683 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, December 04, 2001 7:30 PM September 11 Victim Compensation Fund Dear Mr. Zwick: I am writing in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these horrific attacks. Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom left behind loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Sincerely, Individual Comment San Anselmo, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA000508.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Friday, March 15, 2002 7:33 PM Benefits for Gay and Lesbian Heroes I would like to voice my disapproval of the Funds' decision on denying benefits to partners of 9/11 heroes because of their sexual orientation. These people, such as and , are no less heroes or real individuals and should be treated as such. I will be calling to ask for a return of my donation and I urge others to do so. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR000878.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 13, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 To Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families. Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of the restaurants destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money went to those who were already well off in the first place. The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian families are especially vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately, both the Red Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice should do the same. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment Olympia,WA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA004725.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 13, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 To Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families. Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a diswasher in one of the restaraunts destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayers money went to those who were already well off in the first place. The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian famillies are especially vulerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in a traumatic predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunaely, both the Red Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice should do the same. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment New York, NY September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA001824.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:10 PM New Vote.com votes as of 01:09 PM EST on February 05th, 2002 Dear September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Vote.com is the Internet's most popular voting site. Millions of people regularly express their opinions and - in just one click - automatically send their views to important decision makers like you. Here are the latest votes on the question, SHOULD FAMILIES OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO DIED ON 9-11 GET MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL VICTIMS' FUND?: YES: 96 votes NO: 336 votes Group Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojP000403.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 17, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 To Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families. Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of the restaurants destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money went to those who were already well off in the first place. The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian families are especially vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately, both the Red Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice should do the same. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment Boston, MA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA005126.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, December 26, 2001 1:31 PM victim's compensation It seems to me we are getting carried away with the amount of the proposed awards to the victims of 9/11. I am hearing ranges up to several million dollars per family. And why not consider chartitable contributions to those families? This sounds like we have a new policy for aid to victims of disasters. I would say we probably can't afford to have a substantial economic stimulus package after we get done spreading the funds to the airlines and the victims. And will these awards benefit the country generally or just the victim's families? I have the greatest sympathy for the 9/11 victims but in the past I do not believe we have been nearly so generous with such victims. What did we do for the Oklahoma City victims? I could cite other examples but you are well aware of the past disasters where we were much less generous. There are some things in life for which the US government in the past did not assume responsibility and I question the new philosophy about government intervention. Aren't the ultimate benfici aries here the airlines and their insurance carriers? Aren't they being protected by requiring general releases from the victims to be compensated? Is there some theory under which the US government would have had responsibility for the terrorist attacks? If the airlines in fact did something for which they would have been responsible should they be bailed out by the US government? If they default because of the verdicts which might ultimately be rendered won't another airline be created to fill the void? Aren't many of the insurance carriers foreign carriers? Should we be bailing them out? In brief, unless I don't understand something about our new policy of compensation to the victims of disasters, I think we are being too generous with the 9/11 victims and I think the ultimate beneficiaries will be the airlines and their insurance carrier. Am I missing something here? Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN000941.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, December 19, 2001 4:17 PM 911 victums compensation Don't forget that there may be some 'families' who don't fit some of the legal definitions. I would imagine that there may have been some service workers, possibly minority groups, who may have had family members living with them, like their mother or someone. These would also be loved ones and who had possibly been dependent upon the victum. Also, don't forget the gay and lesbian victums. Some of their families might not come forth because they are afraid of being 'out'. Good luck with a very challenging job. Individual Comment Seattle, WA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA003514.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 13, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 To Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families. Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of the restaurants destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money went to those who were already well off in the first place. The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian families are especially vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately, both the Red Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice should do the same. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment El Cerrito, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA005263.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. American Bar Association Task Force on Terrorism and the Law Comments on the Drafting of Regulations Regarding the "September 11th Victim's Compensation Fund of 2001 What follows are focused remarks of general concern and points of recommended clarification to facilitate the drafting of regulations pertaining to the Victim's Compensation Fund. Unless otherwise noted, the comments below have not been adopted as the policy of the American Bar Association or nay of its entities and should be considered solely as observations which the Attorney General of the United States, the Department of Justice and the Special Master may wish to consider in the drafting of regulations. I. General Principles It should be the goal of the regulations required pursuant to the September 11th Compensation Act of 2001, to establish a compensation program that is simple, fair, predictable, cooperative and with other compensation efforts and expeditious. Simplicity will require that the process be comprehensible to and useable by victims and their representatives. Fairness will demand that similarly situated victims and their representative. Fairness will demand that similarly situated victims be treated similarly, that victims will be awarded reasonable compensation and that all potential claimants will have clear guidance regarding their eligibility. Predictability will require that appropriate ranges of recovery be fixed in advance of adjudication and potential claimants have a relatively clear notion of their prospects. While awards should not be wildly different, establishing damages in advance of any evidence relative to an individual claim does not assure a just award. Coordination of all potential compensation programs would be helpful if designed to address the short term and immediate needs of families. Expedition will require that the process provide relief to eligible claimants as quickly as possible in light of the demands of a massive program that may face more than 15,000 claims. Public confidence in the fairness and equity of the Claim Fund Program is essential to its success. While the Special Master must be empowered to make judgments about many variables impacting individual claims, the process must be viewed as one giving the citizens a certainty of recovery and reasonable awards consistent with the evidence that will be unique to each claimant. To that end, the regulations should outline the type of evidence that will be taken and used by each hearing officer in evaluating the claims. The drafters of the regulations should consider looking to other concepts of justice beyond the norms of recognized tort law. Many scholars would advocate consideration be given to compensation standards that maintain horizontal equity and fairness. The fund concept is a dramatic departure from the methodology for the treatment of mass tort and disaster victims. Hence, a core decision by the regulation drafter will be to define the role of the traditional tort system and its individualized analysis of elements of economic and non-economic damages in comparison with the concern for horizontal equity in the claiming process amongst similarly situated victims. Damages are inevitably unique to the individual claimant. The overall guiding principles in all instances should be make whole, to the greatest extent possible, those affected and to recognize basic and special needs to assure that the victims and their families have adequate access to shelter, food, healthcare, job training, job placement and survivors' children's access to higher education. II. Administration of the Compensation Program The general implication of the above-described principles is that the compensation program will have to embrace a model that is clearly and precisely structured. A definition of exactly who may claim should be provided. Clarification should be provided to identify eligible claimants, whether they be in the aircraft, in the targeted World Trade Center and Pentagon buildings, in the damaged buildings surrounding the targets, and whether or not businesses are covered. A clear definition of precisely what injuries are compensable should be provided (for example, are those who breathed in air borne contaminants, like asbestos, eligible?) If there are parameters for awards they should be designated in advance. These might be based on jury awards in a relevant jurisdiction, DOT figures or some other source but any limits on the scope of recovery should be specified and based on some pre-existing standard that recognizes that individual differences in claimants do matter. Clarification will need to be provided as to the scope of the claimed losses on such elements of damage as "loss of business or employment opportunities," "hedonic damages," and the a role of expert economic evidence in the claims process. The claim filing process should be made as simple and easy as possible. Consideration should be given to designating an organization, federal or private, that can assist those with filing questions. The filing process should focus on and require claimants to provide the most specific sorts of proof including such items as medical bills, income tax returns, and collateral source payments or contracts. The form itself is not as important as the documentary proof it identifies and requires to be provided. The form might be designed so that a compensation formula might be applied in most cases. The goal would be to secure sufficient incident information (precise location of the victim, documentation of injuries, proof of earnings history, proof of medical expenses,) to allow for a mathematical calculation based on previously designated levels of recovery. This sort of formula approach might resolve many cases without the need for a formal hearing. If a claimant desires to work outside the framework of the established formula a fuller hearing should be provided at which supplementary proof will be accepted. Because of the tight time frames in the legislation (120 days to decision and 20 days for review), hearing requests should be contingent on an agreement waiving the mandated time limits in light of the need for individualized consideration. Consideration should be given to providing, within the regulations, a decision