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program issues and concerns; propose 

policy changes using the varying levels 

of expertise represented on the Council 

to advise on specific program areas; 

updates from clinician workforce 

experts; and education and practice 

improvement in the training 

development of primary care clinicians. 

More general items may include: 

Presentations and discussions on the 

current and emerging needs of health 

workforce; public health priorities; 

healthcare access and evaluation; 

NACNHSC-approved sites; HRSA 

priorities and other federal health 

workforce and education programs that 

impact the NACNHSC. 

Refer to the NACNHSC website listed 

above for all current and updated 

information concerning the CY 2021 

NACNHSC 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 

NACNHSC should be sent to Diane 

Fabiyi-King 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 Diane 

Fabiyi-King using the contact 

information listed above at least 10 

business days before the meeting(s) they 

wish to attend. 

If a meeting is held in-person, it will 

occur in a federal government building 

and attendees must go through a 

security check to enter. Non-U.S. 

Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of 

their planned attendance at an in-person 

meeting at least 20 business days prior 

to the meeting in order to facilitate their 

entry into the building. All attendees are 

required to present government-issued 

identification prior to entry. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

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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. 

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 2021 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 

• April 14, 2021, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) and April 15, 2021, 

8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. ET; 

• August 19, 2021, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 

p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: Meetings may be held inperson, by teleconference, and/or Adobe 

Connect webinar. For updates on how 

the meeting will be held, visit the 

COGME website 30 business days before 

the date of the meeting where 

instructions for joining meetings either 

in-person or remotely will also be 

posted. In-person meetings will be held 

at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857. 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 SRogers@hrsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: COGME 

makes recommendations to the 

Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and 

Congress on policy, program 

development, and other matters of 

significance as specified by section 762 

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 2021 meetings, agenda items may 

include, but are not limited to, 

discussion on topics surrounding rural 

health workforce and training. Refer to 

the COGME website listed above for all 

current and updated information 

concerning the CY 2021 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 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. 

If a meeting is held in-person, it will 

occur in a federal government building 

and attendees must go through a 

security check to enter. Non-U.S. citizen 

attendees must notify HRSA of their 

planned attendance at an in-person 

meeting at least 20 business days prior 

to the meeting in order to facilitate their 

entry into the building. All attendees are 

required to present government-issued 

identification prior to entry. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

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