Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Work Opportunity Tax Credit

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20503-20504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07393]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Work Opportunity Tax Credit

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency 
receives on or before May 18, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a 
Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from 
certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barrier 
to employment. This submission includes seven WOTC program forms as 
follows: •  ETA Form 9175, Revised November 2016--Self-
Attestation Form (SAF) for the Long-Term Unemployment Recipient 
•  ETA Form 9058--Report 1, Revised November 2016--Certification 
Workload and Characteristics of Certified Individuals •  ETA Form 
9061, Revised November 2016--Individual Characteristics Form •  
ETA Form 9062, Revised April 2016--Conditional Certification •  
ETA Form 9063, Revised April 2016--Employer Certification •  ETA 
Form 9065, Revised April 2016--Agency Declaration of Verification 
Results Worksheet. For additional substantive information about this 
ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
January 23, 2026 (91 FR 2970).
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
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cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public 
is generally not required to respond to an information collection, 
unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control 
Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no 
person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with 
a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control 
Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0371.
    Affected Public: State Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 18,604,708.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 10,205,416 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2026-07393 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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