83_FR_14708 83 FR 14642 - Request for Nominations for Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

83 FR 14642 - Request for Nominations for Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 66 (April 5, 2018)

Page Range14642-14642
FR Document2018-06999

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing 19 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 2018, GAO is accepting nominations in the following categories required in statute: A physician, a nurse, a representative of patients and health care consumers, a representative of private payers, a representative of a state or a federal health program or agency, and a representative of pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostic manufacturers or developers. Nominations should be sent to the email or mailing address listed below. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of submission.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Request for Nominations for 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 
19 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 2018, GAO is accepting nominations in the following 
categories required in statute: A physician, a nurse, a representative 
of patients and health care consumers, a representative of private 
payers, a representative of a state or a federal health program or 
agency, and a representative of pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostic 
manufacturers or developers. Nominations should be sent to the email or 
mailing 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 4, 2018, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and 
consideration of nominees prior to appointment.

ADDRESSES: Submit letters of nomination and resumes by either of the 
following methods: Email: PCORI@gao.gov. Include PCORI Nominations in 
the subject line of the message, or Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: PCORI Board 
Nominations, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashmi Agarwal at (202) 512-4077 or 
agarwalr@gao.gov 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].

Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
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                                             about the Board, its actions, and the                   Nominations, 441 G Street NW,                         instructions for submitting comments.
                                             economy. The responses to the FR 3076                   Washington, DC 20548.                                 Comments submitted electronically,
                                             help the Board determine how to most                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      including attachments, to https://
                                             effectively communicate this                            Rashmi Agarwal at (202) 512–4077 or                   www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                             information to the public in order to                   agarwalr@gao.gov if you do not receive                the docket unchanged. Because your
                                             fulfill its statutory responsibilities. The             an acknowledgement or need additional                 comment will be made public, you are
                                             FR 3076 is voluntary. The information                   information. For general information,                 solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                             collected by the FR 3076 is not                         contact GAO’s Office of Public Affairs,               comment does not include any
                                             considered to be confidential.                          (202) 512–4800.                                       confidential information that you or a
                                               Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve                                                                   third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                                                                       Authority: [Sec. 6301 and Sec. 10602, Pub.          such as medical information, your or
                                             System, April 2, 2018.                                  L. 111–148].
                                             Ann Misback,
                                                                                                                                                           anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                                                                     Gene L. Dodaro,                                       confidential business information, such
                                             Secretary of the Board.
                                                                                                     Comptroller General of the United States.             as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–06948 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–06999 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am]            that if you include your name, contact
                                             BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                                                                        information, or other information that
                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 1610–02–P
                                                                                                                                                           identifies you in the body of your
                                                                                                                                                           comments, that information will be
                                                                                                                                                           posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                             GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY                               DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                • If you want to submit a comment
                                             OFFICE                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                        with confidential information that you
                                             Request for Nominations for Board of                    Food and Drug Administration                          do not wish to be made available to the
                                             Governors of the Patient-Centered                                                                             public, submit the comment as a
                                                                                                     [Docket No. FDA–2002–D–0093]                          written/paper submission and in the
                                             Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
                                                                                                                                                           manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                             AGENCY:  Government Accountability                      Liposome Drug Products: Chemistry,                    Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                             Office (GAO).                                           Manufacturing, and Controls; Human
                                                                                                     Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability;                 Written/Paper Submissions
                                             ACTION: Request for letters of
                                                                                                     and Labeling Documentation;                              Submit written/paper submissions as
                                             nomination and resumes.
                                                                                                     Guidance for Industry; Availability                   follows:
                                             SUMMARY:    The Patient Protection and                                                                           • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                                                                     AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                             Affordable Care Act gave the                                                                                  written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                                                                                     HHS.
                                             Comptroller General of the United                                                                             Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                             States responsibility for appointing 19                 ACTION:   Notice of availability.                     Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                             members to the Board of Governors of                                                                          Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                     SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                             the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research                                                                           • For written/paper comments
                                                                                                     Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                             Institute. In addition, the Directors of                                                                      submitted to the Dockets Management
                                                                                                     announcing the availability of a
                                             the Agency for Healthcare Research and                                                                        Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                                                                     guidance for industry entitled
                                             Quality and the National Institutes of                                                                        well as any attachments, except for
                                                                                                     ‘‘Liposome Drug Products: Chemistry,
                                             Health, or their designees, are members                                                                       information submitted, marked and
                                                                                                     Manufacturing, and Controls; Human
                                             of the Board. As the result of terms                                                                          identified, as confidential, if submitted
                                                                                                     Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability;
                                             ending in September 2018, GAO is                                                                              as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                                                                     and Labeling Documentation.’’ This                       Instructions: All submissions received
                                             accepting nominations in the following                  guidance document finalizes the revised
                                             categories required in statute: A                                                                             must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                                                                     draft of the same name that published                 2002–D–0093 (formerly 2002D–0337)
                                             physician, a nurse, a representative of                 on October 30, 2015. This guidance
                                             patients and health care consumers, a                                                                         for ‘‘Liposome Drug Products:
                                                                                                     provides recommendations to                           Chemistry, Manufacturing, and
                                             representative of private payers, a                     applicants on the chemistry,
                                             representative of a state or a federal                                                                        Controls; Human Pharmacokinetics and
                                                                                                     manufacturing, and controls (CMC);                    Bioavailability; and Labeling
                                             health program or agency, and a                         pharmacokinetics and bioavailability;
                                             representative of pharmaceutical,                                                                             Documentation.’’ Received comments
                                                                                                     and labeling documentation for                        will be placed in the docket and, except
                                             device, or diagnostic manufacturers or                  liposome drug products submitted in
                                             developers. Nominations should be sent                                                                        for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                                                                                     new drug applications (NDAs) and                      Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
                                             to the email or mailing address listed                  abbreviated new drug applications
                                             below. Acknowledgement of                                                                                     https://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                                                                                     (ANDAs), reviewed by the Center for                   Dockets Management Staff between 9
                                             submissions will be provided within a                   Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
                                             week of submission.                                                                                           a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                                                                                     DATES: The announcement of the                        Friday.
                                             DATES: Letters of nomination and                        guidance is published in the Federal                     • Confidential Submissions—To
                                             resumes should be submitted no later                    Register on April 5, 2018.                            submit a comment with confidential
                                             than May 4, 2018, to ensure adequate                                                                          information that you do not wish to be
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES: You may submit either
                                             opportunity for review and                                                                                    made publicly available, submit your
                                                                                                     electronic or written comments on
                                             consideration of nominees prior to                                                                            comments only as a written/paper
                                                                                                     Agency guidances at any time as
                                             appointment.
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                                                                                                     follows:                                              submission. You should submit two
                                             ADDRESSES:   Submit letters of                                                                                copies total. One copy will include the
                                             nomination and resumes by either of the                 Electronic Submissions                                information you claim to be confidential
                                             following methods: Email: PCORI@                          Submit electronic comments in the                   with a heading or cover note that states
                                             gao.gov. Include PCORI Nominations in                   following way:                                        ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                             the subject line of the message, or Mail:                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                       CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
                                             U.S. GAO, Attn: PCORI Board                             https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the               Agency will review this copy, including


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for letters of nomination and resumes.
DatesLetters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than May 4, 2018, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment.
ContactRashmi Agarwal at (202) 512-4077 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.
FR Citation83 FR 14642 

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