60102 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 215 / Thursday, November 6, 1997 / Notices

for acceptance of DNA profiles in the

FBI’s Combined DNA Index System

(CODIS) which take account of relevant

privacy, law enforcement and technical

issues; and, To make recommendations

for a system for grading proficiency

testing performance to determine

whether a laboratory is performing

acceptably.

The topics to be discussed at this

meeting include: a review of minutes

from the September 23, 1997, meeting;

discussion of comments on the Quality

Assurance Standards for DNA Testing

Laboratories, as approved at the

February 22, 1997 meeting; and a

discussion of topics for the next DNA

Advisory Board meeting.

The meeting is open to the public on

a first-come, first seated basis. Anyone

wishing to address the DAB must notify

the Designated Federal Employee (DFE)

in writing at least twenty-four hours

before the DAB meets. The notification

must include the requestor’s name,

organizational affiliation, a short

statement describing the topic to be

addressed, and the amount of time

requested. Oral statements to the DAB

will be limited to five minutes and

limited to subject matter directly related

to the DAB’s agenda, unless otherwise

permitted by the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their consideration

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type-written on 81⁄2′′

× 11′′ xerographic weight paper, one

side only, and bound only by a paper

clip (not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Dr. Dwight E. Adams, Chief,

Scientific Analysis Section, Laboratory

Division—Room 3266, Federal Bureau

of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20535–

0001, (202) 324–4416, FAX (202) 324–

1462.

Dated: November 3, 1997.

Dwight E. Adams,

Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

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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 Welfareto-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.

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