[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44987-44988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11200]


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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.

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 two days: Friday, June 28, 2024, and 
Saturday, June 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at the Hilton Baltimore 
Inner Harbor, 401 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201. Seating is limited 
at this location; however, this meeting will also be broadcast 
virtually. If you are interested in attending in person, please 
register at https://cma.ahrq.gov/na. A confirmation will be sent based 
on availability.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Federal 
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 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of 
Disabilities, Diversity, and Inclusion, (301) 443-5636, [email protected], no later than Friday, June 14, 2024. The

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agenda, roster, and minutes will be available from Jenny Griffith, 
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857. Jenny 
Griffith's phone number is (240) 446-6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice 
announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare 
Research and Quality (the Council). 5 U.S.C. 1009. 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 Friday, June 28, NAC members will meet to conduct preparatory 
work prior to convening the Council meeting at 1:45 p.m., with the call 
to order by the Council Chair, an introduction of NAC members, and 
approval of previous Council summary notes. The NAC members will then 
receive an update from the AHRQ Director. The agenda will also include 
a conversation on the vision for Health Services Research, as well as 
an update on the Age-Friendly Healthcare Systems Strategic Plan, to be 
followed by a discussion about opportunities for modernizing the 
measurement of consumer experience. On Saturday, June 29, NAC members 
will convene the Council meeting at 9:00 a.m. with welcome and call to 
order. The NAC members will then discuss priority populations and 
maternity health, as well as listen to an update on AHRQ's Patient-
Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Extension Program. 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 Thursday, June 14, 
2024.

    Dated: May 3, 2024.
Mamatha Pancholi,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-11200 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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