# 2025-20964: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; United States Victim of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application

2025-20964, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; United States Victim of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2025-11-25, effective Comments are accepted for 60 days until January 26, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20964
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20964
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; United States Victim of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 90 FR 53390
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: Comments are accepted for 60 days until January 26, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-01-26
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The Department of Justice is updating the application form for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. This affects victims seeking compensation and aims to make the process easier and clearer. Public comments are open for 60 days until January 26, 2026, so folks can share their thoughts on how to improve the form without adding extra hassle.

## Abstract

The Criminal Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

## Effects PRIA read

- Updated USVSST Application Form: benefit, low. The Department of Justice is revising the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism (USVSST) Fund application to make the process easier and clearer. The revision is a change to the previously approved information collection and the public can comment until January 26, 2026.
- Who Qualifies for Fund Payments: benefit, high. You may be eligible to apply if you are: (1) a U.S. person with a final judgment against a state sponsor of terrorism under 28 U.S.C. 1605A or 1605(a)(7) (as in effect January 27, 2008); (2) a U.S. person taken and held hostage from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran between November 4, 1979 and January 20…
- What You Must Report to Get Paid: mixed, medium. The application asks you to report information used to decide eligibility and the payment amount, including the amount of any compensatory damages in a final judgment and any payments from sources other than the USVSST Fund that you have received, are entitled to receive, or are scheduled to receiv…
- Estimated Application Burden: cost, low. The DOJ estimates about 2,000 respondents will complete the revised USVSST application once, with an estimated time of 1.0 hour per respondent for a total annual burden of 2,000 hours and no other annual cost to respondents. Responding is required to obtain the benefit.

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## Sources
- [2025-20964 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20964/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-ecomments-requested-revision-of-a)
- [2025-20964 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20964.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20964 (as of 2026-06-08).