A public comment period regarding the methodology for the payment of final and interim claims arising out of the BP oil spill will end Feb. 16, according to a Feb. 7 Gulf Coast Claims Facility news release.

Kenneth R. Feinberg, GCCF administrator, announced today that more than 330 public comments have been received since Feb. 2 and posted on the facility website, and he is encouraging interested parties to continue taking advantage of this public comment period which runs until Feb. 16, according to the release.

The public comments pertain to the Payment Options, Eligibility and Substantiation Criteria and Final Payment Methodology for the payment of final and interim GCCF claims arising out of the BP oil spill. 

Comments should be forwarded to MethodologyComments@gccf-claims.com.

“The comments we are receiving are both thoughtful and extremely insightful.  We will review and consider all of this feedback when finalizing the methodology at the end of the comment period,” Feinberg stated in the release.  “This public comment period is very important to the process because the people on the ground in the Gulf have the firsthand knowledge of their situations and how it can be remedied.  We are taking great care to get this right and so I encourage everyone to take the time to give us feedback.” 

The two-week public comment period affords claimants, public officials and other interested parties an opportunity to comment on the proposal. GCCF final and interim payments will begin after the public comment period, the release stated.

All comments received by the GCCF during the two-week public comment period will be posted for public view at www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com.