[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13108-13109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5020]


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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: March 26, 2001, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; March 27, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-
5:00 p.m.; March 28, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Crescent Hotel, 2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 
85021, (602) 943-8220 phone, (602) 371-2857 fax.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of meeting: This meeting is open to the 
public. The public is invited to participate by coming to the address 
listed above. Public comment will be taken. 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 Commissioner of SSA, the President, and the 
Congress on issues related to work incentives programs, planning and

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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 public testimony, hear 
presentations, conduct full Panel deliberations on the implementation 
of TWWIIA, receive briefings and conduct business.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing Monday, March 26, 2001 
from 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2001 from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 28, 2001 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Agenda: Public testimony will be heard in person on Tuesday, March 
27, 2001 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 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 public comment, the Panel will use that time to 
deliberate and conduct other Panel business.
    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 [email protected] or calling (410) 966-
7225.
    The full agenda for the meeting follows this announcement. The 
agenda is 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 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 by telephone at 
(410) 966-7225.
     Fax at (410) 965-9063.
     E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: February 23, 2001.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.

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

Sheraton Crescent Hotel, 2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021, 
(602) 943-8220 phone, (602) 371-2857 fax

March 26, 27 and 28, 2001

Monday, March 26, 2001, Day 1
10:00 a.m.
    Meeting Called to Order by Deborah Morrison, Designated Federal 
Officer
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    Welcome and Introductions--Sarah Mitchell, Chair, Presiding
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30 p.m.
    Meeting Reconvenes, Sarah Mitchell, Presiding
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Break
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation
5:00 p.m.
    Adjournment
Tuesday, March 27, 2001, Day 2
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Sarah Mitchell, Chair, Presiding
    Meeting Reconvened
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    Public Testimony Comment Period on TWWIIA Implementation
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Public Testimony Comment Period on TWWIIA Implementation Continued
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30 p.m.
    Meeting Reconvenes Sarah Mitchell, Presiding
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
    Break
3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation

    Please Note: In the event that the public comments do not take 
up the scheduled time period, the Panel will use that time to 
deliberate and conduct other Panel business.

Wednesday, March 28, 2001 Day Three
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
    Sarah Mitchell, Chair, Presiding; Meeting Reconvened and Opening 
Remarks
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30 p.m.
    Meeting Reconvenes Sarah Mitchell, Presiding
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Panel Deliberations on TWWIIA Implementation 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Administrative Discussions
4:00 p.m.
    Adjournment

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