[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57037-57038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22696]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 30, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contract 
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 or e-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Atten: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316), within 30 days 
from the date of the this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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, medicinal, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-work (WtW) 
Tax Credit.
    OMB: 1205-0371.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Individuals or 
households; Business or other for -profit; and Federal government.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Frequency: On occasion; Quarterly; and Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 700,052.

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                                                                                      Average
          Requirement                 total         Frequency         Annual       response time   Annual burden
                                   respondents                      responses         (Hours)          hours
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Form 9057......................              52       Quarterly              208            4.00             832
Form 9058......................              52       Quarterly              208            4.00             832
Form 9059......................              52       Quarterly              208            4.00             832
Employer/Job Seeker Complete            700.000     On occasion          700,000            0.33         231.000
 Form 9061.....................
States Process Form 9061.......              52     On occasion          700,000            4.00       2,800.000
Form 9062......................              52     On occasion               40            4.00             160
Form 9063......................              52     On occasion          400,000            0.33         132,000
Form 9065......................              52     On occasion              208            4.00             832
Record Keeping.................              52        Annually               52          931.00          48,412
Planning Guidance..............              52         On time               52            8.00             416
Planning Guidance--Modification              52     On occasion               52            1.00              52
    Total:.....................  ..............  ..............        1,801,028  ..............       3,215,368
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: the data collected on ETA Forms 9057-59, Addendum to 
ETA Form 9058, and ETA Forms 9061-63 and 9065 is authorized by the 
Revenue Act of 1978, TAx Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, 
Omnibus budget Reconciliation Act of 1992, sections 51 and 51A of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Small Business Act of 1996, 
Tax Payer

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relief Act of 1997, the Ticket to Work Incentive Improvement Act of 
1999, and the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act or 2002 (Pub. L. 
107-147).
    Data collected on the WOTC and the WtW Tax Credits is collected by 
the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and provided to the U.S. Employment 
Service. The data will be used, primarily, to supplement IRS Form 8850. 
This data will help expedite the processing of employer requests for 
Certifications generated through IRS Form 8850 or issuance of 
Conditional Certifications (CCs) and employer requests for 
Certifications as a result of hiring individuals who have received 
SWAs' or participating agencies' generated CCS. The data will also help 
streamline SWAs' mandated verification 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 Congress. Also, the 
plans submitted by the states will tell the regional and national 
Offices how the states plan to administer the WOTC and the WtW tax 
credits and use the funds allocated to them. Finally, the data obtained 
through the use of the Technical Assistance and Review guide will help 
the Regional Coordinators determine if the states are administering the 
tax credit program in compliance with the reauthorizing legislation, 
the IRS Code of 1986, as amended, and the ETA Handbook No. 408.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-22696 Filed 9-05-02; 8:45 am]
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