Appendix 2

Appendix 2

Calculations for Section 12: Respondent Burden Hours & Costs – Program-Specific Forms

Program Name	Table Numbers	Page Number
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP)	12.2.1 to 12.2.3	2
State and Indoor Tribal Radon Grants	12.3.1 to 12.3.3	3
Pollution Prevention (P2) Program	12.4.1 to 12.4.3	4
Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grants	12.5.1 to 12.5.3	5
Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program	12.6.1 to 12.6.3	6
Gulf Hypoxia Program	12.7.1 to 12.7.3	7
Gulf of Mexico Program	12.8.1 to 12.8.3	8
Long Island Sound Program	12.9.1 to 12.9.3	9
Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grants	12.10.1 to 12.10.3	10
Rural, Small and Tribal Technical Assistance Program	12.11.1 to 12.11.3	11
Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water	12.12.1 to 12.12.3	12
School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program	12.13.1 to 12.13.3	13
Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program	12.14.1 to 12.14.3	14
Tribal Drinking Water Grant Program	12.15.1 to 12.15.3	15
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Grants	12.16.1 to 12.16.3	16

Tables 12.2.1 to 12.2.3: Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP)

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.2.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.2.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$81.27 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.2.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$86.28	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.3.1 to 12.3.3: State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.3.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.3.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$81.27 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.3.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$86.28	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.4.1 to 12.4.3: Pollution Prevention (P2) Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.4.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.4.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$78.65 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.4.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$84.45	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.5.1 to 12.5.3: Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grants

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.5.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.5.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for State Government, including Schools and Hospitals.
$111.72 (General and Operations Managers)	$73.90 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$48.13 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.5.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$75.71	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.6.1 to 12.6.3: Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.6.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.6.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$81.27 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.6.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$86.28	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.7.1 to 12.7.3: Gulf Hypoxia Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.7.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.05	0.9	0.05	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.7.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$81.27 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.7.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$82.94	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.8.1 to 12.8.3: Gulf of Mexico Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.8.1: AMOUNT of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.8.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$81.27 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.8.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$86.28	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.9.1 to 12.9.3: Long Island Sound Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.9.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.9.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for State Government, including Schools and Hospitrals.
$111.72 (General and Operations Managers)	$73.69 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$48.13 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.9.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$75.56	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.10.1 to 12.10.3: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grants

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.10.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.1	0.2	0.7	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.10.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for NAICS 221300 – Water, Sewage and Other Systems.
$103.47 (General and Operations Managers)	$67.60 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$45.95 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.10.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$56.03	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.11.1 to 12.11.3: Rural, Small and Tribal Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.11.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.11.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for NAICS 813200 – Grantmaking and Giving Services.
$128.00 (General and Operations Managers)	$80.03 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$56.26 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.11.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$83.66	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.12.1 to 12.12.3: Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.12.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.4	0.3	0.3	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.12.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for NAICS 813200 – Grantmaking and Giving Services.
$128.00 (General and Operations Managers)	$80.03 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$56.26 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.12.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$92.09	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.13.1 to 12.13.3: School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.13.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.2	0.7	0.1	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.13.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for State Government, including Schools and Hospitals.
$111.72 (General and Operations Managers)	$73.69 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$48.13 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.13.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$78.74	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.14.1 to 12.14.3: Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.14.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.14.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for State Government, including Schools and Hospitals.
$111.72 (General and Operations Managers)	$73.69 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$48.13 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.14.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$75.71	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.15.1 to 12.15.3: Tribal Drinking Water Grant Program

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.15.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.15.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service.
$130.10 (General and Operations Managers)	$81.27 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$65.86 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.15.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$86.28	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

Tables 12.16.1 to 12.16.3: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Grants

Step 1: Calculate proportion of respondent burden hours across all staff roles at relevant levels of seniority.

TABLE 12.4.1: PROPORTION of Respondent Hours by Staff Role
Number of Hours: Management	Number of Hours: Technical	Number of Hours: Clerical/Support	Total Proportion
0.15	0.7	0.15	1

Step 2: Calculate loaded and weighted labor cost across all staff roles involved.

TABLE 12.4.2: LOADED WAGE RATES for Respondents Wage rate + 110% loading for account for costs of benefits and overhead
Wage Rate/Hour: Management	Wage Rate/Hour: Technical	Wage Rate/Hour: Clerical/Support	Wage rates obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for NAICS 3250A1 – Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only).
$152.27 (General and Operations Managers)	$85.41 (Social Scientists and Related Workers)	$54.41 (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants)

TABLE 12.4.3: WEIGHTED LABOR COSTS for Respondents
Weighted Hourly Labor Cost	Explanation of Calculations
$90.79	Weighted Hourly Labor Cost = (Wage rate * proportion of hours) calculated for each respondent group (management, technical, clerical/support) and summed.

Total burden calculations (hours and costs) are shown in Section 12 – Program-Specific Forms.

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