[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06452]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Request for Nominations for the Board of Governors of the 
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

AGENCY: Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes.

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SUMMARY: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the 
Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing 
up to 21 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered 
Outcomes Research Institute. In addition, the Directors of the Agency 
for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of 
Health, or their designees, are members of the Board. As the result of 
terms ending in September 2022, GAO is accepting nominations in the 
following categories: A surgeon, a state-licensed integrative health 
care practitioner, a representative of patients and health care 
consumers, a representative of device manufacturers or developers, a 
representative of pharmaceutical manufacturers or developers, and a 
representative of private payers who represents health insurance 
issuers. Nominations should be sent to the email address listed below. 
Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of 
submission.

DATES: Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later 
than May 10, 2022, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and 
consideration of nominees prior to appointment.

ADDRESSES: Submit letters of nomination and resumes to [email protected]. 
Include PCORI Nomination in the subject line of the email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray Sendejas at (202) 512-7113 or 
[email protected] if you do not receive an acknowledgement or need 
additional information. For general information, contact GAO's Office 
of Public Affairs, (202) 512-4800.
    Authority: Sec. 6301 and Sec. 10602, Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 
119, 727, 1005 (2010); Div. N, Sec. 104, Pub. L. 116-94, 133 Stat. 2534 
(2019).

Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2022-06452 Filed 4-1-22; 8:45 am]
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