[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 
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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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