[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44790-44791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18146]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Notice of Meetings

    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of Special Emphasis 
Panel meetings.
    A Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) is a committee of a few experts 
selected to conduct scientific reviews of applications related to their 
areas of expertise. The committee members are drawn from a list of 
experts designated to serve for particular individual meetings rather 
than for extended fixed terms of services.
    Substantial segments of the upcoming SEP meetings listed below will 
be closed to the public 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). Grant applications are to be reviewed and discussed at 
these meetings. These discussions are likely to include personal 
information concerning individuals associated with these applications. 
This information is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-
cited statutes.
    1. Name of SEP: Systems-Related Best Practices to Improve Patient 
Safety.
    Date: July 27-28, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and closed 
for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room TBD, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.

    2. Name of SEP: Translating Research Into Practice II.
    Date: July 27-28, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and closed 
for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room TBD, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.

    3. Name of SEP: Violence Against Women: Evaluating Health Care 
Interventions.
    Date: Aug 7-8, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and closed for 
remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room TBD, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.

    4. Name of SEP: Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks 
(PBRNs).
    Date: Aug 10-11, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m and closed for 
remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room TBD, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members or 
minutes of these meetings should contact Ms. Jenny Griffith, Committee 
Management Officer, Office of Research Review, Education and Policy, 
AHRQ, 2101 East

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Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone (301) 
594-1847.
    Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the July 
27-28 meetings due to the time constraints of reviews and funding 
cycles.

    Dated: July 11, 2000.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-18146 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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