan, IL	Medline Yuma, ZA	Medtronic North Haven, CT	Medtronic Villalba, PR	Medtronic Miami Lakes, FL	Medtronic Jacksonville, FL	Medtronic Juncos, PR	Medtronic Fridley, MN	Medtronic Coon Rapids, MN	Midwest Laredo, TX	Midwest Jackson, MO	Sterigenics Queensbury, NY	Sterigenics Charlotte, NC	Sterigenics Atlanta, GA	Sterigenics Grand Prairie, TX	Sterigenics Santa Teresa, NM	Sterigenics SLCUT	Sterigenics LAGifford, CA	Sterigenics Ontario, CA	Sterigenics LA50CA	Steris Northborough, MA	Steris South Plainfield, NJ	Steris Spartanburg, SC	Steris Minneapolis, MN	Steris Grand Prairie, TX	Steris El Paso, TX #1	Steris El Paso, TX #2	Steris San Diego, CA	Steris Temecula, CA		MIN	MAX	AVG	MODE	MEDIAN		Expected Responses
Facility Details	Table 1. Facility Information	12	responses to questions	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11		11	12	11.4772727272727	11	11		12	All
Facility Details	Table 2. Parent Company Information	8	responses to questions	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	0	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		0	8	7.81818181818182	8	8		8	All
Facility Details	Table 3. Facility Documents	5	N/A, Accounted for in the Attachments Tab	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a								N/A
Facility Details	Table 4. Facility Buildings	10	No. of buildings (i.e., rows completed in the table)	4	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	1	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	4	1.52272727272727	1	1		20	assumes all columns completed for 2 buildings (i.e., rows)
Facility Details	Table 5. Facility-level Data	9	5 years worth of data; responses to questions	41	41	41	41	41	41	39	21	38	34	38	39	39	33	32	38	28	42	42	42	42	42	30	42	42	42	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	38	38	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42		21	42	38.7954545454545	42	41		42	All
Facility Details	Table 6. Materials Sterilized with EtO	5	No. of sterilized products with EtO	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)								20	assumes each facility has 4 products sterilized with EtO
Facility Details	Table 7. Materials Sterilized with Non-EtO Techniques and Approaches	4	No. of sterilized products with non-EtO	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)								8	assumes each facility has 2 products sterilized with non-EtO
Room Area	Table 1. Characteristics of Room Areas	11	No. of rooms (i.e., rows completed in the table)	7	6	7	9	12	9	8	3	3	4	1	1	1	2	2	6	3	15	3	1	5	2	3	1	15	19	12	6	5	6	8	12	3	5	6	8	5	7	8	4	6	4	3	5		1	19	5.93181818181818	3	5		66	assumes all columns completed for 6 rooms (i.e., rows)
Room Area	Table 2. Natural Draft Openings (NDO)	10	No. of rooms (i.e., rows completed in the table)	1	1	0	6	9	0	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	19	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	6	4	4	3	3	5		0	19	2.36363636363636	0	1		20	assumes all columns completed for 2NDOs (i.e., rows)
Room Area	Table 3. Leak Checks of Components in EtO Service	17	No. of rooms (i.e., rows completed in the table)	5	5	5	20	31	0	13	10	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	11	3	0	5	2	3	1	0	0	10	6	5	6	6	12	3	5	6	5	7	7	12	7	8	7	2	7		0	31	5.63636363636364	0	5		102	assumes all columns completed for 6 checks (i.e., rows)
Room Area	Table 4. Room Area Controls	27	No. of rooms (i.e., rows completed in the table)	7	5	7	9	12	9	8	3	3	4	1	1	1	2	2	6	0	15	3	1	5	1	3	1	27	40	12	6	5	6	8	12	3	5	6	10	7	11	25	13	15	9	6	5		0	40	7.72727272727273	1	6		216	assumes all columns completed for 8 control devices (i.e., rows)
EtO & EG Storage	C. EtO Drum and Container Storage	13	responses to questions	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	5	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		5	12	11.7045454545455	12	12		13	All
EtO & EG Storage	D. Ethylene Glycol (EG) Tanks	31	No. of tanks (i.e., rows completed in the table)	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	3	1	0		0	5	0.954545454545455	0	1		31	assumes all columns completed for 1 tank
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 1. Summary for Sterilizer Chambers	1	response to question	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		1	All
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 2. Sterilizer Chamber Operation and Monitoring Characteristics	51	No. of chambers (i.e., rows completed in the table)	4	2	3	5	7	3	6	3	4	4	2	2	1	3	1	10	3	4	23	0	2	13	10	2	10	13	11	9	10	5	14	10	8	9	6	4	7	6	12	10	4	6	9	6		0	23	6.5	4	6		357	assumes all columns completed for 7 chambers
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 3. Control Characteristics for Sterilizer Chambers	64	No. of chambers (i.e., rows completed in the table)	4	2	3	0	7	3	6	3	4	4	2	2	1	3	1	10	0	4	24	0	0	13	10	2	10	13	11	9	10	5	14	10	8	9	6	4	7	6	12	10	4	6	9	6		0	24	6.29545454545455	4	6		384	assumes all columns completed for 6 control devices
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 4. Control Characteristics for Sterilizer Chambers (continued)	24	No. of chambers (i.e., rows completed in the table)	4	2	3	0	7	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	2	24	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0	5	7	0	0	3	0	4	7	6	12	0	4	6	9	6		0	24	3.25	0	2		72	assumes all columns completed for 3 control devices
Sterilizer Chambers	Table 5. Vacuum Pumps	10	No. of chambers (i.e., rows completed in the table)	4	2	3	0	7	3	12	3	4	4	1	1	1	3	1	10	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	25	11	9	10	5	14	10	8	10	6	4	7	6	15	10	8	18	9	6		0	25	6.06818181818182	0	4.5		60	assumes all columns completed for 6 vacuum pumps
