[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23315-23317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09172]


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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 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 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

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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 March 1, 2016, through March 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 
paperwork reduction, does not apply to information required for 
purposes of carrying out the Program.

    Dated: April 14, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Nina Kleinberg, Holyoke, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0287V
2. Mary Agresti, Henderson, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0290V
3. Gail M. Schrank, Sussex, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0292V
4. Yolanda Cartagena, Wareham, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0293V
5. Charles A. Hall, Ph.D., Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0294V
6. Angel Villa, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0295V
7. Robert W. Montague, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0298V
8. Joshua Howard, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0299V
9. Charles Moore, Southside, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0300V
10. Judith Marjorie Tipton, Asheville, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0303V
11. Maya Sandoval, Oakland, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0304V
12. Ronald Kass, Stockton, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0305V
13. Heidi Domke, Baltimore, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0307V
14. Alan L. Jones, Bradenton, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0308V
15. Patricia Zuckerman, Toms River, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0311V
16. Kristin Denbow, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0312V
17. Paula Absolon, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0313V
18. Don Knobbe, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0315V
19. Jessica R. Martin on behalf of K.M., Thomasville, North Carolina, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0318V
20. Jewel Dailey, Canastota, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0319V
21. Christine Miners, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0320V
22. Phillip Herrera, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0321V
23. Diane Chandler, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0322V
24. Christine Reynolds, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0323V
25. Mark Clement and Shannon Clement on behalf of J.C., Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0324V
26. Robert Raiche, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0325V
27. Eric Reynolds, Flint, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0330V
28. Jerry Santoni, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0331V
29. Dorothy Sicard on behalf of S.S., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 16-0332V
30. Shelly M. Pinckard, Pensacola, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0333V
31. Sarah Fields, Edwards AFB, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0335V
32. Deborah Gilbert, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0337V
33. Davika Lochan, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0338V
34. Jonathan Catrow, Edgewater, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0339V
35. Hilda Almanzar, Hainesport, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0340V
36. Paul Hillen, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0341V
37. Stephen Schmidt, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0342V
38. Heather Gillotti, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0343V
39. Candace L. Holmes, Mocksville, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0349V

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40. John GowanWellesley, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0350V
41. Katherine Irvin on behalf of Cuba Woods, Culver City, California, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0351V
42. Dufhane Hyde, Sr. on behalf of Dufhane Hyde, Jr., Deceased, 
Bloomfield, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0354V
43. James Hooper, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0355V
44. Russell Burden, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0359V
45. John Dakota Jackson, Spokane, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0361V
46. Martha Worlein, Wichita, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0364V
47. Stephen Knowles, McLean, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0365V
48. Shelly Norris, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0366V
49. Sophia Herrera, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0372V
50. Cori Marshall, Boise, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0373V
51. Larry Gordon, Limon, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0374V
52. Debra Baker, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0375V
53. Carolyn Wagner, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0377V
54. Roger Schurg, Frostburg, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0378V
55. Lisa Applegate, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 16-0379V
56. Marlene Cimons, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0380V
57. Rebecca Kemak, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0381V
58. Maria Del Pilar Varela-Avila, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0382V
59. Deborah M. Williamson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0384V
60. Thomas Tutt, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0385V
61. Scott Valeen, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0390V
62. Paulette Terhune on behalf of A. T. T., Coral Springs, Florida, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0393V
63. Jennifer Wolf-Lecy, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-
0406V
64. Sonia Bell, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0407V
65. Seth Fruge and Christina Majesty on behalf of Reed Fruge, New 
Orleans, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0410V
66. Christopher Diane Lewis, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
16-0411V
67. Debra Bostwick-Kenkel, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 16-0412V

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