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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
28 CFR Part 79
[CIV Docket No.161]
Radiation Exposure Compensation
Act: Procedures for Claims Submitted
at the Revised Statutory Filing
Deadline
Civil Division, Department of
Justice.
ACTION:
Notification of procedures.
The Department of Justice
(‘‘the Department’’) is publishing this
document to update the public of the
Department’s procedures for filing
claims under the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act (‘‘RECA’’) at the
revised statutory filing deadline. This
document supersedes the Department’s
notification of Procedures for Claims
Submitted at the Statutory Filing
Deadline (Dec. 9, 2020).
SUMMARY:
The policy is effective on
January 23, 2023.
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerard W. Fischer (Assistant Director),
202–616–4090, Constitutional and
Specialized Tort Litigation Section,
Torts Branch, Civil Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
SIAPs; and § 97.35 COPTER SIAPs,
Identified as follows:
FDC date
Subject
Overview
Background
The RECA Extension Act of 2022
(‘‘the Extension Act’’), Public Law 117–
139, requires that the RECA Trust Fund
shall terminate on the date that is 2
years after the law’s date of enactment,
June 7, 2022. In addition, a claim to
which RECA applies shall be barred
unless the claim is filed not later than
2 years after the date of enactment of the
RECA Extension Act of 2022. The
statute is silent with respect to whether
the RECA Trust Fund will be available
to pay timely, meritorious claims
received at the filing deadline.
The Department is publishing this
document to articulate its policy that all
timely filed, meritorious RECA claims
shall be paid. This policy is consistent
with the statutory requirements that the
Department determine eligibility within
12 months of filing and pay meritorious
claims within 6 weeks of approval. The
amended statutory filing deadline, June
8, 2024, is a Saturday. Accordingly,
claims that bear a date of June 10, 2024,
on the postmark or stamp by another
commercial carrier shall be deemed
timely filed upon receipt by the
Radiation Exposure Compensation
Program. The Department will return
untimely claims and will not accept
electronic submissions. Documentation
to establish the eligibility of any
potential beneficiary of an awarded
claim must be provided by June 10,
2024, or within the 12-month
determination period provided by the
Act, or the award shall be deemed
rejected.
Codified at 42 U.S.C. 2210 note, the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
(‘‘RECA’’) offers an apology and
monetary compensation to individuals
(or their survivors) who have contracted
certain cancers and other serious
diseases following exposure to radiation
released during above-ground
atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, or
following their employment in the
uranium production industry during
specified periods. This unique program
was designed by Congress as an
alternative to litigation in that the
statutory criteria do not require
claimants to establish causation. Rather,
if the claimant can satisfy the
requirements outlined in the statute,
which include demonstrating that he or
she contracted a compensable disease
after working or residing in a designated
location for a specific period of time, he
or she qualifies for compensation.
Congress charged the Attorney
General with authority to establish filing
procedures under RECA, as well as
responsibility for adjudicating claims
under the Act, and authorizing payment
in those claims which are determined to
be qualified for compensation. The
Attorney General delegated these
functions to the Constitutional and
Specialized Tort Litigation Section of
the Torts Branch of the Civil Division of
the United States Department of Justice.
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The RECA Extension Act of 2022
The RECA Extension Act of 2022
(‘‘the Extension Act’’), Public Law 117–
139, was signed into law on June 7,
2022. The Extension Act requires that
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the RECA Trust Fund shall terminate on
the date that is 2 years after the law’s
date of enactment. In addition, a claim
to which RECA applies shall be barred
unless the claim is filed not later than
2 years after the date of enactment of the
Extension Act. Accordingly, the RECA
Trust Fund terminates on June 8, 2024.
The statute of limitations for new RECA
claims tolls on that date. The Extension
Act is silent regarding whether the
RECA Trust Fund will be available for
meritorious claims submitted at the
statutory filing deadline.
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Statement of Policy
The Department is publishing this
document to articulate its policy that all
timely filed, meritorious RECA claims
against the RECA Trust Fund will be
paid, consistent with the requirements
under RECA. Several stakeholders have
expressed concern that the termination
of the RECA Trust Fund on the deadline
for claims may render it unavailable to
pay meritorious claims. Once a claim is
filed with the Department, RECA
imposes statutory obligations for the
Department to adjudicate the claim
within 12 months, and issue payment
on any approved claims within 6 weeks
of approval. RECA Sec. 6(d). These
statutory obligations will require the
RECA Trust Fund to remain available
until the Department has determined
entitlement for all timely filed claims,
including claims filed on the statutory
filing deadline.
In addition, several stakeholders have
noted that the revised statutory filing
deadline, June 8, 2024, is a Saturday.
