Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 1997 / Notices 48671

Labor Departmental Clearance Officer,

Theresa M. O’Malley ((202) 219–5096

x143).

Comments and questions about the

ICR listed below should be forwarded to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for

Employment and Training, 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 of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity 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, technical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Planning Guidance and

Instructions for Submission of Annual

State Plans for FY’98 Welfare-to-Work

Formula Grants.

OMB Number: 1205–0new.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State and local

governments.

Number of Respondents: 56.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 168.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0.

Description: The Balanced Budget Act

of 1997, signed by the President on

August 5, 1997, authorized the

Department of Labor to provide Welfareto-Work (WtW) grants to States and

local communities to provide

transitional employment assistance to

move Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families (TANF) recipients with

significant employment barriers into

unsubsidized jobs providing long-term

employment opportunities. WtW funds

will be provided through formula grants

to the States, grants to Indian tribes and

competitive grants to public and private

entities. In order to receive formula

grant funds, the statute provides that the

State must submit a plan for the

administration of the WtW grant. This

Planning Guidance and Instructions for

Submission of Annual State Plans

addresses the information required for

States which will enable them to qualify

for the formula grant funds in Fiscal

Year 1998. Separate guidance will be

issued for both the grants to the Indian

tribes and the competitive grants.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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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:

• 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, 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–

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.

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