[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34946-34947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15382]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1123-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
Fund Application Form

AGENCY: Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, United 
States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, will be submitting 
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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
September 17, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional comments especially on the 
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or 
need for a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with 
instructions, or additional information, should be directed to either 
the Special Master, United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
Fund, or the Chief, Program Management and Training Unit, Money 
Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, Criminal Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20530-0001, telephone (202) 353-2046.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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:
    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 agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
    4. 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application Form for the U.S. 
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: N/A. The U.S. 
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Criminal Division.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
Fund (``USVSST Fund'') was established to provide compensation to 
certain individuals who were injured as a result of acts of 
international terrorism by a state sponsor of terrorism. Under the 
Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act 
(``Act''), 34 U.S.C. 20144(c), an eligible claimant is (1) a U.S. 
person, as defined in 34 U.S.C. 20144(j)(8), with a final judgment 
issued by a U.S. district court under state or federal law against a 
state sponsor of terrorism and arising from an act of international 
terrorism, for which the foreign state was found not immune under 
provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, codified at 28 
U.S.C. 1605A or 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 
27, 2008); (2) a U.S. person, as defined in 34 U.S.C. 20144(j)(8), who 
was taken and held hostage from the United States Embassy in Tehran, 
Iran, during the period beginning November 4, 1979, and ending January 
20, 1981, or the spouse and child of that U.S. person at that time, and 
who is also identified as a member of the proposed class in case number 
1:00-CV-03110 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the 
District of Columbia; or (3) the personal representative of a deceased 
individual in either of those two categories.
    The information collected from the USVSST Fund's Application Form 
will be used to determine whether applicants are eligible for 
compensation from the USVSST Fund, and if so, the amount of 
compensation to be awarded. The Application Form consists of parts 
related to eligibility and compensation. The eligibility parts seek the 
information required by the Act to determine whether a claimant is 
eligible

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for payment from the USVSST Fund, including information related to 
participation in federal lawsuits against a state sponsor of terrorism 
under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The compensation parts seek 
the information required by the Justice for Victims of State Sponsored 
Terrorism Act to determine the amount of compensation for which the 
claimant is eligible. Specifically, the compensation parts seek 
information regarding any payments from sources other than the USVSST 
Fund that the claimant received, is entitled to receive, or is 
scheduled to receive, as a result of the act of international terrorism 
by a state sponsor of terrorism and the amount of compensatory damages 
awarded the claimant in a final judgment.
    5. An estimate of the total number of applicants and the amount of 
time estimated for an average applicant to respond: It is estimated 
that 700 respondents may complete the Application Form. It is estimated 
that respondents will complete the paper form or the electronic form in 
an average of 1.5 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 1,050 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 16, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-15382 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 am]
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