[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 33023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13293]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Notice of Meetings

    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) meetings.
    A 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 a long period of 
time. Rather, they are asked to participate in particular review 
meetings which require their type of expertise.
    Substantial segments of the upcoming SEP meetings 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. 
522b(c)(6). Grant applications for Health Information Technology (HIT) 
Awards to promote and improve patient safety and the quality of 
healthcare are to be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. These 
discussions are likely to reveal personal information concerning 
individuals associated with the applications. This information is 
exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.

    SEP Meeting on: Demonstrating the Value of Health Information 
Technology (R01) Awards.
    Date: June 30-July 2, 2004 (Open July 1 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for the remainder of the meeting).
    Place: John M. Eisenberg Building, AHRQ Conference Center, 540 
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

    SEP Meeting on: Transforming Healthcare Quality Through 
Information Technology (THQIT)--Implementation Grants (U01).
    Date: July 18-21, 2004 (Open July 19 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for the remainder of the meeting).
    Place: John M. Eisenberg Building, AHRQ Conference Center, 540 
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

    SEP Meeting on: Transforming Healthcare Quality Through 
Information Technology (THQIT)--Planning Grants (P20).
    Date: August 4-6, 2004 (Open August 5 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for the remainder of the meeting).
    Place: John M. Eisenberg Building, AHRQ Conference Center, 540 
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members, 
agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of these meetings 
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, 
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations, 
AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 2038, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 
Telephone (301) 427-1554.
    Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.


    Dated: June 7, 2004.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-13293 Filed 6-10-04; 8:45 am]
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