[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43593-43594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16597]


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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 Director, AHRQ, with 
respect to the technical merit of proposals submitted in response to a 
Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding ``Health Information Technology 
Resource Center (HITRC)''. The RFP was published in the Federal 
Business Opportunities on June 14, 2004.
    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, FACA regulations, 41 CFR 101-6.1023 and procurement 
regulations, 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

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personal information concerning individuals associated with the 
proposals. Such information is exempt from disclosure under the above-
cited FACA provision and procurement rules that protect the free 
exchange of candid views and facilitate Department and Committee 
operations.
    Name of TRC: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality--
``Health Information Technology Resource Center (HITRC)''.
    Date: August 12 and 13, 2004 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither 
Road, Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this 
meeting should contact Steve Bernstein, Center for Primary Care, 
Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 301-427-1581.

    Dated: July 1, 2004.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-16597 Filed 7-20-04; 8:45 am]
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