[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4486-4487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2366]


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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: February 12, 2002, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; February 13, 2002, 9 a.m.-5 
p.m.; February 14, 2002, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20008, Phone: (202) 234-0700, Fax: (202) 265-7972.

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 the 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 the 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 other business.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Tuesday, February 12, 
2001 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, February 13, 2001 from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, February 14, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 3 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, February 12, 13 and 14, 2002. 
Topics of discussion may include Ticket Program policy implementation; 
the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) adequacy of incentive 
study and 1 for 2 demonstration; and updates from ticket program-
related federal partners. Public testimony will be heard in person 
Wednesday February 13, 2002 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Thursday 
February 14, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.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. 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 
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advance electronically or by fax upon request.
    Contact Information: Any 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.
     Telephone contact with Kristen Breland at (202) 358-6423.
     Fax at (202) 358-6440.
     E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: January 25, 2002.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designation Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-2366 Filed 1-29-02; 8:45 am]
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