[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70114-70115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24386]


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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. 
552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).

DATES: See below for dates of meetings:
    1. Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR)
    Date: October 12-13, 2016 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on 
October 12th and closed for remainder of the meeting)
    2. Health Care Research and Training (HCRT)
    Date: October 13-14, 2016 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on 
October 13th and closed for remainder of the meeting)
    3. Health System and Value Research (HSVR)
    Date: October 19-20, 2016 (Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on 
October 19th and closed for remainder of the meeting)
    4. Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
    Date: October 26-27, 2016 (Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on 
October 26th and closed for remainder of the meeting)
    5. Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR)
    Date: October 27-28, 2016 (Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on 
October 27th and closed for remainder of the meeting)

ADDRESSES:  (Below specifics where each meeting will be held)

HSQR, HCRT, HEOR and HITR

    Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian 
Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878.

HSVR

    The Even Hotel, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20857.

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, Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857, 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 Committees. 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.

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    Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-24386 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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