National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received, 17891-17894 [2020-06629]
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its major tenant at the facility, the
Department of Homeland Security’s U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
DATES: Due to the COVID–19 outbreak,
the public comment period will be
extended to 90 days (Friday, April 3,
2020 through Thursday, July 2, 2020).
The date and location of the public
meeting will be determined at a later
date and an additional notice will be
published with the meeting details.
ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the
revised DEIS and the 2019 DEIS may be
found online on the following website:
https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/
welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/
land-ports-of-entry/san-luis-i-land-portof-entry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions or comments concerning this
project should be directed to: Osmahn
Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality
Advisor/NEPA Project Manager, GSA, at
415–522–3617, or via email to
osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov. Written
comments can be mailed to: GSA San
Luis EIS, c/o LMI, 7940 Jones Branch
Drive, Tysons, VA 22102.
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Background
The San Luis I LPOE is located on the
U.S.-Mexico international border in the
City of San Luis, Arizona. It is the
westernmost LPOE in Arizona and is
approximately four miles from the
California border. The San Luis I LPOE
was built in 1982 to accommodate
noncommercial traffic to and from
Mexico. The facilities at the LPOE are in
deteriorated condition and are
inadequate for the present volume of
pedestrian and vehicle traffic. There has
been a 58 percent increase in the
number of personal vehicles processed
since 2010. The higher volume and
outdated facilities creates long wait
times, leading to traffic backups in
downtown San Luis.
GSA is proposing to expand and
modernize the San Luis I LPOE to
correct operational deficiencies imposed
by deteriorating building conditions and
improve the LPOE’s functionality,
capacity, and security. Four alternatives,
the Proposed Action Alternative,
Alternative 1, Alternative 2, and the No
Action Alternative, are evaluated in the
revised DEIS. Alternative 2 was added
to the revised DEIS as a result of a
comment received on the 2019 DEIS.
Proposed Action Alternative—
Demolition and Redevelopment
GSA would acquire the land adjacent
to the western end of the LPOE, the
former Friendship Park, and the LPOE
would be reconfigured to streamline
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CBP operations and inspection
processes. GSA would demolish the old,
deteriorated buildings and construct
new buildings and infrastructure on the
expanded site to accommodate the
increasing volume of pedestrian and
vehicle traffic. The Proposed Action
would be implemented in a phased
approach to alleviate potential
disruptions to operations at the LPOE.
Alternative 1—Renovate and Modernize
GSA would not acquire former
Friendship Park, but would renovate
and modernize all existing facilities and
infrastructure at the LPOE. The LPOE
layout would remain as currently
configured, and current traffic patterns
entering and leaving the LPOE would
remain the same.
Alternative 2—Relocate Southbound
Exit
GSA would acquire Friendship Park
and construct new facilities as described
under the Proposed Action, however the
outgoing traffic would be routed directly
south from Archibald Street to Avenida
Morelos in Mexico. The rerouting of
southbound traveling vehicles directly
south from Archibald Street would
alleviate the need for vehicles to turn
left onto Urtuzuastegui Street.
No Action Alternative
GSA would not renovate or
modernize any portion of the LPOE. The
LPOE would remain as-is and continue
its operations in facilities as they are
currently configured.
Public Meeting
The date and location of the public
meeting will be determined at a later
date and an additional notice will be
published with that information.
Comments must be received by July 2,
2020, via email to osmahn.kadri@
gsa.gov or sent to the address listed
above.
Jared Bradley,
Director, Portfolio Management Division,
Pacific Rim Region, Public Buildings Service.
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Health Resources and Services
Administration
National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program; List of Petitions Received
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Notice.
HRSA is publishing this
notice of petitions received under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program (the Program), as required by
Section 2112(b)(2) of 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: https://
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
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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.’’ Due to an
administrative error, set forth below is
a list of petitions received by HRSA on
December 1, 2019, through December
31, 2019. 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 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, Healthcare 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
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of title 44, United States Code, related
to paperwork reduction, does not apply
to information required for purposes of
carrying out the Program.