review process by someone other that the original hearing officer to insure horizontal equity and fairness. Hearing officers should as far as possible, not be cast in an adversarial role vis-a'-vis claimants. There should be a separate staff on the Special Master's team designated to respond to all questions regarding the filling and claims process. Hearings, and proceedings generally, should conform as far as possible to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. III. Relations Between the Special Master and the Attorney General Once regulations are fashioned and a satisfactory process is established, consideration should be given as to whether or not the Special Master should be independent of the direct oversight or control of the Attorney General. The regulations should clarify whether, if at all and to what extent, the SM's decisions are to be deemed final, absent misconduct. The SM should have the power to issue such supplementary regulations as are necessary and not inconsistent with the original legislation and regulations. The SM should view his/her mission as the payment of fair and reasonably complete compensation to all eligible claimants. IV. Other Drafting Concerns and Considerations Listed below are other more detailed comments and considerations regarding the regulation drafting process. (1) The "collateral source" definition of Section 402 (4) is in need of clarification as to whether charitable efforts are excluded or included as collateral sources. If included, in what manner? Also, the scope of the definition of collateral sources has a bearing on the horizontal equity of the compensation award so that inequities could be exacerbated if the treatment of charitable contributions is not done with a great deal of careful analysis. (2) The term "economic loss" (section 402 (5)) includes "loss of business or employment opportunities." This is both broad and vague and likely to cause adjudicatory nightmares if not clearly defined. The reference to "State law" in the Section fails to make clear what state is meant (home state of individual, site of injury, other?) (3) The designers of the adjudicatory process can choose between two polar opposite approaches (or perhaps meld them). The first is to hire a large group of hearing examiners and let them have a go at individual claims. This risks the loss of horizontal equity unless some coordinating review process is installed ( a difficult matter given the quick time frame for ratification after decision 20 days). The another is to fix a fairly exacting formula for awards that specifies clearly the sort of damages proof required (tax returns, doctor's records etc.), the scope of potential awards (so many dollars for death, for income in light of proven earning etc.), and proximity to the disaster. The choice of approach will be a major Special Master policy decision. (4) The key is not the claim form described in Section 405(a)(2) but precisely what evidence should be required to be attached to it. The regulations will need to define what constitutes sufficient evidence. The categories of adequate proof should be careful spelled out (medical reports, income tax returns etc). (5) The problem of adequate proof is even more poignant with respect to collateral sources (Section 405(a)(2)(B)(iii)). Should all life insurance policies be required to be attached? Health insurance policies? Charitable contributions? Social Security payments, etc.? (6) The "review and determination" process described in Section 405(b) needs t be governed by objective evidence (see numbers (4) and (5) above) and objective yardstick for damages. The choice of an objective yardstick for damages will be a major Special Master policy decision. Alternative yardsticks might be drawn from Department of Transportation figures, average jury awards in an appropriate forum etc. (7) The 120 day "determination" requirement of Section 405(b)(3) will be impossible to meet in the early months of the operation of the compensation scheme. The large number of fillings will simply overwhelm those trying to conform to such deadlines. The early decisions will be especially important since they will fix a pattern that should be followed thereafter. Painstaking care to insure consistency will be essential. A rush to judgment will be counterproductive. Methods for slowing the process or streamlining adjudication (through the use of formulas etc. should be considered). Perhaps claimants should be asked to opt for a formula approach if they insist upon the 120 day limit or agree to a temporal extension if a hearing or review of decision is requested. (8) The "collateral compensation" rule of 405(b)(6) should be refined and clarified in the regulations. (9) The eligible individuals definition in Section 405(c)(2) is too vague. The Section includes any "individual who was present at the World Trade Center." This could be construed as covering individuals in the street etc. That matter has to be clarified in the regulations. Similarly the term "in the immediate aftermath" needs similar definition through regulations. (10) Eligible individuals include those who suffered physical harm or death" (Section 405(c)(2)(A)(ii). Again, definitions as needed. Are those who breathed asbestos particles or other noxious materials thrown into the air by the disaster covered? Under the law of a number of states they may be. (11) The applicable law for lawsuits has been spelled out but there is no indication as to which state law will govern the decision of the Special Master and the designation of personal representative. The regulations need to speak to the "choice of law rules" relative to these issues. (12) Claimants and their lawyers should have ready access to the awards made and the evidence that supported the awards, which can be achieved through a searchable public data bank of claims related date. The names of the victims should not be identified in the public data bank in order to assure the privacy of the individual. (13) The "subrogation" right described in Section 409(a) requires a better definition. Claimants will be faced with many subrogation problems that can be avoided by clear statements in the regulations. If the SM does make an award for medical expenses that is reduced by the amount of medical expenses already provided to the claimant because the claimant's expenses have been covered under a preexisting health care policy, the regulations should clarify whether or not the health insurer has a right to go against the U.S. Government to claim subrogation for the payments it made for the claimant. Also, the regulations should clarify that future medical expenses will be paid to the claimant in the SM award but that there will be a right of subrogation by either the government or the health insurer (but obviously not both) for expenses paid by a health insurer. Comment By: American Bar Association Task Force on Terrorism and the Law September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojP000621.