[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 70772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33807]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Title: Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0166.
    Abstract: Information collected under the Crisis Counseling 
Assistance and Training Program will be used by FEMA to award grants to 
States to provide crisis counseling services. The information is 
collected in several forms: applications, quarterly reports, and 
financial reports.
    The immediate services application is by letter which includes: a 
short description of the State or private mental health agency, their 
existing resources, and a justification for federal assistance; the 
geographical area of the disaster where services will be provided; a 
brief plan of services indicating how the disaster victims and 
emergency responders mental health needs will be met; a budget 
governments will commit, the number of staff and their salaries, the 
funding levels for different agencies if more than one are involved, 
and the estimate of the Federal assistance requested.
    The regular program using the SF 424, Application for Federal 
Assistance, requires information similar to, but more comprehensive 
than, the immediate services application including: an estimate of the 
number of people affected by the disaster needing crisis counseling 
assistance; how the estimate was determined; the extent of physical, 
psychological, and social problems observed; the types of mental health 
problems encountered by the victims and other relevant information; the 
length of time needed for those affected; and a detailed plan of 
services.
    The plan of services should include: a time-phase implementation 
plan and a time schedule for the hiring and training of staff and the 
services to be provided; a description of the types of services that 
will be offered and the length of time they will be available; a 
description of the training program; a description of the facilities to 
be used and a detailed budget.
    Quarterly and final progress reports in narrative form and 
financial reports using SF 269 are required.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 28.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 308.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4896.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.

Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the 
proposed information collection to the Desk Officer for the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 within 
30 days of the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625, FAX number (202) 646-3524 or email 
address [email protected].

    Dated: December 11, 1998.
Muriel B. Anderson,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support 
Directorate.
[FR Doc 98-33807 Filed 12-21-98; 8:45 am]
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