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
List of Petitions Filed
1. Marla Henry on behalf of K. H.,
Odenton, Maryland, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1826V
2. Raymond P. Brady, Wilmington,
Delaware, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1832V
3. Klaudia Aubuchon, Claremont,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1833V
4. Jean Robey, Honesdale, Pennsylvania,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1839V
5. Misty Rastetter and Matthew
Rastetter, on behalf of G. R.,
Rockwell City, Iowa, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1840V
6. Robert Bachant, Las Vegas, Nevada,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1841V
7. Karam Zakharia, Metairie, Louisiana,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1842V
8. Quanda Luna, St. Louis, Missouri,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1843V
9. Paul Ware, Elberta, Alabama, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1844V
10. Gene Bostwick, Jr., Champaign,
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1845V
11. Margaret Hill, Charleston, South
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1847V
12. Mark Thoma, Phoenix, Arizona,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1848V
13. Shadrack Agyekum, Richmond,
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1849V
14. Debra J. Moore, Rock Island, Illinois,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1850V
15. Donna Hyatt, Spartanburg, South
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1851V
16. Robert P. Dipietro, Wellesley Hills,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1853V
17. Dennis Mantia, Wellesley Hills,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1854V
18. Janet Schreiber, Union, Kentucky,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1855V
19. Barry Gabriel Broaddus, Greensburg,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1856V
20. Jermaine A. Hampton, Waupun,
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1857V
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21. Kara Hinkley, Asheville, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1858V
22. Maria Cristina Nargi, New York,
New York, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1859V
23. Kenneth J. Wojewocki, Lockport,
Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1860V
24. Kevin T. Gaines, Akron, Ohio, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1861V
25. Joshua Schulz, San Antonio, Texas,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1863V
26. Andrea Ellington, Beavercreek,
Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1866V
27. Jacquelyn Dunaway Ferguson,
Roseville, California, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1867V
28. Sherri McCoyle, Marion, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1870V
29. Holly C. Freed, St. Cloud,
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1871V
30. Meridith Vaughan, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1872V
31. Kathleen Almodova on behalf of A.
A., Elizabeth City, North Carolina,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1873V
32. Kerry Ann Neff on behalf of A. N.,
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1875V
33. Lisa Meirndorf, Pinckney, Michigan,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1876V
34. Gary Zegarelli, Utica, New York,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1877V
35. Catherine Grace Boss, Los Angeles,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1879V
36. Catherine Grace Boss, Los Angeles,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1880V
37. Catherine Grace Boss, Los Angeles,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1881V
38. Toni Jefferson, East Norriton,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1882V
39. Frances A. Vaccaro, Summerville,
South Carolina, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1883V
40. Juanita Chaplin, Camp Springs,
Maryland, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1884V
41. Issam Jubil on behalf of R. J.,
Norwood, Massachusetts, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1885V
42. Julia White, Rock Hill, South
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1886V
43. Mary Sutton, Liberty, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1887V
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44. Chandler K. Nitzke, Ripon,
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1889V
45. Elaine Gosnell, Spartanburg, South
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1890V
46. Lisa Helfrich, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1895V
47. Diane Roeder on behalf of M. M. R.,
Glendale, California, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1897V
48. Victor Waggoner, Spokane,
Washington, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1900V
49. Ernestina Hernandez, Gardena,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1901V
50. Kenneth P. Starace, Brooklyn, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1902V
51. Tony Harris, Dallas, Texas, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1903V
52. George Moore, Wilson, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1904V
53. Micah Parten and Jillian Parten on
behalf of P. P., Mobile, Alabama,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1906V
54. Maggie Vollenweider, Hammond,
Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1909V
55. Betty Knight, Decatur, Texas, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1910V
56. Sarah Tan, St. Louis, Missouri, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1911V
57. Stephanie Scotto, Edison, New
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1912V
58. Audrey Clapp, Harriman, Tennessee,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1913V
59. Sarah Griffore, Alpena, Michigan,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1914V
60. Garland Carter, Camden, New Jersey,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1915V
61. Robert McCabe, Northfield, New
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1916V
62. Debra Cain, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1917V
63. Maria L. Ison, Batesville, Indiana,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1918V
64. Colleen Sexton, Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1919V
65. Mary McNear, Newark, New Jersey,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1920V
66. Laura Putman on behalf of B. P.,
Martinsburg, West Virginia, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1921V
67. Leslie Woolard, Atlantic, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1922V
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68. Mariah Wallace, Watertown, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1923V
69. Janice Berkow, Hickory, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1925V
70. Lisa Adams, Columbia, South
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1926V
71. Ana Bruno Garcia, Milford,
Connecticut, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1927V
72. Haley Tylkowski, Cayman
Tylkowski and the Estate of O. W.
