AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice.
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, MD 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 on 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, 2018, through January 31, 2018. 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 U.S. 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, MD 20857. The Court's caption (Petitioner's Name v. Secretary of Health and Human Services) 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.
Dated: February 28, 2018.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
List of Petitions Filed
1. Marilyn Datte, Midland, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0002V
2. Neena Hartshorn, Grandview, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0007V
3. Ronnie Duesterheft, Lockhart, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0008V
4. Ana Severino, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0009V
5. Maureen Pascual, San Jose, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0010V
6. Joshua Yeargin and Sheri Yeargin on behalf of W. Y., Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0011V
7. Joshua Yeargin and Sheri Yeargin on behalf of A. Y., Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0012V
8. Susan Grossman, Kinnelon, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0013V
9. Sharmora Phillips on behalf of P. N. H., Deceased, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0015V
10. Ingrid M. Larish, Alden, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0020V
11. Suzanne Mulrenin on behalf of R. M., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0022V
12. Nathania Stephens, Mankato, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0023V
13. Alton Redfern, Sr., Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0026V
14. Melissa Bishop, Kingsport, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0027V
15. Matthew Gotch, Aurora, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0028V
16. Carolyn Gurney on behalf of Donald K. Gurney, American Fork, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0029V
17. Lorinda L. Schneider on behalf of M. A. M., Salem, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0030V
18. Prescilla Laurilla, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0031V
19. Velva C. Sloan, Huntington, West Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0032V
20. Leah Cromer, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0033V
21. Kim Mailangkay, Patton, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0036V
22. Richard Stroessner, Ash Flat, Arkansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0037V
23. Dean Leslie, Louisville, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0039V
24. Donna Gordon on behalf of Ray A. Gordon, Deceased, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0040V
25. Donald A. Barrett, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0041V
26. Jonathan G. Adams, Green Brook, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0042V
27. Dorothy Smith, Odessa, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0043V
28. Lori Carre, Norristown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0044V
29. Jessica Ott, Waterloo, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0050V
30. Lonn Rickstrom, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0053V
31. Karin Martindale, Jacksonville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0054V
32. Donna Callaway, Charlotte, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0055V
33. Hayley Stricker, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0056V
34. Becky Layne, Palmer, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0057V
35. Robbie Hartley, Rome, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0058V
36. Walter White, Laguna Beach, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0059V
37. Dennis Allen, Jr., Allegan, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0060V
38. Donald Nearing, Vista, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0066V
39. Terrance Monk on behalf of Child Daughter, Nanuet, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0068V
40. Cheryl Welch, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0074V
41. Sherri Cayton, Highpoint, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0075V
42. Lisa McGonigal, Akron, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0077V
43. Yoshida Tate, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0081V
44. L. C. Hogan, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0082V
45. Sara Bokobza, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0083V
46. Robert Cramer, Rochester, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0085V
47. Wanda Witherspoon, Baltimore, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0087V
48. Jennifer Robinson, Sherman, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0088V
49. Mehmet Ozgur, Burbank, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0089V
50. Michael Kuhn, Springfield, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0091V
51. Robert C. Lott, Butler, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0095V
52. Marissa Nicole Como, Providence, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0099V
53. Cynthia Price Taylor, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0100V
54. Tonya Bohatch, Grindstone, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0101V
55. Michael Allison, Tacoma, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0103V
56. Richard Van Dycke, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0106V
57. Herbert E. Bowling, Jr. on behalf of Evelyn L. Bowling, Deceased, Geneva, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0109V
58. Gianluca Saccone, Decatur, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0113V
59. Joe H. Castillo, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0115V
60. Claudie Lee Southern, Irving, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0116V
61. Daniel Boits, Portage, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0119V
62. Kathy Lynn Gipple, Johnston, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0120V
63. Heather Snyder, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0122V
64. Wyatt Bell, Kuna, Idaho, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0125V
65. Linda Skadra, Latham, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0126V
66. Jennifer Brown, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0127V
67. Fred Bove, San Francisco, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0128V
68. Kenneth Capra, Lakewood, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0129V
69. Marilee Boerger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0130V
70. Linda Kuznitz, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0131V
71. Taylor E. Porter and Kelvin D. Woods on behalf of A. W., Deceased, Linwood, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0132V
72. Melissa Norred, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0133V
73. Carl Browning, Palestine, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0135V
74. Ricardo Hernandez, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0137V
75. Steven Streeter, Piermont, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0138V
76. Leslie Mintzer, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0139V
77. Cynthia Nute, Wentzville, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0140V
78. Wanda J. Payne, Taylorsville, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0145V
79. Daphne Dodson, Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0150V
80. Archana Chander on behalf of L. M., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0151V
81. Edward McCall, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0152V
82. Elaine H. Lander, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0153V
83. Michael Cericola, Bristol, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0155V
84. John Huff, Covington, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0156V
85. Monica Gomez, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0157V
86. Margery Hebden, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0158V
87. Ami Neil, Walker, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0159V
88. Nga Hong Jones, Clackamas, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 18-0160V
[FR Doc. 2018-04506 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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