[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53390-53391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20964]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1123-0013]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
United States Victim of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application
AGENCY: Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Criminal Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), 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
January 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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
the Special Master, United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism
Fund, or Jennifer Bickford, Chief, Program Management and Training
Unit, Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section, Criminal
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20530, telephone (202) 514-1263.
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:
--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 agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and, if so, how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: United States Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: OMB #1123-0013 DOJ Component:
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 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
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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 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. The information collected will also help ensure the USVSST
Fund does not provide compensation to individuals who are criminally
culpable for an act of international terrorism, in accordance with
section 20144(h) of the Act.
5. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain a benefit.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 2,000.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.0 hours.
8. Frequency: Once.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,000 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: November 21, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-20964 Filed 11-24-25; 8:45 am]
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