[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11476-11478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5680]


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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 8A-46, 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 July 2, 1998, through December 23, 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 Director, Bureau of 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. Casey and Charles Riley on behalf of Haley Brooke Riley, Birmingham, 
Alabama, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0561 V
2. Patricia A. Cooper, Honolulu, Hawaii, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0572 V
3. Marilyn L. Dodd on behalf of Heather R. Dodd, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0575 V

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4. Amy Letterman on behalf of Blake Letterman, Springfield, Missouri, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0584 V
5. Teresa Fitzgerald on behalf of Kyle Thomas Kerr, North Chili, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0587 V
6. Tania Murray on behalf of Chastity Murray, Poteau, Oklahoma, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0607 V
7. Jessicah R. Mangan, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 98-0607 V
8. Robin and Timothy Faber on behalf of Ryan Timothy Faber, Tampa, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0617 V
9. Karen and Wendell Lee Copeland on behalf of Kyle Christian Copeland, 
Springfield, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0618 V
10. Joan Viscontini on behalf of Paul Viscontini, Vienna, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0619 V
11. Bohn D. Dunbar, Ph.D., Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0627 V
12. Susan and Scott Fahey on behalf of Morgan Fahey, New York, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0633 V
13. Patricia Hittner on behalf of Angela O'Connell, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0638 V
14. Martha J. Toomey on behalf of Jeffrey A. McCord, Washington, D.C., 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0643 V
15. Tamara W. Bauer on behalf of Joy Ellen Bauer, Charleston, South 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0644 V
16. April and Timothy Witte on behalf of Trentino Witte, Orland Park, 
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0648 V
17. Dawn S. Lowrey, Derry, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0657 V
18. Rose and Biagio DePiano on behalf of Domenica DePiano, Bridgeport, 
Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0659 V
19. Cathy and Bruce Babcock on behalf of Julie Babcock, Indianapolis, 
Indiana, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0660 V
20. LaWanda R. Wash, Burton, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0669 V
21. Vicki Hehr on behalf of Nicole Hehr, Tualatin, Oregon, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 98-0670 V
22. Bobbi L. Chase on behalf of Samantha Joyce Chase, Pomona, New 
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0678 V
23. Kimberly Byfield on behalf of Avery Byfield, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0701 V
24. Randi Taylor Munsell on behalf of Taylor Lane Munsell, Sarasota, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0702 V
25. Robert C. Hockett, Lawrence, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0723 V
26. LaNette C. Terrell on behalf of Naydeen Terrell, Deceased, Chicago, 
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0732 V
27. Rosemary and Matt Atole on behalf of Matt Lee Atole, Carlsbad, New 
Mexico, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0737 V
28. Debbie and Jim Phillips on behalf of Julia Phillips, Orlando, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0744 V
29. Mamie Lovett on behalf of Seni Lovett, Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 98-0749 V
30. Christine Beville on behalf of Mason Beville, Houston, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0755 V
31. Stephanie Voung and Ken Tran on behalf of Phillip VT Tran, 
Deceased, Tampa, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0756 V
32. Shirley Bachini on behalf of Joseph J. Bachini, II, Peabody, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0757 V
33. Anneta Olevskaya, Encino, California, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0773 V
34. Denise and John Kane on behalf of Rosemary Kane, Erdenheim, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0775 V
35. Sharon Perkins Falu on behalf of Kashara Angina Falu, Mobile, 
Alabama, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0779
36. Allison Gibson and Darlene Gibson on behalf of Emily Gibson, 
Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0782 V
37. Ellen Rulavage on behalf of Aaron Rulavage, Pottsville, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0790 V
38. Thad Edward Rippy, Plymouth, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0795 V
39. Todd Nilson on behalf of Joseph Edward Nilson, Deceased, Sioux 
City, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0797 V
40. Deanna Amato on behalf of Miranda M. Amato, Columbus, Wisconsin, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0803 V
41. Sonia and Enrique Andreu on behalf of Enrique M. Andreu, Miami, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0817 V
42. Teresa Martinez on behalf of Steven Martinez, South Gate, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0818 V
43. Evangelina Uvalle on behalf of Bryan Perez, Waco, Texas, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 98-0824 V
44. Natashia Brown on behalf of Willie Brown, III, Rockledge, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0830 V
45. Donald Dorman on behalf of Alston Ray Dorman, Deceased, Jasper, 
Alabama, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0831 V
46. Andrea Shirk, Wells, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-
0839 V
47. Gale Sikora on behalf of Anthony Sikora, Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 98-0843 V
48. Cynthia DeSouza on behalf of Stacey DeSouza, Newark, New Jersey, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0845 V
49. Cynthia DeSouza on behalf of Stacey DeSouza, Newark, New Jersey, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0846 V
50. Kimberly and Thomas Francis on behalf of Victoria Francis, West 
Chester, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0853 V
51. Rosemary and Joseph Curtin on behalf of Mary Clare Curtin, 
Winchester, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0870 V
52. Idalia Williford on behalf of Zoe Williford, Summit, New Jersey, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0889 V
53. Idalia Williford on behalf of Melissa Williford, Deceased, Summit, 
New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0890 V
54. Karen Dudely, North Palm Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0892 V
55. Bruny Carlo on behalf of Brian Carlo, Elizabeth, New Jersey, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0895 V
56. Gary Holliday on behalf of Abigail Holliday, San Antonio, Texas, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0900 V
57. Linda Tuttle, Renton, Washington, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0909 V
58. Teresa Moberly on behalf of Molly Moberly, Peru, Nebraska, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 98-0910 V
59. Barbara Beatty on behalf of Teresa Serio, Vienna, Virginia, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 98-0911 V
60. Sofia Rodriguez on behalf of Donald Oliver Buercklin, Deceased, 
Miami Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0912 V
61. Nancy and Thomas Rotary on behalf of Nathan Rotary, Farmington, 
Michigan, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0913 V
62. Marla Golding, Burlington, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 98-0915 V

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63. Helena and John Aiken on behalf of Olivia Aiken, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0917 V
64. Theresa and Michael Cedillo on behalf of Michelle Cedillo, Yuma, 
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0916 V
65. Maryanne and Gerald Nash on behalf of Patrick T. Nash, North 
Syracuse, New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0918 V
66. Blanca Bahena, Lawndale, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 
98-0920 V
67. Stanley Irving Lippmann, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 98-0923 V
68. Marilyn J. Boren, Paris, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 98-
0925 V
69. Andrea and Tony Arnett on behalf of Andrew Arnett, Kokomo, Indiana, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 98-0933 V

    Dated: March 1, 1999.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-5680 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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