[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32463-32464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11621]


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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, 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 
August 1, 2022.

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 
these 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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application Form for the 
United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST 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 USVSST Fund was established to provide compensation to certain

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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), as amended, 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, 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 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 United States 
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act, as amended, to determine the 
amount of compensation for which the claimant is eligible. 
Specifically, the compensation parts seek information regarding the 
amount of compensatory damages awarded the claimant in a final judgment 
as well as any payments from sources other than the USVSST Fund, as 
defined in 34 U.S.C. 20144(j)(6), 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.
    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 1.25 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 875 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: May 25, 2022.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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