61842 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 203 / Thursday, October 21, 2004 / Notices 

1See ‘‘File-Sharing Programs: Peer-to-Peer 

Networks Provide Ready Access to Child 

Pornography,’’ General Accounting Office Report to 

the Chariman and Ranking Minority Member, 

Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of 

Representatives, Feb. 2003, at 21–24; and ‘‘P2P Fear 

and Loathing: Operational Hazards of File Trading 

Networks,’’ John Hale, Nicholas Davis, James 

Arrowood, and Gavin Manes, Center for 

Information Security, University of Tulsa, Sept. 

2002, at 2.

2The FTC has developed on online brochure to 

provide consumers with information about the risks 

associated with P2P file-sharing software. See

Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Alert: ‘‘FileSharing: A Fair Share? Maybe Not,’’ July 2003, 

available at: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/

alerts/sharealrt.htm.

3See ‘‘File Sharing Programs and Peer-to-Peer 

Networks Privacy and Security Risks,’’ Staff Report 

Prepared for Rep. Tom Davis and Rep. Henry A. 

Waxman, United States House of Representatives 

Committee on Government Reform, May 2003, at 9–

10; and ‘‘P2P Fear and Loathing: operational 

Hazards of File Trading Networks,’’ supra note 1, 

at 2.

4See ‘‘File Sharing Programs and Peer-to-Peer 

Networks Privacy and Security Risks,’’ supra note 

3, at 5–9; and ‘‘Usability and Privacy: A Study of 

Kazaa P2P File-Sharing,’’ by Nathaniel S. Good (HP 

Laboratories) and Aaron Krekelberg (University of 

Minnesota), June 2002.

5See ‘‘File Sharing Programs and Peer-to-Peer 

Networks Privacy and Security Risks,’’ supra note 

3, at 11–12; and ‘‘P2P Fear and Loathing: 

Operational Hazards of File Trading Networks,’’

supra note 1, at 2.

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2. FCB Financial Services, Inc., 

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holding company by acquiring 100 

percent of the voting shares of First 

Community Bank of Eastern Arkansas, 

Marion, Arkansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 18, 2004.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Public Workshop: Peer-to-Peer FileSharing Technology: Consumer 

Protection and Competition Issues

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission 

(FTC or Commission).

ACTION: Notice announcing public 

workshop and requesting public 

comment and participation. 

SUMMARY: The FTC is planning to host 

a public workshop, ‘‘Peer-to-Peer FileSharing Technology: Consumer 

Protection and Competition Issues,’’ to 

explore consumer protection and 

competition issues associated with the 

distribution and use of peer-to-peer filesharing technology.

DATES: The workshop will be held on 

December 15 and 16, 2004, at the 

Federal Trade Commission’s Satellite 

Building located at 601 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The 

event is open to the public and there is 

no fee for attendance. Pre-registration is 

not required. Additional information 

about the workshop will be posted on 

the FTC’s Web site at http://

www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/filesharing/

index.htm. 

Requests to Participate as a Panelist:

As discussed below, written requests to 

participate as a panelist in the workshop 

must be received on or before Monday, 

November 15, 2004. Persons filing 

requests to participate as a panelist will 

be notified on or before Monday, 

November 29, 2004, if they have been 

selected. For further instructions, please 

see the ‘‘Requests to Participate as a 

Panelist in the Workshop’’ section 

below. 

Written an Electronic Comments:

Regardless of whether they are selected 

to participate, persons may submit 

written or electronic comments on the 

topics to be discussed by the panelists. 

Such comments must be received on or 

before Monday, November 15, 2004. For 

further instructions on submitting 

comments, please see the ADDRESSES

and the ‘‘Form and Availability of 

Comments’’ sections below. To read our 

policy on how we handle the 

information you submit, please visit 

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests to 

participate as a panelist in the workshop 

filed in paper form should be mailed or 

delivered, as prescribed in the ‘‘Form 

and Availability of Comments’’ sections 

below, to the following address: Federal 

Trade Commission/Office of the 

Secretary, Room 159–H (Annex B), 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20580. Because paper 

mail in the Washington area and at the 

Agency is subject to delay, please 

consider submitting your comments via 

electronic mail. Comments and requests 

to participate filed in electronic form 

(except comments and requests 

containing any confidential material) 

should be sent, as prescribed in the 

‘‘Form and Availability of Comments’’

section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Delaney, (202) 326–2903, 

