81 FR 10873 - National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)

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 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10873-10874]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04530]


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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, 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 January 1, 2016, through January 
31, 2016. 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, 08N146B, 
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

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paperwork reduction, does not apply to information required for 
purposes of carrying out the Program.

    Dated: February 25, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Danielle Lipscomb Malone, Nashville, Tennessee, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0002V
2. Phyllis Kostura, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0003V
3. Heather Choset, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0004V
4. Joan Coston, Huntsville, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0005V
5. Hannah E. Boyle, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0006V
6. Alexandra Toes, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0007V
7. Michelle Green, Carteret, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0008V
8. Steven E. Pearson, Mankato, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0009V
9. Ellen Denham, San Francisco, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0010V
10. Kathleen Berrett on behalf of C.B., Boston, Massachusetts, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 16-0011V
11. Bradley Grow, Grants Pass, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0013V
12. Barbie Smoot, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0014V
13. Steven Blazer, Andover, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0015V
14. Arian Walton, Boise, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0016V
15. Amanda Roetto, Hubert, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0018V
16. Frederick Root and Lisa Root on behalf of M.A.R., Castleton, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0020V
17. Eric Mateer, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0022V
18. Sarah Volpi, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0023V
19. Carol Williams, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0024V
20. Mark Chiasson, Thibodaux, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0025V
21. Kelsey Johnson, Indianapolis, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0027V
22. Etta B. Mcintosh, Butler, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0029V
23. Jodi Weitzman, Bellmore, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0030V
24. Lucy Dipiazza, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0031V
25. Mary Thompson, Seward, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0032V
26. Gloria Guerrero, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0033V
27. Catherine S. Jansen-Larson, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0034V
28. Chrystal Derenzo on behalf of A.S., Boston, Massachusetts, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 16-0035V
29. A.P., Yountville, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0036V
30. Amy Painter, Union Grove, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0037V
31. Tommie Cage, Saginaw, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0038V
32. Ann Stoneburner, Watkinsville, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0040V
33. Dominique Sartain, Westerville, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0041V
34. Ronald D. Klopfenstein, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0042V
35. Janice Clowe, Rye, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0046V
36. Peter Stokke, Maumelle, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0048V
37. Diana Hagerman, Cooper City, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0052V
38. Barbara Steele, La Jolla, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0067V
39. Deitra Curry, Lake Orion, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0068V
40. Shirley Grossman, Spokane, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0069V
41. Jamie Spivak on behalf of C.C., Great Neck, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0070V
42. Andrea Herlth on behalf of K.H., Middletown, Connecticut, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 16-0071V
43. Mandy Ward, Denver, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0072V
44. Maddison Verdecia, Little River, South Carolina, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0073V
45. Rigo Guzman, Fresno, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0074V
46. Dolores Olonovich, Gardenville, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0079V
47. Carla Theeman, Valhalla, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0080V
48. Donald G. Jones, Jr., Wake Forest, North Carolina, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0082V
49. Cheryl Zupon, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0084V
50. Scott Curtis, Marion, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0085V
51. Patricia Wilson, Marlette, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0086V
52. Maria Corulla on behalf of N.J., Staten Island, New York, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 16-0088V
53. Lynn Botsaris, Worcester, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0090V
54. Jason McDunn and Elysia McDunn on behalf of J.M., Eden Prairie, 
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0091V
55. Timothy Neel, Windsor, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0096V
56. Jackie Evans, Marion, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0097V
57. Mati Franco, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0099V
58. Cynthia Smith, Marinette, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0104V
59. Ganesh Upadhiai, Jamaica, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0111V
60. Julie Fisk, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0112V
61. Robert Garcia, Florence, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0114V
62. Amy Battles, Douglasville, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0115V
63. Sarah and Kristopher Ammons on behalf of D.A., Deceased, 
Knoxville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0116V
64. John Barczuk, Bonita, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0117V
65. Nancy Stites, Huntington Beach, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0118V
66. Raymond Roach on behalf of O.G.R., Tulsa, Oklahoma, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0119V
67. Thomas Aurigemma, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0120V
68. Michael L. Black, Avondale, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0121V
69. Pamela O'Neal, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0122V
70. Jeff Holmes and Christal Holmes on behalf of Z.H., Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0123V
71. Paris Henderson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0127V
72. Jeri Harvey, Jericho, Vermont, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0128V
73. Joan Walton, Carson City, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0129V
74. Jean Meizel, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0130V
75. Dante Vasquez, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0133V
76. Sheila Adams, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0135V
77. David Romero, Palo Alto, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0136V
78. Paula Heilig on behalf of I.H., Ridgewood, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0140V
79. Carol Basko, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0142V
80. Donna Callaway, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0144V

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