How to obtain forms and instructions.

(a) Copies of all necessary forms and instructions will be available: (1) By writing to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (2) By calling 1-888-ASK-HRSA. This is a toll-free number. (3) By downloading them from the Internet at http://www.hrsa.gov/countermeasurescomp/. Click on the link to “Forms and Instructions.” (b) Before reviewing a Request for Benefits, the Secretary will assign a case number to the Request for Benefits and so inform the requester (or his or her representative) in writing. All correspondence to the requester (or his or her representative) about a specific Request for Benefits will be referenced by this case number.