[Federal Register: April 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 81)]
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

 
Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

AGENCY: General Accounting Office.

ACTION: Notice of appointments.

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SUMMARY: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 establishes the Medicare 
Payment Advisory Commission, with members to be appointed by the 
Comptroller General. A recent amendment to the Act expanded the 
membership of the Commission from 15 to 17. This notice announces five 
appointments to fill the vacancies occurring this year, and two 
appointments to carry out the expansion.

DATES: Appointments effective May 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The General Accounting Office is at 441 G St. NW, 
Washington, DC 20548. The Office of the Chairman of the Medicare 
Payment Advisory Commission is at Suite 800, 1730 K St., NW, Washington 
DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General Accounting Office: Paul T. 
Wagner, 202-512-7257; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: Murray N. 
Ross, 202-653-7220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This announces the appointment of seven 
members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, effective May 1, 
1999.
    The Commission originally comprised 15 members, appointed by the 
Comptroller General. A recent amendment expanded the membership of the 
Commission to 17. Members are generally appointed to 3-year terms, 
except that some terms of members are staggered in order to spread term 
expiration dates.
    All terms now end on April 30 of the year in which they expire. 
This year, the terms of five of the original members will expire.
    To fill the five impending vacancies, expand the Commission's 
membership to 17, and to comply with the requirement for staggered 
terms, we announce the following seven appointments, effective May 1, 
1999:

    Beatrice S. Braun, M.D.; Floyd D. Loop, M.D.; Janet Newport; 
Carol Raphael; and Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D.; to 3-year terms, which 
expire April 30, 2002; Spencer Johnson, to a 2-year term, which 
expires April 30, 2001; and Donald T. ``Ted'' Lewers, M.D., to a 1-
year term, which expires April 30, 2000.
David M. Walker,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 99-10621 Filed 4-27-99; 8:45 am]
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