[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65321-65322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25833]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Notice of Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Five AHRQ Subcommittee Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The subcommittees listed below are part of AHRQ's Health 
Services Research Initial Review Group Committee. Grant applications 
are to be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. Each subcommittee 
meeting will commence in open session before closing to the public for 
the duration of the meeting. These meetings will be closed to the 
public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 
section 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).

    Note:  Due to the Federal government shutdown, AHRQ is 
republishing its Study Section meetings with new dates. Please see 
below.


DATES: See below for dates of meetings:

1. Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR)
    Date: October 23-24, 2013 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on 
October 23 and closed for remainder of the meeting)
2. Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
    Date: October 28, 2013 (Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on October 
28 and closed for remainder of the meeting)
3. Health Care Research and Training (HCRT) (Telephone Conference Call)
    Date: October 30, 2013 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on October 
30 and closed for remainder of the meeting)
4. Health System and Value Research (HSVR)
    Date: October 31, 2013 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on October 
31 and closed for remainder of the meeting)
5. Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR)
    Date: October 31-November 1, 2013 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 
on October 31 and closed for remainder of the meeting)

ADDRESSES: Meetings of Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement 
Research (HSQR), Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (HEQR), 
Health System and Value Research (HSVR), and Health System

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and Value Research (HSVR) will take place at: Hyatt Regency Hotel 
Bethesda, One Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Conference Call of Health Care Research and Training (HCRT) meeting 
will take place at: AHRQ, (Conference Room TBD), 540 Gaither Road, 
Rockville, MD 20850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (to obtain a roster of members, agenda 
or minutes of the non-confidential portions of the meetings.)
    Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, Office of 
Extramural Research Education and Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540 
Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone (301) 
427-1554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), AHRQ announces 
meetings of the scientific peer review groups listed above, which are 
subcommittees of AHRQ's Health Services Research Initial Review Group 
Committee. Each subcommittee meeting will commence in open session 
before closing to the public for the duration of the meeting. The 
subcommittee meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with 
the provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) The grant applications and the 
discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial 
property such as patentable material, and personal information 
concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the 
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy.
    Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

    Dated: October 24, 3013.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-25833 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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