[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 20854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9035]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


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.
    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 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). Grant applications for the Recovery Act 2009 Limited 
Competition: AHRQ Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in 
Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE) Grants (R01) applications are to be 
reviewed and discussed at this meeting. 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: Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: AHRQ 
Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness 
(CHOICE) Grants (R01).
    Date: April 28-30, 2010 (Open on April 28 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 
a.m. and closed for the remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Doubletree Bethesda Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 
8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 
20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members, 
agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of this meeting 
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 this meeting are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.
    This notice is published less than 15 days in advance of the 
meeting date due to logistical difficulties.

    Dated: April 13, 2010.
Carol M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-9035 Filed 4-20-10; 8:45 am]
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