[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


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 Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Technical Review 
Committee (TRC) meeting. This TRC's charge is to provide review of 
contract proposals and recommendations to the Administrator, AHRQ, 
regarding the technical merit of proposals submitted in response to a 
Request for Proposals (RFPs) regarding ``Lifedata.com: A Repository of 
Health Related Quality of Life Instruments,'' issued on April 14, 2000. 
The contract will constitute AHRQ'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 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: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality--
``Lifedata.com: A Repository of Health Related Quality of Life 
Instruments.''
    Date: June 16, 2000 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6010 
Executive Blvd, 4th Floor Conference Center, Room B, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding 
this meeting should contact Yen-Pin Chiang, Center for Outcomes and 
Effectiveness Research, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 
6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 301-594-
4035.

    Dated: May 22, 2000.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-13380 Filed 5-26-00; 8:45 am]
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