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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

 

Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Title 5, U.S.C., Appendix 2) announcement is made of the following 
special emphasis panel scheduled to meet during the month of October 
1994:

    Name: Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel.
    Date and Time: October 20, 1994, 8:30 a.m.
    Place: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville 
Room, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Closed for remainder of 
meeting.
    Purpose: This Panel is charged with conducting the initial 
review of grant applications on research that will provide 
convincing evidence for or against the effectiveness and cost 
effectiveness of alternative clinical interventions used to prevent, 
diagnose, treat, and manage common clinical conditions.
    Agenda: The open session of the meeting on October 20 from 8:30 
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. will be devoted to a business meeting covering 
administrative matters. During the closed session, the committee 
will be reviewing grant applications dealing with complex, clinical 
medical effectiveness issues in response to the medical treatment 
effectiveness PORT II initiative. In accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, U.S.C., Appendix 2 and Title 5, 
U.S.C., 552b(c)(6), the Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy 
and Research (AHCPR), has made a formal determination that this 
latter session will be closed because the discussions are likely to 
reveal personal information concerning individuals associated with 
the grant applications. This information is exempt from mandatory 
disclosure.
    Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members or other relevant 
information should contact Gerald E. Calderone, Ph.D., Agency for 
Health Care Policy and Research, Suite 602, 2101 East Jefferson 
Street, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone (301) 594-2462.
    Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.

    Dated: October 3, 1994.
Clifton R. Gaus,
Administrator
[FR Doc. 94-25139 Filed 10-11-94; 8:45 am]
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