[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1648-1649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-119]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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 consolidated Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
Program.
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 or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before March 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
Attention: Christine Ollis; Telephone number: 202-693-3937 (this is not
a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3587. E-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Data on the consolidated WOTC Program will be collected by the
State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and provided to the Division of Adult
Services, Office of Workforce Investment, Washington, DC, through the
appropriate Department of Labor (DOL) regional offices via a quarterly
management report. The data obtained from the administrative or
processing forms will be used for WOTC national office program
performance management and outcome reporting.
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
This is a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) to extend, with revisions, the collection of information
and use of program materials for the consolidated WOTC Program. 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 & 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, retroactively, 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. Section 105 of 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: (1) ETA
Form 9058--Report 1; (2) ETA Forms 9057, 9059, 9061-9063, and 9065; (3)
ETA Handbook 408, Fourth Edition, November 2007; and (4) the Technical
Assistance and Compliance Review Guide.
Further, the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998
(Pub. L. 105-277) requires that, when feasible, Federal agencies design
and implement the use of automated systems that facilitate the
electronic signature and filing of forms (by participants) to conduct
official business with the public by 2003. The Division of Adult
Services, Office of Workforce Investment, complied with this
requirement by successfully implementing an electronic reporting system
for the tax credit program and the WOTC quarterly report. The automated
reporting system is known as ETA's Enterprise Business Support System
(EBSS) Tax Credit Reporting System (TCRS). The EBSS/TCRS is a Web-based
system that allows states to meet the reporting responsibilities in a
more efficient manner while reducing the reporting burden on the state,
regional, and national levels. Through this system, states can manually
enter or electronically upload the required quarterly data report, ETA
Form 9058--Report 1.
Type of Review: Revision of Currently Approved Collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program.
OMB Number: 1205-0371.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
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Total Average response Annual burden
Requirement respondents Frequency Annual response time in hours hours
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Form 9058--Report 1........................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1:00 208
Employer/Job-seeker Complete Form 9061........ 990,000 On occasion..................... 990,000 .33 326,700
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Form 9061 processed by SWAs................... 52 On occasion..................... 990,000 .33 326,700
Form 9062..................................... 52 On occasion..................... 40 .33 13
Form 9063..................................... 52 On occasion..................... 440,000 .33 145,200
Form 9065..................................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1:00 208
Record Keeping................................ 52 Annually........................ 52 931 48,412
Form 9057..................................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1.00 208
Form 9059..................................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1.00 208
Planning Guidance............................. 52 One Time........................ 52 8:00 416
Modification Planning Guidance................ 52 One Time........................ 52 1:00 52
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Total..................................... 990,520 ................................ 2,421,028 ................ 848,325
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Total Burden Hours: 848,325.
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: December 31, 2007.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-119 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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