[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50536-50537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21098]


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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 ``Development of Standard Measures''. The 
RFP was published in the Commerce Business Daily on July 6, 2000.

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    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--
``Development of Standard Measures.''
    Date: August 24, 2000 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6010 
Executive Blvd., 4th Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 
20852
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding 
this meeting should contact Nancy Foster, Center for Quality 
Measurement & Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 502, Rockville, Maryland, 
20852, 301-594-1609.

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
August 24th meeting due to the time constraints of reviews and funding 
cycles.

    Dated: August 11, 2000.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-21098 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]
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