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Friday, December 21, 2001 5:07 PM December 21, 2001 Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick, I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination. As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status. The State of New York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need." Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks. Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies. An inclusive policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an important principle for other such funds. In compensating victims, real justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families - impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with dignity and equality. Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11 attacks have equal access to the relief fund. Sincerely, Individual Comment Aubrey, TX September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN000589.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:11 PM Eqal Benefits for All December 18, 2001 Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick, I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination. As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status. The State of New York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need." Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks. Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies. An inclusive policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an important principle for other such funds. In compensating victims, real justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families - impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with dignity and equality. Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11 attacks have equal access to the relief fund. Sincerely, Individual Comment Columbia, MD September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA002374.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:08 AM Unless a sustainable model it is not right to pay out so much $ The administration and congress continually represent that there will be other significant homeland attacks. Therefore it seems that an average family payment of $1.6 Million is not an amount that is sustainable in an environment of decades of ongoing attacks that cause mass destruction and loss of life . It does not seem right to guarantee such a high amount for these initial major homeland attack victim families, unless we can be certain that American taxpayers can afford to sustained this type of payment to all future victim families for what may be decades. Also, a rational I hear for this is the protection of the airlines from massive suits. Next time it might be a several cities water systems, electric utilities with nuke plants or major companies in our food processing and distribution system. Completely protecting the airlines does not provide incentive for these companies to make substantial investments to harden the critical support infrastructure for which they are responsible.. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojP000449.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-02-07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:11 PM New Vote.com votes as of 02:11 PM EST on January 16th, 2002 Dear September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Vote.com is the Internet's most popular voting site. Millions of people regularly express their opinions and - in just one click - automatically send their views to important decision makers like you. Here are the latest votes on the question, DOES THE GOVERNMENT'S AID PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES OF SEPT. 11 VICTIMS GO FAR ENOUGH?: YES: 81 votes NO: 3 votes Group Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN001898.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:50 PM Compensation for 9-1-1 victims Dear Mr. Zwick: I am writing in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these horrific attacks. Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom left behind loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA000389.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Monday, November 26, 2001 3:02 PM -----Original Message----- Fedreg notice of Nov 5 2001--proposed rules In response to the Federal Register notice of November 5, 2001, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission offers the following comments and suggestions: Re topics 1 and 2: Forms to be used and information to be included thereon. For your convenience, attached are the electronic versions of the draft claim forms we provided to last month. Based on our experience, and the practice of the Civil Division with its radiation claims, we recommend that the regulations provide only for filing of claims via paper claim forms physically delivered to the Department via mail, in person, or via express delivery service (though the forms should be available to download and print, as Civil does). This will lessen confusion that could result in attempting to match electronic or faxed forms with paper evidence sent separately. The regulations should also include language strongly encouraging claimants to include the evidence needed to support their claims along with their completed claim forms. As for when a claim should be deemed "filed," we believe that should be when the filled-out claim form has been physically received by Department. We would further recommend that the Department print an acknowledgment postcard to be mailed to each claimant to confirm receipt. We believe this would best insure consistency and even treatment of all claimants in the application of the 120-day processing requirement in the statute. Re topic 3: Procedures for hearing and presentation of evidence. The regulations should include a statement that an employee of the Department will review the claim form and supporting evidence as promptly as possible following receipt and will notify the claimant of any missing information or documentation or any clarification that needs to be submitted. The regulations should further specify, however, that the employee will have authority to grant the claimant a period of not more than 45 days within which to provide the missing information or documentation, or the requested clarification, and that because of the 120-day processing requirement in the statute, the claimant will run the risk of having his or her claim denied if the claimant does not provide those materials within the 45-day period. Rather than saying the claim would be "dismissed" as "not properly filed," we recommend that the regulations be modeled on those of the FCSC (45 CFR 531--to be changed