Notice2023-27300
Review; Comment Request, Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), New Collection
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Published
December 13, 2023
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Labor Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86384-86385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27300]
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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf8ca7a6aaa98ab9aea3baaebba6a0a180a9a9a6acaa8faba0a3e1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a4962636f6c4f7c6b667f6b7e636564456c6c63696f4a6e6566246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>; 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a6942434f4c6f5c4b465f4b5e434544654c4c43494f6a4e4546044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35765d5c5053704354594054415c5a5b7a53535c565075515a591b525a43">[email protected]</span></a> 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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Total.................................... 2,600 ............ 2,600 ............ 647
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Upeksha Savi Swick,
Director of Research, Employment and Training Programs, U.S. Department
of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-27300 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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