Gentlemen,
The Gulf Coast Claims Facility, on behalf of BP, and as directed by Mr. Ken Feinberg, ended the Emergency Assistance Payment program on November 23, and began the Interim and Final (Full Review) Program on November 24, 2010. According to published GCCF statistics, 18,970 Interim and Full Review Claims have been filed in Mississippi since then. Only 372 have been paid. LESS THAN 2%! After much delay, the GCCF published their "Final Rules" governing Interim and Full Review Claims on Friday, February 18. In the four weeks since, the GCCF has paid on average only thirteen Interim and Full Review Claims a day in Mississippi. At the current rate, we are looking at a four year process. The time element is central to a potentially great economic impact for our entire Mississippi Gulf Coast. We must wonder why our legislators and local media continue to dodge this very key issue.
Hope this gets printed. Is anybody listening?
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