[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 11485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6118]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research 
and Quality

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory 
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

DATES: The meeting will be held of Friday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4 p.m. and is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 6010 Executive Boulevard, Fourth 
Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lebbon, Coordinator of the 
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 
2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 
(301) 594-7216. for press related information, please contact Karen 
Migdail at (301) 594-6120.
    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact Linda Reeves, Assistant 
Administrator for Equal Opportunity, AHRQ, on (301) 594-6662 no later 
than March 22, 2002.
    Agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, 
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Quality and 
Research, 2101 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 
20852. Her phone number is (301) 594-1846. Minutes will be available 
after April 30, 2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) 
established the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and 
Quality. In accordance with its statutory mandate, the Council is to 
advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and 
the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on 
matters related to actions of the Agency to enhance the quality, 
improve outcomes, reduce cost of health care services, improve access 
to such services through scientific research, the promotion of 
improvements in clinical practice and in the organization, financing, 
and delivery of health care services. The Council is composed of 
members of the public appointed by the Secretary and Federal ex-officio 
members.

II Agenda

    On Friday, March 29, 2002, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., 
with the call to order by the Council Chairman. The Director, AHRQ, 
will present the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and 
initiatives. Tentative agenda items include discussions on disparities 
in health care, bioterrorism, and AHRQ's Priority Populations Inclusion 
Policy. The official agenda will be available on AHRQ's website at 
www.ahrq.gov no later than March 8, 2002. The meeting will adjourn at 
4:00 p.m.

    Dated: March 4, 2002.
Lisa Simpson,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 02-6118 Filed 3-13-02; 8:45 am]
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