[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 60102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29372]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request
Date: November 3, 1997.
The Department of Labor has submitted the Work Opportunity Tax
Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work (W-to-W) Tax Credit Addendum to the
first edition of ETA Handbook No. 408, July 1997, administrative forms
and information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L.
104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by
November 10, 1997. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor
Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa O'Malley ((202) 219-5096
x 166).
Comments and questions about the WOTC/W-to-W ICR should be
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration, Office
of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503 ((202)
395-7316).
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection, and including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarification of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological, e.g.,
permitting submissions of responses.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax
Credit.
OMB Number: 1205-0371.
Agency Number: ETA 9057-59; 9061-9063 and 9065.
Number of Respondents: 52.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2,600.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has
oversight responsibilities for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
under the Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-188) and
the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
(P.L. 105-34). Data collected on the WOTC and the W-to-W will be
collected by the State Employment Security Agencies and provided to the
U.S. Employment Service, Division of Planning and Operations,
Washington, DC, through the appropriate Department of Labor regional
office. The data will be use, primarily, to supplement IRS Form 8850,
help expedite the processing of, either, employer requests for
Certifications generated through IRS From 8850 or issuance of
Conditional Certifications (CCs) and processing of employer requests
for Certifications as a result of individuals' bearing SESAs or
participating agencies' generated CCs, help streamline SESAs
verification mandated activities, aid and expedite the preparation of
the quarterly reports, and provide a significant source of information
for the Secretary's Annual Report to Congress on the WOTC program and
the W-to-W Tax Credit. The data recorded through the use of these forms
will also help in the preparation of an annual report to the Committee
House Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives.
John Saracco,
Project Manager, Office of Internet Services and Information
Management.
[FR Doc. 97-29372 Filed 11-5-97; 8:45 am]
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