Respondents (States and Territories)
can apply to FEMA for financial assistance for counseling services
after a federally declared disaster. The respondents provide
information to demonstrate a need for supplemental financial
assistance to relieve mental health problems caused by or
aggravated by a major disaster or its aftermath.
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Pub.L. 93 - 288 416 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
There was a decrease in total
burden hours from 2,580 to 1,515 due to revisions to the ISP
application, FEMA Form 003-0-1 (Immediate Services Program) and the
RSP application, FEMA Form 003-0-2 (Regular Services Application).
However, the RSP quarterly report increased from 270 to 450 annual
burden hours and four standard forms were added to this collection
that included 75 additional burden hours. Refer below for
explanations: • Reduced the number of pages for the ISP from 26
pages to 4 pages and the RSP from 27 to 10 pages; o Fewer questions
being asked - limited questions to what is required by the
regulations and eliminated extraneous questions; o Reduced
redundancy by eliminating duplicative questions; o Reduced and
removed some instructions and placed those in guidance instead of
on the form itself; o Removed budget tables that are no longer
required in the application; • Increased the burden hours for the
RSP quarterly report from 270 to 450 to reflect the requirement of
two quarterly reports instead of one report; this information was
not captured during the last revision of the collection package; •
Added five standard forms (SF-424, SF-424A, SF-425, HHS-Checklist,
and HHS Project Performance Site Location) to capture the burden
for this program. The standard forms are accounted for under OMB
Collection 1660-0025 however, in order to provide more transparency
and avoid conflicting collection renewal periods; CCP now includes
these forms in this collection. FEMA continues to examine and
revise the CCP grant program processes and procedures to make it
more efficient, cost effective and less burdensome for respondents,
while improving service delivery to disaster survivors.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.