[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34906-34907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17063]


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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 list of petitions received by 
HRSA on January 5, 1998, through March 31, 1998.
    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 Acting 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. Stephanie and John Hatzenbuhler, on behalf of John Ross Hatzenbuhler 
Bismark, North Dakota, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0008V
2. Basmah Zamrik and Mohammad Ramez Chawki on behalf of Hedaya Chawki, 
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0010V
3. Dennis Foster on behalf of Felisha Foster, Rockford, IIlinois, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0033V
4. Dolores Cohen-Lowry, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 98-0034V
5. Pamela S. and Andrew L. Wilson on behalf of Daniel J. Wilson, 
Beaver, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0040V
6. Christine E. Kramer, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0053V
7. Thuy Yang on behalf of Chandra Ly, Deceased, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0054V

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8. Susan and Leonard Queen on behalf of Maura Queen, Douglasville, 
Georgia, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0055V
9. Vanya Seiss on behalf of Lola Seiss, Los Angeles, California, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0062V
10. Rosemary J. Browne, Columbia, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0070V
11. Cathleen and Donald Marcelli on behalf of David Marcelli, Deceased, 
Burlington, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0103V
12. Eva D. Libby Smith on behalf of Aaron Lee Smith, Portsmouth, 
Oregon, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0106V
13. UnMi and Jerry Tufo on behalf of Jerry Joseph Tufo, Jr., Eglin AFB, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0108V
14. Gerald M. Taylor on behalf of Jennifer Sandoval, Ruskin, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0113V
15. Erin and John Liable on behalf of Sierra Liable, Salem, New Jersey, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0120V
16. Bernard Bisson, Bradford, Vermont, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0121V
17. Sheena Ackley on behalf of Tabitha Ackley, Livingston, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0122V
18. Marano Maldonado Ramirez on behalf of Maxi Maldonado Vasquez, 
Corocal, Puerto Rico, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0133V
19. Blanca Buchno, Stockton, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0134V
20. Robert D. Lovinger, M. D., Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 98-0138V
21. Margaret Nichols on behalf of Elishama Nichols, Chicago, Illinois, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0141V
22. Jason Ridgway on behalf Creighton Ridgway, Round Rock, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0149V
23. Juli Levesque on behalf of Alex Levesque, Pleasant Hill, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0162V
24. Carrie Snyder on behalf of Kayla Ann Snyder, Allentown, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0163V
25. Francine and Emanuel Chaconis on behalf of Alyssa Chaconis, Pamona, 
New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0165V
26. Irma L. Lopez, Long Branch, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0189V
27. Daisy Rivera Rodriguez, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0202V
28. Jill Boehler, Lincoln, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-
0205V
29. Janice A. Trygg (Simonsen) and Clifford G. Simonsen on behalf of 
Harriet A. Simonsen, Deceased, Portland, Oregon, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 98-0206V
30. Madeleine and Marcelo Guilis on behalf of Sage Guilis, Katonah, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0305V
31. Elias Tebcherani on behalf of Lena Marie Tebcherani, San Diego, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0317V

    Dated: June 19, 1998.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-17063 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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