[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2836]


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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 
extension of the deadline previously set for filing of claims by 
certain United States survivors of the Holocaust for compensation 
pursuant to a September 19, 1995, agreement between the United States 
and Germany.

DATES: The new deadline for filing of claims in this program is 
February 23, 1997.

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. (202) 616-6975, FAX (202) 616-6993.

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 is conducting a claims 
program to identify persons eligible for compensation 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.
    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 February 23, 1997.
    The Commission is conducting this program and rendering 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 (202) 616-6975, or by facsimile, 
at (202) 616-6993.
    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. 97-2836 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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