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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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and current industry practice is to submit printed documents.32
The cost savings components that make up the 0.5-inch binders consist of the actual cost of the empty 0.5-inch, 3ring binder, the cost of 50 pages of paper, the cost of printing those 50
pages, and the labor required to put the manual together. The cost of all these elements, with the notable exception of labor, is the same whether the manual is for an LNG or LHG facility or an MTR
facility. In the NPRM, we estimated that the cost of the empty 0.5-inch binders in 2019 dollars is $3.66, based on the mean for 0.5-inch binders from 5
different websites selling this item.33
Converting to 2020 dollars, using the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, the figure is $3.71.34
In the NPRM, we estimated the cost of 50 sheets of copier paper to be 62.5
cents, based on the mean for boxes of 500 pages from 5 different supply stores.35 Converting to 2020 dollars, we 32 The current regulation regarding the two-copy requirement was issued in 1988 for LNG and LHG
facilities 53 FR 3370, Feb. 5, 1988, and in 1996
for MTR facilities 61 FR 41452, Aug. 8, 1996. At that time, it was not possible to electronically send a document as large and complicated as a complete Operations Manual or Emergency Manual as an attachment via email or other electronic means 33 The five different websites were: 1 Office Depot https www.officedepot.com/a/products/
765530/Aurora-EarthView-Round-RingOrganization-Binder/ $5.99, 2 Staples https
www.staples.com/Simply-5-inch-Light-Use-Round3-Ring-Binder-Red-26852/product_1337664
$3.29, 3 Walmart https www.walmart.com/ip/
Pen-Gear-0-5-inch-Durable-Binder-Clearview-CoverWhite/945565181 $2.47, 4 Target https
www.target.com/p/avery-120-sheet-0-5-34-durableview-ring-binder-black/-/A-16978071 $2.59, and 5 Amazon https www.amazon.com/AveryEconomy-Binder-0-5-Inch-Round/dp/B0006SWEEG/
ref=sr_1_6?qid=1583117388&refinements=p_n_
feature_keywords_two_browse-bin %3A7103303011&s=office-products&sr=1-6
$4.60. The mean of all these figures is $3.66. All websites cited were accessed on Nov. 10, 2019.
34 The specific series used was CUSR0000SA0
seasonally adjusted, downloaded from the BLSs Consumer Price Index seasonally adjusted tables https www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/seasonaladjustment/home.htm, accessed July 6, 2021, specifically from the link associated with Revised seasonally adjusted indexes and factors, 2016
2029. From the downloaded Excel sheet, the mean index for 2020 was calculated at 258.8441 and for 2019 at 255.6525. Using these two figures as the basis to estimate an price multiplier, we derive 258.8441/255.6525 = 1.013. Multiplying the 2019
dollar terms $3.66 by 1.013, the figure in 2020
dollar terms is derived $2.66 1.013 = $3.708, rounded to $3.71.
35 The websites were: 1 Office Depot https
www.officedepot.com/a/products/841195/OfficeDepot-Copy-And-Print-Paper/ $8.29, 2 Staples https www.staples.com/500+ream+paper/
directory_500%20ream%20paper?sby=1 $5.79, 3 Walmart https www.walmart.com/ip/PenGear-Copy-Paper-8-5x11-92-Bright-20-lb-1-ream500-Sheets/487634010 $3.97, 4 Amazon https www.amazon.com/Hammermill-RecycledPrinter-Letter-086790R/dp/B009ZMP31K/ref=sr_1_