Bureau of Consumer Protection; 

Theodore Gebhard, (202) 326–3699, 

Bureau of Competition; or Hajime 

Hadeishi, (202) 326–2320, Bureau of 

Economics. The above staff can be 

reached by mail at: Federal Trade 

Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20580. A detailed 

agenda and additional information on 

the workshop will be posted on the 

FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov/

bcp/workshops/filesharing/index.htm

by Monday, November 15, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Workshop Goals 

The FTC’s workshop, ‘‘Peer-to-Peer 

File-Sharing Technology: Consumer 

Protection and Competition Issues,’’

will continue the Commission’s longstanding efforts to assess the impact on 

consumers and businesses of new and 

significant technologies, such as peer-topeer (P2P) file-sharing technology. P2P 

file-sharing technology provides 

individuals with the ability to share 

files, including music, video, or 

software files, with other users. The files 

do not reside in a central location, but 

rather are stored on the hard drives of 

the users of the software.1 Users 

download particular file-sharing 

software that gives the user access to 

selected files on the computer hard 

drives of other users on the same P2P 

file-sharing network. Users may also 

place files that they have labeled into a 

shared folder on their hard drive, 

thereby making these files available for 

sharing with users of the same network. 

By eliminating the need for a central 

storage point for files, P2P file-sharing 

technology allows for faster file transfers 

and conservation of bandwidth.

There appear to be many current and 

potential business and consumer 

applications for P2P file-sharing 

technology. However, some 

commentators have pointed out that 

perhaps the most common use has been 

the exchange of copyrighted materials, 

including music, movies, video games 

and software. 

Downloading and using current P2P 

file-sharing software programs can 

create risks for users.2 When users 

download P2P file-sharing software 

programs, they may download other, 

unwanted, software, such as ‘‘spyware’’

or ‘‘adware,’’ with the P2P file-sharing 

software program.3 Some users may not 

understand how to configure properly 

the P2P file-sharing software’s ‘‘shared 

folder’’ and may inadvertently share 

sensitive personal files residing on their 

hard drives.4 Users also may receive 

files with viruses and other programs 

when sharing files using P2P programs, 

and these viruses could impair the 

operation of their personal computers.5

Individuals may receive or redistribute 

files that may subject them to civil or 

criminal liability under laws governing 

copyright infringement and 

pornography. Finally, because of the 

way some files are labeled, users, 

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6See ‘‘Children’s Exposure to Pornography on 

Peer-to-Peer Networks,’’ Staff Report Prepared for 

Rep. Tom Davis and Rep. Henry A. Waxman, 

United States House of Representatives Committee 

on Government Reform, Mar. 2003, at 7–11; and 

‘‘File-Sharing Programs: Peer-to-Peer Networks 

Provide Ready Access to Child Pornography,’’ supra

note 1, at 14–15.

including children, may be exposed to 

unwanted and disturbing pornographic 

images.6

The FTC’s workshop is intended to 

provide an opportunity to learn how 

P2P file-sharing works and to discuss 

current and future applications of the 

technology. It will discuss the risks to 

consumers related to file-sharing 

activities. The workshop also will 

address self-regulatory initiatives, 

technological efforts, and legislative 

proposals. It will discuss competition 

issues such as the models for 

distributing music and the impact of 

file-sharing on copyright holders. 

Questions to be addressed at the 

workshop may include: 

A. Use of P2P File-Sharing Technology 

1. What are the differences between 

P2P file-sharing technologies and 

technologies that use central server or 

other models? 

2. What are the different models of 

P2P file-sharing technology? Please 

describe the differences between the 

models and the applications that use 

each model. 

3. Who uses P2P file-sharing 

technology or programs? What 

proportion of users are children, 

teenagers or college students? Are these 

proportions likely to change with the 

development of future uses of P2P filesharing technology? 

4. What must consumers do to 

uninstall P2P file-sharing software 

programs? Are there P2P file-sharing 

programs that are more difficult to 

uninstall than others? 

B. The Role of P2P File-Sharing 

Technology in the Economy 

1. What are the current commercial, 

scientific, and/or industrial uses for P2P 

file-sharing technology? 

2. Can current P2P file-sharing 

technology enhance business and 

industrial efficiency? If so, how? How 

are the benefits different from those 

available under a central server model? 

3. What are the future commercial, 

scientific, and/or industrial uses for P2P 

file-sharing technology? 

