[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 6936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3678]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of a Health Care 
Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting.
    The Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel is a 
list of experts in fields related to health care research who are 
invited by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and 
agree to be available, to conduct, on an as needed basis, scientific 
reviews of applications for AHRQ support. Individual members of the 
Panel do not meet regularly and do not serve for fixed or long terms. 
Rather, they are asked to serve for particular review meetings which 
require their type of expertise.
    Substantial segments of the upcoming SEP meeting listed below will 
be closed to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6). Grant applications for Cooperative Agreement Awards are to 
be reviewed and discussed at this meeting. These discussions are likely 
to include personnel information concerning individuals associated with 
these applications. This information is exempt from mandatory 
disclosure under the above-cited statutes.
    1. SEP Meeting on:  Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Study, 
Phase II (CAHPS).
    Date: March 11, 2002 (Open on March 11, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Hyatt Regency, Susquehanna Room, One Bethesda Metro Center, 
Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members or 
minutes of this meeting should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee 
Management Officer, Office of Research Review, Education and Policy, 
AHRQ, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 
Telephone (301) 594-1846.
    Agenda items for this meeting are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

    Dated: February 11, 2002.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-3678 Filed 2-13-02; 8:45 am]
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