[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29582-29583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13656]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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) 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 
his 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 January 2, 2001, through March 30, 2001.
    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

[[Page 29583]]

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. Monica Stein on behalf of Matthew James Stein, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0004V
2. Sharon Perkins Falu on behalf of Kashara Angina Falu, Mobile, 
Alabama, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0005V
3. Maria and Gabino Avila on behalf of Gabino Avina Avila, Pleasanton, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0009V
4. Ramiro Torres on behalf of Abigail Torres, Wheeling, Illinois, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 01-0010V
5. Eva and Robert Del Monte on behalf of Matthew Del Monte, Jersey 
City, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0014V
6. Xochitl and Jose Garibay on behalf of Jonathan Daniel Garibay, 
Deceased, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0021V
7. Jack L. Morrow, Dayton, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0029V
8. Allison Whittenberg, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0032V
9. Jude Kidder, Lafayette, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims Number 
01-0042V
10. Endira Brito on behalf of Jacob Xavier Brito, Odessa, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims Number 01-0043V
11. Julie Rundle, Rome, New York, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0044V
12. Dawn and Ronald Francoeur on behalf of Ashley Francoeur, Westport, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0049V
13. Rachel Fox on behalf of Ashlyn Fox, Panama City, Florida, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 01-0050V
14. Susan and Raul Tellez on behalf of Raul Tellez, San Diego, 
California, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0059V
15. Tammy Kuperus on behalf of Phillip Kuperus, Caledonia, Michigan, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0060V
16. Sharon and James English on behalf of James Jones English, Fort 
Myers, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0061V
17. Marek Milik on behalf of Arthur Milik, Woodmere, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 01-0064V
18. William Tracy on behalf of Camille Tracy, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0067V
19. Mona Smith, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-
0068V
20. Julie Grimes on behalf of Jacob Grimes, Vienna, Virginia, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 01-0071V
21. David Krause on behalf of Kelsey Krause, Indianapolis, Indiana, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0093V
22. Kim DeJong on behalf of Brendan DeJong, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0095V
23. George Carlson on behalf of Teddy Carlson, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0096V
24. Josephine Besable, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0098V
25. Amy Nicole Melton on behalf of Brittany Nichole Melton, Ada, 
Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0105V
26. Jack McFarland on behalf of Kelly McFarland, Boston, Massachusetts, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0112V
27. Hope Finning on behalf of Kylie Finning, Danbury, Connecticut, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0113V
28. Tracy A. Redditt on behalf of Autumn Ray Redditt, Falls Church, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0114V
29. Lori Cottrell on behalf of Kirklin Cottrell, Springfield, Missouri, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0120V
30. Mary Freyer on behalf of Amanda Nicole Freyer, Newburgh, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0123V
31. Robert Rickett, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 
01-0128V
32. Gloria Dean Quinn on behalf of Deontray L. Brown, Tylertown, 
Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0131V
33. Lynda and Robert DeMartino on behalf of Francesca DeMartino, 
Kennewick, Washington, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0134V
34. Paula Honroth on behalf of Brittany Honroth, Puyallup, Washington, 
Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0135V
35. Kathleen and Ernest Cook on behalf of Ernest Alan Cook, Jr., 
Jackson, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0142V
36. Sandra and Larry Harris on behalf of Jacob Harris, Farmville, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0146V
37. Sandra Price on behalf of Jerry David Price, Spartanburg, South 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0147V
38. Carol Way, Antelope Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0158V
39. Katherine and Joseph Snyder on behalf of Colten Snyder, Ormond 
Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0162V
40. Pam Mack on behalf of Kylee Mack, Joplin, Missouri, Court of 
Federal Claims Number 01-0163V
41. Jennifer Kehoe on behalf of George Kehoe, Charleston, South 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0164V
42. Lisa Ann and Richard Pafford on behalf of Richelle Lorrae Pafford, 
Cheyenne, Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0165V
43. Mary A. Schlereth, Cumberland, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0174V
44. Michelle and Dwight Huston on behalf of Christopher Sanders, 
Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims Number 01-0175V
45. Nancy Demidio, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
Number 01-0183V

    Dated: May 24, 2001.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-13656 Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-15-U