SPANISH FORT, Ala.—Oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg announced today that beginning Feb. 2 the public will have two weeks to comment on the Gulf Coast Claims Facility’s proposed eligibility methodology and formula for calculating final and interim payments.

“We have spent the past few months consulting with various experts and others with knowledge of the Gulf region. We want to hear from the citizens most impacted by the oil spill before we finalize our eligibility criteria and damage calculations,” Feinberg said.

Beginning Feb. 2, citizens can view the proposed methodology online at www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com or by visiting one of 35 claims offices across the region. Translations in Spanish, Vietnamese and Klumer will be made available.

Any comments submitted during the two-week period will be posted online and could lead to modifications of the methodology. Comments should be sent to MethodologyComments@gccf-claims.com or mailed to to GCCF, P.O. Box 9658, Dublin, Ohio 43017-4958.

Feinberg added two law firms to the roster of those providing legal advice to claimants, including Mississippi-based Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis and Alabama-based The Triton Group PC. No verifiable information was immediately available on either Triton, whose official website is listed as “under construction,” or the company’s operator, Jim Walker.

“These additional individuals in the GCCF claim site offices will be assisting claimants by providing more details about the status of their claims and assisting them in determining and submitting the necessary documents needed in order to qualify for a final, interim or ‘quick pay’ claim. They will not be offering legal advice in any way,” Feinberg said.