[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30736-30738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13754]


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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 Section 2112(b)(2) of 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 (the Court) 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, 
Clerk of Court, 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, Maryland 20857; (301) 443-6593, or visit our website 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 United States Court of Federal Claims and to serve 
a copy of the petition to 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 under section 2111 the Secretary shall publish 
notice of such petition in the Federal Register.'' Due to an 
administrative error, publication of the notice covering February 2019 
was delayed. Set forth below is a list of petitions received by HRSA on 
February 1, 2019, through February 28, 2019. 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 copies of the information with the 
Clerk of the United States 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, Maryland 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: June 21, 2019.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Tanja Wagner and Scott Wagner on behalf of S.W., Phoenix, Arizona, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0188V
2. Rebecca E. Wood, Wenatchee, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0189V
3. Julianna Barmasse, Cheektowaga, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0190V
4. Curtis Devlin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0191V
5. Janell Ward, Reno, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0192V
6. Trudy Schneidermann, Luverne, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0193V

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7. Michelle Leftwich, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0194V
8. Stephen Stolec, Deerfield Beach, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0195V
9. Ernestine Harris, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0197V
10. Arnold Leo Comeau, Jr. Alamogordo, New Mexico, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0198V
11. Deborah Ann Jones, Columbus, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0200V
12. Douglas Porter, Omaha, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0201V
13. Garland Rucker, Salina, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0204V
14. Nanci Hohn, Loves Park, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0205V
15. Dominic Setaro, Jr., Leesburg, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0207V
16. Sammy Satterwhite, Longview, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0208V
17. Jeanne Tilley, Charlotte, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0210V
18. Odilon M. Miranda, Irving, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0211V
19. Sheldon Finkelstein, Lewes, Delaware, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0212V
20. Scheila Leslie, Burlington, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0215V
21. Judy H. Brintle, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0217V
22. Daneara Johnson and David Johnson on behalf of Z.J., Rochester, New 
York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0218V
23. Sandy Ginsberg, Copiague, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0222V
24. Olga Davydova, Washington, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0223V
25. Geoffrey Griffis, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0224V
26. Joseph Mireles, West Des Moines, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0225V
27. Robert Juranek, Springfield, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0226V
28. Coyt M. Karriker, China Grove, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0227V
29. Christal Dolan, Wesley Chapel, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0228V
30. Tammy Morton Webb, Charleston, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0229V
31. Lynn Rezek, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0230V
32. Vera Leftridge, Flossmoor, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0232V
33. Kristina Aycock, Gastonia, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0235V
34. Bonnie Dorr, The Villages, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0237V
35. Amy Faulkenberry on behalf of W.C F., Magnolia Springs, Alabama, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0238V
36. Mary Herron, Bannockburn, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0240V
37. Tauntanisha Ragland, North Brunswick, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0241V
38. Monica Londono, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0243V
39. Sandra Marin, Mansfield, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0246V
40. Nathan Bastien, East Providence, Rhode Island, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0247V
41. Ro Rohlfs, Eden, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0248V
42. Jefferson Salazar Giraldo, Woodhaven, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0249V
43. Lisa Brown, Atlanta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0250V
44. Donna Clayton, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0251V
45. Melanie Ickes, Miami, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0252V
46. Mikayla Luzecky, Tallahassee, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0254V
47. Scott Scheffler, LaGrange, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0260V
48. Katherine Ciccarelli and Joseph Ciccarelli on behalf of J.C. San 
Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0261V
49. Tristen Horton, Gainesville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0262V
50. Jenifer Rytel on behalf of J.R., Oregon City, Oregon, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0263V
51. Korin Drilling, Traverse City, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0264V
52. Earl J. Smith, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0266V
53. Rene M. Cundra, Webster, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0267V
54. Stacy Shelton, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0268V
55. Cherylun Andrews, Wareham, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0271V
56. Robert Meyers, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0272V
57. Susan Cook, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0274V
58. Scott Everhart, Telluride, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0275V
59. Julie Drumm, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0276V
60. Daisy McCray, Charlotte, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0277V
61. Christopher Dawson, Portage, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0278V
62. Gail Shelton, Charleston, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0279V
63. Manita Mills, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0281V
64. Clara Fitzgerald, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0282V
65. Tracy Jones, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0283V
66. Vanessa Gamez, Brownsville, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0285V
67. Mary Cressell, Martinsville, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0286V
68. Judith Walters, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0287V
69. Augustine Spruill, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0288V
70. Emily Baker on behalf of L.M.B., Indianapolis, Indiana, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0289V
71. Mark A. Jakubowski, Nashville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0291V
72. William Orth, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0293V
73. Becky Bangs, Portland, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0295V
74. Gary Curtis, Moscow, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0296V
75. Shelley E. Shlapak, Yorktown, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0297V

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76. Sonya Sims-Caldwell, Mobile, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0298V
77. Jenifer Tatlow, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0299V
78. Ryan Farrell, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0301V
79. Heather A. Chasman on behalf of Stephen Burritt, Hilton, New York, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0302V
80. Bay J. Scroggins, Raleigh, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0303V
81. Stacey Stephens Pollock, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0305V
82. Gail R. Zuvich, San Pedro, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0306V
83. Susana V. Welsh, Williamsburg, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0307V
84. Kathryn Oaks and Luke Oaks on behalf of R.O., Lubbock, Texas, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 19-0309V
85. Marissa Missan, Newark, Delaware, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0311V
86. Larry Lemmonds, Snellville, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0312V
87. David McKnight, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0313V
88. Ronda Brum Smith, Camarillo, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0314V
89. Christopher Van Scoy, South Windsor, Connecticut, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0318V
90. Shari Baelfyr, Sacramento, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0319V
91. Mary Mullins on behalf of K.M., Williamsville, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0320V
92. Steven Vinueza, Everett, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0324V

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