[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43057-43058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17452]


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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. 300a-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 June 1, 2014, through June 30, 
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: June 18, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Jeanne Daniels, Bedford, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0461V
2. Leslie Fox, Salinas Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0462V
3. John Haak, Santa Cruz, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0463V
4. Danette Colagreco, Wayne, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0465V
5. Jeanna Terrell, Maysville, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0467V
6. Laura Cechanowicz, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0469V
7. Dorothy Shields on behalf of Najee Shields, Deceased, Chicago, 
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0470V
8. Carie Brown on behalf of K.B., Ellsworth, Kansas, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0471V
9. Alisa Pattaluga on behalf of D.P., Warwick, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0472V
10. Kelly Hayes McAlonie, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0473V
11. William Cartwright, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0474V
12. Marlon Sporer, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0475V

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13. Marcie Mintz, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0476V
14. Robert Talton, Jacksonville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0479V
15. Debora Russo, Trooper, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0480V
16. James R. Furniss, Jr., Bartlett, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0481V
17. Garland L. Snyder and Jennifer D. Snyder on behalf of J.L.S., 
Knoxville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0482V
18. Charles Czagas, Concord, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0483V
19. Brandy Humphries, Littleton, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0484V
20. Gary Knight, Denver, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0485V
21. George Cawthon, Gainesville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0486V
22. Kayla Mason on behalf of E.F., Warren, Ohio, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0487V
23. Laura Riggs, Jacksonville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0488V
24. Lisa Marshall on behalf of F.M., Morristown, Tennessee, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 14-0491V
25. Alfred Zacchia, Somers Point, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0493
26. Tony Surace, Gainesville, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0499V
27. Kathryn Davis, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0504V
28. Katherine M. Kelley on behalf of Bo Kelley, Ashburn, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0505V
29. Patrick Steven Chad MacDonald, Alpena, Michigan, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0509V
30. Vyacheslav Zaretskiy, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0511V
31. Cynthia Mathis, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0512V
32. Clarissa Gibbs and Derrick Eggleston on behalf of A.E., Longwood, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0520V
33. Al Lesean Sutton, Wilson, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0522V
34. Laura Broomfield, Tempe, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0523V
35. Nancy C. Howell, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0524V
36. Louis A. Caputo, Pittsburg, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0525V
37. Kelly Laffey, Charleston, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0526V
38. Rebecca Fishkis, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0527V
39. James Harrison Cockrell, Jr., Gardendale, Alabama, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0528V
40. Leslie Hornick, Fulton, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0530V
41. John Nazaka, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0533V
42. Torren Grace, Cincinnati, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0540V
43. Milena Gottlieb, Hazlet, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0543V
44. Brenda Wieckhorst and Michael Wieckhorst on behalf of M.P.W., 
Lincoln, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0545V
45. Veronica Ettel, Largo, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0546V
46. Ketleen Dormeus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 14-0551V
47. Stephen B. Hales, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
14-0552V
48. Mary Dedon, Boutte, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0553V
49. Darka Raicevic, Irvine, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0554V
50. Jay Dubell, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0555V
51. Joel Vessey, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0556V
52. Beatrice Thompson, Des Planes, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 14-0558V
53. Annette Terry, Fulton, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0559V
54. Jean Yates on behalf of Robert Yates, Deceased, Mt. Kisco, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0560V

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