[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 176 (Monday, September 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 54853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23193]


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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 ``Developing Tools to Enhance Quality and 
Patient Safety Through Informatics''. The RFP was published in the 
Commerce Business Daily on June 29, 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--
``Developing Tools to Enhance Quality and Patient Safety Through 
Informatics''.
    Date: September 11, 2000 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Gaithersburg Residence Inn, 9721 Washington Blvd., 
Gaithersburg Maryland, 20878.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this 
meeting should contact Bonnie Campbell, Office of Research Review, 
Education, and Policy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2101 
East Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 301-594-
1846.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
September 11th meeting due to the time constraints of reviews and 
funding cycles.

    Dated: September 1, 2000.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-23193 Filed 9-08-00; 8:45 am]
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