T. on behalf of O. W. T., Deceased,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1929V
73. Eric Robertson, Cameron, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1931V
74. Brenda Hundley, Richmond,
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1934V
75. Sorah Kline and Nathan M. Kline on
behalf of R. K., New York, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1936V
76. Holly F. Kahler, Marysville,
Washington, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1938V
77. Carl E. Dean, Cleveland, Ohio, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1940V
78. Jessica J. Hein, Waterloo, Iowa,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1943V
79. Gabriel Mejias, Atlantic City, New
Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1944V
80. Liana Asbury, Concord, New
Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1945V
81. Glenda Kellett, Flowery Branch,
Georgia, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1946V
82. Sherri Staveski, Hudson, Florida,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1949V
83. Elisa Garcia, Boston, Massachusetts,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1952V
84. Randy Woodrow Nolen, Shreveport,
Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1953V
85. Mackenzie Cramer, Richfield,
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1954V
86. Christopher Logan Silva, New Hyde
Park, New York, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1955V
87. Willa Lau, Sioux City, Iowa, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1956V
88. Angela Quinn Cross, Alturas,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1958V
89. Marva Beck, Knoxville, Tennessee,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1959V
90. Virginia Bennett, Colorado Spring,
Colorado, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1963V
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91. Heather Berman, Boca Raton,
Florida, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1965V
92. Brian Stromer, New York, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1969V
93. Megan Swanzer, Elyria, Ohio, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1970V
94. Sharoll Critten, Dothan, Alabama,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1971V
95. Timothy Elenteny, Boulder,
Colorado, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1972V
96. Percy Glanville, Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1973V
97. Christina Lepre, East Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1974V
98. Brenda Burciago, Manteca,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1975V
99. Eugene Murray, Jonesboro, Georgia,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1976V
100. Terry Klausen, Rochester,
Michigan, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1977V
101. Terry Klausen, Rochester,
Michigan, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1978V
102. Christina K. Fee, Ellwood City,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1979V
103. Joseph Rubino, Nesconset, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–1980V
104. Karen Godwin, Ames, Iowa, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–1981V
105. Amanda Kirby on behalf of C. K.,
Voorhees, New Jersey, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–1983V
106. Bobby Hulon, Fayetteville, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1985V
107. Charlee Mitchell, Trussville,
Alabama, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1987V
108. Angelica Davila, Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1988V
109. Robin O’Brien, Hudson, New
Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1989V
110. Amy McCallum, Wyoming,
Michigan, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1991V
111. Thomas Ahartz, Las Vegas, Nevada,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1992V
112. Alma Nelson, Spokane,
Washington, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1993V
113. Patrick Shediak, Kettering, Ohio,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
1994V
114. Barry Fuller, Mukilteo,
Washington, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–1995V
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115. Bruce Isenor, New Prague,
Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1996V
116. Tracy Renee Ruddy, Auburn,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–1998V
117. William Gadd, Fullerton,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–2001V
118. Diane D’Amico, Boardman, Ohio,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
2003V
119. Matthew An, Los Angeles,
California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–2004V
120. Wesley Dumas, New York, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–2007V
121. Deborah Wood, White Plains, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19–2008V
122. Richard Robinson, Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–2011V
123. Thomas Jeffrey Mickles,
Greensboro, North Carolina, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19–2012V
124. Rosita Smith, Dresher,
Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–2013V
125. Trevor Howell, Washington,
District of Columbia, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–2015V
126. Kimberly Draeger, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–2016V
127. Howard C. Wilinsky, M.D., Buffalo,
New York, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19–2017V
128. Troy J. Bodak, Sioux City, Iowa,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
2019V
129. Alice Rivas, Cheyenne, Wyoming,
Court of Federal Claims No: 19–
2020V
130. Donald Doerksen on behalf of
Fredda Doerksen, Deceased,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19–2021V
131. Eric Kurtz, M.D., Boston,
Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19–2022V
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Administration
Reimbursement of Travel and
Subsistence Expenses Toward Living
Organ Donation Program Eligibility
Guidelines
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Notice; request for public
comment.
