[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13974-13975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5741]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the Work 
Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program and the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Tax 
Credit's reporting and administrative forms.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before May 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Gay M. Gilbert, Division Chief, U.S. Employment Service/
ALMIS, Office of Workforce Security, Room C-4514, Washington, DC 20210, 
(202) 693-3428 (this is not a toll-free number) and, Internet address: 
[email protected] and/or fax number: 202/693-2874.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Data collected on the WOTC and the WtW Tax Credits will be 
collected by the State Employment Security and/or Workforce Development 
Agencies and provided to the U.S. Employment Service/ALMIS Division, 
Unit of Operations, Office of Career Transition and Assistance, Office 
of Workforce Security, Washington, DC, through the appropriate 
Department of Labor regional offices. 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

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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.
    II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor 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, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions:
     The Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits' 
reporting and administrative forms expire June 30, 2001. P.L. 106-170 
reauthorized these two tax credits through December 31, 2001. Because 
the Congress reauthorizes these tax credits continuously for periods 
that range between one and three years, we are requesting a 2-year 
expiration date from approval date to continue the existing collection 
of information.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax 
(WtW) Credit.
    OMB Number: 1205-0371.
    Agency Number: ETA Forms 9057-59; 9061-63 and 9065.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    State Burden:

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                                                                                      Average Time/
         Cite/reference              Total          Frequency          Total \1\         response      Burden
                                  respondents                          responses         (hours)
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Form 9057......................            52  Quarterly.........              208               8          1664
Form 9058......................            52  Quarterly.........              208               8          1664
Form 9059......................            52  Quarterly.........              208               8          1664
Form 9062......................            52  Quarterly.........               40               8           320
Form 9063......................            52  Quarterly.........             1000               1          1000
Form 9065......................            52  Quarterly.........              208               8          1664
Recordkeeping..................            52  Annually..........               52             997         51844
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    Total......................  ............  ..................             1924    ............        59820
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\1\ Nos. of ``Total Responses'' and ``Average Time/Response'' are only estimates and were obtained by calling
  several States and asking for the best possible estimates.


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                                                                                   Average time
            Cite/reference                      Frequency              Total         response       Total hours
                                                                     received         (hours)
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Form 9061.............................  5 days..................            200         8 hours           1,600
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    Total Burden Hours: 61420.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval of the information collection request. They will also 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 28, 2001.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Signing Official, U.S. Employment Service/ALMIS, Division Chief, Office 
of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 01-5741 Filed 3-7-01; 8:45 am]
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