82 FR 41627 - National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the program), as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS 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 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41627-41629]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18567]


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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 (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the 
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the program), as required 
by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary 
of HHS 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 Lisa L. Reyes, 
Acting 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 08N146B, 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 HHS, 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

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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 July 1, 2017, through July 31, 2017. 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 HHS) 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: August 28, 2017.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Houston Byrd, Jr., Heath, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0900V
2. Jacquelyn M. Will, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0904V
3. Christine Midnight, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0905V
4. Beth Nemechek, Greeley, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0907V
5. Patricia Woolf, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0908V
6. Marie Schmidt, Naperville, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0913V
7. Richard K. Parker, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0917V
8. Ronald Skrajner, Aurora, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0918V
9. Anita Javorski, Mankato, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0919V
10. Jose Solis Marin, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0920V
11. Lavell Maize, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0921V
12. Ronald Patrick, Stuart, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0922V
13. Amy Mehl, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0923V
14. Jennifer Stracick on behalf of H.S., St. Petersburg, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 17-0924V
15. Rebecca Curl, Winder, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0925V
16. Martin McGrail and Amy McGrail on behalf of S.M., Neptune, New 
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-0926V
17. Elizabeth Evans, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0929V
18. Arthur M. Flowers, III, West Columbia, South Carolina, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0930V
19. Donna Ducey, Colleyville, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0933V
20. Mary Orloski, Lewiston, Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0936V
21. Yvonne Simpson, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0944V
22. Leslie Questel on behalf of J.M., Big Bear, California, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0946V
23. Erwin Casazza, Springfield, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0947V
24. Tracie Johanek, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0948V
25. Kimberly Holway, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0949V
26. Livania Zavala, M.D. and Nelson J. Spinetti, M.D. on behalf of 
A.S., Edinburg, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-0951V
27. Fred A. Stover, Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0952V
28. Justin M. Gillespie, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0953V
29. Kevin McGuinness, Dade City, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0954V
30. Kathleen Peddycord Wilson, Raleigh, North Carolina, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0955V
31. Jamie Gardner, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0959V
32. Sharifah Wilson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0960V
33. William Brown, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0961V
34. Karen Adams, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0963V
35. Stephen E. Antisdel, Buchanan, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0964V
36. Jennifer Gregorino, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0965V
37. Rowena Adcox, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0966V
38. Lisa Workman, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0967V
39. Mary Jane De La Pena, Sacramento, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0971V
40. Mary Duncan, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0972V
41. Cindy Gilliam, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0974V
42. Jeffrey Braden, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0975V
43. Janice Condara, Sugar Land, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0977V
44. George Kennedy, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0978V
45. Daphne Lattimer, Groveport, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0980V
46. Linda Harris, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-0981V
47. Kent Kemmerer, Willoughby, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0982V
48. Casey Humphreys on behalf of E.H., Jasper, Arkansas, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0983V
49. Deborah Langer, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-
0984V
50. Allison Menard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0985V
51. William Nischbach, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0986V
52. Tzipora Lefkowitz on behalf of M.L., New Square, New York, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 17-0987V
53. Sara Torres-Ruiz, Palmdale, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0988V
54. Jason Quirino, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0989V
55. Barbara Stoliker, Ventura, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-0990V
56. Natalie Ben-Shoshan, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0991V
57. Patricia Pendergrass, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0992V
58. Jamie Miller, Baltimore, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-0993V
59. Regina Stenberg, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-0994V
60. Cheri Lang, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No:

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17-0995V
61. Cheryl Conkle, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1001V
62. Angela Dieter, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1002V
63. Romana Estes, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-1003V
64. Anne Knudson, Phillips, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-1004V
65. Miguel Leal, Jr., Wyoming, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-1008V
66. Kimberly Settle, Thomasville, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-1009V
67. Sapna Kadakia, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 17-1011V
68. Ricky Buras, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1012V
69. Ellisa Morine, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-1013V
70. Margaret Rogers, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1014V
71. Michael Anderson, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1017V
72. Robert Wechsler, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1018V
73. Geraldine Petrocelli, Monroe, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1019V
74. Kevin McKenna, Rochester Hills, Michigan, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-1021V
75. Albert Parsons, Wartburg, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-1022V
76. Cynthia Hackney, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
17-1027V
77. Barbara Sakovits, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1028V
78. Sheryl Attig, Greenville, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 17-1029V
79. Patricia Anton, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 17-1031V
80. Tasha Lee and Jose Botello on behalf of A.B., Beverly Hills, 
California, Court of Federal Claims No: 17-1032V

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