4. How will these future uses of P2P 

file-sharing technology enhance 

business and industrial efficiency? How 

are these benefits different from those 

that would be available under a central 

server model?

5. If P2P file-sharing technology will 

enhance business and industrial 

efficiency, what effect will that have on 

the nature and extent of competition in 

the economy? 

6. What are the current business 

models for P2P file-sharing software 

companies? What are the anticipated 

business models for the future? 

7. What is the likely future 

competitive and/or economic impact of 

P2P file-sharing technology across the 

economy as the technology improves 

(speed, amount of data that can be costeffectively transmitted, etc.) and as the 

number and variety of P2P file-sharing 

applications expand over time? Which 

industries will be most likely affected? 

How will they be affected? How will 

P2P file-sharing technology change 

competition in affected industries in the 

future? 

8. To what extent does P2P filesharing technology have the promise to 

impact the manufacture, inventorying, 

and delivery of goods and services? 

C. Identification of P2P File-Sharing 

Software Program Risks 

1. What are the risks to consumers 

caused by the downloading and use of 

P2P file-sharing software? 

2. Does the use of P2P file-sharing 

software pose a security risk to the 

personal information of consumers? If 

so, what is the nature and extent of this 

risk? Can consumers avoid this risk? Is 

this risk different from the risk that a 

central server model or other models 

pose? If so, how? 

3. Does the use of P2P file-sharing 

software inadvertently expose 

consumers, particularly children, to 

pornographic or other inappropriate 

materials? If so, what is the nature and 

extent of this risk? Can consumers avoid 

this risk? Is this risk different from the 

risk that a central server model or other 

models pose? If so, how? 

4. Does the distribution and use of 

P2P file-sharing software pose a risk to 

consumers for installing spyware? If so, 

what is the nature and extent of the 

risk? Can consumers avoid this risk? Is 

this risk different from the risk that a 

central server model or other models 

pose? If so, how? 

5. Does the distribution and use of 

P2P file-sharing software cause 

consumers to install adware? Does 

adware pose a risk to consumers? If so, 

what is the nature and extent of the 

risk? Can consumers avoid this risk? Is 

this risk different from the risk that a 

central server model or other models 

pose? If so, how? 

6. Does the use of P2P file-sharing 

software expose consumers to viruses or 

other malicious code? If so, what is the 

nature and extent of this risk? Can 

consumers avoid this risk? Is this risk 

different from the risk that a central 

server model or other models pose? If 

so, how? 

7. Does the installation and use of P2P 

file-sharing software impair computer 

functionality, such as processing speed? 

If so, what is the nature and extent of 

this risk? Can consumers avoid this 

risk? Is this risk different from the risk 

that a central server model or other 

models pose? If so, how? 

D. Disclosure of P2P File-Sharing 

Software Program Risks 

1. What do studies, surveys, or other 

empirical research reveal about the 

extent to which users of P2P file-sharing 

software programs are aware of the risks 

associated with these programs? Are 

there differences in awareness between 

children and adults? Are there 

differences in awareness between 

teenagers and parents? 

2. To the extent that users are 

unaware of the risks associated with 

P2P file-sharing software programs, 

would disclosure requirements be an 

effective method of educating 

consumers about these risks? If 

disclosures would not be effective, is 

there a more effective means of 

communicating such information? To 

whom (e.g., parents, children, all users) 

should the disclosure of risk 

information be made? 

3. Do P2P file-sharing software 

programs currently disclose risks 

adequately to users? If not, how could 

these disclosures be modified to make 

them more effective? What are the costs 

associated with making disclosures 

more frequent or prominent? 

4. What methods, other than risk 

disclosures, can be used to educate 

consumers about potential risks 

associated with P2P file-sharing 

software? 

E. Technological Solutions To Protect 

Consumers From Risks Associated With 

P2P File-Sharing Software Programs 

1. What types of blocking and filtering 

technology exist to protect users from 

the risks associated with P2P filesharing software programs? How do 

they compare with blocking and 

filtering available with a central server 

model? 

2. Are existing blocking and filtering 

programs effective? If not, what steps 

can the P2P file-sharing software 

industry take to improve blocking and 

filtering technology included with its 

programs? 

