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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 30, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
Table 21. Monetized Costs Attributable to the Interim Final Rule Value of Impact
Low
Primary
High
Staff Vacancies
$44,961,638

$22,480,819

$0

Training
$26,462,078

$13,231,039

$0

Vaccination
$7,558,658

$9,426,831

$11,295,005

Masking
$1,680,509

$1,680,509

$1,680,509

Testing
$2,306,273

$2,306,273

$2,306,273

$330,565

$330,565

$330,565

$83,299,721

$49,456,037

$15,612,352

Recordkeeping Total Monetized Costs
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We consider it probable that the substantial reduction in COVID19 cases per day among Head Start staff will result in fewer center closures due to COVID19. We do not estimate the reduction in closures anticipated due to the interim final rule;
however, we presented a calculation of how we would value the benefit of reopening on a per-center basis. For comparison, we also estimate the additional cost of masking, and additional cost of testing exempted staff and volunteers for centers that reopen.
If 1% of total Head Start centers reopen as a result of the interim final rule, this would result in 207 centers reopening. For the purposes of this cost analysis, we calculate the number of masks required under for a center operating fully in-person. This would result in 2,730 staff, 8,643 children, 10,610
volunteers wearing masks at in-person Head
Start settings. They would require 67,474
masks on a weekly basis, 16,869 of which we attribute to the interim final rule. The total cost of these additional masks would be $2,362 per week. For testing, the same number of centers reopening would result in 667 additional exempted staff and volunteers requiring testing every week, which corresponds to $6,670 in testing costs per week. These costs sum to $9,031 per week.
To continue the comparison, if 1% of closed centers reopen, we would monetize the benefits in time saved for parents and caregivers at $5.3 million per week. This comparison only includes impacts we are able to monetize, and does not account for changes in COVID19 risks associated with reopening. As discussed elsewhere, these risks will be reduced as a result of the vaccination and masking requirements.

G. Net Benefits We have analyzed the major impacts of the interim final rule under several scenarios of incremental vaccine-uptake among Head Start staff that are unvaccinated in the baseline scenario of no new regulatory action. In previous sections, we have indicated that the benefits are higher and that the costs are lower under the high vaccine coverage scenario than the low vaccine coverage scenario. In this section, we demonstrate the magnitudes. Table 22
presents the total costs, benefits, and net benefits that are attributable to the interim final rule under a 3% discount rate. Table 23
presents these same estimates using a 7%
discount rate. Both sets of estimates cover the same time horizon.

Low
Primary
High
Benefits
$195,986,161

$242,185,591

$288,384,996

Costs
$83,299,721

$49,456,037

$15,612,352

Net Benefits
$112,686,440

$192,729,554

$272,772,644

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Table 22. Net Benefits, 3% Discount Rate, 2020 dollars