[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13313-13315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05132]


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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) 357-6400. For information on HRSA's role in the Program, 
contact the Director, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-26, 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 
this 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

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42 CFR 100.3, as applicable. This Table lists for each covered 
childhood vaccine the conditions which may 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 outside 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 ``[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary receives service 
of any petition filed under section 2111 the Secretary shall publish 
notice of such petition in the Federal Register.'' Set forth below is a 
list of petitions received by HRSA on January 1, 2014, through January 
31, 2014. This list provides the name of petitioner, city and state of 
vaccination (if unknown then city and state of person or attorney 
filing claim), and case number. In cases where the Court has redacted 
the name of a petitioner and/or the case number, the list reflects such 
redaction.
    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 Vaccine Injury 
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 Vaccine Injury 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.
    In accordance with Section 2112(b)(2), all interested persons may 
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, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program, Healthcare Systems Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11C-26, 
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.

    Dated: February 27, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Laura Bush, Pennsauken, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0001V.
2. Michelle and Michael Renaud on behalf of L.R., San Juan, New Mexico, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0004V.
3. Joann Keown, Marietta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0011V.
4. Melvin McGinnis, Phenix City, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0015V.
5. Chesley and Daun Garrett on behalf of L.G., Big Spring, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 14-0016V.
6. Chesley and Daun Garrett on behalf of K.G., Big Spring, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 14-0017V.
7. Kim Eileen Rich, Simi Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0019V.
8. Richard Sewell, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0023V.
9. Margaret J. Constable, Bend, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0024V.
10. Grace and Damian Bodden on behalf of Brandon Bodden, West Palm 
Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0025V.
11. Jeannie Uetz, Redmond, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0029V.
12. John Monteith, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0030V.
13. Anthony Ragusa, Normal, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0032V.
14. Joan Karl, Providence, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0036V.
15. James Heyward, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0041V.
16. Caylee Harrington, Marblehead, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0043V.
17. Helen Lam, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0046V.
18. Elmer Graham on behalf of G.G.G., Deceased, Des Arc, Arkansas, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0048V.
19. Latonya Brooks, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0049V.
20. Kelly R. Dyer on behalf of Emma Dyer, Linwood, New Jersey, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0050V.
21. Bruce Barrett, Smithtown, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0051V.
22. Jasmine Sabet, Providence, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0052V.
23. Laura Casa, Boynton Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0054V.
24. Meghan Hepler, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0055V.
25. Samuel Hussey, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0056V.
26. Corey Velk, Cincinnati, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0059V.
27. Sean Newman, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0063V.
28. Karen Johnson, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0064V.
29. Heidi Sharpe on behalf of L.M., Lewistown, Montana, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0065V.
30. Jody Radis, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0068V.
31. Frances Patterson on behalf of Brian Patterson, Deceased, Norwich, 
Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0069V.
32. Dawn Nelson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0070V.
33. Michelle A. Jackson on behalf of Charles R. Jackson, Deceased, 
Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0071V.
34. Kara and Todd Bilodeau on behalf of E.B., Winthrop, Maine, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0072V.
35. Thomas Hopkins, Scottsdale, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0073V.
36. Barbara Riffle, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0074V.
37. Joseph Paulowsky, Hamilton, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0077V.
38. Christina E. Pope on behalf of B.P., Wilmington, North Carolina, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0078V.

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39. Donna Summer, Clinton, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0079V.
40. Michael Terenzio on behalf of Z.F.T., Shelton, Connecticut, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 14-0081V.
41. Lauris Carlson, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0082V.
42. Ruben Castillo, Hialeah, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0083V.
43. Gwen Jasmin on behalf of David Richard Jasmin, III, Phoenix, 
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0086V.
44. Gail Ross and Catherine McDowell on behalf of M.R., Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0090V.

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