At the time this article was being written, the DOJ was working on regulations to interpret and implement the Victim Compensation Fund Act. The DOJ plans to provide both substantive and procedural guidelines for how claims will be handled within the Fund. Hopefully, many of the problems discussed will be resolved by means of the implementing regulations. Congress has ordered that the regulations must be issued within 90 days of the passage of the Act, which means by December 21, 2001. The Justice Department has already issued an Advance Notice of Rulemaking (ANRM) for the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. This DOJ notice already acknowledges problems with the Act and seeks public comment to help with resolving them. Here are a few of the problems and questions arising from the Act.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/september-11-and-airline-protection-victim-compensation-programs