Proposed Information Collection; Comments: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit, 14722-14723 [E6-4190]
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of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to section
6(b) of the Act on March 4, 1997 (62 FR
9812).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on October 28, 2005. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on November 28, 2005 (70 FR
71333).
Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comments: Work Opportunity Tax
Credit Program and the Welfare-toWork Tax Credit
ACTION:
Notice.
The U.S. Department of
Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a pre-clearance
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 (ETA) is soliciting
comments on the proposed three-year
extension (without change) of the Work
Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
Program and the Welfare-to-Work Tax
Credit (WtWTC) electronic reporting
form ETA 9058; administrative forms
ETA 9057, 9059, 9061–9063 and 9065;
and the following program related
documents: January 2006, Revised,
Third Edition of ETA Handbook No.
408; ‘‘Guidance for Work Opportunity
Tax Credit and Welfare-to Work Tax
Credit Allotments Fiscal Year (FY)
2005,’’ Training and Employment
Guidance Letter (TEGL); and the
Technical Assistance and Review
Guide. This request covers the period
from June 2006 to June 2009. A copy of
the proposed Information Collection
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SUMMARY:
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Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice or by
accessing this link: https://
www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to:
Christine Kulick, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Investment, Division of Adult Services,
Room S–4231, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210 (202–693–
3937—not a toll free number), fax: 202–
693–3015, and e-mail address:
kulick.christine@dol.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Investment, Division of Adult Services,
Room S–4231, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210 (202–693–
2786—not a toll free number), fax: 202–
693–3015, and e-mail address:
ortiz.carmen@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Data on WOTC and WtWTC Tax
Credits will be collected by state
workforce agencies (SWAs) and
provided to the Office of Workforce
Investment, Division of Adult Services,
Washington, DC, through the
appropriate Department of Labor (DOL)
regional offices via a quarterly
management report. Data obtained from
the administrative or processing forms
will be used for WOTC and WtWTC
program performance management and
outcome reporting.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed three-year
extension (without change) of the
WOTC Program and the WtWTC
electronic reporting form ETA 9058;
administrative forms ETA 9057, 9059,
9061–9063 and 9065; and the following
program related documents: January
2006, Revised Third Edition of ETA
Handbook No. 408; ‘‘Guidance for the
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program
and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit
Allotments Fiscal Year (FY) 2005’’
TEGL; and the Technical Assistance and
Review Guide. This request covers the
period from June 2006 through June
2009.
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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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 by including 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.
A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
above in the addressee section of this
notice or by accessing this link: https://
www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
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 the
collection of information and use of
program materials for WOTC and
WtWTC. On October 4, 2004, the
President signed into law the ‘‘Working
Families Tax Relief Act of 2004,’’ Public
Law 108–311. This law reauthorized the
WOTC and WtWTC, without changes,
through December 31, 2005. The
reauthorization was retroactive to the
tax credits’ expiration date of December
31, 2003. OMB authorization for WOTC
and WtWTC administrative and
electronic reporting forms and other
related materials will expire on June 30,
2006. Because Congress reauthorizes
these tax credits continuously for
periods that range between one and
three years, we are requesting a threeyear extension through June 2009, to
continue the existing uninterrupted
collection of information. 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
Office of Workforce Investment,
Division of Adult Services, complied
with this requirement by successfully
implementing an electronic reporting
system for the tax credits’ program and
WOTC and WtWTC quarterly report.
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The automated reporting system is
known as ETA’s Enterprise Business
Support System (EBSS) Tax Credit
Reporting System (TCRS). 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
Burden hour requirement
electronically upload the required
quarterly data report (ETA Form 9058).
This electronic reporting system
reduced burden hours by 78 percent
from 3,215,368 annual burden hours
estimated for these forms in the 2002
ICR to 703,125 actual burden hours in
2004. The present ICR reflects the
substantial decrease in response time for
these forms.
Total respondents
Type of Review: Three-Year Extension
(without change).
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit
and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit.
OMB Number: 1205–0371.
Burden Hours: (see chart below).
Annual
responses
Frequency
Average
response
time
Annual burden
hours
Form 905 .............................................................
Form 9058 ...........................................................
Form 9059 ...........................................................
Employer/Job-seeker complete Form 9061 ........
Form 9061 processed by SWAs .........................
Form 9062 ...........................................................
Form 9063 ...........................................................
Form 9065 ...........................................................
Record keeping ...................................................
Planning guidance ...............................................
Modification planning guidance ...........................
52
52
52
770,000
52
52
52
52
52
52
52
Quarterly ......
Quarterly ......
Quarterly ......
On occasion
On occasion
On occasion
On occasion
Quarterly ......
Annually .......
One Time .....
One Time .....
208
208
208
770,000
770,000
40
440,000
208
52
52
52
1:00
1:00
1:00
.33
.33
.33
.33
1:00
931
8:00
1:00
208
208
208
254,100
254,100
13
145,200
208
48,412
416
52
Total .............................................................
..............................
......................
1,801,028
............................
