Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description

The costs covered by the maintenance and administrative costs in the Final RA are discussed in Section 4.2.7.  Due to the high level of uncertainty surrounding these costs, additional sensitivity analyses are conducted regarding the percentage used to calculate maintenance and administrative costs.  The primary analysis assumes annually recurring maintenance and administrative costs equal to 3 percent of equipment acquisition costs.  The sensitivity analysis shows the impact on the total cost estimation if values of 5 and 10 percent are used.

Table 4-20 shows the total costs if the maintenance and administrative costs are increased to 5 percent, instead of 3 percent in the primary analysis.  The maintenance and administrative costs would increase to $13.7 million over the 15-year analysis period, resulting in a 6 percent increase in the rulemaking’s total costs.

Table 4-20 : Maintenance and Administrative Costs 5 Percent Sensitivity Analysis, Discounted at 7 Percent ($ millions)

Table 4-21 shows the total costs if the maintenance and administrative costs are increased to 10 percent, instead of three percent in the primary analysis.  The maintenance and administrative costs would increase to $27.4 million over the 15-year analysis period, resulting in a 22 percent increase in the rulemaking’s total costs.

Table 4-21 : Maintenance and Administrative Costs 10 Percent Sensitivity Analysis, Discounted at 7 Percent ($ millions)