[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57676-57678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22598]


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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, 
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 
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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 
September 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. 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.

Diana Espinosa,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Lerma-Marie Escobar-Remias, Washington, District of Columbia, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1783V
2. Timothy Rodrigues, Honolulu, Hawaii, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1785V
3. Steven Peterson, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1788V
4. George Yauneridge and Julia Yauneridge on behalf of J. Y., 
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1789V
5. Lydia Lizalde, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1791V
6. Merlyn Bonham, Reno, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1792V
7. Gustavo Vega, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1794V
8. Patricia Lariviere, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1796V
9. Amanda Breshears, Columbia, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1799V
10. Teresa Aultman, Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1802V
11. Orie E. Fink, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1803V
12. Virginia Waszak, Valparaiso, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1805V
13. Marlena Bacik, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1810V
14. Jian Wu on behalf of Yuqing Wu, San Gabriel, California, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 21-1811V
15. Angela Wessinger, Newman, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1812V
16. Bisera Muratovic, Johnston, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1813V
17. Wanda I. Rodriguez, New Haven, Connecticut, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1814V
18. Maria Alsip, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1815V
19. Jordanna Valiente, Howell, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1816V
20. Christina Prudden, St. Joseph, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1818V
21. Yanis Hernan Diaz Rojas and Nery Noelia Arita Chinchilla on 
behalf of Yorleni Margarita Diaz Arita, Deceased, Norcross, Georgia, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1824V
22. Muamera Hasanovic, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1828V
23. Pamela Johnson, Toledo, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1829V
24. McKenzie Oliver, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1831V
25. Linda Masai, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1832V
26. Elizabeth Schafer, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1834V
27. Bisera Muratovic, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1835V
28. Taylor Nicol, Cass City, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1837V
29. Deborah R. Barber, Lancaster, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1838V
30. Cora Owens, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1839V
31. Ilene Busey, Coconut Creek, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1840V
32. Caitlin M. Becker, Lafayette, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1841V
33. Eduardo Morelos, Perris, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1842V
34. Wilburn E. Richardson, Washington, District of Columbia, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 21-1843V
35. Tarek Makki, Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1844V
36. Terry W. Chrisman, Van Wert, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1845V
37. Steven Jahn, Lakeland, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1846V
38. Stacie Cogan, Cleveland, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1847V
39. Mary Ann Mitchell, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1848V
40. Silvia Quezada, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1849V
41. Jamie L. Holmes, Rockford, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1850V
42. William Bayley, Lafayette, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1851V
43. Derek Kell, Nacogdoches, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1852V
44. Lindsey Woods, Johnston, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1853V
45. June Gregory, Memphis, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1857V
46. Juan Gonzalez, Laveen, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1859V
47. Shannon Canitz, Mesa, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1860V
48. Myranda Smith on behalf of S. S., Wheeling, West Virginia, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 21-1863V
49. Mark Ostermiller, Boise, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1865V
50. Brenda Carrasquillo, Stamford, Connecticut, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1866V
51. Melvin Price, Jacksonville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1867V
52. Thomas Tiver, Jr., Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1868V
53. Elizabeth Ann Baker, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1869V
54. Aileen Li, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1870V

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55. Michael Frevola, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1871V
56. Joyce Scratchard, Burleson, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1875V
57. Michael Maxwell, Oviedo, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1877V
58. Briana Watson, Kansas City, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1879V
59. Donna Spaid, Winchester, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1880V
60. Amanda Deluca, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1881V
61. Melanie Stanek, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1882V
62. Bi Ying Gao, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1884V
63. Terry Yormark, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1886V
64. Richard Trudell, Boise, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1887V
65. Angela Mosley, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1889V
66. Andrea P. Giguere, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1890V
67. John R. Greene, Jr., Arlington, Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1891V
68. Rosemary Harville, Jefferson City, Tennessee, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1893V
69. Ann Petrea Crawford, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1896V
70. Maryetta Spells, Deceased, Sacramento, California, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1898V
71. George Grace, Tonawanda, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1901V
72. Janel Trepiccione, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1902V
73. Rachel Luginsky, St. Charles, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1903V
74. William R. Eddington, M.D., Marmaduke, Arkansas, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1906V
75. Sheryl Askins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1907V
76. Genevieve Arsenault, Southbridge, Massachusetts, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1908V
77. Yesica Valdovinos Valle on behalf of M. V., Greensboro, North 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1909V
78. John Michael Smith, Jr., Mayville, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1911V
79. Kimberly Beth Garrett, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1913V
80. Kevin Slayton, Annapolis, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1914V
81. Anna Howle on behalf of M. L. L., Washington, District of 
Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1915V
82. Limor Mazlin, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1916V
83. Jo Ellen Jackman on behalf of Kenneth W. Jackman, Clarkston, 
Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-1917V
84. Dana Ball, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1920V
85. Janis Rockey, Hendersonville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1921V
86. Marjorie Putnam, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1923V
87. Mary Richardson, Steubenville, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1924V
88. Christopher Hurtte, Granite City, Illinois, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1925V
89. Emma M. Grim, Sacramento, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1927V
90. Rebecca Egan, Palmdale, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1928V
91. Robert Elliott, Sioux Falls, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1929V
92. Linda Slafer, Orlando, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 21-
1930V
93. Rebeka Spengler, Des Moines, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1932V
94. Dianne Harvanek, Lakewood, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
21-1933V
95. Tamara Bernadine on behalf of E. S., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 21-1935V
96. Tammy Macklin, Englewood, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1936V
97. Michael Johnson, Englewood, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 21-1937V
98. Bonnie McKirdy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 21-1938V

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