[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30627-30629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12325]


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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 the 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

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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 April 1, 2014, through April 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: May 21, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Rene Dumas, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0256V
2. Theodore and Jodi Orm on behalf of A.S.O., Grand Haven, Michigan, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0257V
3. Lauren Natalie Lee, Littleton, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0258V
4. Monica R. Beason, Pittsburg, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0262V
5. Stacie Rublein, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0264V
6. Matthew J. Lenihan, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0265V
7. Wilbert L. Townsend, Sr., Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0266V
8. Carlos Lopez and Sylvia Medina on behalf of Cedric Carlos Lopez, 
Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0270V
9. Joseph and Angela Quance on behalf of E. J. Q., Marshfield, 
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0271V
10. Paxton and Dee King on behalf of F. M. K., Baraboo, Wisconsin, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0272V
11. Vijay Divakar, Chandler, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0273V
12. Wynette Arias, Chalmette, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0274V
13. Jeff and Cynthia Davis on behalf of Paige Davis, Spring, Texas, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0276V
14. Melanie Yalacki, Lakewood, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0278V
15. Susie Avchen, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0279V
16. Sarah Meyers, Lewiston, Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0281V
17. Cheri Srour, Brooklyn, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0283V
18. Ofelia Winters, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0285V
19. Sarah Dearing, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0289V
20. Julio Paz and Olga Paz on behalf of J. P., Deceased, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0290V
21. Amy Lea on behalf of Michael Lea, Deceased, Fayetteville, 
Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0291V
22. Emily Thompson, Germantown, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0292V
23. Ruby J. Williams, Morgantown, West Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0293V
24. Jennifer Pryde, Baltimore, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0298V
25. Alexander Katsaros, Naples, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0302V
26. James Pike, Tequesta, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0303V
27. Sheila Foster on behalf of A. F., Brandenburg, Kentucky, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 14-0309V
28. Linette Breland on behalf of C.B., New York, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0312V
29. Emily Culligan, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0318V
30. Markus Heinze and Candace Heinze on behalf of J.H., Crestview 
Hills, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0319V
31. Ashley and Craig Rice on behalf of Rowan Rice, Charleston, South 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0321
32. Berenice Dorris, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0322V
33. Loretta Zimmerman, Fountain Valley, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0323V
34. Jeanette Parrish on behalf of Armandina Parrish, Deceased, 
Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0324V
35. Rita Martin, Riverside, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0325V
36. Elena Ford, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0327V
37. Myroslawa Yangis, Piermont, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0328V
38. Barbara Sweat on behalf of Shaniya Sweat, Tampa, Florida, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 14-0329V
39. Janet Moody, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0336V
40. Arlene deRego, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0337V
41. Samantha Jenney, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0338V
42. Susan Harrison, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0339V
43. Crystal La Veck and Mark Osterhoudt on behalf of B.O., Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0340V
44. Kenneth Baron and Jayme Baron on behalf of S. B., Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0341V
45. Cassie Wolf and Richard Wolf on behalf of Richard Wolf, II, 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0342V
46. Marilyn Erickson, Spring, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0351V
47. Jonathan Mason, Mayfield, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0356V
48. Candice Lewis and Kevin Neal on behalf of K. M. N., St. Louis, 
Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0357V
49. Judy Becker, Endwell, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0363V
50. Yolanda Rosebraugh on behalf of Noah Rosebraugh, Santa Cruz, 
California, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0364V
51. Cathy Erdmann, Baraboo, Wisconsin,

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Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0365V
52. Martha Mascia-Strickler, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0368
53. Stephanie Astle on behalf of M. A., Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0369V
54. Debra Bub, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0370V

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