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 Representatives Washington, DC 20515-3004 January 8, 2002 Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs, Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice, Room 3140 950 Pennsylvania Ave. 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. of , New Jersey worked in 2 World Trade Center with his brother and sister-in-law. All three were employed by the . , 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 from participation as treatment did nor 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 brother and sister-in-law and the preoccupation of the family in locating missing family members. Consequently, was treated for his injury on September 13th and not within the arbitrary time limit imposed by the rule. I am confident, that the circumstances as outlined in statement will strengthen our case 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 question or if I may assist in some particular way, do not hesitate to contact me either in Washington, DC or at my Whiting District Office. Your attention to this sensitive issue is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Christopher H. Smith Member of Congress 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 dojN002429.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