[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18882]


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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 Emphasis Panel is a group 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 terms or long periods of 
time. Rather, they are asked to participate in 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 Exploratory/Developmental Research 
(R21) Grant Awards are to be reviewed and discussed at this meeting. 
These discussions are likely to include personal information concerning 
individuals associated with these applications. This information is 
exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.

    SEP Meeting on: Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks 
(PBRNS) Developmental Grant Projects.
    Date: August 7-9, 2002 (Open on August 7, from 7:30 p.m. to 7:45 
p.m. and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Holiday Inn, Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, 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: July 19, 2002.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 02-18882 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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