[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36539-36540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15047]
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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 May 1, 2014, through May 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
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(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 20, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
List of Petitions Filed
1. Lauren E. Neeley, Boynton Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0373V.
2. Brandy Williams on behalf of LS, Gilbert, Arizona, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-0375V.
3. James Clark, Winchester, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0379V.
4. Angie F. French and Dan French on behalf of V.F., Phoenix,
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0383V.
5. Gary Martz, Tempe, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0384V.
6. Reta Erxleben, Cincinnati, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0385V.
7. Markelle D. Vickers, Antioch, California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0386V.
8. Amy M. Nesbitt and Eric L. Nesbitt on behalf of MNN, Moline,
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0392V.
9. Sheri Swigert, Lincoln, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0395V.
10. Danielle N. Meyer, Knoxville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0399V.
11. James Rowden, Fort Benning, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0400V.
12. Steve H. Mitchell, Shreveport, Louisiana, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-0401V.
13. Lissa Garcia on behalf of Stefon Garcia, Deceased, Brownsville,
Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0404V.
14. John Ciprus, Wethersfield, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0410V.
15. Danny Wilson, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0411V.
16. Daniel Webb, Atlanta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0412V.
17. Ivanka Pentcholov on behalf of Athena Pentcholov, Seattle,
Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0414V.
18. Sonal Patel, New Haven, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0421V.
19. Tammy Schettl, Olmstead County, Minnesota, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-0422V.
20. Chun-Xiang Mao, El Paso, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-
0426V.
21. Jenelle and Arturo Escalera on behalf of Alivia Escalera,
Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0431V.
22. Kristin Mehner, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Court of Federal
Claims No: 14-0432V.
23. Michelle Stoke, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0433V.
24. Larry Johnston on behalf of Evan Johnston, Avon, Ohio, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-0434V.
25. Laura Mitchell, Laurel, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0438V.
26. Leigh Rolshoven on behalf of Hannah Huelsenbeck, Windom,
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0439V.
27. Jennifer Gowans and Mitchell Gowans on behalf of Ivy E. Gowans,
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 14-0440V.
28. Leslie C. Potts, Jr., Grant, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0441V.
29. Angela Allard, Jackson, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0442V.
30. Jody Hupe on behalf of B.A.H., Manhattan, Kansas, Court of
Federal Claims No: 14-0448V.
31. Richard Berrish, Freeport, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0453V.
32. Barbara Wright, Winchester, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims
No: 14-0454V.
33. Erin Menser, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0455V.
34. Julie Jones, Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No:
14-0456V.
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