[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59243-59244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29866]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

November 18, 1996.
    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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). OMB approval has been requested by November 21, 1996. A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor Acting 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, DC 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

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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).
    OMB Number: 1205-0new.
    Agency Number: ETA 9061-9064.
    Number of Responses: 7,800.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,600.
    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 (Pub. L. 104-188). 
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 Form 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 annul report to the Committee House Ways and Means of 
the U.S. House of Representatives.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-29866 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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