[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 5577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00593]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Request for Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes.

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SUMMARY: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare 
Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General 
responsibility for appointing its members. GAO is now accepting 
nominations for MedPAC appointments that will be effective May 1, 2017. 
Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than 
March 10, 2017 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and 
consideration of nominees prior to appointment of new members. 
Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of 
submission. Please contact Greg Giusto at (202) 512-8268 if you do not 
receive an acknowledgment.

ADDRESSES: 
    Email: [email protected].
    Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: MedPAC Appointments, 441 G Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO Office of Public Affairs, (202) 
512-4800. 42 U.S.C. 1395b-6.

Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2017-00593 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]
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