[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 32059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15037]



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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 as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of an 
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) Technical Review 
Committee (TRC) meeting. This TRC's charge is to provide, on behalf of 
AHCPR, review of contract proposals and recommendations to the 
Administrator, AHCPR, regarding the technical merit of proposals 
submitted in response to a Request for Proposals (RFPs) regarding 
``Assisting Purchasers to Use Information on Health Plan Performance'', 
issued on April 23, 1999. The contracts will constitute AHCPR's 
participation in the Small Business Innovation Research program.
    The upcoming TRC meeting will be closed to the public in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), section 10(d) of 5 
U.S.C., Appendix 2, implementing regulations, and procurement 
regulations, 41 CFR 101-6.1023 and 48 CFR section 315.604(d). The 
discussions at this meeting of contract proposals submitted in response 
to be the above-referenced RFP are likely to reveal proprietary and 
personal information concerning individuals associated with the 
proposals. Such information is exempt from disclosure under the above-
cited FACA provision that protects the free exchange of candid views, 
and under the procurement rules that prevent undue interference with 
Committee and Department operations.

    Name of TRC: Technical Review Committee on the Agency for Health 
Care Policy and Research SBIR Topic 1000--``Assisting Purchasers to 
Use Information on Health Plan Performance''.
    Date: June 22, 1999 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Conference 
Center, Conference Room C, 6010 Executive Boulevard, 4th Floor, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding 
this meeting should contact Sandra Robinson, Center for Quality 
Measurement and Improvement, Agency for Health Care Policy and 
Research, 2101 Executive Boulevard, Suite 502, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, 301-594-1703.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
June 22 meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review 
and funding cycle.

    Dated: June 7, 1999.
John M. Eisenberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-15037 Filed 6-14-99; 8:45 am]
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