[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15289]


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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, with 
respect to the technical merit of proposals submitted in response to a 
Request for Proposals (RFPs) regarding ``Developing Tools to Enhance 
Quality and Patient Safety Through Medical Informatics'', Issued on 
January 31, 2001. The contract will constitute AHRQ's participation in 
the Small Business Innovation Research program.
    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--
``Developing Tools to Enhance Quality and Patient Safety Through 
Medical Informatics''.
    Date: July 16 & 17, 2001 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Embassy I 
Room, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this 
meeting should contact Eduardo Ortiz, Center for Primary Care Research, 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6010 Executive Blvd, Suite 
201, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 301-594-6236.

    Dated: June 6, 2001.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-15289 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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