[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46890-46891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15910]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission


Adjudication of Claims of U.S. Nationals Against the Government 
of Cuba

AGENCY: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the commencement by the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of a program for adjudication of certain property 
claims of United States nationals against the Government of Cuba.

DATES: The Commission will begin its adjudication of the claims which 
are the subject of this notice as soon as practicable following the 
date hereof. The deadline for filing of these claims will be February 
13, 2006. The deadline for completion of this claims adjudication 
program will be August 11, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David E. Bradley, Chief Counsel, 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 600 E 
Street, NW., Room 6002, Washington, DC 20579, Tel. (202) 616-6975, FAX 
(202) 616-6993.

Notice of Commencement of Claims Adjudication Program, and of Program 
Completion Date

    Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Secretary of State and 
the Commission under subsection 4(a)(1)(C) of Title I of the 
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 455, 81st Cong., 
approved March 10, 1950, as amended by Public Law 105-277, approved 
October 21, 1998 (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)(1)(C)), the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission hereby gives notice of the commencement of a 
program for adjudication of a category of claims of United States 
nationals against the Government of Cuba. These claims, which have been 
referred to the Commission by the Secretary of State by letter dated 
July 15, 2005, are defined as property claims that:
    a. Would have been eligible under the Cuban Claims Program (22 
U.S.C. 1643 et seq.) but for the fact that they did not arise by the 
time of the filing deadline of May 1, 1967, provided that they were not 
otherwise adjudicated by the Commission prior to the completion of the 
Cuban Claims Program;
    b. arise on or before the date of publication of this Federal 
Register notice;
    c. are not claims for disability or death; and
    d. are filed with the Commission within six months of the date of 
this Federal Register notice, i.e., on or before February 13, 2006.
    In conformity with the terms of the referral by the Secretary of 
State, the Commission will determine the claims in accordance with the 
provisions of the Cuban Claims Program to the extent that such 
provisions are not inconsistent with 22 U.S.C. 1623, and where such 
inconsistency exists, in accordance with the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 
1623. Also in conformity with the terms of the referral, the claims 
will be determined by the Commission within twelve months of the date 
of this Federal Register notice, i.e., on or before August 11, 2006. 
The Commission will then certify to the Secretary of State those claims 
that it finds to be valid.
    The Commission will administer this claims adjudication program in 
accordance with its regulations, which are published in Chapter V of 
Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR part 500 et seq.). In 
particular, attention is directed to subsection 509.6(d) of these 
regulations, which provides that the claimant shall bear the burden of 
proof on all elements of his or her claim. Copies of the regulations 
will be available from the Commission upon request, and are also 
available

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electronically at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
    The collection of information associated with this claims program 
is exempt from the requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507 under the exception 
set forth in 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(5).

Mauricio J. Tamargo,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 05-15910 Filed 8-10-05; 8:45 am]
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