[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 41241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19793]


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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 review contract 
proposals and provide recommendations to the Director, AHRQ, with 
respect to the technical merit of proposals submitted in response to a 
Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding ``Developing Tools to Enhance 
Quality and Patient Safety Through Informatics'', issued on June 8, 
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 and procurement rules that protect the free 
exchange of candid views and facilitate Department and Committee 
operations.

    Name of TRC: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality--
``Developing Tools to Enhance Quality and Patient Safety Through 
Informatics''
    Date: August 10, 2001, (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, 6010 Executive 
Blvd, 4th Floor Conference Center, Conference Room B, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
    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: July 30, 2001.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-19793 Filed 8-6-01; 8:45 am]
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