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. Congress of the United States House of Representative Washington, DC 20515-3004 January 8, 2002 Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs, Civil Division U.. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Mr. Zwick: I am grateful for the opportunity to comment regarding the Interim final rule for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, particularly, the Eligibility rule as it relates to "physical harm" sustained and verified within 24 hours of an injury. In fairness to the victims and families of the September 11th terrorist attack this rule must be changed. Mr. of Jackson, New Jersey worked in 2 World Trade Center with his brother and sister in law. All three were employed . Mr. , in fleeing the building sustained physical injury to his back and neck but cannot file under the Victim's Compensation Fund. The present interim rule relative to "eligibility" excludes Mr. from participation as treatment did not occur within 24 hours of the injury. What the rule fails to consider is the unique circumstance of each victim. In this instance, the tragic death of Mr. 's, brother and sister in law and the preoccupation of the family in locating missing family members. Consequently, Mr. was treated for his injury on September 13th and not within arbitrary time limit imposed by the rule. I am confident, that the circumstances as outlined in Mr. 's, statement will strengthen for change in the interim eligibility regulation. I would appreciate an expeditious review and I look forward to hearing from you within a reasonable time frame. If you have any questions or if I may assist in some particular way, do not hesitate to contact me in either Washington, DC or at my Whiting District Office. Your attention to this sensitive issue is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Christopher H. Smith Member of Congress Honorable Chris Smith 100 Lacey Road, Suite 38A Whiting Shopping Center Whiting, New Jersey 08759 12/26/01 Dear Congressman Smith: I am writing to you regarding the interim final rules of September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. Specifically, I would like your help in getting one of the rules changed as it relates to "Physical Harm." I worked in 2 World Trade Center along with my brother and sister in law. We worked for . On September 11, I severely hurt my back (2 herniated disks) and my neck running from tower 2 as the plane hit the building. Needless to say I did not get home until late evening, only to learn that my brother and sister in law were missing. My next day was spent working the telephones; calling various city agencies looking for and . Sadly, they were both killed. For this reason, I did not see my physician until September 13th. According to the interim rules of the fund, I would not qualify to use the fund because I did not see a Doctor within 24 hours of my injury. I feel that this criteria is too restrictive and unjust. I have never suffered any prior back or neck injuries and have been out of work on Workman's Compensation since September 11. I need your assistance in lobbying the funds Special Master, Mr. Feinburg, into changing the rule about seeing a physician within 24 hours of sustaining your injury. I feel that my situation speaks for itself and Mr. Feinburg should change the rule accordingly. I'm sure there are many other people in similar situations. I appreciate your help and hope we will be successful. Sincerely, Jackson, New Jersey September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-08 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 dojN002611.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. 2002-01-08