80 FR 31605 - National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 106 (June 3, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31605-31607]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13462]


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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) 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 42 CFR 100.3. This 
Table lists, for each covered childhood vaccine, the conditions that 
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 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 ``[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 April 1, 2015, through April 30, 
2015. 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. ``[S]ustained, 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. ``[S]ustained, 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: May 27, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Jorge Perez and Teresa Perez on behalf of J. P., Mount Pleasant, 
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0331V
2. Jennifer Crossing, Macungie, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0337V
3. Holly Snyder, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0338V
4. Adrian Chanderdat, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0341V
5. Katie Davis on behalf of Mason Gannuscio, Fontana, California, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0344V
6. Paula Kwon, Concord, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0346V
7. Arika Browne, Anchorage, Alaska, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0349V
8. Daniel Drach, Wheaton, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0350V
9. Wendy A. Adams, Charlotte, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0352V
10. Rosa Hernandez, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0356V
11. Vera Ivanchuk and Andrey Ivanchuk on behalf of Y. I., Summerville, 
South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0357V
12. Carmen Ramirez on behalf of Luis Arroyo Ramirez, Rancho Cucamonga, 
California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0361V
13. Elias Maciel and Kelly Vilela Maciel on behalf of B. M., Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0362V
14. Bradley J. Richardson, Fort Worth, Texas, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0366V
15. James Parker, Raymore, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0368V
16. Carmen Moreno Lozano, Ventura, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0369V
17. Briana Grappo, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0372V
18. Jennifer Reid, Thomaston, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0375V
19. Teena Boykin, Tyler, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0376V
20. Berna Mallett, Fremont, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0377V
21. Majed Eilan and Shams Eilan on behalf of A. E., Allentown, 
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0381V
22. Phetsamai Khampo, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0382V
23. Henry Roder, Santa Ana, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0383V

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24. David Kaanoi, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0385V
25. Katya Sido, Arlington, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0386V
26. Peter Wells, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0387V
27. Garth R. Jackson, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0391V
28. Lara Felker, Bellevue, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0392V
29. Danielle Sutley, New Orleans, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0393V
30. Robert Horner, Roswell, New Mexico, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0395V
31. Yvonne Hocking, Tempe, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0396V
32. Troy Turner, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0397V
33. Frenchell Henson, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0398V
34. Tahlia Spector, M.D., Sylmar, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0401V
35. Dvora Ghitza, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0404V
36. Naomi McMurtry, Bolingbrook, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0405V
37. Marissa Arevalo on behalf of R. M. R., Peoria, Illinois, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0406V
38. Michael A. Mancesri, Yakima, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0412V
39. Marissa Arevalo on behalf of R. M. R., Peoria, Illinois, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0414V
40. Katelyn Roach, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0422V
41. David Lightbourne, Long Beach, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0423V
42. Snezana Stankovic on behalf of David Stankovic, Bethesda, Maryland, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0424V
43. Rose M. Porges, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0427V
44. Jo Ann Dreas, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0428V
45. Sherry C. Johnson, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0431V
46. Maria Esther Garcia, Delano, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0432V
47. Chris Juday, Kokomo, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0433V

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