[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40289-40290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14336]
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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), Health and
Human Services (HHS).
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 Tuesday, July 14, 2020, from 10:00
a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.
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 Bruce Seeman at
(301) 427-1998 or [email protected].
Closed captioning will be provided during the meeting. If another
reasonable 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
Monday, July 6, 2020. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be available
from Ms. Heather Phelps, Committee Management Officer, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857. Ms. Phelps' phone number is (301) 427-1128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., this notice announces a meeting of the National
Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). The
Council 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 Tuesday, July 14, 2020, the Council meeting will convene at
10:00
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a.m., with the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of
previous Council summary notes. The meeting will begin with an update
on AHRQ's recent accomplishments in Research, Practice Improvements and
Data and Analytics. The agenda will also include an update on AHRQ and
COVID-19 and a presentation on Improving Health Services Research
Across the Federal Enterprise. The meeting will adjourn at 1:15 p.m.
The meeting is open to the public. For information regarding how to
access the meeting as well as other meeting details, including
information on how to make a public comment, please go to https://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/.
The final agenda will be available on the AHRQ website no later
than Tuesday, July 7, 2020.
Dated: June 29, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-14336 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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