[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13046-13047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06417]
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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.
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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019, from 11:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually (via WebEx).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Management
Official, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, (301) 427-
1456. For press-related information, please contact Karen Migdail at
(301) 427-1855 or [email protected]. Closed captioning will be
provided during the WebEx. If another accommodation for a disability is
needed, please contact the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Management on (301) 827-
4840, no later than Friday, April 5, 2019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces a meeting of the National
Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality and is authorized
by Section 941 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 of AHRQ on matters related to AHRQ's conduct of its mission
including providing guidance on (A) priorities for health care
research, (B) the field of health care research including training
needs and information dissemination on health care quality and (C) the
role of the Agency in light of private sector activity and
opportunities for public private partnerships. The Council is composed
of members of the public, appointed by the Secretary, and Federal ex-
officio members specified in the authorizing legislation.
II. Agenda
On Thursday, April 11, 2019, the Council meeting will convene via
WebEx at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), with the call to order by the Council Chair
and approval of previous Council summary notes. The agenda will include
a presentation on AHRQ Accomplishments, an update on AHRQ's budget and
an update on the Director's vision for AHRQ. The meeting is open to the
public. For information regarding how to access the WebEx as well as
other meeting details, please go to https://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/.
Gopal Khanna,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2019-06417 Filed 4-2-19; 8:45 am]
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