[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64939-64940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17601]


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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 8W-25A, 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 June 1, 2024, through June 30, 
2024. 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, 8W-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 to 
information required for purposes of carrying out the Program.

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Patrick Wey, Portland, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-0851V

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2. Rebecca Drone, Milton, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-0854V
3. Marie Moray, Scarsdale, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0855V
4. Richard Bieber, Centennial, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0856V
5. Amber Hendzel, Monroe, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0862V
6. Chloe Wurth, Remsen, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-0864V
7. Ida Rothschild, Portland, Maine, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0865V
8. Serah G. Starcher on behalf of G.S., Kaneohe, Hawaii, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 24-0866V
9. Sidney Wells, Grand Junction, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0870V
10. Mary Ellen Maurer, Racine, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0876V
11. Lee Ann Mason, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-0879V
12. Charles Wolle, Windom, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0880V
13. Joshua Kasabian, Ashburn, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0881V
14. Helen Gant-Farley, Oak Lawn, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0885V
15. Andrea Adams, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0888V
16. Gina Brigner, Lancaster, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-0889V
17. Terin Ronson, St. Augustine, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0895V
18. Sherri Berry on behalf of A.B., Plaquemine, Louisiana, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 24-0896V
19. Terry Bryant, Seminole, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0897V
20. Dianne Huerta, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0900V
21. Linda C. Culliton, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0901V
22. Rodney Lyon, Fresno, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0902V
23. Kindra Nounou, Tacoma, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0903V
24. Teresa Rowe, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0904V
25. Timothy Hake, Milford, Delaware, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0905V
26. Lynn Louise Torreso on behalf of Kent Torreso, Deceased, Boston, 
Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-0906V
27. Katie Strickland, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0912V
28. Dorian Sandlin, Franklin, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0915V
29. Oscar Arana on behalf of S.A., Orlando, Florida, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 24-0918V
30. Tina Rogers, Louisville, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0920V
31. Autumn Hockaday, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0921V
32. Kenneth Ault, Eureka, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0925V
33. Eva Santiago, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0930V
34. Alyna Zimmerman, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0932V
35. Matthew Dean, Wichita Falls, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0934V
36. Christina Carter, Athens, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0936V
37. Devin Hight, Bloomington, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0937V
38. Sonya Hayes, Dadeville, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0938V
39. Barbara Respo Montgomery, Alabama Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0939V
40. Bonnie Jayne on behalf of H.H., Los Angeles, California, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 24-0941V
41. Raul Octavio Heredia, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 24-0942V
42. Margaret Brown, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0944V
43. Lori Christopherson, Plattsburgh, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-0945V
44. Anubhav Bhatia and Khushbu Thakkar on behalf of S. B., Phoenix, 
Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-0946V
45. Genevieve Rathburn, Erie, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0952V
46. Michael Nickels, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0953V
47. Shelby Friend, Newton, Mississippi, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0959V
48. Janet Zimet, Clarksville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0961V
49. John Oliver, Folsom, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0962V
50. Rebecca Brown, Lexington, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0964V
51. Jessica Mora, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0965V
52. Kristi Strobel, Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0966V
53. Emily Gross, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-0967V
54. Heather Hurd, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0969V
55. Sheena Fluker, Little Rock, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0971V
56. Marylou April Gracia, Storm Lake, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0972V
57. Ardeshir Adhami, San Francisco, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-0973V
58. Margarita Loukachkina, Baltimore, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-0975V
59. Jeffrey Clements, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-0977V
60. Ellie Hopkins, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0978V
61. Timothy Rhoades, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0980V
62. Zenaida Viste, Bakersfield, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0983V
63. Huetta Mateen-Pierce, Greenville, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 24-0984V
64. Korey Gruba, Rapid City, South Dakota, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0985V
65. Erin C. McKee, Muscatine, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0987V
66. Vanessa L. Mobley-Knox, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 24-0988V
67. Holly Riggs, Huntsville, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0989V
68. Linda Kerr, Roseville, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0990V
69. Leiah Z. Roberts, Brainerd, Minnesota,Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0992V
70. Julie Munafo, Middletown, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims No: 
24-0993V
71. Anna Martin, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0998V
72. Elaine Stevens, Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
0999V
73. Howard A. Laster, Souderton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 24-1000V
74. John Hurst, Wood River, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 24-
1002V

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