[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65861-65863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28136]


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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, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20005, (202) 219-9657. For information on HRSA's role in the 
Program, contact the Director, National Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A-46, 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 
her 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 will 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 after 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 the Secretary publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
each petition filed. Set forth below is a list of petitions received by 
HRSA on April 3, 2000, through June 30, 2000.
    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 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 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.
    This notice will also serve as the special master's invitation to 
all interested persons to 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 Associate 
Administrator, Bureau of Health Professions, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-
05, 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.

List of Petitions

1. Tammy Sharp on behalf of Daniel Sharp, Houston, Texas, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0176V
2. Catherine M. Wucker, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 00-0179V
3. Maureen E. Carr, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0180V
4. Jennifer K. Duncan, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0181V
5. Jill S. Whetmore-Brown and Michael Brown on behalf of Michael Brown, 
Flower Mound, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0182V
6. Christy and Wesley Duncan on behalf of Jacob Wesley Duncan, Temple, 
Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0183V
7. Ellen and Allen Dye on behalf of Mark Allen Dye, Jr., Berkley 
Springs, West Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0184V
8. Patricia and Ira Bonner on behalf of Jenna Nicole Bonner, Bluffton, 
South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0194V
9. Suzanne Chouinard on behalf of Julien Chouinard, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0196V
10. Margo Ferro on behalf of Nico Ferro, Scarsdale, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0201V
11. Annamma Abraham, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-
0203V
12. Andrea J. Newman, Houlton, Maine, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0206V
13. Isabel Salgado, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0219V
14. Jacqueline Chait, Portland, Maine, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0224V
15. Helen Harwell on behalf of Mari Hall, Deceased, Dallas, Texas, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0230V
16. Charron Sayre on behalf of Gabriel Sayre, Fairborne, Ohio, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0231V
17. Nancy Whittington, Lafayette, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 00-0232V
18. Anthony Wright, Amarillo, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-
0233V
19. Norma Jean Steele on behalf of Tiffany Jane Steele, Pensacola, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0235V
20. Ruth and Walter Quiller on behalf of Timothy Quiller, Augusta, 
Georgia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0252V
21. Marcy and Michael Tarrants on behalf of Blake Tarrants, Sedalia, 
Missouri, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0256V
22. Arthur Beaty on behalf of Sheronda Beaty, Rochester, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0266V
23. Elaine Pietrucha on behalf of Bradley Pietrucha, Milford, New 
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0269V
24. Debra Keith Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0273V
25. Rhonda Rogers on behalf of Nathan D. Rogers, Lottsburg, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0276V
26. Kristen and Patrick Strain on behalf of Zachary P. Strain, 
Waterville, New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0279V
27. Gina and Carl Geppert on behalf of Carl Lee Geppart, III, Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0286V
28. Patricia Groht, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0287V
29. Jill and Dugan Dietz on behalf of Lukas Jackson Dietz, Deceased, 
Wheeling, West Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0288V
30. Melynda Slay on behalf of Harrison Bryce Slay, Aurora, Colorado, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0289V
31. Amanda Fussell on behalf of Samantha Butts, Deceased, Palm, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0309V
32. Jill F. Thigpen, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0319V
33. Firas and Rania Sallaj on behalf of Zena Sallaj, Buffalo, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0321V
34. Kathy and Todd Meena on behalf of Cameron Todd Meena, Orlando, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0327V
35. Juan Perez and Irma Hernandez on behalf of Daphne Perez, Los 
Angeles, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0328V
36. Linda Cook on behalf of Michael Cook, Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0331V
37. Esther Maupins, Lexington, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0332V
38. Joee Jacobs on behalf of Chanz Jacobs, Bay City, Michigan, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0333V
39. Nancy Hilliard on behalf of Owen S. Hilliard, Ramona, California, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0341V
40. Laurie Ann Amimoto on behalf of Jacqueline Amimoto, Sacramento, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0342V

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41. Kyle Youngberg Ames, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0345V
42. Wanda E. Dennis on behalf of Brian Keith Wingate, Manning, South 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0346V
43. Tracy and Scott Weeks on behalf of Jenica Weeks, Deceased, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0348V
44. Chue Xiong, Sacramento, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-350V
45. Marion Underwood on behalf of Cesar Zachary Moreno, Deceased, 
Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0357V
46. Ann Haynes on behalf of Elizabeth Haynes, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0358V
47. Cynthia Wells on behalf of Ezra James McCorkle, Boone, North 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0359V
48. Sandra and William Spoon on behalf of William Spoon, Phoenix, 
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0360V
49. Kimberly Willingham on behalf of Courtney Willingham, Rockford, 
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0363V
50. Kristin and Mark Rogers on behalf of Colin Rogers, Chapel Hill, 
North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0368V
51. Stephanie and Cory Geho on behalf of Griffin Cole Geho, Portsmouth, 
Ohio, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0370V
52. Sherri Lynn Boothby, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 00-0371V
53. Kristin Rogers on behalf of Colin Rogers, Chapel Hill, North 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0372V
54. Anthony Joseph Tedesco, Clinton Township, Michigan, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0373V

    Dated: October 26, 2000.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
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