[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21742]


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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 ``Developing Tools to 
Enhance Quality and Patient Safety Through Medical Informatics'', 
issued on June 27, 2002. The contract will constitute AHRQ's 
participation in the Small Business Innovation Research program.
    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--
``Developing Tools to Enhance Quality and Patient Safety Through 
Medical Informatics''.
    Date: August 30, 2002.
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6010 
Executive Blvd, 4th Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    Contract Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding 
this meeting should contact Eduardo Ortiz, Center for Primary Care 
Research, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6010 Executive 
Blvd, Suite 201, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 301-594-6236. This 
notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due 
to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

    Dated: August 16, 2002.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 02-21742 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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