[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:
    <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, and 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; 9061-9063 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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