to 509 in the next edition) which provide for "denial" of a claim that is lacking one or more elements of compensability, with the further provision that the claimant can "object" to the denial and request reconsideration based on the submission of additional evidence and information. However, the regulations should also put a short deadline such as 30 days within which the claimant would be allowed to "object" or appeal from the denial. As for the form that hearings on appeals would take, we believe that given the anticipated large numbers of claims and short time within which to complete their processing, hearings should be limited to paper hearings--or as our regulations call them, "hearings on the record." On the subject of "hearing officers," we recommend based on our experience that the hearings on the record be carried out by staff attorneys who would make recommendations to the Special Master on disposition of the objections/appeals. We do not believe that claimants should have access to internal, interim "working decisions" on their claims. Re topic 4: Procedures for filing and pursuing claims. The only comment we can offer is that under the International Claims Settlement Act (ICSA), attorneys' fees are limited to 10 percent of the amounts actually paid to claimants before the FCSC, and it is a misdemeanor for attorneys to demand any greater amount. However, neither the FCSC nor the Treasury Department is involved in the payment of the fees; on the contrary, award payment checks must by statute be drawn directly in the name of the claimant in each case. In the case of the P.L. 107-42 program, we would assume that fees could not be limited unless there were an amendment to the law to that effect. We have no experience regarding payments of fees to experts and how they are negotiated and paid by claimants, as those are matters we consider to be between the claimants and their experts. The ICSA also limits representation before the FCSC to attorneys licensed to practice in a State or Territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia. However, the FCSC generally has sought to be flexible in allowing claimants who are deficient in English or of infirm health to be assisted by relatives or friends. Re topic 5: Claimant eligibility. We have no specific comments to offer, other than to observe that the criteria and procedures devised to determine eligibility should be designed to identify the intended beneficiaries of the legislation as quickly and accurately as possible. Re topic 6: Nature and amount of compensation. We have no specialized expertise in this area, and thus have no specific comments to offer. On the question of fraud prevention measures, though, we would note that the FCSC has always included on its claim forms a note directing claimants' attention to the criminal law on the making of false statements to the U.S. Government, 18 U.S.C. 1001. Comment by: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Attachment 1: (1) PRELIMINARY DRAFT FORM A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OMB Approval No. Approval Expires: { (FOR OFFICE USE ONLY) } { } STATEMENT OF CLAIM { CLAIM NO. } { } { } FOR FILING OF CLAIMS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT OF 2001 (PUBLIC LAW 107-42, APPROVED SEPTEMBER 22, 2001) FORM A.: FOR USE BY PERSONS WHO SUFFERED PHYSICAL HARM WHILE PRESENT AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) THE PENTAGON (ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA), OR THE SITE OF THE AIRCRAFT CRASH AT SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, OR IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH, OF THE TERRORIST-RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 FORM B.: FOR USE BY THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE KILLED OR WHO DIED IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE TERRORIST-RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, EXCEPT THOSE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HAVE BEEN A PARTICIPANT OR A CONSPIRATOR IN THE CRASHES. UPON THE SUBMISSION OF THIS CLAIM, THE CLAIMANT WAIVES THE RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (OR TO BE A PARTY TO AN ACTION) IN FEDERAL OR STATE COURT FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE TERRORIST RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OR SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. NOTE: To assist in deciding your claim quickly and fairly, please fill out this STATEMENT OF CLAIM form CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY. Please TYPE or PRINT clearly. BEFORE you start this form, PLEASE READ the Instructions that come with it. You may attach additional pages to this form if you need more space for your answers. Please note that only ONE claim may be submitted by an individual or on behalf of a deceased individual. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information collection has been cleared under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The estimated burden associated with this collection of information is 2.0 hours per respondent or recordkeeper. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and (2) suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20579, and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1105-----), Washington, DC 20503 PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM AND SEND IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER , 2003. KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR FILES. THIS CLAIM INVOLVES THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT THE: WORLD TRADE CENTER ( ) THE PENTAGON ( ) SHANKSVILLE, PA ( ) 1. NAME OF CLAIMANT:(MR./MS.) (LAST) (FIRST) (MIDDLE) 2. MAILING ADDRESS: WORK PHONE: ( ) FAX: ( ) EMAIL ADDRESS: 3. GIVE THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE LAWYER (IF ANY) REPRESENTING YOU IN THIS CLAIM. PHONE: ( ) FAX: ( ) EMAIL ADDRESS: ( ) 4. GIVE THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF SOMEONE AT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS WHOM WE CAN CONTACT IF WE CANNOT LOCATE YOU: PHONE: ( ) FAX:( ) EMAIL ADDRESS:( ) IMPORTANT: YOU MUST TELL THE DEPARTMENT IF YOU MOVE. IF YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES AND YOU DO NOT TELL THE DEPARTMENT, YOU MAY UNNECESSARILY DELAY YOUR CLAIM. (3) 5. STATE YOUR DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: CITIZENSHIP: PASSPORT #/COUNTRY OF ISSUE: __________________________________________________________________________________________ GREEN CARD: WORK PERMIT: PLEASE ATTACH COPIES OF PASSPORT/GREEN CARD/WORK PERMIT 6. STATE YOUR OCCUPATION (JOB TITLE) AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001:__________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ NAME OF EMPLOYER/PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001/ADDRESS/NAME OF EMPLOYER/CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE NUMBER (IF HOME OR FAMILY CARE GIVER, BRIEFLY DESCRIBE RESPONSIBILITIES): _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT/LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT: (IF RETIRED AND/OR PENSION FROM ONE OR MORE JOBS, GIVE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE COMPANIES) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ FULL-TIME ( ) CIVILIAN ( ) SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENT ( ) PART-TIME ( ) GOVERNMENT ( ) OTHER ( ) CONTRACTOR ( ) INTERMITTENT ( ) PLEASE STATE YOUR YEARLY SALARY INCLUDING BONUSES AND OTHER REMUNERATIONS: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ (4) 7. IF CURRENT EMPLOYMENT IS DIFFERENT THAN THAT YOU HAVE LISTED ABOVE, PLEASE STATE NAME OF CURRENT EMPLOYER AND YOUR CURRENT JOB TITLE: 8. