[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 18476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8610]


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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 ``Survey Users Network''. The RFP was 
published in the Commerce Business Daily on January 24, 2001.
    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 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--
``Survey Users Network''.
    Date: April 16, 2001 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Conference 
Center, Conference Room A, 6010 Executive Boulevard, 4th Floor, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding 
this meeting should contact Charles Darby, Center for Quality 
Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 502, Rockville, Maryland, 
20852, 301-594-2050.

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the April 
16th meeting due to the time constraints of reviews and funding cycles.

    Dated: March 30, 2001.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-8610 Filed 4-6-01; 8:45 am]
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