[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12178-12179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04476]


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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 
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 January 1, 2022, through January 
31, 2022. 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

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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, Health 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.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Christopher Bost, Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0001V
2. Alexander Lau, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0002V
3. Brian Peterson, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0007V
4. Elizabeth Cantrell, Nashville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0008V
5. Mark Bezzek, Sanford, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0009V
6. Elaina Bouw, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0011V
7. William Rash, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0012V
8. Daniel Tetting, St. Paul, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0016V
9. Joseph Karam, Portland, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0017V
10. Molly Converse, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0019V
11. Miriam San Pedro, Reseda, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0022V
12. Michael Cascio, Charleston, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 22-0024V
13. Melissa Ogea, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0025V
14. Albert Miller, Kinder, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0026V
15. Gary W. Cobb, Portland, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0028V
16. Monica Reid, Largo, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0029V
17. Jacqueline Nyarko, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0030V
18. Beverly Luckner and Margaret Sutto on behalf of the Estate of 
Eleanor Vlack, Deceased, Venice, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0031V
19. China Cicarelli, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0032V
20. Sherry McNey, Loma Linda, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0034V
21. Jon Tulloch, Brewster, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0035V
22. Caleb Savoie, Metairie, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0037V
23. Kimberly Pendleton, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 22-0039V
24. Kathleen Trusko, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 22-0042V
25. Brianna Aguilar, Omaha, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0043V
26. Catherine Gabel, Baker, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0044V
27. Jill Gardner, Henderson, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0045V
28. Scott Barber, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0050V
29. Ewa Konik and Roman Juengling on behalf of M. K., Sioux Falls, 
South Dakota, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-0051V
30. Denise Watts, Petal, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0054V
31. Edith Purcell, Somerset, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0055V
32. Ellsworth Ramsdell, Keizer, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0057V
33. Ryan Nelson and Hollie Nelson on behalf of D. N., Pocatello, 
Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-0063V
34. Fay M. Haas, Beachwood, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0065V
35. Lanette Jackson, Suwanee, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0066V
36. Sandra Canales, Merritt Island, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0067V
37. Deborah Derrick, Benton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0068V
38. Jennifer Beretta, Salinas, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0069V
39. Sharon Bailey, Waterville, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0070V
40. Dianne Somerville, Lehigh Acres, Florida, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 22-0071V
41. Ashley Middleton, Charlotte, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 22-0073V
42. Deborah Scott, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0074V
43. Andre D. Robinson, Boscobel, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0075V
44. Jodi Fields, Florence, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0076V
45. Tamara Defonzo on behalf of C.S., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 22-0077V
46. Robert Phoneprasith, Plymouth, Wisconsin, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 22-0079V
47. Jonnie Brown, Gainesville, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0080V
48. Alfred Marshall, Corona, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
22-0081V
49. Audrey Smith on behalf of the Estate of Larry Smith, Deceased, 
Bagley, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-0082V
50. Peter Evan Kenseth, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0084V
51. Kelly Wicoff on behalf of the Estate of Randolph Kester, 
Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-0085V
52. Samantha Klagenberg and Brandon Klagenberg on behalf of M.K., 
Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-0086V
53. Melissa Bartlett, Woodbridge, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0087V
54. Christina Cordell on behalf of H.C., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 22-0088V
55. Jolene Wiltz, Sabetha, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0089V
56. Rebecca Sullivan on behalf of A.S., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 22-0091V
57. Vincent Mancuso, Woodbridge, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0093V
58. Rae Rowe, Beaver, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 22-
0094V
59. Colleen Holveck, Avondale, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0095V
60. Geoffrey Donaldson, Millerton, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 22-0096V

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