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.
Final Report Narrative (Immediate Services Program)