[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52169-52170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25606]


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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 14, 2001, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
November 15, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m.
November 16, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Madison Hotel, 15th and M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, 
Phone: 202-862-1600, Fax: 202-785-1255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of meeting: This is a quarterly meeting 
and experts roundtable on of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives 
Improvement Act demonstration projects, 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 Pub. L. 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 meeting. The Panel 
will use the meeting time to receive briefings, hear presentations, 
conduct full Panel deliberations on the implementation of TWWIIA, 
receive public testimony, and conduct an experts roundtable and other 
business.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Wednesday, November 14, 
2001 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, November 15, 2001 from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.; and Friday, November 16, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Agenda: The Panel will hold a quarterly meeting and host an experts 
roundtable on the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act 
demonstration projects. Briefings, presentations, full Panel 
deliberations and other Panel business will be held Wednesday and 
Thursday, November 14 and 15, 2001. Public testimony will be heard in 
person Thursday, November 15, 2001 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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. The experts roundtable will be held 
Friday, November 16, 2001.
    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 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.
    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 (202) 358-
6423.
    The full agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Internet at 
http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel/ two weeks 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:
     Mail addressed to Social Security Administration, Ticket 
to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Staff, 400 Virginia Avenue, 
SW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20024.

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     Telephone contact with Kristen Breland at (202) 358-6423.
     Fax at (202) 358-6440.
     E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: October 5, 2001.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-25606 Filed 10-11-01; 8:45 am]
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