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PHYSICAL HARM YOU SUSTAINED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE THE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. 9. STATE THE NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE OF TREATMENT OF EACH PERSON WHO PROVIDED YOU WITH MEDICAL TREATMENT OR SERVICES RELATED TO YOUR INJURY. 10. DESCRIBE ANY PROJECTED LONG TERM DISABILITIES IF KNOWN, AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ANY TREATING PHYSICIAN WHO PROVIDED YOU WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. (5) PLEASE INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE PORTION OF YOUR CLAIM SUMMARY OF LOSSES CLAIMED 11. DESCRIPTION AND VALUE OF YOUR DAMAGES: ECONOMIC LOSSES AS A RESULT OF YOUR INJURY: LOSS OF INCOME/EARNINGS: MEDICAL EXPENSES: REPLACEMENT SERVICES LOSS: LOSS OF BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (Please note that claims for such loss shall be considered to the extent recovery for such loss is allowed under applicable State law): OTHER: 12. NON-ECONOMIC LOSSES SUCH AS: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PAIN, SUFFERING, INCONVENIENCE, PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, MENTAL ANGUISH, DISFIGUREMENT, LOSS OF ENJOYMENT OF LIFE, LOSS OF SOCIETY AND COMPANIONSHIP, LOSS OF CONSORTIUM (OTHER THAN LOSS OF DOMESTIC SERVICE), HEDONIC DAMAGES, INJURY TO REPUTATION, AND ALL OTHER NON-PECUNIARY LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE. 13. PROVIDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION WHICH MAY HELP THE DEPARTMENT DECIDE THIS CLAIM. (6) 14. PLEASE STATE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF YOUR CLAIM(S):___________________________ 15. COMPENSATION: PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION FROM ANY COLLATERAL SOURCE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY RELIEF PAYMENTS, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, MEDICAL OR OTHER PERSONAL INSURANCE COVERAGE, PENSION FUNDS, PAYMENTS BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR ANY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION RELATED TO THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 INCIDENT. SOURCES AND AMOUNTS RECEIVED:____________________________________________________________ DATE(S) RECEIVED:______________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE ATTACH ANY DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY VERIFY SUCH PAYMENTS. 16. IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A CLAIM FOR COLLATERAL COMPENSATION PENDING, IDENTIFY THE ENTITY AGAINST WHOM YOU HAVE MADE THE CLAIM. UPON THE SUBMISSION OF THIS CLAIM, THE CLAIMANT WAIVES THE RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (OR TO BE A PARTY TO AN ACTION) IN FEDERAL OR STATE COURT FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE TERRORIST RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OR SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. 17. RELEASE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM AND ANY ATTACHMENTS, AND ANY MATERIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BEFORE OR AFTER THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM IN REGARD TO OR IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIM, WILL BE USED ONLY BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIM. BY YOUR SIGNATURE ON THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AND AGREE TO THIS DISCLOSURE POLICY, AND YOU AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS STAFF TO CONDUCT ANY INVESTIGATION AND/OR AUDIT NEEDED TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIM. 18. CERTIFICATION I, , CERTIFY THAT (Type or print your name) I AM AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THIS CERTIFICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CLAIMANT. (STATE YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO CLAIMANT):_______________________________________________ (7) I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE STATEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM, INCLUDING ANY PAPERS ATTACHED TO OR FILED WITH THE STATEMENT OF CLAIM, ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE, AND THAT ALL MATERIAL FACTS HAVE BEEN SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM. DATE SIGNATURE COUNTY OF _________________________________ STATE OF ____________________________________ Sworn and subscribed to before me this day of , 200 NOTARY PUBLIC PENALTIES YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE FEDERAL LAW ON FALSE STATEMENTS, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1001, WHICH PROVIDES: "WHOEVER, IN ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY FALSIFIES, CONCEALS OR COVERS UP BY ANY TRICK, SCHEME, OR DEVICE A MATERIAL FACT, OR MAKES ANY FALSE, FICTITIOUS OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS, OR MAKES OR USES ANY FALSE WRITING OR DOCUMENT KNOWING THE SAME TO CONTAIN ANY FALSE, FICTITIOUS OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENT OR ENTRY, SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN $10, 000 OR IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR BOTH." MAIL THIS FORM TO: 911 VICTIM COMPENSATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, DC 20530 BE SURE TO ATTACH DOCUMENTS TO HELP PROVE YOUR CLAIM. NOTE: EACH DOCUMENT IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERIFIED ENGLISH TRANSLATION. (8) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMPLETION OF THIS FORM, PLEASE CALL: Attachment 2: (1) PRELIMINARY DRAFT FORM B U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OMB Approval No. _ Approval Expires: { (FOR OFFICE USE ONLY) } { } STATEMENT OF CLAIM { CLAIM NO. } { } { } FOR FILING OF CLAIMS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT OF 2001 (PUBLIC LAW 107-42, APPROVED SEPTEMBER 22, 2001) FORM A.: FOR USE BY PERSONS WHO SUFFERED PHYSICAL HARM WHILE PRESENT AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) THE PENTAGON (ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA), OR