[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


Notice of Health Care Policy and Research; Special Emphasis Panel 
Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2) announcement is made of the following 
special emphasis panel scheduled to meet during the month of August 
1996:

    Name: Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel.
    Date and Time: August 15, 1996, 8:30 a.m..
    Place: DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room 
TBA, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Open August 15, 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 
a.m. Closed for remainder of meeting.
    Purpose: This Panel is charged with conducting the initial 
review of grant applications proposing to develop and test quality 
of care measures. The projects undertaken as a result of this RFA 
will: 1) expand the conceptual and methodological basis for 
developing quality measures, and 2) produce relevant, feasible, 
reliable, valid, and rigorously tested sets of new quality measures 
for comparison across different sites.
    Agenda: The open session of the meeting on August 15, from 8:30 
a.m. to 8:45 a.m., will be devoted to a business meeting covering 
administrative matters. During the closed session, the committee 
will be reviewing and discussing grant applications dealing with 
health services research issues. In accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 
U.S.C., 552b(c)(6), the Administrator, 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 Linda Blankenbaker, Agency for Health 
Care Policy and Research, Suite 400, 2101 East Jefferson Street, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone (301) 594-1437 x1603.
    Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.

    Dated: July 12, 1996.
Clifton R. Gaus,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-18231 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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