[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12753]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Notice of Meetings

    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of Special Emphasis 
Panel meetings.
    A Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) is a committee of experts selected 
to conduct scientific reviews of applications related to their areas of 
expertise. The committee members are drawn from a list of experts 
designated to serve for particular individual meetings rather than for 
extended fixed terms of services
    Substantial segments of the upcoming SEP meetings listed below will 
be closed to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C., 
552b(c)(6). Grant applications are to be reviewed and discussed at 
these meetings. These discussions are likely to include personal 
information concerning individuals associated with these applications. 
This information is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-
cited statutes.
    1. Name of SEP: Centers of Excellence for Patient Safety Research 
and Practice.
    Date: June 18-19, 2001 (Open on June 18 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    2. Name of SEP: Developmental Centers for Evaluation and Research 
in Patient Safety.
    Date: June 20-21, 2001 (Open on June 20 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    3. Name of SEP: Primary Care PBRN: Competitive Continuations.
    Date: July 13, 2001 (Open on July 13 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and 
closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    4. Name of SEP: Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity 
(BRIC) Program.
    Date: July 30-31, 2001 (Open on July 30 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    5. Name of SEP: Clinical Informatics to Promote Patient Safety RFA.
    Date: August 2-3, 2001 (Open on August 2 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    6. Name of SEP: Improving Patient Safety: Health Systems Reporting, 
Analysis and Safety Improvement Research Demonstrations.
    Date: August 6-7, 2001 (Open on August 6 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    7. Name of SEP: Patient Safety Research Dissemination and 
Education.
    Date: August 16-17, 2001 (Open on August 16 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 
a.m. and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    8. Name of SEP: The Effect of Health Care Working Conditions on 
Quality of Care.
    Date: August 23-24, 2001 (Open on August 23 from 8 a.m. to 8:15 
a.m. and closed for remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Conference 
Room TBD, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members of 
minutes of these meetings should contact Ms. Jenny Griffith, Committee 
management Officer, Office of Research Review, Education and Policy, 
AHRQ, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 
Telephone (301) 594-1847.
    Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

    Dated: May 14, 2001.
John M. Eisenberg,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-12753 Filed 5-18-01; 8:45 am]
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