[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 50215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18560]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Claims of 
U.S. National Against Albania

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission (FCSC), has submitted the following information collection 
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from 
the public. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty 
days'' until October 12, 2004. This process is conducted in accordance 
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact David Bradley, Chief Counsel, FCSC, 600 E 
St., NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points
    --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;
    --Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    --Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    --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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Claims of U.S. Nationals Against 
Albania.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number FCSC 1-04, 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Others: 
Not-for-profit institutions. The information collected will be used as 
the basis for determining entitlement of claimants to awards payable by 
the Department of the Treasury out of Albania Compensation Fund in 
claims of U.S. nationals against the Albanian government for 
expropriation of property.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are 
approximately 100 one-time annual respondents who will complete the for 
form within approximately 2 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total annual burden hours associated 
with this collection is 200.
    If additional information is required, contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 10, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-18560 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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