ACTION:
HRSA published the final
eligibility guidelines for the
Reimbursement of Travel and
Subsistence Expenses toward Living
Organ Donation Program (herein
referred to as Program) in the Federal
Register on October 5, 2007. HRSA is
requesting public comment concerning
proposed changes to the guidelines to:
increase the household income
eligibility threshold to 350% (currently,
the threshold is 300%) for living organ
donors and organ recipients, clarify the
use of the existing preference categories
in relation to the proposed household
income eligibility threshold, and clarify
that travel and subsistence expenses
incurred by non-directed living organ
donors qualify as reimbursable expenses
under the Program. HRSA is also
proposing to revise the Program
eligibility guideline’s background
section to ensure that the information
aligns with the Program’s legislative
authority. These proposed guidelines
would apply to the Program regardless
of the awardee of the cooperative
agreement that administers the Program.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office in the address
section below by mail or email on or
before April 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please send all written
comments to Frank Holloman, Director,
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare
Systems Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 08W53A, Rockville,
Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443–
7577; or email: donation@hrsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Holloman, Director, Division of
Transplantation, Healthcare Systems
Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 08W53A, Rockville, Maryland
20857; telephone (301) 443–7577; or
email donation@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Program is to reimburse
travel and subsistence expenses and
other incidental non-medical expenses
that the Secretary of HHS may authorize
by regulation to living organ donors and
up to two relatives or other individuals
accompanying the living donor in the
United States. Under the statutory
authority for the Program, if an organ
recipient can reasonably be expected to
pay the living organ donor’s travel and
subsistence expenses related to the
organ donation, reimbursement of such
expenses through the Program is
prohibited. The current eligibility
guidelines further clarify that to be
eligible for donor reimbursement, the
organ recipient’s household income
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must not exceed 300 percent of the HHS
Poverty Guidelines in effect at the time
of the eligibility determination.
Alternatively, if the organ recipient’s
household income exceeds the
threshold, he/she can be eligible to
participate in the Program if the
individual can demonstrate financial
hardship. In addition, the Program uses
a household income threshold of 300
percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines
in effect at the time of the eligibility
determination to prioritize
reimbursement for prospective living
organ donors based on an assessment
that donors whose income is below that
threshold are less likely to be able to
cover qualified expenses under the
Program.
At the inception of the Program in
2007, HRSA proposed a household
income eligibility threshold of 200
percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines;
however, after reviewing and
considering the public comments
received, HRSA set the Program’s initial
threshold at 300 percent of household
income. HRSA further determined,
based on public comment, that organ
recipients whose income exceeded this
level were reasonably able to reimburse
living organ donors for travel and
subsistence expenses as well as for other
qualifying expenses authorized by the
Secretary of HHS, unless the recipients
demonstrated financial hardship. HRSA
also established that donors whose
incomes fell below this threshold
should receive preference over donors
whose incomes exceeded this threshold.
The Program’s eligibility guidelines
have not been amended since 2009.
With the annual number of waiting list
deaths hovering between 6,000 and
7,000 since 2001, the transplant
community continues to look to living
organ donation as a life-saving option
for patients in need of organ transplants,
particularly kidney and liver
transplants. As of December 31, 2019,
approximately 84 percent of the nearly
113,000 individuals on the national
transplant waiting list were waiting for
a kidney transplant. Even with a record
number of close to 40,000 organ
transplants performed in the United
States in 2019, including almost 7,400
living donor transplants, the gap
between demand and availability of
organs persists.
