[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 47508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19490]


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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 Director, AHRQ, regarding 
the technical merit of proposals submitted in response to a Request for 
Proposals (RFPs) regarding ``General Research and Support Services''. 
The RFP was published in the Commerce Business Daily on May 17, 2000.
    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 
information 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--
General Research and Support Services''.
    Date: August 16 & 17, 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 Tina Woodward, Division of Administrative 
Services, Office of Management, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 601, Rockville, Mayland, 
20852, 301-594-0342.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
August 16-17 meeting due to the time constraints of reviews and funding 
cycles.

    Dated: July 27, 2000.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-19490 Filed 8-1-00; 8:45 am]
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