[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8422]


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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 Acting Director, AHRQ, 
with respect to the technical merit of proposals submitted in response 
to a Request for proposals (RFP) regarding a ``Medical Expenditure 
Panel Survey (MEPS))''. The RFP was published in the Commerce Business 
Daily on November 26, 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, 42 CFR Part 67 Subpart B, 
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--
``Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)''.
    Date: April 9, 2002.
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, 2101 East 
Jefferson Street, 5th Floor Conference Room, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this 
meeting should contact Doris Lefkowitz, Center for Cost Financing 
Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2101 East 
Jefferson Street, Suite 500, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 301-594-1077.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the April 
9 meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.

    Dated: April 2, 2002.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 02-8422 Filed 4-5-02; 8:45 am]
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