Notice2026-17816
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program
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Published
September 1, 2026
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, which provides Federal funding in response to a State or Federally recognized Tribe's request for Crisis Counseling services for a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56153-56154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17816]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0377; OMB No. 1660-0085]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training
Program
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Extension and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to
take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently
approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, which
provides Federal funding in response to a State or Federally recognized
Tribe's request for Crisis Counseling services for a presidentially
declared major disaster or emergency.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#185e5d55593551767e776a75796c717776355b7774747d7b6c7177766b35557976797f7d757d766c587e7d7579367c706b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adebe8e0ec80e4c3cbc2dfc0ccd9c4c2c380eec2c1c1c8ced9c4c2c3de80e0ccc3cccac8c0c8c3d9edcbc8c0cc83c9c5de83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a> or
Heather Spadaro, State-Led Disaster Services Section, Individual
Assistance Division, FEMA, 202-646-3642, and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#793f3c3438543128543038542a3d3b542a353d2a391f1c1418571d110a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c1a19111d71140d71151d710f181e710f10180f1c3a39313d7238342f723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288, as
amended and codified at 42 U.S.C. 5183) (Act, or Stafford Act)
authorizes the President to provide professional counseling services,
including financial assistance to States (which includes the fifty
states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories), Federally
recognized Indian Tribal governments, local agencies or private mental
health organizations, to survivors of major disasters to relieve mental
health problems caused or aggravated by a major disaster or its
aftermath. Additionally, the President is authorized to provide these
same services under section 416 of the Act for a declared emergency
pursuant to section 502(a)(6) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6). The
implementing regulations for section 416 of the Stafford Act are at 44
CFR 206.171. Under 44 CFR 206.171 and by agreement, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services--Center for Mental Health Services (HHS-
CMHS), which has expertise in crisis counseling, coordinates with FEMA
in administering the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program
(CCP). FEMA and HHS-CMHS provide program oversight, technical
assistance, and training to States and Federally recognized Tribes
applying for CCP funding for declared major disasters or emergencies.
The information submitted in the application is disaster-specific. The
information submitted is used in the consideration of the following:
funding for community outreach services, public education on behavioral
health matters, group and individual crisis counseling, and resource
and referral information (including coping techniques).
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on February 11, 2026, at 91 FR 6241 with a 60-day
public comment period. No comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for
review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0085.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-148 (formerly 003-0-1), Crisis
Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP), Immediate Services
Program (ISP) Application; FEMA Form
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FF-104-FY-21-149 (formerly 003-0-2), Crisis Counseling Assistance and
Training Program (CCP) Regular Services Program (RSP) Application; CCP
ISP Final Report Narrative; CCP RSP Quarterly Report Narrative; CCP
Final RSP Report Narrative.
Abstract: The CCP consists of two grant programs, the ISP and RSP.
The ISP and RSP provide supplemental funding to States and Federally
recognized Tribes following a Presidentially declared major disaster or
emergency under the Stafford Act. These grant programs provide funding
for training and services, including community outreach, public
education, and counseling techniques. States and Federally recognized
Tribes are required to submit an application that provides information
on needs assessment, plan of service, program management, and an
accompanying budget. The information being collected from both forms
will be used to determine if existing resources are adequate to meet
the behavioral health needs of disaster survivors and to determine if
supplemental funds for crisis counseling services are necessary.
Additionally, the information gathered from these forms will help to
ensure the program's objectives are met and grants are properly
administered in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.
Estimated Number of Responses: 108.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,728.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $189,718.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $202,505.
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.
Russell Bard,
Acting Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-17816 Filed 8-31-26; 8:45 am]
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