[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 473-474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28971]


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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 08W-25A, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 1-800-338-2382, 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 November 1, 2023, through 
November 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, 08W-25A, 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

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to information required for purposes of carrying out the Program.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Liza McAtee-Paxton, Lemon Grove, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-1898V
2. William Bryan, Louisville, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1929V
3. Denise McClintock, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-1935V
4. Laura Promer, Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1938V
5. Sheri Lynn Lewis, San Bernardino, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-1939V
6. Michael Cummings, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-1940V
7. Hannah Howerton, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1941V
8. Christina Frankos on behalf of M.F., Tampa, Florida, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-1946V
9. Patricia Primrose, Augusta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1949V
10. Cheryl Lynn Jones, Fremont, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1950V
11. William Wickham, Windham, Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
1951V
12. Morgan McCoy, Mequon, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
1954V
13. Jesusa Sanchez, Rockaway Park, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1955V
14. Jackie Jackson, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1956V
15. Janice Paquette, Farmingdale, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1957V
16. Clyde Smith, Spring Valley, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1958V
17. Joel Cohn, Coral Springs, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1959V
18. Amy Poulos, Pinehurst, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1960V
19. Timothy P. Cope, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-1961V
20. John M. Decker, Ashburn, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1962V
21. Larry Yawn, Canal Winchester, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1964V
22. Scott Beinlich, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1968V
23. Patrick Brown, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1970V
24. Mickie Lowe, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1973V
25. Margaret Williams, Harvey, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1974V
26. Erin Materkowski, Wood River, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1976V
27. Michael Montagnino, Clermont, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1977V
28. Abigail Lever, Barre, Vermont, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
1978V
29. Christopher Fox, Peru, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
1979V
30. Ana Roma Santos, Concord/Walnut Creek, California, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-1980V
31. Bridget Hart on behalf of B. H., Jackson, Tennessee, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-1981V
32. Timothy Severson, Woodruff, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1982V
33. Christina Lane, Dale City, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1988V
34. Tierra Cole, Petersburg, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-1990V
35. Kristi Norcross, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1991V
36. Melissa Brady, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-1992V
37. Mattie Stearns, Carpentersville, Illinois, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-1995V
38. Maureen Cummings, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2003V
39. Carmen Scalesci, Staten Island, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2004V
40. Chrissy Hudson, Blacklick, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
2005V
41. Doug Meece, Walton, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
2006V
42. Jennifer B. Bolognesi, Durham, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2007V
43. Mary Curry, Glasgow, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
2008V
44. Linda M. Moyd-Hills, Beaufort, South Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2009V
45. Valerie Snaman Stout, District Heights, Maryland, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-2010V
46. Tyler McCormick, Cape May, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2011V
47. Ricky Carter, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2012V
48. Jacky Kwong, Atlanta, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
2013V
49. Charles Eller, Warrenton, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2014V
50. Shannon Callahan on behalf of R.K., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-2015V
51. Clarence Peacock, Griffith, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2016V
52. Paul Hinsch, Waterford, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2017V
53. Gail Sears, Niagara Falls, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2018V
54. Chris Strickland and Kirsten Strickland on behalf of E.S., 
Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-2019V
55. Nancy St. Clair-Lytle, Hinckley, Minnesota, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2020V
56. Eva Trivino-Acuna, Sugar Land, Texas, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2022V
57. Candice Matthews, Jeffersonville, Indiana, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2023V
58. Delby Pool, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-
2024V
59. Lynne Congdon, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2025V
60. Linda J. Smith, Red Wing, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2029V
61. Jerome Fredericks, Bishop, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2030V
62. Ashley Barber, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2031V
63. Alyson Fincke, East Islip, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2033V
64. Beth A. George, Charleston, West Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2034V
65. Erica Ayers on behalf of G.A., Granger, Indiana, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 23-2037V
66. Sarah Schwob, Silver Spring, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2038V
67. Christina Valentine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 23-2041V
68. Lindell Ellis, Morganville, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2043V
69. Timothy Holt, Columbia, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2044V
70. Lorraine Frierson on behalf of Terry Frierson, Deceased, East 
Greenbush, Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-2046V
71. Lisa Starita, Long Beach, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2048V
72. Carroll Simmons, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2049V
73. Donna Fogelstrom, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2050V
74. Patricia Cravotta, Queens, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2051V
75. Rebecca Aguilar, Bradenton, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2052V
76. Rhonda Bruxvoort, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 23-2053V
77. Abdikhaliq Abdi, Edina, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
23-2054V
78. Tracie Powers on behalf of N.S., Deceased, Columbia, South 
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-2055V
79. Timothy S. Budzon and Kimberly Budzon on behalf of A.T.B., 
Huntsville, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 23-2056V

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