N001581
Monday, January 14, 2002 11:36 AM
Comments on Interim Final Rules
Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Main Building, Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20530
My name is and I'm the father of one of the deceased Victims of
the Sept 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
My concerns regarding the interim final rules are basically two:
1. Knowing what the final award will be prior to official acceptance.
If claimant is required to waive their right to pursue legal action it
would seem only reasonable that the exact settlement to claimant is verified
and agreed to prior to acceptance. This would eliminate the possibility of
any misunderstandings.
2. Private insurance premiums paid by the Victims were paid to protect their
loved ones financially in the event of death. Their responsible behavior
should in no way be offset by this horrific terrorist act. If the concern of
the Federal Government is minimizing the use of American dollars then freeze
the assets of the 60 countries engaged in or supporting terrorist activities
and use those monies to compensate the impact to the treasury. Wrongful
death, i.e.. murder, should have no beneficial financial offset flowing to
anyone culpable on the back of the murdered victims.
Finally, by way of an editorial comment; I sincerely hope that no additional
weight is given to the numerous mass e-mailings going to this site on the
part of those groups with an obvious political agenda. In fact it is my hope
that they be discounted.
thank you
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