96-15296. Holocaust Survivor Claims; Notice of Deadline for Filing of Claims

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15296]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission


Holocaust Survivor Claims; Notice of Deadline for Filing of 
Claims

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission announces the 
establishment of a program to adjudicate the claims of certain United 
States survivors of the Holocaust for compensation pursuant to a 
September 19, 1995, agreement between the United States and Germany.

DATES: The deadline for filing of claims in this program is September 
30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David E. Bradley, Chief Counsel, 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 600 E St., N.W., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 
20579, Tel. [phone], FAX [phone].

Notice of Deadline for Filing of Holocaust Claims

    Certain United States survivors of the Holocaust are eligible for 
compensation pursuant to a September 19, 1995, agreement between the 
United States and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
    The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission will conduct a claims 
program to identify persons eligible under the agreement. This will be 
the only opportunity for U.S. citizens to seek compensation from 
Germany through the U.S. Government for loss of liberty or damage to 
health due to Nazi persecution. The decisions of the Commission will 
serve as the basis for negotiation of a compensation figure between the 
U.S. Department of State and the German Government, which has already 
agreed in principle to compensate eligible claimants.
    This program is open to those U.S. citizens who were U.S. citizens 
at the time of their persecution and were interned in concentration 
camps or under comparable conditions. The agreement excludes 
compensation for those who were subjected to forced labor only and for 
those who have previously received compensation from Germany.
    Any person wishing to file a claim must request and complete an 
official claim form, providing information including:
    (1) The name, address and telephone number of claimant;
    (2) A brief narrative description of the circumstances leading to 
and the nature of the Nazi persecution, including the dates and places 
of internment, and the impact of persecution on the freedom and health 
of claimant;
    (3) Documentary proof of United States citizenship both (a) at the 
time of Nazi persecution and (b) at present;
    (4) Documentary proof of claimant's loss of liberty or damage to 
health as a result of Nazi persecution (for example, a certified copy 
of a contemporaneous government document or report of a contemporaneous 
medical examination, or sworn witness statements);
    (5) Any additional information or documentation relevant to the 
level of compensation sought by the claimant.
    Completed claim forms and supporting documentation must be 
submitted no later than September 30, 1996.
    The Commission will conduct this program and render its decisions 
in accordance with its 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 45 CFR 531.6(d), which provides 
that the claimant shall bear the burden of proof on all elements of a 
claim. A copy of the regulations is available from the Commission upon 
request.
    Requests for claim forms should be addressed to: Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States, Washington, DC 20579. Forms 
also may be requested by telephone, at [phone], or by facsimile, 
at [phone].
    Approval has been obtained from the Office of Management and Budget 
for the collection of this information. Approval No. 1105-0068.
Delissa A. Ridgway,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 96-15296 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am]
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