Notice2026-01260
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-United States Victim of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application
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Published
January 23, 2026
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Justice Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2967-2968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01260]
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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;
Title--United States Victim of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund
Application
AGENCY: Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-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 30 days until
February 23, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2025, 90
FR 53390, allowing a 60-day comment period. No comments were received.
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 United States
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, Criminal Division, 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/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function and entering either the title of the information
collection or the OMB Control Number 1123-0013. This information
collection request may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections
currently under review by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: United States Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: OMB #1123-0013. The
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the 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 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
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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.
The Application Form was revised with formatting changes and
removal of certain information requests to minimize respondents'
collection burden. There are changes in the revised Application Form,
but it collects the same information regarding eligibility and
compensation.
The USVSST Fund may require an eligible claimant to supplement his
or her application by submitting additional forms. These additional
supplementary forms include information related to: (1) An
acknowledgment and certification by applicants and their attorneys
regarding the statutory provision on the amount of attorneys' fees, (2)
an authorization for the USVSST Fund to communicate with individuals
identified by an applicant regarding his or her claim, (3) a
certification of the personal representative of a deceased individual
regarding the USVSST Fund award for the decedent's estate, (4) a
claimant's decision to change an attorney or representative, (5) a
hearing request upon receipt of a decision denying the claim in whole
or in part, and (6) electronic payment information.
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, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 21, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-01260 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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