Aeration	Table 1. Aeration that Occurs in Separate Unit (Aeration Room & Aeration Cell/Chamber)	45	No. of aeration rooms (i.e., rows completed in the table)	7	2	3	9	13	3	6	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	4	20	0	1	13	11	2	39	20	5	3	1	1	2	14	1	2	2	2	1	9	3	0	13	1	0	2		0	39	5.11363636363636	1	2		225	assumes all columns completed for 5 aeration rooms
Aeration	Table 2. Aeration that Occurs within Sterilizer Chamber	4	No. of aeration rooms within sterilization chamber (i.e., rows completed in the table)	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	0	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	10	0	0	9	0		0	20	1.95454545454545	0	0		8	assumes all columns completed for 2 aeration rooms with sterilizer chamber
Aeration	Table 3. Movement of Sterilized Products through the Facility	3	responses to questions	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	3		0	3	2.68181818181818	3	3		3	all
APCD Summary	Table 1. APCD Characteristics	16	No. of APCDs (i.e., rows completed in the table)	3	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	5	2	4	26	0	1	14	10	4	4	4	2	5	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	12	4	8	11	1		0	26	3.81818181818182	2	2		64	assumes all columns completed for 4 APCDs
APCD Summary	Table 2. Emissions and CEMS	10	No. of APCDs (i.e., rows completed in the table)	3	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	26	0	1	14	10	4	4	4	2	5	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	12	4	8	11	1		0	26	3.79545454545455	2	2		40	assumes all columns completed for 4 APCDs
APCD Details	Table 1. Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Unit	11	No. of Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber (i.e., rows completed in the table)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	12	2	8	11	0		0	12	1.47727272727273	0	1		11	assumes all columns completed for 1 wet scrubber
APCD Details	Table 2. Dry-bed Scrubber	21	No. dry-bed scrubber (i.e., rows completed in the table)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0.340909090909091	0	0		21	assumes all columns completed for 1 dry-bed scrubbers
APCD Details	Table 3. Catalytic Oxidizer & Combination Water Balancer/Catalytic Oxidizer	26	No. of CatOx & Balancer/Absorber (i.e., rows completed in the table)	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	0	1	0	10	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1		0	15	1.27272727272727	0	1		26	assumes all columns completed for 1 catox
APCD Details	Table 4. Thermal Oxidizer	11	No. of ThermOx (i.e., rows completed in the table)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	12	0.386363636363636	0	0		11	assumes all columns completed for 1 thermox
APCD Details	Table 5. Other APCDs	7	No. of Other APCD (i.e., rows completed in the table)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0.045454545454546	0	0		0	assumes 0 other
EtO Monitoring	Table 1. Personal Monitoring (Badges) for EtO	11	No. of Unique ID (i.e., rows of data)	8	8	14	18	18	20	20	10	14	17	44	31	8	13	15	20	5	6	4	0	1	12	18	6	10	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	90	101	121	185	136	187	262	236	97		0	262	44.4318181818182	20	20		484	assumes all columns completed for 44 personal monitoring locations
EtO Monitoring	Table 2. Room Area Monitoring for EtO	9	No. of rooms areas monitored	0	0	0	9	9	9	8	3	8	4	4	5	2	2	2	6	3	10	0	1	5	1	3	1	15	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	7	8	3	6	4	3	5		0	19	4.04545454545455	0	3		36	assumes all columns completed for 4 room area monitors
EtO Monitoring	Table 3. Other Monitoring for EtO	3	No. of responses	0	0	0	3	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3		0	3	1.27272727272727	0	0		1	assumes 1 response
Miscellaneous	J. Wastewater	12	No. of responses	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0.409090909090909	0	0		12	assumes all columns completed for 1 wastewater point
Miscellaneous	K. Unique Cycles and EtO Reduction	13	No. of responses	1	1	1	0	3	0	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		0	3	0.886363636363636	1	1		13	assumes all columns completed for 1 unique cycle entry
Miscellaneous	Table 1. EtO and Facility Operation	7	No. of responses	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	0	6	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6		0	6	5.25	6	6		7	all
Miscellaneous	Table 2. Standalone Non-Colocated Warehouse, Distribution Center, or Enclosed Building for Sterilized Products	4	No. of standalone non-colocated warehouse	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)								8	assumes each facility sends products to 2 standalone non-colocated warehouses
Miscellaneous	Table 3. Alternative Sterilization	2	No. of alternative sterilization methods	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)	n/a (new in v5.5.1)								4	assumes each facility has 2 applicable alternative sterilization methods on their products
Additional Info	N/A	3	No. of responses	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	57	25	58	8	8	10	0	0	0	0	18	3	5	23	5	19	23	40	43	3	6	9	3	3	15	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	58	9.13636363636364	0	3		27	assumes all columns completed for 9 rows
Attachments	N/A	18	No. of Attachments	12	13	20	19	14	34	16	9	9	0	15	16	11	17	19	22	13	29	5	2	11	10	6	9	9	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	9	11	10	9	10	9	11	11		0	34	10.4090909090909	2	10		10	assume 10 attachments per facility