OMB appreciates DOL's efforts to ensure that the Form ETA-9154 complies with Section 7 of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93-579). ETA is instructed to review the other forms inventoried under this OMB Control Number to determine if a Privacy Act notice similar to that provided on the Form ETA-9154 is required. ETA will submit the revised forms as a non-substantive no material change request to OMB by no later than May 2010.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2011
11/30/2011
11/30/2011
2,527,028
0
2,527,028
883,305
0
883,305
0
0
0
Tax Credit Program Administration: Data and information provided by the states on these forms are used for program planning, evaluation of Program performance and outcomes through states' quarterly report and for oversight/verification activities as mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508) Section 11405(c), which extended indefinitely the $5 million set-aside for testing whether individuals certified as members of WOTC targeted groups are eligible for certification (including use of statistical sampling techniques). As long as there is a WOTC appropriation, this is a continuing requirement.
The additional burden associated with the collections is the result of the fact that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act made the two new WOTC target populations, unemployed veteran and disconnected youth, eligible for employers to receive the tax credit retroactively to January 1, 2009. However, guidance was not issued to the State Workforce Agencies on implementation of these two new target groups until September 1, 2009. Therefore, SWAs will need to request employers to provide the necessary documentation for applications submitted prior September 1, for these two new target groups, thus creating an additional burden.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form ETA-9057 Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Tax Credit
1205-0371 Justification for Non Substantive Change 3 31 2010.doc
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Tax Credit