Technical Appendix Employment Information for On-site Jobs Information on the number of employees and sales volume for on-site businesses came from the Hoovers/Dun & Bradstreet (P&B) database. EPA also gathered information on businesses and corporations from D&B. D&B maintains a database of over 225 million active and inactive businesses worldwide. Database data include public records, financials, private company insights, extensive global information, telephone numbers and physical addresses. The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is a unique nine-digit identification number assigned by D&B to each business and its location within the database for identifying each business. When Hoovers/D&B database research could not identify employment and sales volume for on-site businesses, EPA used theManta database. These databases include data reported by businesses. Accordingly, some reported values might be underestimates or overestimates. While sales values typically exceed estimated totals of annual income, sales can sometimes be lower than estimated income. This could be attributed to a number of business conditions and/or data reporting. Data included in this Technical Appendix are obtained directly from reputable sources, and reported as presented by those sources. Wage and Income Information for On-site Jobs EPA obtained wage and income information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Part of the U.S. Department of Labor, the BLS is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making. All BLS data meet high standards of accuracy, statistical quality and impartiality. EPA used the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages database to obtain average weekly wage data for businesses at the Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund site. Average weekly wage data were identified by matching the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes corresponding with each type of business with weekly wage data for corresponding businesses in Fairfield County. If weekly wage data were not available at the county level, EPA sought wage data by state or national level, respectively. In cases where wage data were not available for the six-digit NAICS code, EPA used higher-level (less-detailed) NAICS codes to obtain the wage data. To determine the annual wages (mean annual) earned from jobs generated by each of the selected businesses at the Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund site, EPA multiplied the average weekly wage figure by the number of weeks in a year (52) and by the number of jobs (employees) for each business. August 2016 ------- Table 1. Ray mark Industries, Inc. Superfund Site; Information for On-Site Organizations and Businesses On-site Business NAICS Code® NAICS Title Number of Employees11 Average Weekly Wage (2014)* Annual Wage (Mean Annual) per Employee Total Annual Income*1 Annual Sales (2015)" Home Depot USA, Inc. 444110 Home Centers 100 $601 $31,252 $3,125,200 $20,000,000® Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc. 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores 148 $545 $28,340 $4,194,320 $20,000,000* Stratford Markets, Inc (ShopRite Pharmacy) 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores 3 $545 $28,340 $85,020 $177,260 Subway 722511 Full-Service Restaurants 20* $458 $23,816 $476,320 $l,000,000e Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 452112 Discount Department Stores 150 $406 $21,112 $3,166,800 $50,000,000® Webster Bank 522120 Savings Institutions 8 $1,521 $79,092 $632,736 $10,000,000® Total 429 $11,680,396 $101,177,260 3 NAICS code provided in the D&B database, b Data are from the D&B database, unless otherwise noted. c Average weekly wage per employee based on BIS 2014 Average Weekly Wage data. "Total annual Income figures derived by multiplying "Number of Employees" by "Annual Wage (Mean Annual) per Employee." •Value provided by Manta. 2 ------- Property Values and Local Tax Revenue Generated from Property Taxes EPA obtained data on the most recently appraised values for property parcels at the Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund site in June 2016 through property records accessible through Fairfield County's online property appraisal database (https://maps.gbrct.org/stratfordgis/viewer.html). CPA also obtained 2015 property tax information for the site parcels. Table 2, Property Value and Tax Summary for Taxes Payable in 2015 Parcel ID No. Parcel Address Total Appraised Value of Land and Improvements (2015) Total Property Tax (2015) 5010030001-A Barnum Avenue Cut-Off $153,000 $3,961 5010030001 150 Barnum Avenue Cut-Off $18,260,300 $472,686 5010030002 250 Barnum Avenue Cut-Off $14,374,500 $372,098 5010030003 350 Barnum Avenue Cut-off $17,723,000 $458,778 Total $50,510,800 $1,307,523 a 3 ------- |