[Federal Register: October 23, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 205)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
The Ticket To Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
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DATES: November 12, 2002, 10 a.m.-4:20 p.m.; November 13, 2002, 9 a.m.-
5 p.m.; November 14, 2002, 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, at Albuquerque Convention Center,
330 Tijeras NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 842-1234, Fax: (505) 842-
1184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of meeting: This is a quarterly meeting open to the public.
The public is invited to participate by coming to the address listed
above. Public comment will be taken during the quarterly meeting. The
public is also invited to submit comments in writing on the
implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement
Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 at any time.
Purpose: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the Social Security Administration (SSA)
announces a meeting of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory
Panel (the Panel). Section 101(f) of Public Law 106-170 establishes the
Panel to advise the President, the Congress and the Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration on issues related to work incentives
programs, planning and assistance for individuals with disabilities as
provided under section 101(f)(2)(A) of the TWWIIA. The Panel is also to
advise the Commissioner on matters specified in section 101(f)(2)(B) of
that Act, including certain issues related to the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 101(a) of that Act.
Interested parties are invited to attend the meeting. The Panel
will use the meeting time to receive briefings, hear presentations,
conduct full Panel deliberations on the implementation of TWWIIA and
receive public testimony. The focus of this meeting will be on
marketing, public education, training and technical assistance
activities in support of implementation of TWWIIA.
The Panel will meet in person commencing on Tuesday, November 12,
2002 from 10 a.m. to 4:20 p.m.; Wednesday, November 13, 2002 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, November 14, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Agenda: The Panel will hold a quarterly meeting. Briefings,
presentations, full Panel deliberations and other Panel business will
be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, November 12, 13, and 14, 2002.
Public testimony will be heard in person Tuesday, November 12, 2002
from 3:50 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. and on Thursday, November 14, 2002 from 9
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The Panel is particularly interested in hearing
public comment regarding marketing, public education, training and
technical assistance activities in support of implementation of TWWIIA.
Members of the public must schedule a timeslot in order to comment.
In the event that the public comments do not take up the scheduled time
period for public comment, the Panel will use that time to deliberate
and conduct other Panel business.
Individuals interested in providing testimony in person should
contact the Panel staff as outlined below to schedule time slots. Each
presenter will be called on by the Chairperson in the order in which
they are scheduled to testify and is limited to a maximum five-minute
verbal presentation. Full written testimony on TWWIIA Implementation,
no longer than 5 pages, may be submitted in person or by mail, fax or
email on an on-going basis to the Panel for consideration.
Since seating may be limited, persons interested in providing
testimony at the meeting should contact the Panel staff by e-mailing
Kristen M. Breland, at kristen.m.breland@ssa.gov or calling (202) 358-
6423.
The full agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Internet at
http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel at least one week before the meeting or
can be received in advance electronically or by fax upon request.
Contact Information: Anyone requiring information regarding the
Panel should contact the TWWIIA Panel staff. Records are being kept of
all Panel proceedings and will be available for public inspection by
appointment at the Panel office. Anyone requiring information regarding
the Panel should contact the Panel staff by:
[sbull] Mail addressed to Social Security Administration, Ticket to
Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Staff,
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400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20024.
[sbull] Telephone contact with Kristen Breland at (202) 358-6423.
[sbull] Fax at (202) 358-6440.
E-mail to TWWIIAPanel@ssa.gov.
Dated: October 15, 2002.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.
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