Ken Feinberg, who's the chief of the Independent Claims Facility, wants victims to come forward, file a claim for an emergency payment and then work with the office to come up with a claims program.
Last week BP agreed to President Barack Obama's request for a $20 billion compensation fund.
Feinberg dismisses one Republican's description of the fund as a "shakedown." He says he's been getting bipartisan advice and that it doesn't help to "politicize" the program.
Feinberg spoke Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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