[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69048-69049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25037]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Work 
Opportunity Tax Credit

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
extension with revisions for the authority to conduct the information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Work Opportunity Tax Credit 
(WOTC).'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
January 16, 2023

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 by 
contacting The National WOTC Team by telephone at 202-693-3980 (this is 
not a toll-free number), TTY 202-693-8064 (this is not a toll-free 
number), or by email at [email protected].
    Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Attn: National 
WOTC Team, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite C-4510, Washington, DC, 
20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaToria Strickland, Office of 
Workforce Investment, by telephone at 202-693-2811 (this is not a toll-
free number) or by email at [email protected].
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation 
program to provide the general public and federal agencies an 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly 
assessed.
    This ICR collects WOTC program information, including activities 
conducted by state workforce agencies to review and process employers' 
certification requests. The WOTC is a federal tax credit available to 
employers for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups who have 
consistently faced significant barriers to employment. The WOTC program 
is authorized under Sec. Sec.  51 and 3111(e) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (Code), as amended, and the Small Business Job Protection 
Act of 1996, (Pub. L. 104-188), including Title 26 U.S.C. The WOTC is 
authorized until December 31, 2025, under the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), Division EE, Title 1, Sec. 
113. OMB Control No. 1205-0371 authorizes this information collection. 
This submission includes seven WOTC processing and administrative 
forms, as follows:
    (1) ETA Form 9061, Revised March 2021--Individual Characteristics 
Form (ICF) and ETA Form 9061, Spanish version ICF, Revised March 2021;
    (2) ETA Form 9062, Revised March 2021--Conditional Certification;
    (3) ETA Form 9175, Revised March 2021--Self-Attestation Form (SAF) 
for Qualified Long-Term Unemployment Recipient (LTUR);
    (4) ETA Form 9063, Revised March 2021--Employer Certification;
    (5) ETA Form 9058, Revised March 2021--Certification Workload and 
Characteristics of Certified Individuals;
    (6) ETA Form 9065, Revised March 2021--Agency Declaration of 
Verification Results Worksheet (ADVR); and
    (7) ETA Form 9198, Employer Representative Declaration Form.
    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 it is approved by OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0371. Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record 
for this ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL 
encourages commenters not to include personally identifiable 
information, confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/
information in any comments.
    DOL 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;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the 
burden of the

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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.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).
    Form(s): ETA 9061, Individual Characteristics Form (ICF); ETA 9061, 
Spanish version of ICF; ETA 9062, Conditional Certification; ETA 9175, 
Self-Attestation Form (SAF) for Qualified Long-Term Unemployment 
Recipient (LTUR); ETA 9063, Employer Certification; ETA 9058, 
Certification Workload and Characteristics of Certified Individuals; 
ETA 9065, Agency Declaration of Verification Results Worksheet (ADVR); 
and ETA Form 9198, Employer Representative Declaration Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0371.
    Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies (SWAs), Private Sector, 
Individuals or Households and 501(c) Tax-Exempt organizations hiring 
certain qualified veterans.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,742,593.\1\
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    \1\ The estimated number for total respondents for Fiscal Year 
2021 is derived by adding the SWAs' total workload (2,081,474 
certifications issued; 4,042,234 denials issued; and 2,618,832 
pending applications) with the total number of state grantees (53).
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    Frequency: Varies.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 18,604,708.\2\
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    \2\ The estimated number for total annual responses for FY 2021 
is derived by combining the unduplicated totals for processing forms 
completed by employers/jobseekers (9,418,722); SWA reporting forms 
(424); total determinations issued by the SWAs (6,123,708); and 
processing of Employer Representative Declarations, ETA Form 9198 
(3,061,854).
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    Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,205,4167.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.00.

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-25037 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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