[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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