[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15457-15458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05029]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


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 this Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored 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 
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency 
receives on or before April 12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a 
federal tax credit available to employers that hire individuals from 
certain targeted groups who have consistently faced significant 
barriers to employment. WOTC is authorized under section 51 and section 
3111(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. WOTC is 
authorized until December 31, 2025, under Sec. 113 of Division EE, 
Title 3--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260). The 
information collection consists of WOTC processing forms which are used 
for program administration and reporting program outcomes. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2022 (87 FR 
69048).
    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

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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.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0371.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local, and 
Tribal governments; private sector-- businesses or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,418,828.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 18,604,708.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 10,205,416 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

     Dated: March 7, 2023.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-05029 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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