[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29470]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel; 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 Special 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 attend regularly-scheduled meetings 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). A grant application for a Health Services Research 
Dissertation Award is to be reviewed and discussed at this meeting. 
These discussions are likely to include personal information concerning 
individuals associated with the application. This information is exempt 
from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.
    SEP Meeting on: Health Services Research Dissertation Grant on 
Patient Safety.
    Date: December 3, 2002 (open on December 3, from 3 p.m. to 3:10 
p.m. and closed for remainder of the teleconference meeting).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2101 East 
Jefferson Street, 4th Floor, ORREP, 4W5, Division of Scientific Review, 
Rockville, MD 20852.
    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.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
December 3 meeting, due to the time constraints of reviews and funding 
cycles.

    Dated: November 14, 2002.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 02-29470 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 am]
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