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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 33484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11807]

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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), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

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 Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 12:30 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually for the public. Members 
of the National Advisory Council will be able to participate in-person 
or virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Management 
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 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Equal Employment 
Opportunity and Diversity Management on (301) 827-4840, no later than 
Monday, May 2, 2022. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be available 
from Ms. Heather Phelps, Committee Management Officer, Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland, 20857. Ms. Phelps' phone number is (301) 427-1128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., this notice announces a meeting of the National 
Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). 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 Thursday, July 21, 2022, NAC members will meet to conduct 
preparatory work prior to convening the Council meeting at 12:30 p.m., 
with the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of previous 
Council summary notes. The meeting will begin with an introduction of 
NAC members and a report by the AHRQ Director. The NAC will then 
commence a discussion of the meaning of quality across healthcare 
delivery systems in the future and the impact of innovations in the 
healthcare marketplace. The meeting is open to the public and will 
adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 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, July 7, 2022.

    Dated: May 26, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-11807 Filed 6-1-22; 8:45 am]
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