[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34768-34769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17057]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0085; No Form.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this Notice seeks comments concerning the Crisis Counseling Assistance 
and Training Program for Immediate Services which provides funding in 
response to a State's request for crisis counseling services for a 
Presidentially-declared disaster.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under 
docket ID FEMA-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel, 
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, 
WASH, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include docket 
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for

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submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, 
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you 
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You 
may wish to read the Privacy Act notice that is available on the 
Privacy and Use Notice link on the Administration Navigation Bar of 
http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Carmen Mendoza, Program 
Specialist, DAD-IA, (202) 212-1119 for additional information. You may 
contact the Records Management Branch for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Act), Public Law 93-
288, as amended, authorizes the President to provide financial 
assistance to State and local governments for professional counseling 
services to survivors of major disasters in order to relieve mental 
health problems caused by or aggravated by a major disaster or its 
aftermath. Under the provisions of Section 416 of the Act, FEMA issued 
the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Regulations (44 CFR 
206.171). Section 416 of the Act is the authority under which the 
President has designated the Department of Health and Human Services, 
through the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), to coordinate 
with FEMA in administering the Crisis Counseling Assistance and 
Training Program (CCP). FEMA and CMHS, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services 
have signed an interagency agreement under which CMHS provides 
technical assistance and consultation to States applying for CCP 
funding.

Collection of Information

    Title: Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program--Immediate 
Services Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0085.
    Form Titles and Numbers: None.
    Abstract: The Crisis Counseling Program includes a specific 
disaster program entitled Immediate Services Program (ISP). The 
Immediate Services Program provides for 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. State Disaster Mental Health 
Coordinators will provide this information for consideration of funding 
to provide such services.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,230.

                                                 Table A.12--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                              No. of        Avg. burden    Total annual                    Total annual
        Type of respondent             Form name/Form         No. of       responses per   per response     burden (in      Avg. hourly     respondent
                                           number           respondents     respondent      (in hours)        hours)        wage rate*         cost
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State Disaster Mental Health        CCP/ISP application               15               1              72            1080          $55.30      $59,724.00
 Coordinator.                        and training.
 State Disaster Mental Health       Final Report                      15               1              10             150           55.30        8,295.00
 Coordinator.                        Narrative.
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    Total.........................  ....................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,230  ..............      $68,019.00
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    Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting and recordkeeping cost 
associated with this collection.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) 
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

    Dated: July 10, 2009.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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