[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75994-75995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31015]


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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 teleconferences and meeting.

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DATES: Teleconferences:

December 12, 2000, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
December 19, 2000, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

    Meeting:

January 9, 2001, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
January 10, 2001, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Teleconferences: Social Security Administration, International 
Trade Center, 500 E St. SW., 8th Floor, Theatre Room, Washington, D.C. 
20254.
    Meeting: Holiday Inn-Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC, 
20024, (202) 479-4000, (202) 479-4353 Fax. The hotel is located one 
block from the L'Enfant Metro Station.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of meetings: These meetings are open to the public. The public 
is invited to participate by calling into the teleconferences or coming 
to the addresses listed above for the teleconferences and the meeting. 
The public is also invited to submit comments in writing at any time on 
or before January 10, 2001.
    Purpose: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, the Social Security Administration (SSA) 
announces meetings of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives 
Improvement Act (TWWIIA) Advisory Panel (the Panel). Section 101(f) of 
Public Law 106-170 establishes the Panel to advise the Commissioner of 
SSA, the President, and the Congress 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 teleconferences and 
meeting. The Panel will use the teleconferences to conduct full Panel 
deliberations on the implementation of the TWWIIA. The Panel will not 
be taking public testimony at the teleconferences. The Panel will use 
the meeting time to receive public testimony, hear presentations on the 
implementation of TWWIIA, conduct full Panel deliberation, receive 
briefings and conduct business.
    Teleconference Agenda: The Panel will meet by teleconference 
commencing Tuesday, December 12, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The 
Panel will deliberate on the implementation of TWWIIA. The public is 
invited to participate by coming in to the address listed above or 
calling in to the scheduled teleconference to listen. No public 
testimony will be taken.
    Teleconference Agenda: The Panel will meet by teleconference 
commencing Tuesday, December 19, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The 
Panel will deliberate on the implementation of TWWIIA. The public is 
invited to participate by coming in to the address listed above or 
calling in to the scheduled teleconference to listen. No public 
testimony will be taken.
    Meeting Agenda: The Panel will meet in person commencing Tuesday, 
January 9, 2001 at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, January 10, 
2001 at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Seating may be limited so persons 
interested in attending this meeting should contact the Panel staff by 
e-mail or telephone. Public testimony will be heard in person on 
Tuesday, January 9, 2001 and Wednesday, January 10, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 9:30 a.m. Individuals interested in providing testimony in person 
should contact the Panel staff as outlined below to schedule time 
slots. Members of the public must schedule a timeslot in order to 
comment.
    Each presenter will be called on by the Chair 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.
    In the event that the public comments do not take up the scheduled 
time period for each day, the Panel will use that time to deliberate 
and conduct other Panel business.
    Since teleconference ports and seating may be limited, persons 
interested in attending these meetings or in providing testimony at the 
in-person meeting should contact the Panel staff by E-mailing Kristen 
M. Breland, at `[email protected]' or calling (410) 966-7225.
    The full agendas for the meetings follow this announcement. The 
agendas are also posted on the Internet at 
http:// 
www.ssa.gov/work/Resources/Toolkit/ 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

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information regarding the Panel should contact the Panel staff by:
     Mail addressed to Social Security Administration, Ticket 
to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Staff, 107 Altmeyer 
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD, 21235
     Telephone contact with Kristen Breland at (410) 966-7225
     Fax at (410) 965-9063
     E-mail to [email protected]

    Dated: November 30, 2000.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel, Teleconference 
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 12, 2000

Social Security Administration, 8th Floor Theatre Room, 500 E 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20254

1:30 p.m.

Meeting Convened by Designated Federal Officer, Deborah M. Morrison, 
Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair, Presiding

1:30-3:15 p.m.

Deliberations on the Implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Improvement Act

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Administrative Issues

3:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Tuesday, December 19, 2000

Social Security Administration, 8th Floor Theatre Room, 500 E 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20254

1:30 p.m.

Meeting Convened by Deborah M. Morrison, Designated Federal Officer, 
Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair, Presiding

1:30-3:15 p.m.

Deliberations on the Implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Improvement Act

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Administrative Issues

3:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel, Public Meeting 
Agenda

January 9 and 10, 2001

Holiday Inn-Capitol, 550 C Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20024, (202) 
479-4000, (202) 479-4353 Fax. The hotel is located one block from 
the L'Enfant Metro Station.

Day 1--Tuesday, January 9, 2001

8:30 a.m.
Meeting Called to Order by Deborah M. Morrison, Designated Federal 
Officer, Welcome and Introductions--Sarah Mitchell, Chair, Presiding

8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Public Testimony Comment Period on TWWIIA Implementation

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Update on TWWIIA Implementation by Office of Employment Support 
Programs

10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Break
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 p.m.

Meeting Reconvenes, Sarah Mitchell, Chair, Presiding

1:15 to 3:00 p.m.

Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Break

3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation

5:00 p.m.

Adjournment

    Please note: If time allotted for public comment exceeds the 
time required, the Panel will use the time to deliberate on TWWIIA 
implementation.

Day 2--Wednesday, January 10, 2001

8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Public Testimony Comment Period on TWWIIA Implementation

9:30 to 11:45 a.m.

Briefings on TWWIIA Implementation

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 p.m.

Meeting Reconvenes Sarah Mitchell, Chair, Presiding

1:15 to 3:30 p.m.

Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation
3:30 to 3:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 to 5:00 p.m.

Business Meeting

5:00 p.m.

Adjournment by Deborah M. Morrison, Designated Federal Officer

    Please note: If time allotted for public comment exceeds the 
time required, the Panel will use the time to deliberate on TWWIIA 
implementation.

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