THE SITE OF THE AIRCRAFT CRASH AT SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, OR IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH, OF THE TERRORIST-RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 FORM B.: FOR USE BY THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE KILLED OR WHO DIED IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE TERRORIST-RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, EXCEPT THOSE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HAVE BEEN A PARTICIPANT OR A CONSPIRATOR IN THE CRASHES. UPON SUBMISSION OF THIS CLAIM, THE CLAIMANT WAIVES THE RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (OR TO BE A PARTY TO AN ACTION) IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE TERRORIST RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. NOTE: To assist in deciding your claim quickly and fairly, please fill out this STATEMENT OF CLAIM form CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY. Please TYPE or PRINT clearly. BEFORE you start this form, PLEASE READ the Instructions that come with it. You may attach additional pages to this form if you need more space for your answers. Please note that only ONE claim may be submitted by an individual or on behalf of a deceased individual. If you have any questions regarding completion of this form, please contact . Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information collection has been cleared under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The estimated burden associated with this collection of information is 2.0 hours per respondent or recordkeeper. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and (2) suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20579, and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1105-----), Washington, DC 20503. PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM AND SEND IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER , 2003. KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR FILES. THIS CLAIM INVOLVES THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT THE: WORLD TRADE CENTER ( ) THE PENTAGON ( ) SHANKSVILLE, PA ( ) 1. NAME OF THE DECEASED**: (LAST) (FIRST) (MIDDLE) LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEASED: DECEDENT'S DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: DECEDENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: CITIZENSHIP: PASSPORT NUMBER/COUNTRY OF ISSUE: GREEN CARD: WORK PERMIT: **IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE DECEDENT IN A FAMILY, PLEASE PROVIDE IDENTICAL INFORMATION ON A SEPARATE SHEET. PLEASE ATTACH COPIES OF PASSPORT/GREEN CARD/WORK PERMIT 2. NAME OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEDENT: (MR./MS.) (LAST) (FIRST) (MIDDLE) MAILING ADDRESS: WORK PHONE: ( ) HOME PHONE: ( ) FAX: ( ) EMAIL ADDRESS: (3) 3. GIVE THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE LAWYER (IF ANY) REPRESENTING YOU IN THIS CLAIM. PHONE: ( ) FAX: ( ) EMAIL ADDRESS: 4. GIVE THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF SOMEONE AT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS WHOM WE CAN CONTACT IF WE CANNOT LOCATE YOU: PHONE: ( ) FAX: ( ) EMAIL ADDRESS: IMPORTANT: YOU MUST TELL THE DEPARTMENT IF YOU MOVE. IF YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES AND YOU DO NOT TELL THE DEPARTMENT, YOU MAY UNNECESSARILY DELAY YOUR CLAIM. 5. STATE DECEDENT'S OCCUPATION (JOB TITLE) AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: NAME OF DECEDENT'S EMPLOYER/PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT/ADDRESS/EMPLOYER CONTACT PERSON: (If decedent was a home or family care giver, briefly describe responsibilities) 6a. TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT/LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT: (If retired and/or pensioned from one or more jobs, give name and addresses of the companies) (4) 6b. FULL-TIME ( ) CIVILIAN ( ) S.S. RECIPIENT ( ) PART-TIME ( ) GOVERNMENT ( ) OTHER ( ) CONTRACTOR ( ) INTERMITTENT ( ) 6c. PLEASE STATE DECEDENT'S YEARLY SALARY, INCLUDING BONUSES AND OTHER REMUNERATIONS _________________________________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE PORTION OF YOUR CLAIM 7. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE DEATH OF THE DECEDENT, INCLUDING THE DECEDENT'S PHYSICAL LOCATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE CAUSE AND TIME OF DEATH, IF KNOWN. IMPORTANT: PLEASE ATTACH A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OR EXPLAIN WHY NONE IS AVAILABLE. ALSO, PLEASE ENCLOSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF DECEDENT'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, PROBATE DECREE, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF YOUR CLAIM. 8. PLEASE PROVIDE NAMES, RELATIONSHIPS TO THE DECEDENT, AND ADDRESSES OF ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS CLAIM. SUMMARY OF LOSSES CLAIMED 9. DESCRIPTION AND VALUE OF DECEDENT'S DAMAGES: ECONOMIC LOSSES OF THE DECEDENT: BURIAL AND RELATED COSTS: LOSS OF INCOME/EARNINGS: MEDICAL EXPENSES (IF APPLICABLE): REPLACEMENT SERVICES LOSS: (5) LOSS OF BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (to the extent recovery for such loss is allowed under applicable State law):____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ OTHER: 10. NON-ECONOMIC LOSSES OF THE DECEDENT SUCH AS: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PAIN, SUFFERING, INCONVENIENCE, PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, MENTAL ANGUISH, DISFIGUREMENT, LOSS OF ENJOYMENT OF LIFE, LOSS OF SOCIETY AND COMPANIONSHIP, LOSS OF CONSORTIUM (OTHER THAN LOSS OF DOMESTIC SERVICE), HEDONIC DAMAGES, INJURY TO REPUTATION, AND ALL OTHER NON-PECUNIARY LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE. 11. PROVIDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION WHICH MAY HELP THE DEPARTMENT DECIDE THIS CLAIM. 12. PLEASE STATE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF YOUR CLAIM(S): (6) 13. COMPENSATION: PLEASE INDICATE IF DECEDENT'S ESTATE HAS RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION FROM ANY COLLATERAL SOURCE, SUCH AS LIFE INSURANCE, PENSION FUNDS, DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAMS, AND PAYMENTS BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR ANY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION RELATED TO THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 INCIDENT. SOURCE(S) AND AMOUNT(S) RECEIVED: DATE(S) RECEIVED: PLEASE ATTACH ANY DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY VERIFY SUCH PAYMENTS 14. IF THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLAIM FOR COLLATERAL COMPENSATION PENDING, IDENTIFY THE ENTITY AGAINST WHICH A CLAIM WAS MADE UPON THE SUBMISSION OF THIS CLAIM, THE CLAIMANT WAIVES THE RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (OR TO BE A PARTY TO AN ACTION) IN FEDERAL OR STATE COURT FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE TERRORIST RELATED AIRCRAFT CRASHES OR SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. 