74142 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 240 / Monday, December 15, 2014 / Notices 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization 

No. Effective date 

DV140040 6/27/2014 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; 

E.O.10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29223 Filed 12–12–14; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Request for Applications: Multi-State 

Plan Program Advisory Board, 3206— 

NEW 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

OPM is soliciting applications for 

membership for individuals to serve on 

the Multi-State Plan Program Advisory 

Board. 

DATES: Applications will be accepted 

until February 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit applications to 

National Healthcare Operations, Office 

of Personnel Management, by applying 

online at https://www.usajobs.gov/

GetJob/ViewDetails/

386696900?share=email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Healthcare Operations, Office 

of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street 

NW., Room 3468, Washington, DC 

20415. Phone: 202–606–2808; Email: 

mspp@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 1334 of the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act (‘‘Affordable 

Care Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 18054) authorizes 

OPM to establish and administer the 

Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program to 

increase consumer choice and foster 

competition across the Marketplace. 

Under Section 1334(h) of the Affordable 

Care Act, the Director of OPM must 

‘‘establish an advisory board to provide 

recommendations on the activities’’ of 

the MSP Program and a ‘‘significant 

percentage of the members of such 

board shall be comprised of enrollees in 

a multi-State qualified health plan, or 

representatives of such enrollees.’’ 

Members of the Advisory Board shall 

exchange information, ideas, and 

recommendations regarding OPM’s 

administration of the MSP Program, 

including plan design, branding and 

marketing, network adequacy, and other 

topics assigned to it by the Director. 

Advisory Board meetings will serve as 

a forum for interactive dialogue and 

exchange of individual experiences and 

viewpoints among consumers, 

consumer representatives, and OPM 

staff. This forum will serve to better 

inform OPM’s policy development, 

rulemaking, and outreach activities with 

regard to the MSP Program. 

II. Requests for Applications 

The Advisory Board shall consist of 

up to 15 members and will be cochaired by the OPM Director or his/her 

designee and an MSP Program enrollee. 

Advisory Board members generally 

serve for a term of two years and may 

be re-appointed by the Director of OPM 

or his/her designee. A significant 

percentage of the Advisory Board 

members should be MSP Program 

enrollees or MSP Program enrollee 

representatives. Enrollee representatives 

may include public health and/or 

healthcare professionals (including 

providers, navigators, and assisters) or 

members of other consumer advocacy 

groups that have worked with or on 

behalf of healthcare consumers. Health 

insurance issuers or representatives of 

health insurance issuers will not be 

considered for Advisory Board 

membership. 

We are seeking applicants that have 

knowledge and experience in one or 

more of the following fields: 

• Experience as an MSP enrollee or 

MSP enrollee representative 

• Experience with and/or knowledge of 

public health or health insurance 

issues 

• Experience working for and/or with 

consumer advocacy groups regarding 

healthcare issues 

• Knowledge of the Affordable Care 

Act, the health care system, or healthrelated programs. 

Applicants must answer questions 

regarding their experience with the MSP 

Program, knowledge of the Affordable 

Care Act, and experience working with 

various consumer groups and must also 

answer questions regarding conflicts of 

interest. 

We hope to establish a board that 

draws from all segments of society, 

including, but not limited to, 

individuals with disabilities or who 

belong to, work for, or represent 

disability organizations; lesbian, gay, 

bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people or 

people who belong to, work for, or 

represent LGBT organizations; people 

who come from rural or medicallyunderserved populations or who belong 

to, work for, or represent organizations 

that work on behalf of such populations; 

people who are members of racial or 

ethnic minorities or who belong to, 

work for, or represent organizations that 

work on behalf of such minority groups; 

and people who are members of tribes 

or who belong to, work for, or represent 

tribal organizations. For that reason, we 

encourage all individuals who believe 

they have relevant expertise or a 

perspective that would be useful to offer 

to apply. 

Application Materials: Each applicant 

must include a completed application 

and, if available, upload a resume. We 

request that all resumes include the 

following: 

• Title and current position 

• Professional affiliation 

• Home or business address 

• Telephone number 

• Email address 

• List of areas of expertise 

Applicants may also upload a cover 

letter and letters of endorsement or 

recommendation. Interested persons are 

invited to submit applications to 

National Healthcare Operations, Office 

of Personnel Management, by applying 

online at https://www.usajobs.gov/

GetJob/ViewDetails/

386696900?share=email. 

III. Copies of the Charter 

The MSP Program Advisory Board 

Charter is available on the OPM Web 

site at: http://www.opm.gov/healthcareinsurance/multi-state-plan-program/

consumer/advisory-board-charter.pdf 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

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