[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 239 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27263]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of 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: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME 
or Council) will hold public meetings for the 2022 calendar year (CY). 
Information about COGME, agendas, and materials for these meetings can 
be found on the COGME website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/index.html.

DATES: COGME meetings will be held on:
     March 24, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
March 25, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; and
     September 12, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held virtually and by teleconference. No 
in-person meetings will be conducted in 2022. For updates on how the 
meetings will be held, visit the COGME website 30 business days before 
the date of the meeting, where instructions for joining meetings will 
be posted. For meeting information updates, go to the COGME website 
meeting page at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/graduate-medical-edu/meetings/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Rogers, Designated Federal 
Official, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15N142, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-443-5260; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COGME provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS on policy, program development, 
and other matters of significance concerning the activities listed in 
section 762(a) of Title VII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. 
Issues addressed by COGME include the supply and distribution of the 
physician workforce in the United States, including any projected 
shortages or excesses; foreign medical school graduates; the nature and 
financing of undergraduate and graduate medical education; 
appropriation levels for certain programs under Title VII of the PHS 
Act; and deficiencies in databases of the supply and distribution of 
the physician workforce and postgraduate programs for training 
physicians. COGME submits reports to the Secretary of HHS; the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. Additionally, COGME 
encourages entities providing graduate medical education to conduct 
activities to voluntarily achieve the recommendations of the Council.
    Since priorities dictate meeting times, be advised that start 
times, end times, and agenda items are subject to change. For CY 2022 
meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited to, discussions 
on advancing health equity, addressing disparities in rural areas, 
enhancing the delivery of behavioral health and mental health care, and 
expanding the role of telehealth. Refer to the COGME website listed 
above for all current and updated information concerning the CY 2022 
COGME meetings, including draft agendas and meeting materials that will 
be posted 30 calendar days before the meeting.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide 
comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance 
of the scheduled meeting(s). Oral comments will be honored in the order 
they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to 
submit a written statement or make oral comments to the COGME should be 
sent to Shane Rogers using the contact information above at least 5 
business days before the meeting date(s).
    Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable 
accommodation should notify Shane Rogers using the contact information 
listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting(s) they wish 
to attend.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-27263 Filed 12-15-21; 8:45 am]
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