80 FR 45222 - 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 145 (July 29, 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 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45222-45224]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18603]


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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

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20857; (301) 443-6593, or visit our Web site at: http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/index.html.

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 June 1, 2015, through June 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: July 24, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Sabrina Santacroce on behalf of J.R., Palm Bay, Florida, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0555V
2. Samuel Crosby, New Orleans, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0556V
3. John Emerson, Epsom, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0557V
4. Lorraine Swanson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0558V
5. Maria L. Torres on behalf of Jaden Arenas, New York, New York, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0561V
6. Lisa Hale, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0562V
7. Brian Felten, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0563V
8. Rafael Correa and Darling Brito on behalf of A.C., Dallas, Texas, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0566V
9. Richard Young, Manassas, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0567V
10. Mark Greer, Hamilton, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0568V
11. Hilton H. Dier, Montpelier, Vermont, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0571V
12. Warren K. Bailey, Woodsville, New Hampshire, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0574V
13. Cameron Moore and Laura Moore on behalf of L.M., Cary, North 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0575V
14. Susanne Murphy, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0578V
15. Christopher Fitzwater, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0579V
16. Darlene Dayton, Madison, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0589V
17. Conchita Del Mundo, M.D., Santa Ana, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0590V
18. Kathy Cox, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0591V
19. Charles Joy, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0594V
20. Matthew Akers and Kristine Akers on behalf of A.A., Sterling 
Heights, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0597V
21. Anneleise Graf, Placerville, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0599V
22. Elizabeth Johnson, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0602V
23. Merry Moore, Valencia, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0605V
24. Theodore John Thies, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0609V
25. Timothy Bass, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0610V
26. Rebecca Stone, Southern Pines, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0611V
27. Craig McDonald and Mary Beth McDonald on behalf of A.M., Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0612V
28. Veronica Nelson, Portland, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0615V
29. Muhammad Iyaz on behalf of Z.I., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0622V

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30. Samuel V. Darroch, Palm Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0623V
31. Anna Gilerman, Plano, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0624V
32. Holly Swenson, Missoula, Montana, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0625V
33. Wendy Earley on behalf of C.B., Overland Park, Kansas, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0630V
34. Daniel Neiman and Allyson F. Neiman on behalf of N.K.N., Reno, 
Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0631V
35. Nicholle M. Cielencki, Williamsville, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0632V
36. Jennifer Schaefer, Alton, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0635V
37. Lindsey Anthony, State College, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0636V
38. Janice Berry, Pinson, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0638V
39. Fermin Padilla, Canon City, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0642V
40. Elizabeth Leanne Johnson and Brittney Joseph Johnson on behalf of 
D.B.J., New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0643V
41. Paula Husovsky on behalf of J.H., Linwood, New Jersey, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0644V
42. Janette H. Herrera, Miami, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0651V
43. Stephanie Wolfe on behalf of M.W., Bel Air, Maryland, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0652V
44. Peggy Gordon, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0654V
45. Reginald Allen, Newport, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0655V
46. Alan Archer, Kansas City, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0656V
47. Christine Marquis, Silverdale, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0659V
48. Arthur Collins, Gillette, Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0661V
49. Sarah Davis, Lakeland, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0662V
50. Tori Ricker, Hagerstown, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0665V
51. Michael Choi, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0668V
52. Bahman Sharifipour and Andrew Sharifipour on behalf of Beverly 
Sharifipour, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0669V
53. Nettie J. Foxx, Temple, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0670V
54. John Thompson and Huali Thompson on behalf of J.C.T., Chesterfield, 
Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0671V
55. Thomas Dausman, Syracuse, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0674V
56. Patricia Vance, Charleston, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0675V
57. Sharon Long, Monument, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0676V
58. Robert Michael Gall, Warsaw, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0677V
59. Tamatha Anders, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0678V
60. Lorene Scott, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0679V
61. Marlyne Tannen, Fort Lee, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0680V
62. Carol Byrd, Howard Beach, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0681V
63. Mary Phy, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0682V
64. Rebecca Guy, Glens Falls, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0683V
65. Robert Nolop, Overland Park, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0684V

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