[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 130 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37232-37233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3306]


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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, July 20, 2007, from 9 a.m. 
to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eisenberg Conference Center, 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, 
Rockville, Maryland 20850.

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 July 9, 2007. The 
agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, 
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Her phone number 
is (301) 427-1554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality 
was established in accordance with Section 921 (now Section 931) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c). 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, July 20, the Council meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with 
the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of previous Council 
minutes. The Director, AHRQ, will present her update on AHRQ's current 
research, programs, and initiatives. The agenda will include a 
discussion of the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports 
and the topic of Comparative Effectiveness. The official agenda will be 
available on AHRQ's Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov no later than July 
13, 2007.
    This notice is published in Federal Register in less than 15 days 
in advance

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of the meeting due to logistical difficulties.

    Dated: June 29, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 07-3306 Filed 7-6-07; 8:45 am]
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