In May 2019, the Advisory Committee
on Organ Transplantation (ACOT) made
several recommendations regarding
support to living organ donors. ACOT
advises and provides recommendations
to the Secretary through the HRSA
Administrator on all aspects of organ
donation, procurement, allocation, and
transplantation. ACOT offered three
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 62 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17891-17894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06629]
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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 Section 2112(b)(2) of 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:
https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/.
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
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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.'' Due to an
administrative error, set forth below is a list of petitions received
by HRSA on December 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 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 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, Healthcare 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.
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
List of Petitions Filed
1. Marla Henry on behalf of K. H., Odenton, Maryland, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1826V
2. Raymond P. Brady, Wilmington, Delaware, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1832V
3. Klaudia Aubuchon, Claremont, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1833V
4. Jean Robey, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1839V
5. Misty Rastetter and Matthew Rastetter, on behalf of G. R., Rockwell
City, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1840V
6. Robert Bachant, Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1841V
7. Karam Zakharia, Metairie, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1842V
8. Quanda Luna, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1843V
9. Paul Ware, Elberta, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1844V
10. Gene Bostwick, Jr., Champaign, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1845V
11. Margaret Hill, Charleston, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1847V
12. Mark Thoma, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1848V
13. Shadrack Agyekum, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1849V
14. Debra J. Moore, Rock Island, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1850V
15. Donna Hyatt, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1851V
16. Robert P. Dipietro, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19-1853V
17. Dennis Mantia, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1854V
18. Janet Schreiber, Union, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1855V
19. Barry Gabriel Broaddus, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1856V
20. Jermaine A. Hampton, Waupun, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1857V
21. Kara Hinkley, Asheville, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1858V
22. Maria Cristina Nargi, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1859V
23. Kenneth J. Wojewocki, Lockport, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1860V
24. Kevin T. Gaines, Akron, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1861V
25. Joshua Schulz, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1863V
26. Andrea Ellington, Beavercreek, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1866V
27. Jacquelyn Dunaway Ferguson, Roseville, California, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1867V
28. Sherri McCoyle, Marion, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1870V
29. Holly C. Freed, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1871V
30. Meridith Vaughan, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1872V
31. Kathleen Almodova on behalf of A. A., Elizabeth City, North
Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1873V
32. Kerry Ann Neff on behalf of A. N., Chattanooga, Tennessee, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19-1875V
33. Lisa Meirndorf, Pinckney, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1876V
34. Gary Zegarelli, Utica, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1877V
35. Catherine Grace Boss, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1879V
36. Catherine Grace Boss, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1880V
37. Catherine Grace Boss, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1881V
38. Toni Jefferson, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1882V
39. Frances A. Vaccaro, Summerville, South Carolina, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1883V
40. Juanita Chaplin, Camp Springs, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1884V
41. Issam Jubil on behalf of R. J., Norwood, Massachusetts, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19-1885V
42. Julia White, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1886V
43. Mary Sutton, Liberty, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1887V
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44. Chandler K. Nitzke, Ripon, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1889V
45. Elaine Gosnell, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1890V
46. Lisa Helfrich, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1895V
47. Diane Roeder on behalf of M. M. R., Glendale, California, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19-1897V
48. Victor Waggoner, Spokane, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1900V
49. Ernestina Hernandez, Gardena, California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1901V
50. Kenneth P. Starace, Brooklyn, New York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1902V
51. Tony Harris, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1903V
52. George Moore, Wilson, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1904V
53. Micah Parten and Jillian Parten on behalf of P. P., Mobile,
Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1906V
54. Maggie Vollenweider, Hammond, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1909V
55. Betty Knight, Decatur, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1910V
56. Sarah Tan, St. Louis, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1911V
57. Stephanie Scotto, Edison, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1912V
58. Audrey Clapp, Harriman, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1913V
59. Sarah Griffore, Alpena, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1914V