The Department shall deem claims that
bear a date of June 10, 2024, on the
postmark or stamp by another
commercial carrier, timely filed upon
their receipt by the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Program. This policy is
consistent with methods for computing
time set forth at Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 6(a), and with standard
agency practice where a deadline falls
on a weekend or holiday establishing
the next business day as the deadline for
submissions. The postmark requirement
is consistent with the Department’s
existing procedures for submitting
claims at 28 CFR 79.71(a) and (b),
requiring a claim to be submitted in
writing on a standard claim form and
mailed to the address of the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Program. In
addition, this policy allows claimants to
affirmatively establish the timely filing
of their claim by obtaining a postmark
or other mailing date stamp consistent
with the filing deadline.
The regulation at § 79.71(a) requires
that claims be mailed to the Department.
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Accordingly, the Department will not
accept electronically submitted claims.
Claims bearing a date on and after
June 11, 2024, as indicated by the
postmark or stamp by another
commercial carrier, shall be returned to
the submitting party due to untimely
filing. Claims returned due to untimely
filing will include a letter from the
Radiation Exposure Compensation
Program indicating the Department is
barred by statute from reviewing the
claim or awarding compensation.
This policy applies to all claims
received at the filing deadline,
including the resubmission of a
previously denied claim under Sec. 8(b)
of RECA. Resubmissions of previously
denied claims bearing a postmark or
stamp by another commercial carrier
dated June 11, 2024, or later shall be
returned due to untimely filing.
For timely filed claims in which a
share of the compensation award is held
in trust pending documentation to
establish the eligibility of a potential
beneficiary, such shares of
compensation shall be deemed rejected
consistent with 28 CFR 79.75(b) if
sufficient documentation to establish
the eligibility of the potential
beneficiary is not received by June 10,
2024, or within the 12-month
determination period provided by the
Act, whichever falls later.
This document is intended to inform
the public of the Department’s policy
regarding procedures for filing claims at
the statutory deadline. The Department
will post this document to its RECA
website at www.justice.gov/civil/
common/reca, and continue to
announce this policy at outreach events
and in communications with claimants,
counsel, and support groups.
This document supersedes the
Department’s notification of Procedures
for Claims Submitted at the Statutory
Filing Deadline, 85 FR 79118 (Dec. 9,
2020).
Dated: January 12, 2023.
C. Salvatore D’Alessio, Jr.,
Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division.
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Involving Bitzlato
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ACTION: Order.
AGENCY:
FinCEN is issuing an order,
pursuant to the Combating Russian
Money Laundering Act, as amended by
the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022, to prohibit certain
transmittals of funds (as defined in this
order) by any covered financial
institution involving Bitzlato Limited
(Bitzlato), a financial institution
operating outside of the United States
determined to be of a primary money
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determination that Bitzlato Limited
(Bitzlato), a virtual asset service
provider (VASP) incorporated in the
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of the People’s Republic of
China (Hong Kong), is a financial
institution operating outside of the
United States that is of primary money
laundering concern 1 in connection with
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certain transmittals of funds by any
domestic financial institution or
involving Bitzlato by any covered
financial institution. Bitzlato, a
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services, is a financial institution of
primary money laundering concern in
connection with Russian illicit finance,
namely, through: (1) its facilitation of
deposits and funds transfers by Russian
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
28 CFR Part 79
[CIV Docket No.161]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Procedures for Claims
Submitted at the Revised Statutory Filing Deadline
AGENCY: Civil Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notification of procedures.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (``the Department'') is publishing
this document to update the public of the Department's procedures for
filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (``RECA'')
at the revised statutory filing deadline. This document supersedes the
Department's notification of Procedures for Claims Submitted at the
Statutory Filing Deadline (Dec. 9, 2020).
DATES: The policy is effective on January 23, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard W. Fischer (Assistant
Director), 202-616-4090, Constitutional and Specialized Tort Litigation
Section, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
The RECA Extension Act of 2022 (``the Extension Act''), Public Law
117-139, requires that the RECA Trust Fund shall terminate on the date
that is 2 years after the law's date of enactment, June 7, 2022. In
addition, a claim to which RECA applies shall be barred unless the
claim is filed not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
the RECA Extension Act of 2022. The statute is silent with respect to
whether the RECA Trust Fund will be available to pay timely,
meritorious claims received at the filing deadline.
The Department is publishing this document to articulate its policy
that all timely filed, meritorious RECA claims shall be paid. This
policy is consistent with the statutory requirements that the
Department determine eligibility within 12 months of filing and pay
meritorious claims within 6 weeks of approval. The amended statutory
filing deadline, June 8, 2024, is a Saturday. Accordingly, claims that
bear a date of June 10, 2024, on the postmark or stamp by another
commercial carrier shall be deemed timely filed upon receipt by the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. The Department will return
untimely claims and will not accept electronic submissions.
