[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18242-18243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06313]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Request for Nominations for the Board of Governors of the 
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

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 
up to 21 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered 
Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). 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 2020, GAO is accepting nominations in the 
following categories: A physician, a representative of patients and 
health care consumers, a representative of pharmaceutical manufacturers 
or developers, a representative of private payers who represents 
employers who self-insure employee benefits, and between one and three 
representatives of private payers who represent health

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insurance issuers. Nominations should be sent to the email or mailing 
address listed below. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided 
within a week of submission.

DATES: Letters of nomination and r[eacute]sum[eacute]s should be 
submitted no later than May 13, 2020, to ensure adequate opportunity 
for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment.

ADDRESSES: Submit letters of nomination and r[eacute]sum[eacute]s by 
either of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected]. Include PCORI Nominations in the subject line 
of the message, or Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: PCORI Nominations, 441 G 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray Sendejas at (202) 512-7113 or 
[email protected] if you do not receive an acknowledgement or need 
additional information. For general information, contact GAO's Office 
of Public Affairs, (202) 512-4800.

    Authority: Sec. 6301 and Sec. 10602, Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 
119, 727, 1005 (2010); Div. N, Sec. 104, Pub. L. 116-94, 133 Stat. 
2534 (2019).

Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2020-06313 Filed 3-31-20; 8:45 am]
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