[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3900]
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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to OMB for
Review
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget the following public information
collection requirements for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
DATES: Comments on this information collection must be submitted on or
before April 25, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any aspect
of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to: the FEMA Information Collections Clearance Officer at the
address below; and to Gary Waxman, Office of Management and Budget,
3235 New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7340, within 60 days of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the above information
collection request and supporting documentation can be obtained by
calling or writing Muriel B. Anderson, FEMA Information Collections
Clearance Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street
SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2624.
Type: Extension of 3067-0166.
Title: Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training.
Abstract: Public Law (PL) 93-288 as amended by the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, PL 100-707,
authorizes the President to provide financial assistance to State and
local governments for professional counseling services to victims of
major disasters in order to relieve mental health problems caused or
aggravated by a major disaster or its aftermath. The Department of
Health and Human Services Center for Mental Health Services and FEMA
monitor State Crisis Counseling and Assistance Training program's
(CCP's) to ensure that the goals of the program for people affected by
disasters are met, special problems in areas where technical assistance
might be necessary are identified, grants are properly managed, and
technical assistance and guidance are provided on mental health matters
as they relate to the crisis counseling assistance.
FEMA provides funds in the form of a Federal grant to State or
local mental health agencies or private mental health organizations
designed by the Governor to provide crisis counseling services to the
Presidentially declared communities. Assistance is provided under two
separate programs: Immediate Services Program and Regular Program. To
obtain a grant, a State agency must submit a grant application. If
approved and funded, the State agency must provide progress and
financial reports on a quarterly basis.
Type of Respondents: State or local governments.
Estimate of Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 5,272
hours.
Number of Respondents: Immediate Services--17; Regular Program--7.
Estimated Average Burden Time Per Response: Immediate Services--24
hours reporting and 48 hours recordkeeping; Regular Program--52 hours
reporting and 260 hours recordkeeping.
Frequency of Response: Other--application, final report;
Quarterly, and Recordkeeping.
Dated: February 14, 1994.
Wesley C. Moore,
Director, Office of Administration Support.
[FR Doc. 94-3900 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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