[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24633]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

Date: September 11, 1997.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the Work Opportunity Tax 
Credit (WOTC) 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 September 19, 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 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:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarification of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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; 9061-9036 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 Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34). Data collected on the 
WOTC 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 used, 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. 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.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-24633 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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