[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34865-34867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11480]


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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

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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 April 1, 2023, through April 30, 
2023. This list provides the name of the petitioner, city, and state of 
vaccination (if unknown then the city and state of the person or 
attorney filing the 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, 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. Rosemary Zummak, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0462V
2. John Staub on behalf of J.S., Blackwood, New Jersey, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-0463V
3. Tonya Appel, Moline, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-0465V
4. Karen Hoffken, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0470V
5. Yvette Douglas, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0472V
6. Sarah Whitman Blank, Brookline, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0473V
7. Veronica Groom, Bowie, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0474V
8. Madison Aguilera, Shorewood, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0476V
9. Armando Cirello, Weatherford, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0478V
10. Linda Finch, Ft. Carson, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0480V
11. Lolita Brache, Hermiston, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0481V
12. Michelle Calderon, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0482V
13. Richard Capps, Asheville, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0484V
14. Jeremy Hershberger, Buckeye, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0485V
15. Debra Farmer, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0486V
16. Mary Demyan on behalf of J.D., Cheyenne, Wyoming, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0488V
17. Paul Granet, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0491V
18. Michele Sites, Luray, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0492V
19. Kaja Marshall, Broomfield, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0493V
20. Lauren Johnson, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0494V
21. Veronica Kramb, Amherst, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-0495V
22. Yvonne McClay, San Pablo, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0496V
23. Muriel Lyons, Brunswick, Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0497V
24. Beverly Bowles, Bertrand, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0498V
25. Ann Desena, Pembroke Pines, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0500V
26. Hollinger James, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0501V
27. Michael C. Henderson, Boscobel, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0502V
28. Abera Mengistu, Silver Spring, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0503V
29. Christie Schwager, Michigan City, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0504V
30. Dai Chen, Wayland, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0507V
31. Angela Murphy, York, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0508V
32. James Kennedy, Massapequa, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0511V
33. Charles Upperman, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0512V
34. Samantha Kennedy, Massapequa, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0513V
35. Nick Skinner, Norman, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0516V
36. Mai Luong, Reston, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-0517V
37. Gerald Ross, McDonough, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0518V

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38. Jacquelyn Jackson, Geneva, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0522V
39. David Webb, Indianapolis, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0526V
40. Joseph Parayil, West Chester, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0527V
41. Sally A. Cevasco, Rumford, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0530V
42. Roxanne S. Cross, Howell, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0531V
43. Deloris Alford-Robinson, Cayce, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0532V
44. Jessica Daneshrad, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0533V
45. Lori Capozzoli, Lincoln, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0534V
46. Casandra Rivera, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0535V
47. Daniel L. Wakefield, Boscobel, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0536V
48. Christine Maupin on behalf of B.M., Palm Coast, Florida, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-0537V
49. Svetlana Loshak, Wilmington, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0541V
50. Diane Broide, Vancouver, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0544V
51. Marvin R. Barber, Atlanta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0546V
52. Patricia Cressman, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0552V
53. Ronald Croddick, Old Bridge, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0558V
54. Amber Hampton, Indianola, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0559V
55. Laucetta Edwards, Farmington Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0561V
56. Bobbie Henderson, West Memphis, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0562V
57. Geraldine Keel-Mann, Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0564V
58. Patricia Weigelt, New Ulm, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0576V
59. Dong Wan Kim, Closter, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0578V
60. Cheyenne Andres, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0579V
61. Heather Clark, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0582V
62. Marya Nemeh, Edgewater, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0584V
63. Paul Kriss, Belmont, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0585V
64. Christopher Derr, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0586V
65. Ceta Jagers-Reine, LaPlace, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0587V
66. Glendina Hammond-Martin, Columbus, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-0588V
67. Phaedra McLaughlin, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0590V
68. Stacy Rodriguez, Spring Hill, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0591V
69. Jennel L. Palermo, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0592V
70. Don Little, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0593V
71. Connie Widell, Moline, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0594V
72. Barry Atlas, Sewell, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0595V
73. Tamara Tutt on behalf of L.T., Morrilton, Arkansas, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-0596V
74. Margarita Zabala, Granada Hills, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0597V
75. Christopher Hoy, Schenectady, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0598V
76. Willow Wren, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-0599V
77. Jody Gorran, Vista, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0603V
78. Allison Hine, Lititz, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0606V
79. Thomas Gorski, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
0607V
80. Shardae Cage, Cleveland, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-0613V
81. Marie Librizzi, State College, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-0615V
82. Dienel Buckner, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-0617V

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