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.