[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51858-51859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20218]


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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 ``Patient Safety 
Database.'' The RFP was published in the FedBizOpps on June 18, 2002.
    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 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--
``Patient Safety Database''.
    Date: August 22 and 23, 2002.
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, 6010 Executive 
Blvd, 4th Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this 
meeting should contact James Battles, Center for Quality Improvement 
and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6011 
Executive Blvd, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 301-594-9892.


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    Dated: August 2, 2002.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 02-20218 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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