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Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or 

ctaplin@ahrq.gov. 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. 

The agenda for this Working Group 

meeting will be available on the 

Citizens’ Working Group Web site, 

http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also 

available at that site is a roster of 

Working Group members. When 

transcripts of these meetings are 

completed, they will also be available 

on the Web site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as 

the Medicare Modernization Act) directs 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, to 

establish a Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group (Citizen Group). This 

statutory provision, codified at 42 

U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working 

Group to: (1) Identify options for 

changing our health care system so that 

every American has the ability to obtain 

quality, affordable health care coverage; 

(2) provide for a nationwide public 

debate about improving the health care 

system; and (3) submit its 

recommendations to the President and 

the Congress. 

The Citizens’ Health Care Working 

Group is composed of 15 members: The 

Secretary of DHHS is designated as a 

member by statute and the Comptroller 

General of the U.S. Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) was 

directed to name the remaining 14 

members whose appointments were 

announced on February 28, 2005. 

Working Group Meeting Agenda 

The Working Group meeting on 

December 14th and 15th will be devoted 

to ongoing Working Group business. 

Topics to be addressed are expected to 

include: logistics of community 

meetings, the questions and discussion 

guide for community meetings and the 

Working Group’s Web site, involvement 

of national organizations in outreach, 

background and possible frameworks for 

future recommendations, and future 

plans and budgets. 

Submission of Written Information 

The Working Group invites written 

submissions on those topics to be 

addressed at the Working Group 

business meeting listed above. In 

general, individuals or organizations 

wishing to provide written information 

for consideration by the Citizens’ Health 

Care Working Group should submit 

information electronically to 

citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all 

electronic submissions will be posted 

on the Working Group Web site, 

separate submissions by topic will 

facilitate review of ideas submitted on 

each topic by the Working Group and 

the public. 

This notice is published less than 15 

days in advance of the meeting due to 

logistical difficulties. 

Dated: November 30, 2005. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is 

made of a Health Care Policy and 

Research Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) 

meeting. 

A Special Emphasis Panel is a group 

of experts in fields related to health care 

research who are invited by the Agency 

for Health Care Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), and agree to be available, to 

conduct on an as needed basis, 

scientific reviews of applications for 

AHRQ support. Individual members of 

the Panel do not attend regularlyscheduled meetings and do not serve for 

fixed terms or a long period of time. 

Rather, they are asked to participate in 

particular review meetings which 

require their type of expertise. 

Substantial segments of the upcoming 

SEP meeting 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 for ‘‘Small Research Grants 

for Primary Care Practice-Based 

Research Networks’’ (PBRN) RFA, are to 

be reviewed and discussed at this 

meeting. These discussions are likely to 

reveal personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the 

applications. This information is 

exempt from mandatory disclosure 

under the above-cited statutes. 

SEP Meeting on: ‘‘Small Research 

Grants for Primary Care Practice-Based 

Research Networks’’ (PBRN) RFA. 

Date: January 26–27, 2005 (Open on 

January 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 

and closed for the remainder of the 

meeting). 

Place: John Eisenberg Building, 540 

Gaither Road, AHRQ Conference Center, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

Contact Person: Anyone wishing to 

obtain a roster of members, agenda or 

minutes of the non-confidential portions 

of this meeting should contact Mrs. 

Bonnie Campbell, Committee 

Management Officer, Office of 

Extramural Research, Education and 

Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Room 2038, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850, Telephone (301) 427–

1554. 

Agenda items for this meeting are 

subject to change as priorities dictate. 

Dated: November 23, 2005. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part T (Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry) of the Statement 

of Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (50 FR 25129–25130, dated 

June 17, 1985, as amended most 

recently at 70 FR 59350, dated October 

12, 2005) is amended to reflect the 

reorganization of the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry 

(ATSDR). 

Section T–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: 

Delete in its entirety the title and 

functional statements for the Program 

Services Activity (TV612), Division of 

Health Assessment and Consultation 

(TB6). 

Delete in its entirety the functional 

statement for the Community 

Involvement Branch (TB67), and insert 

the following: 

Health Promotion and Community 

Involvement Branch (TB67). (1) Plans, 

directs, coordinates and implements the 

division’s health promotion and 

community involvement program; 

communicates ATSDR’s roles and 

responsibilities to communities and 

tribes; and, provides technical advice, 

guidance and support on site-specific 

community involvement and 

participation to the division, and to