[Federal Register: September 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 177)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 
Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel; 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.
    The Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel is a 
group of experts in fields related to health care who are invited by 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and agree to be 
available, to conduct on an as needed basis, scientific reviews of 
applications for AHRQ or other Department support. Individual members 
of the Panel do not attend regularly-scheduled meetings and do not 
serve for fixed terms or 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 Adolescent Family Life Research 
Grant (R01) Awards 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: Adolescent Family Life Research Grant (R01) Award.
    Date: September 8, 2003 (open on September 8 from 8 a.m. to 8:10 
a.m. and closed for the remainder of the meeting).
    Place: Quality Suites & Conference Center, 3 Research Court, 
Rockville, MD 20850.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members, 
agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of this meeting 
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, 
Office of Research Review, Education and Policy, 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.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
September 8 meeting, due to the time constraints of reviews and funding 
cycles.

    Dated: September 5, 2003.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-23229 Filed 9-11-03; 8:45 am]

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