[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)] [Notices] [Page 5438] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-01699] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Request for Nominations for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) AGENCY: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee to provide comments and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on physician payment models and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. GAO is now accepting nominations of individuals for this committee. DATES: Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than February 28, 2020, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment. Appointments to fill open spots on PTAC are expected to be made in June 2020. Other appointments will be made in October 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit letters of nomination and resumes by either of the following methods: Email: [email protected] or Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: PTAC Nominations, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Giusto at (202) 512-8268 or [email protected] if you do not receive an acknowledgement within a week of submission or if you need additional information. For general information, contact GAO's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 512-4800. Authority: Pub. L. 114-10, Sec. 101(e), 129 Stat. 87, 115 (2015). Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States. [FR Doc. 2020-01699 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610-02-P