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the meeting. Background material is 

available on the FDA Internet under the 

appropriate date at http://www.fda.gov/ 

AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/ 

default.htm. Scroll down to the 

appropriate advisory committee link. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the committee. Written 

submissions may be made to the contact 

person on or before November 16, 2009. 

Oral presentations from the public will 

be scheduled between approximately 1 

p.m. and 2 p.m. Those desiring to make 

formal oral presentations should notify 

the contact person and submit a brief 

statement of the general nature of the 

evidence or arguments they wish to 

present, the names and addresses of 

proposed participants, and an 

indication of the approximate time 

requested to make their presentation on 

or before November 12, 2009. Time 

allotted for each presentation may be 

limited. If the number of registrants 

requesting to speak is greater than can 

be reasonably accommodated during the 

scheduled open public hearing session, 

FDA may conduct a lottery to determine 

the speakers for the scheduled open 

public hearing session. The contact 

person will notify interested persons 

regarding their request to speak by 

November 13, 2009. 

Persons attending FDA’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets. 

FDA welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact AnnMarie 

Williams, 301–796–5966, at least 7 days 

in advance of the meeting. 

FDA is committed to the orderly 

conduct of its advisory committee 

meetings. Please visit our Web site at 

http://www.fda.gov/Advisory

Committees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ 

ucm111462.htm for procedures on 

public conduct during advisory 

committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. app. 2). 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

David Horowitz, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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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. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, November 13, 2009, from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Eisenberg Conference Center, 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, 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 the 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Diversity Management 

on (301) 827–4840, no later than 

October 30, 2009. The agenda, roster, 

and minutes are available from Ms. 

Bonnie Campbell, Committee 

Management Officer, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is 

(301) 427–1554. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

The National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality was 

established in accordance with Section 

921 (now Section 931) 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, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), on matters related to actions of 

AHRQ to enhance the quality, improve 

the outcomes, and reduce the costs of 

health care services; improve access to 

such services through scientific 

research; and 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 13, the Council 

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

call to order by the Council Chair and 

approval of previous Council summary 

notes. The AHRQ director will present 

her update on current research, 

programs, and initiatives. The agenda 

will include a report from the 

subcommittee of Child Health Insurance 

Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) 

Quality Provisions, and discussion of 

the Patient Safety and Medical Liability 

Reform Demonstration Project. 

The final agenda will be available on 

the AHRQ Web site at http:// 

www.ahrq.gov no later than November 

9, 2009. 

Dated: October 7, 2009. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Council on Graduate Medical 

Education; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given 

of the following meeting: 

Name: Council on Graduate Medical 

Education (COGME). 

Dates and Times: November 18, 2009, 8:30 

a.m.–4:45 p.m., November 19, 2009, 7:30 

a.m.–4:15 p.m. 

Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville 

Executive Meeting Center, Regency Ballroom, 

1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20854, 

Telephone: (301) 468–1100. 

Status: The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Agenda: On the morning of November 18, 

following the welcoming remarks from the 

COGME Chair and the Executive Secretary of 

COGME, there will be a presentation on the 

AAMC and the Physician Workforce given by 

Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., followed by a panel 

presentation: ‘‘Does the Nation Have the 

Right Number and Mix of GME Slots,’’ given 

by Edward Salsberg, M.P.A.; David 

Sundwall, M.D.; and Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. 

The Vice Chair of COGME, Robert Phillips, 

Jr., M.D., M.S.P.H., will be the facilitator. 

In the late morning there will be a 

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