[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12574]


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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

AGENCY: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice. Commencement of Claims Program.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the commencement by the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission (``Commission'') of a program to adjudicate 
claims of certain individuals, as defined below, for compensation under 
the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act.

DATES: These claims can now be filed with the Commission and the 
deadline for filing will be June 20, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian M. Simkin, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Commencement of Claims Adjudication Program and of Deadline 
for Filing of Claims

    Pursuant to the authority conferred under section 1705(b)(2) of the 
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (Title XVII, Pub. L. 114-328, 
114th Cong., approved December 23, 2016) (``Act''), the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission (``Commission'') hereby gives notice of the 
commencement of a program for adjudication of claims of certain 
individuals for compensation under the Act for harms suffered as a 
result of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese 
military forces during World War II, or incident to the liberation of 
Guam by United States military forces.
    This program is open to two categories of claimants--(1) survivors 
of ``compensable Guam decedents'' and (2) ``compensable Guam victims.'' 
The first category includes survivors (i.e., the spouse, children, or 
parents) of a Guam resident who died as a result of the attack and 
occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II, or 
incident to the liberation of Guam by U.S. forces, and whose death 
would have been eligible for compensation under the Guam Meritorious 
Claim Act of 1945. The second category, ``compensable Guam victims,'' 
includes individuals who, as a result of the attack and occupation of 
Guam by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II or incident to the 
liberation of Guam by U.S. forces, suffered any of the following: Rape 
or serious personal injury (such as loss of a limb, dismemberment, or 
paralysis), forced labor or personal injury (such as disfigurement, 
scarring, or burns), forced march, internment, and hiding to evade 
internment. Both compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable 
Guam decedents must have been living on the date of enactment of the 
Act (December 23, 2016) to be eligible for payments.
    Any person wishing to file a claim must request and complete an 
official claim form. Completed claim forms and supporting documentation 
must be submitted no later than June 20, 2018.
    The Commission will administer this claims adjudication program in 
accordance with section 1705 of the Act and the Commission's 
regulations, which are published in Chapter V of Title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations (45 CFR 500 et seq.). In particular, attention is 
directed to subsection 500.3(c) of these regulations which, based on 
section 1705(b)(6) of the Act, limits the amount of attorney's fees 
that may be charged for legal representation before the Commission. 
Copies of the regulations and official claim forms are available 
electronically at https://www.justice.gov/fcsc/. Paper copies of these 
materials will also be available from the Commission upon request. 
After a decision approving a claim becomes final, the Commission will 
certify such decision to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
authorization of a payment.

Brian M. Simkin,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-12574 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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