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Dated: September 27, 2012.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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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 for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice
announces a meeting of the National
Advisory Council for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, November 9, 2012, from 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Eisenberg Conference Center,
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaime Zimmerman, Coordinator of the
Advisory Council, at the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
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20850, (301) 427–1456. For press-related
information, please contact Alison Hunt
at (301) 427–1244.
If sign language interpretation or other
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 Friday,
October 26, 2012. The agenda, roster,
and minutes are available from Ms.
Bonnie Campbell, Committee
Management Officer, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland
20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is
(301) 427–1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
The National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality 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, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(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 Friday, November 9, 2012, there
will be a subcommittee meeting for the
National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Report scheduled to begin at
7:30 a.m. The Council meeting will
convene at 8:30 a.m., with the call to
order by the Council Chair and approval
of previous Council summary notes. The
meeting will begin with a report from
the National Advisory Council
Subcommittee on the Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.
The AHRQ Director will then present
her update on current research,
programs, and initiatives. Following the
morning session, the Council will hold
an Executive Session between the hours
of 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to discuss
strategic issues related to the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. This
Executive Session will be closed to the
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public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. App.
2, section 10(d) and 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B). This portion of the
meeting is likely to disclose information
the premature disclosure of which
would be likely to significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed agency
action to the public. The final agenda
will be available on the AHRQ Web site
at www.AHRQ.gov no later than Friday,
November 2, 2012.
Dated: September 27, 2012.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Advisory Committee to the Director
(ACD), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention—Health Disparities
Subcommittee (HDS)
In accordance with section 10(a) (2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 10 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
EDT, October 24, 2012.
Place: Teleconference.
Status: Open to the public, limited
only by the availability of telephone
ports. The public is welcome to
participate during the public comment
period. A public comment period is
tentatively scheduled for 12 p.m. to
12:15 p.m. To participate in the
teleconference, please dial (866) 561–
5277 and enter code 2238494.
Purpose: The Subcommittee will
provide advice to the CDC Director
through the ACD on strategic and other
health disparities and health equity
issues and provide guidance on
opportunities for CDC.
Matters to be discussed: Agenda items
will include the following: Office of
Minority Health and Health Equity
updates; discussion of draft
recommendations from April 2012
meeting with the IOM Health Disparities
Roundtable; discussion of Critical issues
and Recommendations (Strategies to
Strengthen CDC Response to Social
Determinants of Health and Inequities);
discussion regarding organizing the
workflow of the HDS going forward; and
HDS membership after June 2013.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
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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), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces a meeting of the
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2012, from 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eisenberg Conference Center,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road,
Rockville, Maryland 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Coordinator of the
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850, (301) 427-1456. For press-
related information, please contact Alison Hunt at (301) 427-1244.
If sign language interpretation or other 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 Friday, October
26, 2012. The agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie
Campbell, Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Ms.
Campbell's phone number is (301) 427-1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
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, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (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 Friday, November 9, 2012, there will be a subcommittee meeting
for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report scheduled to
begin at 7:30 a.m. The Council meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m., with
the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of previous Council
summary notes. The meeting will begin with a report from the National
Advisory Council Subcommittee on the Children's Health Insurance
Program Reauthorization Act. The AHRQ Director will then present her
update on current research, programs, and initiatives. Following the
morning session, the Council will hold an Executive Session between the
hours of 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to discuss strategic issues related
to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This Executive
Session will be closed to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. App.
2, section 10(d) and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). This portion of the
meeting is likely to disclose information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a
proposed agency action to the public. The final agenda will be
available on the AHRQ Web site at www.AHRQ.gov no later than Friday,
November 2, 2012.
Dated: September 27, 2012.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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