95-15653. Claims Against Albania; Notice of Deadline for Filing of Claims

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33234-33235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15653]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission


Claims Against Albania; Notice of Deadline for Filing of Claims

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the commencement of the period for the 
filing of claims against the Government of Albania for the 
nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, or other taking of 
property of United States nationals by the former Albanian Communist 
regime, and the deadline for filing of such claims. Awards granted in 
the claims will be paid out of a $2 million compensation fund received 
from the Government of Albania under the terms of a claims settlement 
agreement concluded between the United States and Albania on March 10, 
1995, effective April 18, 1995.

DATES: The deadline for filing of claims against the Government of 
Albania with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall be October 
31, 1995.

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., Room 6002, Washington, DC 20579, 
Tel. [phone], FAX [phone].

Notice of Time for Filing of Claims

    I. Pursuant to section 4(b) of Title I of the International Claims 
Settlement Act of 1949, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1623(b)), the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission hereby gives notice that the period for 
the filing of claims against the Government of Albania for the 
nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, or other taking of 
property of United States nationals by the former Albanian Communist 
regime will begin on the date of publication of this notice and will 
end on October 31, 1995.
    Any person or entity wishing to file such claims must request and 
complete an official Statement of Claim form (Form FCSC 1-95). The 
filing of a registration form in the Commission's 1992 claim survey 
will not be treated as sufficient to meet this requirement.
    Requests for forms should be addressed to: Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, 
600 E St. N.W., Room 6002, Washington, DC 20579. Forms may also be 
requested by telephone, at [phone], or by facsimile, at (202) 
616-6993.
    Completed forms and supporting documentation must be submitted no 
later than October 31, 1995. In particular, the following evidence and 
information must be included:
    (1) Name and mailing address of each claimant and of his or her 
attorney, if any
    (2) Evidence of United States nationality of the claimant and his 
or her predecessor(s), as applicable
    (a) Individuals
    (i) Native born--copy of birth certificate or passport
    (ii) Naturalized--copy of naturalization certificate
    (iii) Other (e.g., by birth abroad to U.S. citizens or through 
marriage to a U.S. citizen)--copies of relevant documents 
substantiating date of acquiring citizenship

    Important Note: All individuals must also provide evidence 
establishing the date they began residence in the United States

    (b) Corporations
    (i) Certified copy of articles of incorporation;
    (ii) Sworn statement of an officer of the corporation that natural 
persons who are citizens of the United States owned, directly or 
indirectly, at least 50 percent of the outstanding stock or other 
beneficial interest in the corporation at the time the claim arose and 
continuously thereafter until April 18, 1995, the effective date of the 
U.S.-Albania claims settlement agreement
    (c) Partnerships or other legal entities
    (i) Certified copy of the partnership agreement or articles of 
association; and
    (ii) Evidence, as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, of the 
citizenship of those partners who were United States nationals at the 
times relevant to the claim.
    (3) Evidence of ownership and value of property claimed
    (a) Documents substantiating ownership of the property, such as 
purchase contracts, deeds, bills of sale, land register extracts. In 
the case of movable property, secondary evidence such as sworn 
statements describing the property may also be submitted, as well as 
any other relevant evidence. Regarding value, evidence such as 
photographs and drawings may also be submitted, as well as such other 
proof as evidence of value of comparable properties in the vicinity of 
the property in question.
    (4) Evidence of the date and circumstances of the nationalization, 
expropriation, confiscation or other taking of the property claimed, 
including the amount of compensation, if any, received for that 
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    (5) Any other evidence or information in the possession of the 
claimant relevant to the facts of his or her claim
    Additional information and supporting evidence may be required 
after a claim has been filed.
    Approval has been obtained from the Office of Management and Budget 
for the collection of this information (OMB Control No. 1105-0062).
    The Commission will conduct this program and render decisions 
therein in accordance with its regulations, which are published in 
Chapter V of Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR parts 500-
531). In particular, attention is directed to Sec. 531.6(d) of those 
regulations, which provides that the claimant shall bear the burden of 
proof on all elements of his or her claim. A copy of the regulations is 
available from the Commission on request.
Delissa A. Ridgway,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 95-15653 Filed 6-26-95; 8:45 am]
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