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obtain $0.63.36 In the NPRM, we found the cost to print 50 pages in black and white to be $2.23.37 Converting to 2020
terms, the figure is $2.26.38 Combining the 2020 dollar terms, the sum is $6.60.39
As the labor costs between LNG/LHG
and MTR facilities are different, the labor component of assembling these manuals also differ. According to Coast Guard SMEs, as well as the collection of information, OMB Control Number 16250049, Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazardous Gas, clerical workers assemble manuals at LNG and LHG facilities. The BLS website has no specific labor category for clerical workers under North American Industry Classification System NAICS industry 483000 Water Transportation. The closest we were able to find was Office Clerks, General Occupational Code 439061.40 The BLS gave the mean hourly wage for this category of labor as $21.32.41 As wages account for only a portion of total employee costs employee benefits account for the other part, we adjusted wages to take benefits into account. Using the BLS U.S.
Department of Labor News Release for March 18, 2021 USDL210437, benefits for employees in the Production, Transportation and 6?keywords=500+ream+paper&qid=1573437715&
sr=8-6 $9.20, and 5 Target https
www.target.com/p/avery-120-sheet-0-5-34-durableview-ring-binder-black/-/A-16978071 $3.99. The mean of these five figures is $6.25. Dividing $6.25
by 500 pages results in a figure of .0125 cents per page. That amount multiplied by 50 pages gives us a cost of 62.5 cents.
36 $0.625 1.013 = $0.633, rounded to $0.63.
37 This cost is found in Ink-onomics: Can you Save Money by Spending More on Your Printer, PCWorld, May 2, 2012 https www.pcworld.com/
article/254899/ink_onomics_can_you_save_money_
by_spending_more_on_your_printer_.html was found to be 3.9 cents per page for printers costing over $200. This May 2012 dollar figure was converted to $2019 using the Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, Table 1.1.4 Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product, Annual Series, last revised on April 29, 2020 https www.bea.gov/iTable/
iTableHtml.cfm?reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1910=
x&0=-99&1921=survey&1903=4&1904=2009&
1905=2018&1906=a&1911=0 as a gross domestic product. This calculation can be accessed by the modify button on the right, choosing annual series, and then refresh table. The GDP deflator for 2012 was 100, and for 2019, 112.348. Hence, 3.9
cents was increased by 12.348 percent to yield a figure of 4.45 cents rounded to closest whole cent.
Multiplying this figure by 50 for the number of pages yields, in turn, $2.23 for 50 pages rounded to closest whole cent.
38 $2.23 1.013 = $2.258, rounded to $2.26.
39 $3.71 + $0.63 + $2.26 = $6.60.
40 May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, NAICS 483000-Water Transportation, https
www.bls.gov/oes/2020/May/naics3_483000.htm, downloaded April 16, 2021.
41 Ibid.

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Material Moving sector of the economy, private sector, accounted for $10.92 per hour, or 51 percent of wages.42 Thus, we estimated the fully burdened or loaded wage rate, at $32.19
per hour for LNG/LHG facilities.43 In the NPRM, we estimated the fully burdened wage rate at $30.28, a difference of $1.91.
According to Coast Guard SMEs, as well as the latest collection of information, OMB Control Number 16250093, Facilities Transferring Oil and Hazardous Material in BulkLetter of Intent and Operations Manual, MTR
facilities use general and operations managers to assemble Operations Manuals. The BLS website, under NAICS industry 483000 Water Transportation, reports an hourly mean wage of $70.65 for general and operations managers Occupational Code 111021.44 As stated previously, according to the BLS, employees in the Production, Transportation and Material Moving sector of the economy, private sector, have benefits corresponding to 51 percent of wages in that industry.45 Hence, the loaded wage rate for general and operations managers is $106.82 per hour.46 In the NPRM, we estimated the fully burdened wage rate at $100.03, a difference of $6.79.
With respect to the assembly of a 0.5inch, 50-page manual, we performed the task ourselves and found that it took an average of 5.12 minutes or 0.09
hours.47 As a result, the labor cost of assembling a manual for an LNG or LHG
facility came to $2.90.48 For an MTR
42 Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Costs for Employee Compensation news release USDL21
0437, March 18, 2021 https www.bls.gov/
news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf, table 5, page 9, referenced April 18, 2021. According to this document, for the production, transportation and material moving industry, benefits were $10.92 per hour while wages were $21.36 for a ratio of benefits to wages of 51 percent.
43 $21.32 plus $21.32 multiplied by 51% equals $32.19.
44 May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, NAICS 483000-Water Transportation, https
www.bls.gov/oes/2020/May/naics3_483000.htm, downloaded April 16, 2021.
45 Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Costs for Employee Compensation news release USDL21
0437, March 18, 2021 https www.bls.gov/
news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf, table 5, page 9, referenced April 18, 2021. According to this document, for the production, transportation and material moving industry, benefits were $10.92 per hour while wages were $21.36 for a ratio of benefits to wages of 51 percent. $21.32 plus $21.32
multiplied by 51% equals $32.19.
46 $70.65 plus $70.65 multiplied by 51% equals $106.82.
47 This time estimate is based on the average amount of time the Coast Guard consumed to print 50 pages and assemble them in a 0.5-inch 3-ring binder.
48 0.09 hours multiplied by $32.19 equals $2.90.

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