80_FR_32672 80 FR 32562 - Physician-focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Nomination Letters

80 FR 32562 - Physician-focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Nomination Letters

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 110 (June 9, 2015)

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FR Document2015-13983

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 the committee's 11 members. The Advisory Committee members shall include individuals with national recognition for their expertise in physician-focused payment models and related delivery of care. No more than 5 members of the Committee shall be providers of services or suppliers, or representatives of providers of services or suppliers. A member of the committee shall not be an employee of the federal government. GAO is accepting nominations of individuals for this committee. For appointments to be made in October 2015, I am announcing the following: Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted by July 22, 2015 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within two weeks of submission. Please contact Mary Giffin at (202) 512-3710 if you do not receive an acknowledgement.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Physician-focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee 
Nomination Letters

AGENCY: Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination of candidates.

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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 the committee's 11 
members. The Advisory Committee members shall include individuals with 
national recognition for their expertise in physician-focused payment 
models and related delivery of care. No more than 5 members of the 
Committee shall be providers of services or suppliers, or 
representatives of providers of services or suppliers. A member of the 
committee shall not be an employee of the federal government.
    GAO is accepting nominations of individuals for this committee. For 
appointments to be made in October 2015, I am announcing the following: 
Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted by July 22, 2015 
to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of 
nominees. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within two 
weeks of submission. Please contact Mary Giffin at (202) 512-3710 if 
you do not receive an acknowledgement.

ADDRESSES: Email: [email protected].
    Mail: ATTN: PTAC Appointments, U.S. GAO, 441 G Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20548.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO 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. 2015-13983 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              Technical Advisory Committee                            AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and                concerning each proposed collection of
                                              Nomination Letters                                      Prevention (CDC), Department of Health                 information, including each new
                                                                                                      and Human Services (HHS).                              proposed collection, each proposed
                                              AGENCY:  Government Accountability                      ACTION: Notice with comment period.                    extension of existing collection of
                                              Office (GAO).                                                                                                  information, and each reinstatement of
                                              ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:    The Centers for Disease                    previously approved information
                                              of candidates.                                          Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of               collection before submitting the
                                                                                                      its continuing efforts to reduce public                collection to OMB for approval. To
                                              SUMMARY:   The Medicare Access and                      burden and maximize the utility of                     comply with this requirement, we are
                                              CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015                        government information, invites the                    publishing this notice of a proposed
                                              established the Physician-Focused                       general public and other Federal                       data collection as described below.
                                              Payment Model Technical Advisory                        agencies to take this opportunity to                   Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
                                              Committee to provide comments and                       comment on proposed and/or                             the proposed collection of information
                                              recommendations to the Secretary of                     continuing information collections, as                 is necessary for the proper performance
                                              Health and Human Services on                            required by the Paperwork Reduction                    of the functions of the agency, including
                                              physician payment models, and gave                      Act of 1995. This notice invites                       whether the information shall have
                                              the Comptroller General responsibility                  comment on a newly proposed                            practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                              for appointing the committee’s 11                       information collection entitled                        agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                              members. The Advisory Committee                         ‘‘Formative and Summative Evaluation                   proposed collection of information; (c)
                                              members shall include individuals with                  of the National Diabetes Prevention                    ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              national recognition for their expertise                Program’’. Mixed methods will be used                  clarity of the information to be
                                              in physician-focused payment models                     to describe program performance.                       collected; (d) ways to minimize the
                                              and related delivery of care. No more                   DATES: Written comments must be                        burden of the collection of information
                                              than 5 members of the Committee shall                   received on or before August 10, 2015.                 on respondents, including through the
                                              be providers of services or suppliers, or               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                    use of automated collection techniques
                                              representatives of providers of services                identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–                     or other forms of information
                                              or suppliers. A member of the                           0044 by any of the following methods:                  technology; and (e) estimates of capital
                                              committee shall not be an employee of                   Federal eRulemaking Portal:                            or start-up costs and costs of operation,
                                              the federal government.                                 Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions                maintenance, and purchase of services
                                                 GAO is accepting nominations of                      for submitting comments.                               to provide information. Burden means
                                              individuals for this committee. For                        Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,                          the total time, effort, or financial
                                              appointments to be made in October                      Information Collection Review Office,                  resources expended by persons to
                                              2015, I am announcing the following:                    Centers for Disease Control and                        generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
                                              Letters of nomination and resumes                       Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–                 provide information to or for a Federal
                                              should be submitted by July 22, 2015 to                 D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.                           agency. This includes the time needed
                                              ensure adequate opportunity for review                     Instructions: All submissions received              to review instructions; to develop,
                                              and consideration of nominees.                          must include the agency name and                       acquire, install and utilize technology
                                              Acknowledgement of submissions will                     Docket Number. All relevant comments                   and systems for the purpose of
                                              be provided within two weeks of                         received will be posted without change                 collecting, validating and verifying
                                              submission. Please contact Mary Giffin                  to Regulations.gov, including any                      information, processing and
                                              at (202) 512–3710 if you do not receive                 personal information provided. For                     maintaining information, and disclosing
                                              an acknowledgement.                                     access to the docket to read background                and providing information; to train
                                              ADDRESSES: Email: PTACcommittee@                        documents or comments received, go to                  personnel and to be able to respond to
                                              gao.gov.                                                Regulations.gov.                                       a collection of information, to search
                                                 Mail: ATTN: PTAC Appointments,                         Please note: All public comment should be            data sources, to complete and review
                                              U.S. GAO, 441 G Street NW.,                             submitted through the Federal eRulemaking              the collection of information; and to
                                              Washington, DC 20548.                                   portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the        transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                              FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO                       address listed above.                                  information.
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                                              Comptroller General of the United States.               Collection Review Office, Centers for                  Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
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