[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17483]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

August 29, 2007.
    The Department of Labor hereby announces the submission of the 
following information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency 
review procedures specified in 5 CFR 1320.13, for the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) 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 September 17, 2007. A copy of this 
ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including among other 
things a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of 
response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not toll-free number) / 
e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments within 5 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. Comments 
should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attn: Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and 
Training Administration, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (Telephone: 
202-395-7316 / Fax: 202-395-6974, these are not toll-free numbers). 
Comments may be submitted by E-mail to [email protected]. In 
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should 
reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
    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 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.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW) 
Tax Credit.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0371.
    Form Numbers: ETA-9062; ETA-9058; ETA-9057; ETA-9059; ETA-9063; 
ETA-9061; and ETA-9065.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies; participating agencies; 
business sector; and disadvantaged jobseekers.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 990,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 848,325.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $0.
    Description: On May 25, 2007 the President signed into law the 
Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-28). 
Section 8211 of this Act extended and modified the WOTC Program for a 
continuing 44-month period through August 31, 2011. The new provisions 
and amendments to certain target groups apply to new hires that begin 
to work for an employer after May 25. Another recent legislation, the 
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-432) signed into 
law on December 20, 2006 extended the WOTC for two additional years 
through December 31, 2007 and consolidated the program by merging the 
Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit into the WOTC. This Act also made various 
amendments and introduced new provisions that streamline the program 
and make it easier for the business sector to participate. The 
statutory changes and new provisions required that the following 
program report, processing and administrative forms, and materials be 
revised and updated to reflect the new changes and provisions:
    To request a certification from a state workforce agency (SWA), 
employers or their representatives must submit not only IRS Form 8850 
but also either ETA Form 9061 or 9062. SWAs cannot process timely filed 
but incomplete requests. Through a special arrangement with OMB, IRS 
Form 8850 was cleared by OMB May 26, 2007. Therefore, ETA is requesting 
this emergency ICR approval of the listed forms and program materials 
so that the SWAs can start processing all the new certification 
requests with the changes that became effective May 26, 2007. This 
emergency approval will help prevent the accumulation of unprocessed 
timely filed certification requests, which will result in significant 
backlogs for the states and the timely issuance to employers of 
certifications for all the new eligible hires in accordance with 
Congressional intent.

Darrin King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-17483 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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