60. Garland Carter, Camden, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1915V
61. Robert McCabe, Northfield, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1916V
62. Debra Cain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1917V
63. Maria L. Ison, Batesville, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1918V
64. Colleen Sexton, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1919V
65. Mary McNear, Newark, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1920V
66. Laura Putman on behalf of B. P., Martinsburg, West Virginia, Court
of Federal Claims No: 19-1921V
67. Leslie Woolard, Atlantic, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1922V
68. Mariah Wallace, Watertown, New York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1923V
69. Janice Berkow, Hickory, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1925V
70. Lisa Adams, Columbia, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1926V
71. Ana Bruno Garcia, Milford, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1927V
72. Haley Tylkowski, Cayman Tylkowski and the Estate of O. W. T. on
behalf of O. W. T., Deceased, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1929V
73. Eric Robertson, Cameron, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1931V
74. Brenda Hundley, Richmond, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1934V
75. Sorah Kline and Nathan M. Kline on behalf of R. K., New York, New
York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1936V
76. Holly F. Kahler, Marysville, Washington, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1938V
77. Carl E. Dean, Cleveland, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1940V
78. Jessica J. Hein, Waterloo, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1943V
79. Gabriel Mejias, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1944V
80. Liana Asbury, Concord, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1945V
81. Glenda Kellett, Flowery Branch, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1946V
82. Sherri Staveski, Hudson, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1949V
83. Elisa Garcia, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1952V
84. Randy Woodrow Nolen, Shreveport, Louisiana, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1953V
85. Mackenzie Cramer, Richfield, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1954V
86. Christopher Logan Silva, New Hyde Park, New York, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1955V
87. Willa Lau, Sioux City, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1956V
88. Angela Quinn Cross, Alturas, California, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1958V
89. Marva Beck, Knoxville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1959V
90. Virginia Bennett, Colorado Spring, Colorado, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1963V
91. Heather Berman, Boca Raton, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1965V
92. Brian Stromer, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1969V
93. Megan Swanzer, Elyria, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1970V
94. Sharoll Critten, Dothan, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1971V
95. Timothy Elenteny, Boulder, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1972V
96. Percy Glanville, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1973V
97. Christina Lepre, East Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1974V
98. Brenda Burciago, Manteca, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1975V
99. Eugene Murray, Jonesboro, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1976V
100. Terry Klausen, Rochester, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1977V
101. Terry Klausen, Rochester, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1978V
102. Christina K. Fee, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-1979V
103. Joseph Rubino, Nesconset, New York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1980V
104. Karen Godwin, Ames, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-1981V
105. Amanda Kirby on behalf of C. K., Voorhees, New Jersey, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19-1983V
106. Bobby Hulon, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1985V
107. Charlee Mitchell, Trussville, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1987V
108. Angelica Davila, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-1988V
109. Robin O'Brien, Hudson, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1989V
110. Amy McCallum, Wyoming, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1991V
111. Thomas Ahartz, Las Vegas, Nevada, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1992V
112. Alma Nelson, Spokane, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1993V
113. Patrick Shediak, Kettering, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
1994V
114. Barry Fuller, Mukilteo, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1995V
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115. Bruce Isenor, New Prague, Minnesota, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1996V
116. Tracy Renee Ruddy, Auburn, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-1998V
117. William Gadd, Fullerton, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-2001V
118. Diane D'Amico, Boardman, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
2003V
119. Matthew An, Los Angeles, California, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-2004V
120. Wesley Dumas, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
2007V
121. Deborah Wood, White Plains, New York, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-2008V
122. Richard Robinson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-2011V
123. Thomas Jeffrey Mickles, Greensboro, North Carolina, Court of
Federal Claims No: 19-2012V
124. Rosita Smith, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No:
19-2013V
125. Trevor Howell, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-2015V
126. Kimberly Draeger, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-2016V
127. Howard C. Wilinsky, M.D., Buffalo, New York, Court of Federal
Claims No: 19-2017V
128. Troy J. Bodak, Sioux City, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
2019V
129. Alice Rivas, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-
2020V
130. Donald Doerksen on behalf of Fredda Doerksen, Deceased, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims No: 19-2021V
131. Eric Kurtz, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims
No: 19-2022V
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