3. What future changes to blocking 

and filtering technologies might 

enhance the protection of users from the 

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7Commission Rule 4.2(d) 16 CFR 4.2(d). The 

comment must also be accompanied by an explicit 

request for confidential treatment, including the 

factual and legal basis for the request, and must 

identify the specific portions of the comment to be 

withheld from the public record. The request will 

be granted or denied by the Commission’s General 

Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the 

public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 

4.9(C).

risks associated with P2P file-sharing 

software programs? 

4. What changes to the architecture of 

P2P file-sharing software programs (e.g.,

the configuration of shared folders or 

the addition of anti-virus software) 

might reduce the risks associated with 

P2P file-sharing software programs for 

users?

F. P2P File-Sharing and Music 

Distribution 

1. What are the economic models of 

music distribution that use P2P filesharing technology? How is music likely 

to be distributed in the future using P2P 

file-sharing technology? 

2. How is P2P file-sharing technology 

different from single server 

downloading sources such as 

Walmart.com? 

3. To what extent do P2P file-sharing 

software programs currently compete 

with pay-per-download services such as 

iTunes? Would existing or future 

technology enable copyright holders to 

be compensated when users of P2P filesharing software programs transfer 

copyrighted files? If so, what would be 

the effect on competition? 

4. Does P2P file-sharing technology 

lower the cost of music dissemination? 

If so, how much? What do the data 

show? 

5. Are record labels willing to 

distribute music through P2P filesharing? Why or why not? 

6. Is there empricial support for P2P 

file-sharing technology increasing music 

sales through sampling or greater 

awareness of artists? What do the data 

show? 

7. Are music files on P2P file-sharing 

networks being intentionally ‘‘polluted’’

or ‘‘corrupted’’? What effect does the 

intentional pollution or corruption of 

files have on P2P file-sharing software 

as an evolving technology? 

G. P2P File-Sharing and Its Impact on 

Copyright Holders 

1. What is the impact of P2P filesharing on copyright holders? 

2. Is it possible to measure 

downloading of copyrighted materials 

by users of P2P file-sharing programs? If 

so, how would such a study be 

designed? 

3. Can P2P file-sharing program 

providers effectively protect against 

copying in violation of copyright laws? 

Can P2P file-sharing program providers 

protect against content degradation? 

What effect would such protective 

measures have on consumers and 

competition? 

4. Is there technological capability for 

the P2P file-sharing technology industry 

to implement a system that either 

prevents the unauthorized sharing of 

content or only permits the sharing of 

content when there is compensation to 

the copyright holder? 

5. Will technological changes allow 

content providers to protect their 

copyrighted materials from infringement 

by P2P file-sharing software program 

users? If so, what effects would these 

changes have on competition and 

consumers? 

6. Would consumers and competition 

benefit from or be harmed by industrywide standards for the protection of 

copyrighted materials, e.g., encryption 

or other digital rights management? 

What, if any, information should 

consumers be given about the effect of 

these standards on their use of 

copyrighted materials? 

7. Are licensing proposals available 

that would address the impact of P2P 

file-sharing on copyright holders? 

Requests To Participate as a Panelist in 

the Workshop 

Parties seeking to participate as 

panelists in the workshop must notify 

the FTC in writing of their interest in 

participating on or before Monday, 

November 15, 2004. Request to 

participate as a panelist should be 

submitted electronically by e-mail to 

filesharingworkshop@ftc.gov or if 

mailed, should be submitted in the 

manner detailed in the ‘‘Form and 

Availability of Comments’’ section 

below, and should be captioned ‘‘P2P 

File-Sharing Workshop—Request to 

Participate, PO34517.’’ Parties are asked 

to include in their requests a statement 

setting forth their expertise in or 

knowledge of the issues on which the 

workshop will focus and their contact 

information, including a telephone 

number, facsimile number, and e-mail 

address (if available), to enable the FTC 

to notify them if they are selected. For 

requests filed in paper form, an original 

and two copies of each document 

should be submitted. Panelists will be 

notified on or before Monday, 

November 29, 2004, if they have been 

selected. 

Using the following criteria, FTC staff 

will select a limited number of panelists 

to participate in the workshop: 

1. The party has expertise in or 

knowledge of the issues that are the 

focus of the workshop. 

2. The party’s participation would 

promote a balance of interests being 

represented at the workshop. 

3. The party has been designated by 

one or more interested parties (who 

timely file requests to participate) as a 

party who shares group interests with 

the designator(s). 

In addition, there will be time during 

the workshop for those not serving as 

panelists to ask questions. 

