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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Work
Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), New
Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), 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). 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
is properly assessed. Currently, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data about the Work Opportunity Tax
Credit. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik,
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Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Lizik by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at 202–693–5911.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) intends to design and
conduct an evaluation to assess the
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
program. WOTC is a provision of the
Internal Revenue Code (title 26 of the
U.S. Code) that provides employers a
tax credit as an incentive to hire people
with barriers to employment in 10
Target Groups (including veterans,
recipients of certain public benefits,
people with disabilities and others).
DOL is responsible for certification of
WOTC participant eligibility, and the
Internal Revenue Service in the
Department of Treasury issues the tax
credits to employers. The goal of this
project is to build knowledge about the
effectiveness and implementation of the
program. CEO, in collaboration with the
Office for Workforce Investment (OWI)
in the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) and with the
Office of Disability Employment Policy
(ODEP), seeks to better understand the
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC),
how it is administered amongst state
workforce agencies, how it serves job
seekers and employers, the effectiveness
and efficiency of its current design,
potential improvements in structure and
operations, and potential future research
in this area. This initial request pertains
to an implementation evaluation of
WOTC. An outcome and impact
evaluation are anticipated in the future.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
1. Internet Survey of State Workforce
Agency (SWA) Administrators. Surveys
will be issued in the winter of 2024–
2025. These surveys will address the
implementation processes used by
SWAs to administer the WOTC
program, including recruitment of
individuals and businesses, issuance of
conditional certifications, processing
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WOTC certification requests,
interactions with other involved
organizations, and use of automated
systems. SWAs will also be asked to
provide contact information for
Businesses that requested WOTC
certifications, Business Representatives
used by employers seeking WOTC
certifications, American Job Centers and
other community organizations
authorized to pre-certify WOTC Target
Group members, and individuals
certified in WOTC Target Groups.
2. Internet Survey of Businesses and
Business Representatives. Surveys will
be issued in the winter of 2024–2025 to
address the processes used by
Businesses or their Representatives to
recruit, certify and hire WOTC
candidates.
3. Internet Survey of American Job
Centers (AJCs) and Partner
Organizations that can pre-certify the
eligibility for a WOTC Target Group.
This survey will address the activities
that AJCs and other partner
organizations (identified by SWAs)
engage in to pre-certify individuals in
10 WOTC Target groups.
4. Internet Survey of WOTC-Certified
Candidates. This survey will address
the implementation processes
experienced by the WOTC Target Group
members in obtaining a WOTC
certification, and their subsequent
employment.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the Work
Opportunity Tax Credit program. DOL is
particularly interested in comments that
do the following:
Æ evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
Æ evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimate of the
proposed information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
Æ enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
Æ 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—
for example, permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for internet surveys of State
Workforce Agencies, Businesses and
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Business Representatives, American Job
Centers and associated partners, and
WOTC-certified individuals.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agency Personnel, Businesses
(primarily for profit, but may include a
small number of non-profits), and
Individuals with WOTC certifications.
Comments submitted in response to
this 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.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Type of instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
respondents
Internet Survey of State Workforce Agency WOTC Administrators ....
Internet Survey of WOTC-participating Businesses ............................
Internet survey of Business Representatives Acting on behalf of a
WOTC-participating businesses .......................................................
Internet Survey of American Job Center/Partner Organizations that
pre-certify individuals in WOTC Target Groups ...............................
Internet Survey of Individuals certified in a WOTC Target Group ......
Total ..............................................................................................
Upeksha Savi Swick,
Director of Research, Employment and
Training Programs, U.S. Department of Labor.
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Notice of Public Comment Period and
Public Meetings on Updates to the
Submission Guidelines Related to
Equity
National Capital Planning
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of 90-Day public
comment period and public meetings.
AGENCY:
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The public comment period
closes March 12, 2024. A virtual public
meeting will be on January 25, 2024,
from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Registration information for the meeting
can be found at https://www.ncpc.gov/
initiatives/intro.
An in-person public meeting will be
on February 20, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at NCPC, the address of which
is the same for submission of written
comments below.
Written public comments
on the draft may be submitted by either
method:
1. U.S. mail, courier, or hand deliver:
Submission Guidelines Public
Comment, National Capital Planning
Commission, 401 9th Street NW, Suite
500N, Washington, DC 20004.
2. Electronically: https://
www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/intro.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Shipman at (202) 482–7251 or
info@ncpc.gov.
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 8721(e)(2).
Dated: December 7, 2023.
Anne R. Schuyler,
General Counsel.
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ADDRESSES:
The National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC) has released for
public review draft updates to the
Submission Guidelines related to
equity. Federal and non-Federal agency
applicants whose development
proposals and plans are subject to
statutory mandated Commission plan
and project review must submit their
proposals to the Commission following
a process laid out in the Submission
Guidelines. The proposed updates to the
Submission Guidelines support the
forthcoming updates to the Introduction
Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan for
the National Capital: Federal Elements.
