[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5254-5255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01510]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Work Opportunity Tax Credit

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) revision titled, ``Work Opportunity Tax Credit,'' to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before February 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201912-1205-010 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL- 
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). The WOTC is a 
Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from 
certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barrier 
to employment. This submission includes seven WOTC program forms as 
follows:
    ETA Form 9175, Revised November 2016--Self-Attestation Form (SAF) 
for the Long-Term Unemployment Recipient;
    ETA Form 9058--Report 1, Revised November 2016--Certification 
Workload and Characteristics of Certified Individuals;
    ETA Form 9061, Revised November 2016--Individual Characteristics 
Form;
    ETA Form 9061, Revised November 2016--Individual Characteristics 
Form, Spanish version;
    ETA Form 9062, Revised April 2016--Conditional Certification;
    ETA Form 9063, Revised April 2016--Employer Certification; and
    ETA Form 9065, Revised April 2016--Agency Declaration of 
Verification Results Worksheet. This information collection is a 
revision, because the burden hours significantly increased for this 
burden statement reporting due to incorporating the WOTC denial rate 
which has not been factored in historically. We believe this more 
accurately reflects the full total number of respondents. WOTC is 
authorized under Sec. Sec.  51 and 3111(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 
authorizes this information collection.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless the OMB, under the PRA, approves it and displays a 
currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0371. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2020; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB will receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on October 21, 2019 (84 FR 56204).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0371. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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.

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     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0371.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments, Private 
Sector, Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,693,329.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 13,527,028.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,454,205 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: January 23, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01510 Filed 1-28-20; 8:45 am]
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