[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50664-50665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21864]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Charter Renewal for the Council on Graduate Medical Education

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HHS is hereby giving notice that the Council on Graduate 
Medical Education (COGME) has been rechartered. The date the renewed 
charter took effect is September 30, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennita R. Carter, MD, Designated 
Federal Official, COGME at 301-945-3505 or email at [email protected]. A 
copy of the current committee membership, charter, and reports can be 
obtained by accessing the website http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/COGME/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: COGME provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
(Secretary), the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions, and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and 
Commerce on matters concerning the supply and distribution of 
physicians in the United States, physician workforce trends, training 
issues, financing policies and other matters of significance concerning 
graduate medical education, as specified by section 762 of the Public 
Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. Additionally, COGME encourages 
entities providing graduate medical education to conduct activities to 
voluntarily achieve the recommendations of the Council; develops, 
publishes, and implements performance measures and longitudinal 
evaluations; and recommends appropriation levels for certain PHS Act 
Title VII programs. The charter renewal for COGME was approved on 
September 30, 2018, which will also stand as the filing date. Renewal 
of the COGME charter gives authorization for the Council to operate 
until September 30, 2020.

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    A copy of the COGME charter is available on the COGME website at: 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/index.html. A copy of the charter can also be obtained by accessing the 
FACA database that is maintained by the Committee Management 
Secretariat under the General Services Administration. The website for 
the FACA database is http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-21864 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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