[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14157]
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Request for Nominations for Board of Governors of the Patient-
Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
AGENCY: Government Accountability Office (GAO).
ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes.
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SUMMARY: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the
Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing
19 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Institute. In addition, the Directors of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of Health,
or their designees, are members of the Board. As the result of terms
ending in September 2016, GAO is accepting nominations in the following
two categories required in statute: A representative of hospitals, and
a representative of pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostic manufacturers
or developers. Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no
later than July 21, 2016 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and
consideration of nominees prior to appointment. Acknowledgement of
submissions will be provided within a week of submission. Please
contact Mary Giffin at (202) 512-3710 if you do not receive an
acknowledgement.
ADDRESSES: Nominations can be submitted to either of the following:
Email: [email protected]. Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: PCORI Board Appointments,
441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO: Office of Public Affairs, (202)
512-4800. [Sec. 6301 and Sec. 10602, Pub. L. 111-148]
Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2016-14157 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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