A Notice of a 90-day Public Comment
Period and Public meetings relating to
the revised update to the Introduction to
the Comprehensive Plan for the
National Capital: Federal Elements to
address equity is published elsewhere
in this issue of the Federal Register. The
draft updates to the Submission
Guidelines are available online for
review at https://www.ncpc.gov/
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Notice of Public Comment Period and
Public Meetings for Updates to the
Introduction Chapter of the
Comprehensive Plan for the National:
Federal Elements
National Capital Planning
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of 90-day public
comment period and public meetings.
AGENCY:
The National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC) has released a draft
of a revised Introduction Chapter of the
Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital: Federal Elements for public
review. The chapter establishes the
planning framework for the
Comprehensive Plan’s Federal Elements
to guide agency actions, including
review of projects and long-range plans
that affect federal buildings,
installations, campuses, and master
plans in the National Capital Region.
The revisions include references to
equity considerations. A Notice of a 90day Public Comment Period and Public
Meetings for updates to the Submission
Guidelines related to equity is
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register. NCPC will host two
public information sessions for the
public to learn more about the draft
revisions. The draft Introduction
Chapter is available online for review at
https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/Intro.
DATES: The public comment period
closes March 12, 2024. A virtual public
meeting will be held on Thursday,
January 25, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. Registration information for the
meeting can be found at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), New
Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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). 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 is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the Work
Opportunity Tax Credit. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please
submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions
received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number identified
above for this information collection. Comments, including any personal
information provided, become a matter of public record. They will also
be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the
information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Lizik by email at
[email protected] or by phone at 202-693-5911.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and conduct an evaluation
to assess the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. WOTC is a
provision of the Internal Revenue Code (title 26 of the U.S. Code) that
provides employers a tax credit as an incentive to hire people with
barriers to employment in 10 Target Groups (including veterans,
recipients of certain public benefits, people with disabilities and
others). DOL is responsible for certification of WOTC participant
eligibility, and the Internal Revenue Service in the Department of
Treasury issues the tax credits to employers. The goal of this project
is to build knowledge about the effectiveness and implementation of the
program. CEO, in collaboration with the Office for Workforce Investment
(OWI) in the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and with the
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), seeks to better
understand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), how it is
administered amongst state workforce agencies, how it serves job
seekers and employers, the effectiveness and efficiency of its current
design, potential improvements in structure and operations, and
potential future research in this area. This initial request pertains
to an implementation evaluation of WOTC. An outcome and impact
evaluation are anticipated in the future.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
1. Internet Survey of State Workforce Agency (SWA) Administrators.
Surveys will be issued in the winter of 2024-2025. These surveys will
address the implementation processes used by SWAs to administer the
WOTC program, including recruitment of individuals and businesses,
issuance of conditional certifications, processing WOTC certification
requests, interactions with other involved organizations, and use of
automated systems. SWAs will also be asked to provide contact
information for Businesses that requested WOTC certifications, Business
Representatives used by employers seeking WOTC certifications, American
Job Centers and other community organizations authorized to pre-certify
WOTC Target Group members, and individuals certified in WOTC Target
Groups.
2. Internet Survey of Businesses and Business Representatives.
Surveys will be issued in the winter of 2024-2025 to address the
processes used by Businesses or their Representatives to recruit,
certify and hire WOTC candidates.
3. Internet Survey of American Job Centers (AJCs) and Partner
Organizations that can pre-certify the eligibility for a WOTC Target
Group. This survey will address the activities that AJCs and other
partner organizations (identified by SWAs) engage in to pre-certify
individuals in 10 WOTC Target groups.
4. Internet Survey of WOTC-Certified Candidates. This survey will
address the implementation processes experienced by the WOTC Target
Group members in obtaining a WOTC certification, and their subsequent
employment.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the
Work Opportunity Tax Credit program. DOL is particularly interested in
comments that do the following:
[cir] evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
[cir] evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
[cir] enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[cir] 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--for example, permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for internet surveys of State Workforce Agencies,
Businesses and
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Business Representatives, American Job Centers and associated partners,
and WOTC-certified individuals.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agency Personnel, Businesses
(primarily for profit, but may include a small number of non-profits),
and Individuals with WOTC certifications.
Comments submitted in response to this 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.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Average
Number of responses Total burden time Estimated
Type of instrument (form/activity) respondents per number of per response burden
respondent responses (minutes) hours
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Internet Survey of State Workforce Agency 50 1 50 60 50
WOTC Administrators.........................
Internet Survey of WOTC-participating 1,000 1 1,000 15 250
Businesses..................................
Internet survey of Business Representatives 50 1 50 15 13
Acting on behalf of a WOTC-participating
businesses..................................
Internet Survey of American Job Center/ 500 1 500 10 84
Partner Organizations that pre-certify
individuals in WOTC Target Groups...........
Internet Survey of Individuals certified in a 1,000 1 1,000 15 250
WOTC Target Group...........................
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Upeksha Savi Swick,
Director of Research, Employment and Training Programs, U.S. Department
of Labor.
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