[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45422-45423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22785]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


Contract Review 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 
technical review committee to meet during the month of September 1997:

    Name: Committee on the Agency for Health Care Policy and 
Research, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program--Phase 
II.
    Date and Time: September 5, 1997, 9:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m.
    Place: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East 
Jefferson Street, 5th Floor, Conference Room, Rockville, MD 20852.
    This meeting will be closed to the public.
    Purpose: The Technical Review Committee's charge is to provide, 
on behalf

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of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) Contracts 
Review Committee, recommendations to the Administrator, AHCPR, 
regarding the technical merit of contract proposals submitted in 
response to a specific Request for Proposals regarding the Small 
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
    The purpose of this contract is to continue the research that 
was initiated in Phase I of these SBIR contracts.
    Agenda: The Committee meeting will be devoted entirely to the 
technical review and evaluation of contract proposals submitted in 
response to the above referenced Request for Proposals. The 
Administrator, AHCPR, has made a formal determination that this 
meeting will not be open to the public. This action is necessary to 
protect the free and full exchange of views in the contract 
evaluation process and safeguard confidential proprietary 
information, and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the proposals that may be revealed during the 
meeting. This action is taken in accordance with section 10(d) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2, 5 U.S.C. 
522(b)(c)(6), 41 CFR 101-6.1023 and Department procurement 
regulations, 48 CFR 315.604(d).
    Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this meeting 
should contact Charles Darby, Center for Quality Measurement and 
Improvement, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East 
Jefferson Street, Suite 502, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 301/594-
1349, X1316.

    4Dated: August 20, 1997.
John M. Eisenberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-22785 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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