[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16646-16647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9329]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Registration of U.S. 
Nationals' Claims Against Iraq.
    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection described below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date of publication of this notice. This 
process is conducted in accordance with Title 5, 1320.10, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may also be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
202-395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of 
Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and 
Security Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, 1001 G Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20530. Via facsimile, comments may be sent to DOJ to 
202-514-5134.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one 
or more of the following four points:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission's (FCSC's) estimate of the burden of the proposed collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. Suggest ways in which the quality, utility and clarity of 
information proposed to be collected might be enhanced; and
    4. Suggest ways in which the FCSC could minimize the burden of the 
proposed collection of information on those who are to respond, 
including use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, such as 
permitting electronic submission of responses. This proposed collection 
of information will enable the FCSC to assess the number and magnitude 
of potential claims by U.S. nationals (individuals, corporations, and 
other entities) against the Government of Iraq which are outside the 
jurisdiction of the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva, 
Switzerland, for breach of contract, damage to and loss of property, 
physical injury and illness, and other losses and damages related to 
Iraq's August 1990 invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait.
    Overview of this proposed information collection:
    1. Type of information collection: New Collection
    2. Title of the form/collection: Registration Form: Claims Against 
Iraq.
    3. Agency Form number, and name of component of the Department of 
Justice sponsoring the collection: FCSC Form 1-96; Foreign Claims 
Settlement

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Commission of the United States, United States Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a brief 
abstract: Primary: Individuals; businesses and other for-profit 
entities; not-for-profit institutions. Other: None.
    The information collected will be used to compile an accurate and 
comprehensive Registry of claimants and claims against Iraq, in 
preparation for the adjudication of those claims upon enactment of 
authorizing legislation. If such legislation is not passed, the 
information collected will be used to assure that all claims are taken 
into account in connection with any claims settlement negotiations that 
may be held with a future government of Iraq.
    5. Estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 3,000 responses at 
an average of 1 hour per response.
    6. Estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with 
the collection: 3,000 annual burden hours at $10 per hour for a total 
burden cost of $30,000.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: April 9, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-9329 Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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