[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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