[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 11670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2189]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research 
and Quality

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory 
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 7, 2006, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 800, the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the 
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, (301) 427-1330. For 
press-related information, please contact Karen Migdail at (301) 427-
1855.
    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. Inniss, 
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Program, Program 
Support Center, on (301) 443-1144 no later than March 24, 2006. Agenda, 
roster, and minutes from previous council meetings are available from 
Ms. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, Agency for 
Healthcare Quality and Research, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 
20850. Ms. Campbell's phone number is (301) 427-1554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) 
established the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and 
Quality. In accordance with its statutory mandate, the Council is to 
advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and 
the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on 
matters related to actions of the Agency to enhance the quality, 
improve the outcomes, reduce the costs of health care services, improve 
access to such services through scientific research, and to promote 
improvements in clinical practice and in the organization, financing, 
and delivery of health care services.
    The Council is composed of members of the public appointed by the 
Secretary, and Federal ex-officio members.

II. Agenda

    On Friday, April 7, 2006, the meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. 
with the call to order by the Council Chair. The agenda will include 
the Director's update on the status of the Agency's current research, 
programs, and initiatives; a discussion of ambulatory care safety; and 
the findings on breast cancer from AHRQ's Effective Healthcare 
initiative. The official agenda will be available on AHRQ's Web site at 
http://www.ahrq.gov no later than March 31, 2006.
    The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m.

    Dated: February 27, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 06-2189 Filed 3-7-06; 8:45 am]
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