[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49495-49496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21009]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

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, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Title: Crisis Counseling Assistance Training Program--Immediate 
Services Program.

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    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0166.
    Abstract: Section 416 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public 
Law 93-288), as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster and 
Emergency Assistance Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-707), 42 U.S.C. 5183, 
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. FEMA regulation 44 CFR 
part 206, subpart F, section 206.171, implements the provisions of the 
Act.
    The Immediate Services Program provides funding in response to a 
State request for the period immediately following a Presidentially 
declared disaster, and includes community outreach, consultation and 
public education and counseling techniques. The program is available 
for a limited period of time not to exceed 60 days, unless an 
application for regular program funding is submitted. FEMA provides 
funds in the form of a Federal grant through the State emergency 
management office to the State Mental Health Authority or other mental 
health organization designated by the Governor to provide crisis-
counseling services to the Presidentially declared communities.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 17.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 80 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,480.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 
Officer for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate/Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 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, Chief, Records Management Branch, Information Resources 
Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 500 C Street, 
SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, 
or e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: August 11, 2003.
George Trotter,
Acting Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-21009 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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