[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 18415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8898]



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


Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel; Notice of 
Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), announcement is made of the following 
special emphasis panel meeting scheduled for the month of May 1995:

    Name: Health Care Policy and Research, Special Emphasis Panel.
    Date and Time: May 24, 1995, 10:00 a.m.
    Place: Executive Office Center, 2101 East Jefferson Street, 
Suite 502 Conference Room, Rockville, Maryland 20852. This meeting 
will be closed to the public.
    Purpose: The Panel's charge is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary and to the Administrator, Agency 
for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), regarding the 
scientific and technical merit of Phase II contract proposals 
submitted in response to a specific Request for Proposals (PHS 94-
2). The purpose of the Phase I contract, entitled Children's 
Severity of Illness Index, was to develop preliminary identification 
items within each proposed scale. The contractors were to define the 
methodology and actions to achieve critical steps in the development 
of the model for measures of severity for children in critical care; 
identify a multidisciplinary team of experts in severity 
measurement, childhood growth and development, pediatrics and 
computer technology to staff the projects. The purpose of the Phase 
II contract is to utilize the best available methodologies to refine 
and test the Index. The offerors are to describe key steps in the 
process and factors which will be utilized to determine satisfactory 
completion of each step or the need for revision and identify 
appropriate clinical facilities as test sites.
    Agenda: This meeting of the Panel will be devoted entirely to 
the technical review and evaluation of Phase II contract proposals 
submitted in response to a specific Request for Proposals. The 
Administrator, AHCPR, has made a formal determination that this 
meeting will not be open to the public. This is necessary to protect 
the free exchange of views and avoid undue interference with Panel 
and Department operations, and safeguard confidential proprietary 
information and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the proposals that may be revealed during the 
sessions. This is in accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, Department regulations, 
45 CFR section 11.5(a)(6), and procurement regulations, 48 CFR 
section 315.604(d).
    Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this meeting 
should contact Frantz Wilson, Center for General Health Services 
Extramural Research, Division of Primary Care, Agency for Health 
Care Policy and Research, Executive Office Center, 2101 E. Jefferson 
Street, Suite 502, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 594-1357 
extension 140.

    Dated: April 4, 1995.
Clifton R. Gaus,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-8898 Filed 4-10-95; 8:45 am]
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