Documentation to establish the eligibility of any potential beneficiary
of an awarded claim must be provided by June 10, 2024, or within the
12-month determination period provided by the Act, or the award shall
be deemed rejected.
Background
Codified at 42 U.S.C. 2210 note, the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act (``RECA'') offers an apology and monetary compensation
to individuals (or their survivors) who have contracted certain cancers
and other serious diseases following exposure to radiation released
during above-ground atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, or following
their employment in the uranium production industry during specified
periods. This unique program was designed by Congress as an alternative
to litigation in that the statutory criteria do not require claimants
to establish causation. Rather, if the claimant can satisfy the
requirements outlined in the statute, which include demonstrating that
he or she contracted a compensable disease after working or residing in
a designated location for a specific period of time, he or she
qualifies for compensation.
Congress charged the Attorney General with authority to establish
filing procedures under RECA, as well as responsibility for
adjudicating claims under the Act, and authorizing payment in those
claims which are determined to be qualified for compensation. The
Attorney General delegated these functions to the Constitutional and
Specialized Tort Litigation Section of the Torts Branch of the Civil
Division of the United States Department of Justice.
The RECA Extension Act of 2022
The RECA Extension Act of 2022 (``the Extension Act''), Public Law
117-139, was signed into law on June 7, 2022. The Extension Act
requires that
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the RECA Trust Fund shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after
the law's date of enactment. In addition, a claim to which RECA applies
shall be barred unless the claim is filed not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of the Extension Act. Accordingly, the RECA Trust
Fund terminates on June 8, 2024. The statute of limitations for new
RECA claims tolls on that date. The Extension Act is silent regarding
whether the RECA Trust Fund will be available for meritorious claims
submitted at the statutory filing deadline.
Statement of Policy
The Department is publishing this document to articulate its policy
that all timely filed, meritorious RECA claims against the RECA Trust
Fund will be paid, consistent with the requirements under RECA. Several
stakeholders have expressed concern that the termination of the RECA
Trust Fund on the deadline for claims may render it unavailable to pay
meritorious claims. Once a claim is filed with the Department, RECA
imposes statutory obligations for the Department to adjudicate the
claim within 12 months, and issue payment on any approved claims within
6 weeks of approval. RECA Sec. 6(d). These statutory obligations will
require the RECA Trust Fund to remain available until the Department
has determined entitlement for all timely filed claims, including
claims filed on the statutory filing deadline.
In addition, several stakeholders have noted that the revised
statutory filing deadline, June 8, 2024, is a Saturday. The Department
shall deem claims that bear a date of June 10, 2024, on the postmark or
stamp by another commercial carrier, timely filed upon their receipt by
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. This policy is consistent
with methods for computing time set forth at Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 6(a), and with standard agency practice where a deadline
falls on a weekend or holiday establishing the next business day as the
deadline for submissions. The postmark requirement is consistent with
the Department's existing procedures for submitting claims at 28 CFR
79.71(a) and (b), requiring a claim to be submitted in writing on a
standard claim form and mailed to the address of the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Program. In addition, this policy allows claimants to
affirmatively establish the timely filing of their claim by obtaining a
postmark or other mailing date stamp consistent with the filing
deadline.
The regulation at Sec. 79.71(a) requires that claims be mailed to
the Department. Accordingly, the Department will not accept
electronically submitted claims.
Claims bearing a date on and after June 11, 2024, as indicated by
the postmark or stamp by another commercial carrier, shall be returned
to the submitting party due to untimely filing. Claims returned due to
untimely filing will include a letter from the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Program indicating the Department is barred by statute
from reviewing the claim or awarding compensation.
This policy applies to all claims received at the filing deadline,
including the resubmission of a previously denied claim under Sec. 8(b)
of RECA. Resubmissions of previously denied claims bearing a postmark
or stamp by another commercial carrier dated June 11, 2024, or later
shall be returned due to untimely filing.
For timely filed claims in which a share of the compensation award
is held in trust pending documentation to establish the eligibility of
a potential beneficiary, such shares of compensation shall be deemed
rejected consistent with 28 CFR 79.75(b) if sufficient documentation to
establish the eligibility of the potential beneficiary is not received
by June 10, 2024, or within the 12-month determination period provided
by the Act, whichever falls later.
This document is intended to inform the public of the Department's
policy regarding procedures for filing claims at the statutory
deadline. The Department will post this document to its RECA website at
www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca, and continue to announce this policy
at outreach events and in communications with claimants, counsel, and
support groups.
This document supersedes the Department's notification of
Procedures for Claims Submitted at the Statutory Filing Deadline, 85 FR
79118 (Dec. 9, 2020).
Dated: January 12, 2023.
C. Salvatore D'Alessio, Jr.,
Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division.
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