703,125
Total Burden Hours: 703,125.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): 0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request, and they
will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC this 16th
day of March, 2006.
Gay Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce
Investment, Employment & Training
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES
ACTION:
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
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
May 22, 2006.
DATES:
Notice.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
(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 proposed revision of
data collections using Form ETA–563,
Trade Adjustment Assistance Quarterly
Activities Report (1205–0016 expires
May 31, 2006), and Form ETA–9027
(1205–0016 expires May 31, 2006),
Training Waivers Issued and Revoked.
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 at
this Web site: https://www.doleta.gov/
Performance/guidance/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
Susan Worden, Program
Analyst, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, Room C–5311, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Phone (202) 693–3517 (this is
not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693–
3584, or e-mail Worden.Susan@dol.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Key workload data on the Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program
are needed to allocate program and
administrative funds to State agencies
administering the program for the
Secretary. This revision to the ETA–563
and ETA–9027 (1205–0016 expires May
31, 2006) eliminates non-essential data
elements or duplication of data
collected elsewhere, and simplifies the
reporting process.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comments: Work Opportunity Tax
Credit Program and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
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 (ETA) is
soliciting comments on the proposed three-year extension (without
change) of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program and the
Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WtWTC) electronic reporting form ETA 9058;
administrative forms ETA 9057, 9059, 9061-9063 and 9065; and the
following program related documents: January 2006, Revised, Third
Edition of ETA Handbook No. 408; ``Guidance for Work Opportunity Tax
Credit and Welfare-to Work Tax Credit Allotments Fiscal Year (FY)
2005,'' Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL); and the
Technical Assistance and Review Guide. This request covers the period
from June 2006 to June 2009. 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
this link: https://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Christine Kulick, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce
Investment, Division of Adult Services, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 (202-693-3937--not a toll free
number), fax: 202-693-3015, and e-mail address:
kulick.christine@dol.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce
Investment, Division of Adult Services, Room S-4231, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 (202-693-2786--not a toll free
number), fax: 202-693-3015, and e-mail address: ortiz.carmen@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Data on WOTC and WtWTC Tax Credits will be collected by state
workforce agencies (SWAs) and provided to the Office of Workforce
Investment, Division of Adult Services, Washington, DC, through the
appropriate Department of Labor (DOL) regional offices via a quarterly
management report. Data obtained from the administrative or processing
forms will be used for WOTC and WtWTC program performance management
and outcome reporting.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
three-year extension (without change) of the WOTC Program and the WtWTC
electronic reporting form ETA 9058; administrative forms ETA 9057,
9059, 9061-9063 and 9065; and the following program related documents:
January 2006, Revised Third Edition of ETA Handbook No. 408; ``Guidance
for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program and Welfare-to-Work Tax
Credit Allotments Fiscal Year (FY) 2005'' TEGL; and the Technical
Assistance and Review Guide. This request covers the period from June
2006 through June 2009.
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 by including 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.
A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section
of this notice or by accessing this link: https://www.doleta.gov/
Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
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 the collection of information and use of
program materials for WOTC and WtWTC. On October 4, 2004, the President
signed into law the ``Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004,'' Public
Law 108-311. This law reauthorized the WOTC and WtWTC, without changes,
through December 31, 2005. The reauthorization was retroactive to the
tax credits' expiration date of December 31, 2003. OMB authorization
for WOTC and WtWTC administrative and electronic reporting forms and
other related materials will expire on June 30, 2006. Because Congress
reauthorizes these tax credits continuously for periods that range
between one and three years, we are requesting a three-year extension
through June 2009, to continue the existing uninterrupted collection of
information. 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
Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Adult Services, complied
with this requirement by successfully implementing an electronic
reporting system for the tax credits' program and WOTC and WtWTC
quarterly report.
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The automated reporting system is known as ETA's Enterprise Business
Support System (EBSS) Tax Credit Reporting System (TCRS). 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). This electronic
reporting system reduced burden hours by 78 percent from 3,215,368
annual burden hours estimated for these forms in the 2002 ICR to
703,125 actual burden hours in 2004. The present ICR reflects the
substantial decrease in response time for these forms.
Type of Review: Three-Year Extension (without change).
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit.
OMB Number: 1205-0371.
Burden Hours: (see chart below).
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Annual Average Annual burden
Burden hour requirement Total respondents Frequency responses response time hours
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Form 905..................................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1:00 208
Form 9058.................................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1:00 208
Form 9059.................................... 52 Quarterly....................... 208 1:00 208
Employer/Job-seeker complete Form 9061....... 770,000 On occasion..................... 770,000 .33 254,100
Form 9061 processed by SWAs.................. 52 On occasion..................... 770,000 .33 254,100
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
Planning guidance............................ 52 One Time........................ 52 8:00 416
Modification planning guidance............... 52 One Time........................ 52 1:00 52
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Total.................................... ................. ................................ 1,801,028 ................ 703,125
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Total Burden Hours: 703,125.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request, and they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC this 16th day of March, 2006.
Gay Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment & Training
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-4190 Filed 3-22-06; 8:45 am]
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