[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2913-2915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1057]


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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

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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) 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 
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 July 7, 2000, through September 27, 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 Director, 
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. Cathryn Audet on behalf of Joshiah Audet, Portland, Maine, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0376V
2. Kriste Sweeney, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0378V
3. Chandria and Lonnie Finley on behalf of Dylon Tyler Finley, Pueblo, 
Colorado, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0405V
4. Colleen Patricia Berry, Reston, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 00-0407V
5. Margaret D. Millar, Moline, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0409V
6. Deena and Tony Beard on behalf of Aaron Beard, Louisville, Kentucky, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0417V
7. Anthony Tedesco, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 00-0419V
8. Gwennette Grisson on behalf of Melik Swans, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0421V
9. Kelly and William Gertz on behalf of Morgan Gertz, Deceased, 
Loveland, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0422V
10. Kwok Yam Lee on behalf of Michael Kak-Sin Lee, Oakland, California, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0423V
11. Heather George on behalf of Kelcey L. Gomez, Grand Haven, Michigan, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0425V
12. Patricia and Andrew Walther on behalf of Patricia Ann Walther, Fort 
Stewart, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0426V
13. Melissa Jessee on behalf of Justin Jessee, Norton, Virginia, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 00-0448V
14. Thomas A. Esnough on behalf of Thomas A. Esnough, Jr., Omaha, 
Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0450V
15. Tina and Raymond Dilts on behalf of Jacob T. Dilts, Chesapeake, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0464V
16. Allison and James Jackson on behalf of Korey Lynn Jackson, Coral, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0469V
17. Marion Tanner on behalf of Aaron Tanner, Nederland, Texas, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0470V
18. Dawn White on behalf of Michael White, Houston, Texas, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0476V
19. Josephine and Alma Leithead on behalf of Julian Leithead, Deceased, 
Springerville, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0481V
20. Darlene Goodman on behalf of Tiffany Goodman, Deceased, Babylon, 
New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0484V
21. Carolyn Collins-Anthonsen, Dolton, Illinois, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 00-0485V

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22. Leticia E. Vega-Christiansen, Antioch, California, Court of Federal 
Claims Number 00-0488V
23. Jacque and Dick Ransom on behalf of Jasper Maulden, Deceased, 
Rockingham, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0494V
24. Stephanie Tedesco on behalf of Bianca Tedesco, Danbury, 
Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0511V
25. Patricia and Paul Bell on behalf of Katherine Bell, Miami, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0515V
26. Danielle Beers, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 00-0530V
27. Maria Cristina Veliz on behalf of Joshua Guerra, Miami, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0535V
28. Stacy and Frank Stratman on behalf of Hayden Stratman, Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0536V
29. Alicia Alba on behalf of Raymond Alba, Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 00-0537V
30. Shannon and Gary White on behalf of Mitchel Trenton White, 
Kalispell, Montana, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0546V
31. Pamela J. Curtis, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims Number 
00-0548V
32. Cheryl and Michael Kulkusky on behalf of Kody Kulkusky, Taneytown, 
Maryland, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0549V
33. Becky and Gregory Lilly on behalf of Trent Malcolm Lilly, Portage, 
Michigan, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0550V
34. Christopher Peeler on behalf of Robert Peeler, Indianapolis, 
Indiana, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0552V
35. Malicia Lorraine and Gladstone Tulloch on behalf of Natalia Destiny 
Tulloch, Deceased, Orlando, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-
0556V
36. Susan and Robert Vignato on behalf of Anthony Dean Vignato, 
Sterling, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0562V
37. Carolann Dougherty on behalf of Roseann Dougherty, Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0570V
38. Jane and Marc Jaszewski on behalf of Jillian Marie Jaszewski, St. 
Paul, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims Number 00-0581V

    Dated: January 8, 2001.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-1057 Filed 1-11-01; 8:45 am]
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