[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33098-33099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15994]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions 
Received

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine 
Injury Compensation Program (``the Program''), as required by section 
2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent 
in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compensation 
under the Program, the United States Court of Federal Claims is charged 
by statute with responsibility for considering and acting upon the 
petitions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about requirements for 
filing petitions, and the Program generally, contact the Clerk, United 
States Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison Place, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20005, (202) 219-9657. For information on HRSA's role in the 
Program, contact the Director, National Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A35, Rockville, MD 20857, 301) 443-
6593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Program provides a system of no-fault 
compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specified 
childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 
300aa-10 et seq., provides that those seeking compensation are to file 
a petition with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and to serve a copy of 
the petition on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is 
named as the respondent in each proceeding. The Secretary has delegated 
her responsibility under the Program to HRSA. The Court is directed by 
statute to appoint special masters who take evidence, conduct hearings 
as appropriate, and make initial decisions as to eligibility for, and 
amount of, compensation.
    A petition may be filed with respect to injuries, disabilities, 
illnesses, conditions, and deaths resulting from vaccines described in 
the Vaccine Injury Table (the Table) set forth at section 2114 of the 
PHS Act or as set forth at 42 CFR 100.3, as applicable. This Table 
lists for each covered childhood vaccine the conditions which will lead 
to compensation and, for each condition, the time period for occurrence 
of the first symptom or manifestation of onset or of significant 
aggravation after vaccine administration. Compensation may also be 
awarded for conditions not listed in the Table and for conditions that 
are manifested after the time periods specified in the Table, but only 
if the petitioner shows that the condition was caused by one of the 
listed vaccines.
    Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-12(b)(2), 
requires that the Secretary publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
each petition filed. Set forth below is a partial list of petitions 
received by HRSA on January 2, 1997 through March 31, 1997.
    Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that the special master ``shall 
afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit relevant, 
written information'' relating to the following:
    1. The existence of evidence ``that there is not a preponderance of 
the evidence that the illness, disability, injury, condition, or death 
described in the petition is due to factors unrelated to the 
administration of the vaccine described in the petition,'' and
    2. Any allegation in a petition that the petitioner either:
    (a) ``Sustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, 
disability, injury, or condition not set forth in the Table but which 
was caused by'' one of the vaccines referred to in the Table, or
    (b) ``Sustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, 
disability, injury, or condition set forth in the Table the first 
symptom or manifestation of the onset or significant aggravation of 
which did not occur within the time period set forth in the Table but 
which was caused by a vaccine'' referred to in the Table.
    This notice will also serve as the special master's invitation to 
all interested persons to submit written information relevant to the 
issues described above in the case of the petitions listed below. Any 
person choosing to do so should file an original and three (3) copies 
of the information with the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims 
at the address listed above (under the heading For Further Information 
Contact), with a copy to HRSA addressed to Associate Administrator for 
Health Professions, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-05, Rockville, MD 20857. 
The Court's caption (Petitioner's Name v. Secretary of Health and Human 
Services) and the docket number assigned to the petition should be used 
as the caption for the written submission.
    Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, related to paperwork 
reduction, does not apply to information required for purposes of 
carrying out the Program.

List of Petitions

1. Aleta Anderson on behalf of Steven Anderson, Mount Clemens, 
Michigan, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0003 V
2. Jo and Mark Womack on behalf of Devan Scott Womack, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0010 V
3. Tanya Williams on behalf of Taracee Williams, Mobile, Alabama, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 97-0017 V
4. Sandra Ward, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 97-0022 V
5. Tarra and Aaron Hopkins on behalf of Anthony Aaron Hopkins, 
Deceased, Cottonwood, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0039 V
6. Georgia Grant on behalf of Dominique Grant, Hempstead, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0053 V
7. Kim Boyd, Bellingham, Washington, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-
0054 V
8. Cynthia and Thomas Burks on behalf of Jason Thomas Burks, San Mateo, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0055 V
9. Ginger Castle on behalf of Jonathan Castle, Deceased, Camp Lejeune, 
North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0059 V
10. Jennifer and Larry Killian on behalf of Larry Duane Killian, 
Deceased, Kennett, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0060 V
11. Staci and Zvi Rudawsky on behalf of Derek Rudawsky Denver, 
Colorado, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0061 V
12. Tangee McGinnis and Hillary Davis on behalf of Lashondra McGinnis, 
New Orleans, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0075 V
13. Patricia Medina on behalf of Michael Trevino, Laredo, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 97-0076 V
14. Debra and Steven Fields on behalf of Andrew Fields, Anoka, 
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0077 V
15. Lesli and Michael Muchnick on behalf of Jessica Muchnick, Sunrise, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0089 V
16. Michelle Bosgraaf on behalf of Hannah Bosgraaf, Orlando, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0097 V
17. Tanya Thompson on behalf of Cory Thompson, Bloomington, Illinois,

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Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0102V
18. Juanita Chavez on behalf of Jerika Chavez, Mountainair, New Mexico, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0103 V
19. Debra Brooks on behalf of Matthew Brooks, Kansas City, Missouri, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0104 V
20. Norman Blackaby, Fort Worth, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 
97-0105 V
21. Katherine Ferrara, Neptune, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 97-0111 V
22. Kathleen Dunkelberger-Diehl and Bret Diehl on behalf of Bret A. 
Diehl, Fort Meyers, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0114 V
23. Adriana Nuno on behalf of Emilio Nuno, Santa Barbara, California, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0123 V
24. Elizabeth Corder on behalf of Dillon N. Corder, San Clemente, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0125 V
25. Melissa Leblue on behalf of Paul J. Staley, Jr., Mamou, Louisiana, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0128 V
26. Annette and Derwin Hastings on behalf of Kyle Hastings, Williston, 
North Dakota, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0144 V
27. Susan Gorksi, Richland, Washington, Court of Federal Claims Number 
97-0156 V
28. Candace Neep on behalf of Dakota Amber Neep, Roseville, California, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0162 V
29. Anna and Charles Calabrese on behalf of Charles J. Calabrese, El 
Paso, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0174 V
30. Amparo and Harry Perales on behalf of Javier Daniel Perales, 
Heidelberg, Germany, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0175 V
31. Christy and Richard Berry on behalf of Adam Neal Berry, San 
Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 97-0180 V

    Dated: June 12, 1997.
Claude Earl Fox,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-15994 Filed 6-17-97; 8:45 am]
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