Form and Availability of Comments 

The FTC requests that interested 

parties submit written comments on the 

above questions and other related issues 

to foster greater understanding of these 

topics. Especially useful are any studies, 

surveys, research, and empirical data. 

Comments should be captioned ‘‘P2P 

File-Sharing Workshop—Comment, 

PO34517’’; must be received on or 

before Monday, November 15, 2004; and 

may be filed with the Commission in 

either paper or electronic form. 

1. A public comment filed in paper 

form should be mailed or delivered, 

with two complete copies, to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission/Office of the Secretary, 

Room 159–H (Annex B), 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20580. Both the 

comment itself and its envelope should 

be captioned ‘‘P2P File-Sharing 

Workshop—Comment, PO34517.’’ If the 

comment contains any material for 

which confidential treatment is 

requested, it must be filed in paper 

(rather than electronic) form, and the 

first page of the document must be 

clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential.’’ 7

2. A public comment that does not 

contain any material for which 

confidential treatment is requested may 

instead be filed in electronic form by 

clicking on the following weblink: 

https://secure.commentworks.com/ftcp2pfilesharing/ and following the 

instructions on the web-based form. To 

ensure that the Commission considers 

an electronic comment, you must file it 

on the web-based form at the https://

secure.commentworks.com/ftcp2pfilesharing/ weblink.

3. The FTC Act and other laws the 

Commission administers permit the 

collection of public comments to 

consider and use in this proceeding as 

appropriate. Regardless of the form in 

which they are filed, all timely and 

responsive public comments will be 

considered by the Commission, and will 

be available to the public on the FTC 

Web site, to the extent practicable, at 

http://www.ftc.gov. As a matter of 

discretion, the FTC makes every effort to 

remove home contact information for 

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individuals from the public comments it 

receives, before placing those comments 

on the FTC Web site. More information, 

including routine uses permitted by the 

Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s 

privacy policy, at http://www.ftc.gov/

ftc/privacy.htm.

By direction of the Commission, 

Commissioner Leibowitz not participating. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Emergency Clearance 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of 

proposed collections for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

#1 Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; 

Title of Information Collection: 2005 

Dietary Guidelines Message and 

Communication Materials Development; 

Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New; 

Use: This information will be used as 

formative research to develop messages 

and materials in support of the sixth 

edition, Nutrition and Your Health: 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, to be 

published in early 2005. 

Frequency: Reporting on occasion; 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household, not-for-profit institutions; 

Annual Number of Respondents: 290; 

Total Annual Responses: 290; 

Average Burden Per Response: 2 

hours; 

Total Annual Hours: 712; 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access the HHS Web 

site address at http://www.hhs.gov/

oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and OS 

document identifier, to 

Naomi.Cook@hhs.gov or call the Reports 

Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 30 days of this notice directly to 

the OMB Desk Officer at the address 

below: OMB Desk Officer: John 

Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and 

Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB 

#0990–New), New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503.

Dated: October 12, 2004. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer.

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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).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, this notice announces a meeting of 

the National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, November 5, 2004, from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, John M. Eisenberg Building 

Conference Center, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the 

Advisory Council, at the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, (301) 427–1330. For press-related 

information, please contact Karen 

Migdail at (301) 427–1855. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144 no later than October 

22, 2004. Agenda, roster, and minutes 

are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, 

Committee Management Officer, Agency 

for Healthcare Quality and Research, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850. Her phone number is (301) 427–

1554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

Section 921 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) established 

the National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality. In 

accordance with its statutory mandate, 

the Council is to advise the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Director, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), on matters related to actions of 

the Agency to enhance the quality, 

improve the outcomes, reduce the costs 

of health care services, improve access 

to such services through scientific 

research, and to promote improvements 

in clinical practice and in the 

organization, financing, and delivery of 

health care services. 

The Council is composed of members 

of the public appointed by the Secretary 

and Federal ex-officio members. 

II. Agenda 

On Friday, November 5, 2004, the 

meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with the 

call to order by the Council Chair. The 

Director, AHRQ, will present the status 

of the Agency’s current research, 

programs, and initiatives. The official 

agenda will be available on AHRQ’s 

Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov no later 

than October 29, 2004. The meeting will 

adjourn at 4 p.m.

Dated: October 14, 2004. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration on Aging 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Third 

National Study of Older Americans Act 

Title III Service Recipients

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.