[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59162-59164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24951]


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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 August 1, 2015, through August 
31, 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,

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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: September 24, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

    1. Denise Lee, Denver, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0823V.
    2. Sharon Roberts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0825V.
    3. Mary Ponsness, Moses Lake, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0826V.
    4. David Ponsness, Moses Lake, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0827V.
    5. Bruce Tuthill, Coral Springs, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0828V.
    6. Cara Criscione, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0829V.
    7. Nicole Will, Herington, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0830V.
    8. Catherine A. Ferdetta, Trenton, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0835V.
    9. Dorothy Bundrick, Columbia, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0836V.
    10. Caitlyn Hope Redwine, Marietta, Georgia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0839V.
    11. Kaitlin Ripple, Port Lavaca, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0840V.
    12. Kelly Rupert, West Newton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0841V.
    13. Gloria Keyes, Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0845V.
    14. Anne Becknell, Sun City West, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0846V.
    15. Sheila Goins, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0848V.
    16. Eric Hoegner, Cleveland, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0849V.
    17. Jennifer Hendricks, Montpelier, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0850V.
    18. Katilyn Wright, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0851V.
    19. Mark Kerridge, Casper, Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0852V.
    20. Beverly L. Persley, Georgetown, Kentucky, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0853V.
    21. Janelle Current, Grimes, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0854V.
    22. Marixsa Ruth, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0855V.
    23. Charles Jarrett, Folsom, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0856V.
    24. Jocelyn Ford on behalf of Juanita A. White, Detroit, Michigan, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0857V.
    25. Regina Todd, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0860V.
    26. Chelsea L. Davis, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0861V.
    27. Rebecca Padilla, Highland, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0862V.
    28. Howard Margulies, North Easton, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0863V.
    29. Kenneth Bitticks, Encino, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0864V.
    30. Georgette Taylor, Denton, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0865V.
    31. Michael Zippelli, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0866V.
    32. David Mikkelson, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0867V.
    33. Cheryl Hines on behalf of A.S., Carthage, North Carolina, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0868V.
    34. Stacy Poulignot-Gartner, Kansas City, Missouri, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0869V.
    35. Leah Tyrell, Buffalo, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0870V.
    36. Vivian Sicherman, Fresh Meadows, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0871V.
    37. Cheryl Pedraza, Fort Worth, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0874V.
    38. Sheryl Strom, Denver, Colorado. Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0875V.
    39. Dorothy Shepard, Brick, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0879V.
    40. Jaclyn Rene Bales on behalf of J. B. A., Phoenix, Arizona, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0882V.
    41. Sondra Boschert on behalf of Elmer Joseph Boschert, Jr., 
Deceased, Calhoun, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0883V.
    42. Christine Redlinger, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0886V.
    43. Sydney P. Jensen, Mesa, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0887V.
    44. Irene Akahi, Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0888V.
    45. Jason Clubb, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0891V.
    46. Lia Silveira Craft, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0892V.
    47. David Engelman, Springfield, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0893V.
    48. Leo J. Jerome, Utica, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0894V.
    49. Jose Gabalda, Mount Airy, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0895V.
    50. Efraim Kamara, Overland Park, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0896V.
    51. Emily Dworkin, Urbana, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0897V.
    52. Michael Vanderpoel, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0899V.
    53. Jeanette Stancarone, Staten Island, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0901V.
    54. Eubert Victorino, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0902V.
    55. Shabnam N. Ranjbar, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0905V.
    56. James O. Jones, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0906V.
    57. Zania Lewis, New Orleans, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0907V.
    58. Daniel Divack, Great Neck, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0908V.
    59. Dennis Carlson, Sandy, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0909V.
    60. Timothy Miremont, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0910V.
    61. Irma Scott, Labelle, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0911V.

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    62. Patricia M. White, Mountain City, Tennessee, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0917V.
    63. Craig John Burchianti on behalf of A. B., Brooklyn, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0918V.
    64. William Allen Jackson, Riverside, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0919V.
    65. Victoria Lee, Richmond, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0920V.
    66. Vanessa Gonzalez, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0921V.
    67. Judith Rutschman, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0925V.
    68. Sarah Henley, Scotts Valley, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0927V.
    69. Ricardo Galinato, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0928V.
    70. Michael C. Puckett, Sr. on behalf of Amanda Nicole Puckett, 
Deceased, Orland Park, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0929V.
    71. James Scamman, Kansas City, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0930V.
    72. Hans Varblow, Livonia, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0931V.
    73. Katie Rice, Randolph, Vermont, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0932V.
    74. Joyce Winterfeld, Willowbrook, Illinois, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0933V.
    75. Tyrone Coyle, Mandeville, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0934V.
    76. Jennifer Siekierski, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0936V.
    77. Keith Saunders, Somers Point, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0939V.
    78. Lewis Steven Beckham, Holmes Beach, Florida, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0940V.
    79. Lornette Amelia Lewis, Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0941V.
    80. Leigha Romig, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0942V.
    81. Jeffery Miller, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0943V.
    82. Kelly Ledford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0944V.
    83. Sanjuanita Kelly, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0947V.
    84. Alexander Rydell, Fargo, North Dakota, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0948V.
    85. Barbara Lykins, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0951V.

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