[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 34855-34856] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16978] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Request for Nominations to the Council on Graduate Medical Education AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requesting nominations to fill retiring members vacancies of the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME). DATES: Nominations must be received by close-of-business on Friday, July 26, 1996. ADDRESSES: Nominations and the curricula vitae of nominees should be sent to Enrique S. Fernandez, M.D., M.S. Ed., Executive Secretary, Council on Graduate Medical Education, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 9A-27, Rockville, Maryland 20857. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Enrique S. Fernandez, M.D., M.S.Ed., at the above address, or phone (301) 443-6190. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HRSA is requesting nominations under the authorities that established the Council on Graduate Medical Education, September 30, 1986, in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). COGME was authorized by Congress in 1986 to provide an ongoing assessment of physician workforce trends and to recommend appropriate Federal and private sector efforts to address identified needs. Legislation calls for COGME to serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, and the [[Page 34856]] House of Representatives Committee on Commerce. The legislation specifies that the Council is to comprise 17 members. Appointed individuals are to include representatives of practicing primary care physicians, national and specialty physician organizations, international medical graduates, medical student and house staff associations, schools of medicine and osteopathy, public and private teaching hospitals, health insurers, business, and labor. Federal representation includes the Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS; the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS; and the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans Administration. Staff, logistical, and management support for the Council resides within the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration. Each member serves up to a four-year term and is a voting member of the Council. Several positions in the Council are being vacated later this year by retiring members, and represent the following areas of expertise: practicing primary care physicians, national physician organizations, specialty physician organizations, medical and house staff associations, osteopathic and allopathic schools of medicine, public and private teaching hospitals, business, labor, and health insurers. Nominations Procedure In late May 1996, letters requesting nominees to the Council were sent to a variety of organizations representing the statutorily required composition of the retiring members of the Council. Because of the importance of the work of the Council, this notice expands the call for nominees from the public as well. Any other interested organization or person may nominate for consideration one or more qualified individuals for membership on the Council. Nominators shall note that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the Council for the full four-year term, and that such person appears to have no conflict of interest that would preclude this service. For each nominee, include a complete curriculum vitae, a current business address, and a daytime telephone number. Your letter should include the name of the person(s) you recommend and your assessment of their special abilities for meeting the objectives of the Council. Individuals who are recommended should have relevant background and experience. The Department has a special interest in assuring that appropriately qualified citizens who are women, member of racial and ethnic minority populations, or persons who have a physical disability are adequately represented on advisory bodies. It therefore encourages the nomination of such candidates to the Council on Graduate Medical Education. The department will also give close consideration to an equitable geographic representation. Appointments shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, sex, culture, religion, or socioeconomic status. Please note that as a result of this notice, we are extending the date by which nominations to the Council must be received to July 26, 1996 for those organizations that received letters directly requesting nominees to the Council. Dated: June 27, 1996. Ciro V. Sumaya, Administrator. [FR Doc. 96-16978 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-15-M