[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31876-31878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14124]


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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

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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 May 1, 2019, through May 31, 
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 (3) 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 27, 2019.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Shane Bowers, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0644V
2. Lynn Acton, New Haven, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0647V
3. Michele Louise Gray, Lancaster, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0648V
4. Shelley Haynes on behalf of E. H., Mountain City, Tennessee, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0651V
5. John Hardy Bauer, Twin Falls, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0652V
6. Delinda Smith, Stuttgart, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0653V
7. Harold Kaplan, Marlton, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0654V
8. Gladys Wright, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0659V
9. Shannon McTernan, Columbia, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0662V
10. Larry Logan, Mustang, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0666V
11. Geoff Mead on behalf of M. M., Nanuet, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0667V
12. Ingrid Minge, Columbia, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0668V
13. Tara Blaise, Huntington Station, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0670V
14. Rebekah R. Linnett, Astoria, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0672V
15. Gina Binkley Kotch, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0675V
16. Gary Marco, Bedford, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0677V
17. Branch R. Lew, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0679V
18. Felix Willis, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0680V
19. Rheanan Hoffman, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0681V
20. Lucinda Laird, Salem, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0682V
21. Keith Franco, Smyrna, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0684V
22. Judith Markey, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0687V
23. Kelly Stevens, Clackamas, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0689V
24. Nicholas Catone and Marjorie Catone on behalf of N. C., 
Deceased, Brick, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0690V
25. Carolyn Clark, Newark, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0692V
26. Winnifer Kinsey, Slidell, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0695V
27. Jennifer Dorso, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0699V
28. Ernest Ghent, Reno, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0700V
29. Antonio Perez, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0702V
30. Laurie Tennessen, Monticello, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0703V
31. Michael Lucero, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0704V
32. Patrick W. Wilson, San Rafael, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0705V
33. L Ruther, Deceased, Orlando, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0706V
34. Steven S. Floyd, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0707V
35. William Jenne, Greenlawn, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0708V
36. John Barry Thomas, Telford, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0709V
37. Christopher Cartwright, Denville, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0712V
38. Helen Leonard, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0714V
39. Anne M. Schubert on behalf of R. S., Elk Grove, California, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0715V
40. Colleen M. McNerney, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0717V
41. Sherri Cheek, Louisville, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0718V
42. Geri Meyer, Clarksville, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0719V
43. Carole Debreczenyi, Maywood, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0721V
44. Victoria Gauvin, Burlington, Vermont, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0722V
45. Sherly Smith on behalf of Chauncey Smith, Jr., Miami Gardens, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0723V
46. Sanders Robinson, Montgomery, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0725V
47. Frank Gibbs, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0726V
48. Fabray Turner, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0727V
49. Ricardo Rodriguez, Farmers Branch, Texas, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0729V
50. Tammy Robinson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0730V
51. Michelle Gonzales, Tehachapi, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0731V
52. Christopher Crowley, Dorchester, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0732V
53. Michael Wilkinson, Edina, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0733V
54. Kathryn Larson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0734V
55. Liang Zhao on behalf of G. L., Davenport, Iowa, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0735V
56. James Remmes, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0736V
57. Edward Carroll, New York, New York,

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Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0737V
58. Sheila Amati, Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0738V
59. Michael Moses on behalf of P. M., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0739V
60. Tina Coppersmith, Glen Falls, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0741V
61. Kelsey Metsker, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0743V
62. Patricia Taylor on behalf of A. S., San Antonio, Texas, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0744V
63. Renee Smith, Luling, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0745V
64. Virginia Van Zandt, San Francisco, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0746V
65. John Heath and Marie Louise Heath on behalf of J. N. H., San 
Mateo, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0749V
66. Linda Goggins, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0751V
67. Sally Stokes, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0752V
68. Lance Basting, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0753V
69. Wendy Jacobs, Mankato, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0761V
70. Mark Santia, Erie, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0762V
71. Young Kwan Jun, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0764V
72. John F. Olson, Mankato, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0768V
73. Yaniris Gonzalez, Brooklyn, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0769V
74. Chelsea Delvecchio, Tucson, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0772V
75. Beth Wyatt, Sedro-Woolley, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0773V
76. Shawn Steiger, Boise, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0775V
77. Kathi Leopard, Greenwood, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0776V
78. Ines Chicos on behalf of L.C., Sunnyside, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0778V
79. Linda Bergstrom, Park Ridge, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0784V
80. Natalie A. Woodson, Staten Island, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0785V
81. Charley Boon, El Cajon, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0788V
82. Arthur Cordisco, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 19-0789V
83. Carol Culwell, Bryan, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0790V
84. James G. Strouse, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0793V
85. Stephanie Hetrick and Jonathan Hetrick on behalf of J H, Ruston, 
Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-0795V
86. Cynthia Paul, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
0797V
87. Jeffrey Scott Cantrell, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0799V
88. Kimble Lehman, Paducah, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 
19-0802V
89. Jeremy Williams, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0803V
90. Michael Thomas, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 19-0804V
91. Keith Ratay, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0805V
92. Scott Weaver, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 19-0806V

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