[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20275-20276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10121]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, 
Research, and Evaluation

AGENCY: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory 
Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation.

DATES: The meeting will be open to the public on Tuesday, May 16, from 
12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, May 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 
10:15 a.m.
    In accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), 
title 5, U.S. Code, and section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, a meeting closed to the public will be held on May 17, 1995, from 
10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to discuss the relative emphasis and focus of 
topics in the AHCPR grant portfolio. The discussion could reveal 
confidential personal information, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Madison Hotel, 1177 15th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah L. Queenan, Executive Secretary of the Advisory Council at the 
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street, 
suite 603, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 594-1459.
    In addition, if sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact Linda Reeves, 
the Assistant Administrator for Equal Opportunity, AHCPR, on (301) 594-
6666 no later than May 5, 1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) 
establishes the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, 
Research, and Evaluation. The Council provides advice to the Secretary 
and the Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research 
(AHCPR), on matters related to AHCPR activities to enhance the quality, 
appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access 
to such services through scientific research and the promotion of 
improvements in clinical practice and [[Page 20276]] in the 
organization, financing, and delivery of health care services.

    The Council is composed of public members appointed by the 
Secretary. These members are: Robert A. Berenson, M.D.; F. Marion 
Bishop, Ph.D.; Linda Burnes Bolton, Dr. P.H.; John W. Danaher, M.D.; 
Helen Darling, M.A.; Nancy J. Kaufman, M.S.; William S. Kiser, M.D.; 
Robert M. Krughoff; Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D.; W. David Leak, M.D.; 
Harold S. Luft, Ph.D.; Barbara J. McNeil, M.D.; Walter J. McNerney, 
M.H.A.; Edward B. Perrin, Ph.D.; Louis F. Rossiter, Ph.D.; Albert L. 
Siu, M.D.; and Ellen B. White, M.B.A.

    There also are Federal ex officio members. These members are: 
Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration; Director, National Institutes of Health; Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Administrator, Health Care 
Financing Administration; Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs); and Chief Medical 
Director, Department of Veterans Affairs.

II. Agenda

    On Tuesday, May 16, 1995, the open portion of the meeting will 
begin at 12:30 p.m. with the call to order by the Council Chairman. The 
Administrator, AHCPR, will update the status of current Agency issues 
and program initiatives. The meeting will adjourn at 5:30 p.m.

    On Wednesday, May 17, 1995, the open portion of the Council meeting 
will resume at 8:30 a.m. with a discussion of the AHCPR grant 
application review process. The open meeting will adjourn at 10:15 a.m. 
The Council will begin the closed portion of the meeting to discuss the 
AHCPR grant portfolio from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meeting will 
then adjourn at 12:00 p.m.

    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: April 19, 1995.

Clifton R. Gaus,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95-10121 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]

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