[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40709-40710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19464]


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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 in general, contact the Clerk, United 
States Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison Place, NW., Washington, DC 
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 
his 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 April 2, 2001, through June 27, 2001.
    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. Jessica Zlotnick, Boca Raton, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0187V
2. Karen Karibian, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 
01-0188V
3. Marilyn Timony on behalf of Trisha Timony, Old Bridge, New Jersey, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0189V
4. Gwen Hennessey on behalf of Thomas D. Hennessey, Chanhassen, 
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0190V
5. Deborah Rosales-Elkins, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0191V

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6. Grace Szekeres, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0197V
7. Edith Vig on behalf of Sebastian Vig, Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 01-0198V
8. Mary Forr on behalf of Kathryn Forr, Deceased, Vienna, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0199V
9. Marcia S. Damron on behalf of Emma Brook Damron, Deceased, Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0200V
10. Tammi and Michael Fischer on behalf of Alex Fischer, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0207V
11. Sharon Kosensky on behalf of Michael Kosensky, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0208V
12. Lia Xiong on behalf of Cuabzog Thor, Deceased, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0212V
13. Laurie Humann on behalf of Antonio Humann, Belle Fourche, South 
Dakota, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0213V
14. April Serrette and Tyrone Walker on behalf of Tyriq Amar Walker, 
Deceased, Orlando, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0216V
15. Mary Ashby, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 
01-0221V
16. Sharon and Henry Scruggs on behalf of Kendra Scruggs, Deceased, 
Little Rock, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0228V
17. Devin Corzine on behalf of Sarah Corzine, Deceased, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0230V
18. Richard Piscopo, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 
01-0234V
19. Melody and Roger Stacey on behalf of Emily Ann Stacey, Muskogee, 
Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0239V
20. Nancy Collazo Garcia on behalf of Gregory Garcia, Lindenhurst, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0241V
21. Susan Davis, Pickins, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0255V
22. Paula K. Helzner on behalf of Megan Helzner, Vienna, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0263V
23. Stacy A. Murray on behalf of Allison Taylor Murray, Anna, Illinois, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0265V
24. Patricia Adams on behalf of Liam Adams, Deceased, Flemington, New 
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0267V
25. Timothy Richley, Traverse City, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0268V
26. Sheila Alloway on behalf of Brooke Blankenship, Jefferson, Georgia, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0273V
27. Barbara and Robert F. Page on behalf of Emily Denille Page, Dover, 
Ohio, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0277V
28. Karen and John Slavinski on behalf of Ashley Slavinski, Deceased, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0278V
29. Jennifer and James McCloy on behalf of James C. McCloy, III, 
Okemos, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0285V
30. Tonia Gardner on behalf of Justyce Gardner, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0286V
31. Caryn and Bob Brett on behalf of Stephen Brett, Tacoma, Washington, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0287V
32. Kathleen and Charles Pirie on behalf of Blaire N. Pirie, Shawnee 
Mission, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0288V
33. Paula Flynn on behalf of Patrick Flynn, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0297V
34. Kathy Arceneaux on behalf of Julie L. Arceneaux, Deceased, 
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0298V
35. Kristine and Robert Davis on behalf of Michael McKinney Davis, 
Riverside, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0302V
36. Salvatore Formica, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0304V
37. Teresa Hager on behalf of Allison Hager, Fayette, Missouri, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 01-0307V
38. Eric Bisenius, Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0308V
39. Kenneth Mathis and Debbie Rizzuto on behalf of Brenda Mathis, St. 
Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0312V
40. Suzanne C.M. Falksen, Louisville, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0317V
41. Nannette Heckler on behalf of Derek Heckler, Buffalo, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0319V
42. Todd Stockwell on behalf of Christian Taylor Stockwell, Huntington 
Beach, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0330V
43. Maria Holter on behalf of Tait Leidholm, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 01-0332V
44. Susan C. Irey-Green on behalf of Bailey Irey, Redlands, California, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0333V
45. Marie and Bart Snead on behalf of Sarah Ann Snead, Lexington, 
Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0337V
46. Verna and Gilbert Castro on behalf of Joshua Bermenderfer, Las 
Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0340V
47. Nilsa Benitez, Bronx, New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0341V
48. Linda Dannenberg on behalf of Benjamin Sarle, Katonah, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0352V
49. Caron and Jim Gaydon on behalf of Taylor Gaydon, Vienna, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0353V
50. Nicole Favaro on behalf of Kyle Favaro, New Windsor, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0354V
51. Emma Hart on behalf of Manasseh Mclea, Portland, Oregon, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 01-0357V
52. Robin and Thomas Stavola on behalf of Holly Stavola, Red Bank, New 
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0360V
53. Marlena and Walter Hebern on behalf of Sarah Hebern, Fresno, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0361V
54. David R. Fleury, Lyons, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0364V
55. Robin and Steve Roller on behalf of Nicholas Gene Roller, Atoka, 
Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0365V
56. Angela Moreno-Lanciano and Orlando F. Moreno-Santiago, Jr. on 
behalf of Matthew Lanciano, Winchester, Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 01-0368V
57. Thanh K. Cao and Tung Thanh Tran on behalf of Michelle Ashley Cao, 
Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0378V

    Dated: July 27, 2001.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-19464 Filed 8-2-01; 8:45 am]
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