[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78093-78095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30402]
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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
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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 November 1, 2014, through
November 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 Injury Compensation
Programs, 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: December 17, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
List of Petitions Filed
1. Candi Gonzalez on behalf of Marley Alecia-Sapphire Morales, Linwood,
New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1072V.
2. Rosemary West, Walnut Creek, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1073V.
3. Michael Smith, Kalispell, Montana, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1074V.
4. Karen Comeiro, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1075V.
5. Louis Mansolillo, Providence, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-1080V.
6. Donald Weiss, Rossford, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1081V.
7. Lynn Henderson, Lafayette, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1082V.
8. Marilyn Witbrodt, Palm Harbor, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1086V.
9. Martha Scrantom, Hillsborough, North Carolina, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1087V.
10. Stephanie Stout on behalf of Z. S., Louisville, Kentucky, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-1088V.
11. Howard McCosh, Provo, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1089V.
12. Virgil Kim, Bothell, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1090V.
13. Natalee Hessell, Troy, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1091V.
14. Jasmine Morgan on behalf of C. S., Deceased, Roanoke, Virginia,
Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1094V.
15. Kristen Walter, Mt. Holly, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1095V.
16. Milford B. Reiman, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1096V.
17. Janice Steinkamp, Lincoln, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1097V.
18. Jeffrey Edgar, Marblehead, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-1098V.
19. Nicholas J. Xanthopoulos, St. Paul, Minnesota, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1101V.
20. Kayla Nichols and Jason Nichols on behalf of Noah Nichols, Phoenix,
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1103V.
21. Kristina Ries on behalf of Nickolas Ries, Deceased, Phoenix,
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1104V.
22. Noemi Frette on behalf of N. F., Scottsdale, Arizona, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-1105V.
23. Kathi Aho, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1106V.
24. Matthew Smith and Michelle Smith on behalf of M. S., Chicago,
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1107V.
25. Suzanne Fuhri on behalf of Thomas Fic, Chicago, Illinois, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-1108V.
26. Purvi Desai-Leyva, Albany, New York, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1109V.
27. Olga Molina, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1110V.
28. Eula Jane Matthews, Cleburne, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1111V.
29. Ashley Puroll on behalf of P. H., Muskegon, Michigan, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-1112V.
30. Paul Judge, Glen Rock, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1113V.
31. Antoinette McCormick, College Station, Texas, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1114V.
32. Daniel E. McKinney, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1116V.
33. Robin McCarthy-Stancavage on behalf of A. S., Severna Park,
Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1117V.
34. Cornell Yellen, Souderton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-1118V.
35. Eva Cruz and Omar Lopez Jiminez on behalf of L. J. L., Deceased,
Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1119V.
36. Elmer D. McKercher, Duluth, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1124V.
37. Barbara Goforth, Farmville, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1128V.
38. Teresa Bray, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1131V.
39. Judith Rosenfield, Sherman Oaks, California, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1132V.
40. Jose Guadalupe Garcia, II, Pasadena, Texas, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-1136V.
41. Robert Handeyside, Saginaw, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1137V.
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42. Marlie Dulaurier, M.D., Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1138V.
43. Larry Thompson, Lynchburg, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1139V.
44. Richard Greenslade, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-1140V.
45. Navid Nourani, Tempe, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1142V.
46. Andrew Funk, Tempe, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1143V.
47. Duke Duquette, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1144V.
48. Candace Johnson, Portland, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1145V.
49. Thalia Monsha Stallworth Lewis on behalf of Alton Jerome Lewis,
Deceased, Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-1147V.
50. Billy Whitchurch, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1148V.
51. Andrea Gasaway, Dallas, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1149V.
52. Barbara Budgake, Rahway, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1150V.
53. Douglas A. Dinunzio, Charlotte, North Carolina, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-1151V.
54. Imogene B. Fowler, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1152V.
55. Mary Daniels, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-1153V.
56. Amy Junker, Frederick, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
1155V.
57. Paula Pasquinelli, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-1156V.
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