[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17168-17169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06729]


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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 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 February 1, 2014, through 
February 28, 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

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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: March 20, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Douglas Fischer, Englewood, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0096V
2. Robert Petrucelli, Meriden, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0097V
3. Michael Greenberg, Key Biscayne, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0098V
4. Suzanne Hackett, American Fork, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0099V
5. Anil John Kukreja and Michal Kukreja on behalf of David Kukreja, 
Montclair, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0104V
6. Elissa Cascio, Salt Lake City, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0107V
7. Alexys Hebert, Lafayette, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0109V
8. Madison and Sarah Lester on behalf of E.M.L., Baraboo, Wisconsin, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0110V
9. Margaret Hopper, Maywood, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0111V
10. Yvonne Hooper, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0112V
11. Lynn Johnson on behalf of E.J., Birmingham, Alabama, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0113V
12. Carolyn Mertz, Fullerton, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0114V
13. William Wick, New Martinsville, West Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0116V
14. Linda Hutson, Eden, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0117V
15. Carrin Simmons on behalf of E.S., Jacksonville, Florida, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0118V
16. Michael Grieshop, Dublin, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0119V
17. Kevin Koen, Hope, Alaska, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0120V
18. Susan Zalewski, Somers Point, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0124V
19. Taylor Jenkins, Somers Point, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0125V
20. Lance Buterbaugh, Woodland Hills, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0127V
21. Debra Passantino, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0130V
22. Thomas Craig Self, Madisonville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0136V
23. Kenneth H. Barrett and Tammy Barrett on behalf of J.H.B., Deceased, 
Clyde, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0137V
24. Paige S. Goodings, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0141V
25. Johnny Martin and Anna Martin on behalf of H.D.M., Baraboo, 
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0142V
26. Fay Kennedy, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0144V
27. Maria Kong, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0145V
28. Vanya Taylor on behalf of Z.T., Joplin, Missouri, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0146V
29. Elahe Amani, Los Alamitos, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0150V
30. Meghan McSherry, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0153V
31. Gene McSherry and Kari McSherry on behalf of Lydia McSherry, 
Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0154V
32. Brian N. Goldsworthy, Raleigh, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0157V
33. Frank Fortunato, Simi Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0158V
34. Kelly Johnson, Simi Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0159V
35. Steven Bayless, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0160V
36. Danise Schwartfigure on behalf of Elijah Schwartfigure, Fort 
Leonard Wood, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0161V

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