15. RELEASE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM AND ANY ATTACHMENTS, AND ANY MATERIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BEFORE OR AFTER THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM IN REGARD TO OR IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIM, WILL BE USED ONLY BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIM. BY YOUR SIGNATURE ON THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AND AGREE TO THIS DISCLOSURE POLICY, AND YOU AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS STAFF TO CONDUCT ANY INVESTIGATION AND/OR AUDIT NEEDED TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIM. 16. CERTIFICATION I, , CERTIFY THAT (Type or print your name) I AM AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THIS CERTIFICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CLAIMANT. (STATE YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO CLAIMANT: ) I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE STATEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM, INCLUDING ANY PAPERS ATTACHED TO OR FILED WITH THE STATEMENT OF CLAIM, ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE, AND THAT ALL MATERIAL FACTS HAVE BEEN SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT OF CLAIM. (7) DATE SIGNATURE COUNTY OF _________________________________ STATE OF ____________________________________ Sworn and subscribed to before me this day of , 200 NOTARY PUBLIC PENALTIES YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE FEDERAL LAW ON FALSE STATEMENTS, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1001, WHICH PROVIDES: "WHOEVER, IN ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY FALSIFIES, CONCEALS OR COVERS UP BY ANY TRICK, SCHEME, OR DEVICE A MATERIAL FACT, OR MAKES ANY FALSE, FICTITIOUS OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS, OR MAKES OR USES ANY FALSE WRITING OR DOCUMENT KNOWING THE SAME TO CONTAIN ANY FALSE, FICTITIOUS OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENT OR ENTRY, SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN $10, 000 OR IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR BOTH." MAIL THIS FORM TO: 911 VICTIM COMPENSATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, DC 20530 BE SURE TO ATTACH DOCUMENTS TO HELP PROVE YOUR CLAIM. NOTE: EACH DOCUMENT IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERIFIED ENGLISH TRANSLATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMPLETION OF THIS FORM, PLEASE CALL: September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000613.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Monday, November 19, 2001 5:12 PM Unborn victims of terrorism Regarding your Topic #5 on Claimant Eligibility, I request that you consider those unborn children who were killed along with their pregnant mothers as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks as "eligible victims." I believe further that unborn victims of any violent act should be considered and counted when charges are brought against the perpetrator or when compensation is required. Individual Comment New Freedom, PA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000402.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:26 AM Sept. 11th Fund Dear September 11th Fund Administrators, I am writing because I am outraged that gay and lesbian partners of those who died on September 11 are not automatically going to receive the same benefits as everyone else. I am not gay, or lesbian, but I am American. and find this decision deplorable. Kenneth Feinberg's winded answer on Meet the Press is just ridiculous. He "cannot get into a position of second-guessing how a particular state treats same-sex partners, domestic live-ins, etc."? He then goes on to say, "what does your state law say about who is eligible? If your state law makes you eligible, I will honor state law. If it doesn't, I go with the state". I find these statements very confusing. Why doesn't that apply to illegal aliens and the companies that employ them? Aren't we overlooking our own laws in those instances (commendably I might add)? Under normal circumstances does each state say illegal aliens can work here, live here without being deported, and the companies that hire them will not be penalized? I doubt it. Yet, it seems Mr. Feinberg has no problem second-guessing in those instances. In memory of our heroes &nbsp , and so many more... I demand that you do the right thing with my donation, and the donations of all people that intended to help "all" victims. Thank you, Individual Comment New York City September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR002070.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:24 PM Rebuilding with Hope Not Hate December 20, 2001 Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick, I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination. As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status. The State of New York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need." Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks. Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies. An inclusive policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an important principle for other such funds. In compensating victims, real justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families - impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with dignity and equality. Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11 attacks have equal access to the relief fund. Sincerely, Individual Comment Winooski, VT September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN000135.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:26 PM Comments on the Department of Justice's Rulemaking Regarding the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 The outpouring of support from both public and private organizations to help the victims of the September 11 attacks and their families has been incredible. But these efforts have also underscored the vulnerabilities that gay and lesbian couples face because their relationships are not legally recognized. Gay and lesbian partners and families have the same love and commitment that other families have and they have experienced the same horrendous grief and loss. Please follow the example of the American Red Cross, Governor Pataki and Mayor Giuliani and do all you can to make federal relief efforts available to gay and lesbian partners and families. Individual Comment Marathon, WI September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA000139.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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