[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46700-46701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17753]


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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: August 20, 2002, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., August 21, 2002, 10 a.m.-5 
p.m., August 22, 2002, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Pentagon City), 1250 South Hayes Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202, Phone: (703) 415-5000.

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 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 and 
receive public testimony. The focus of this meeting will be on 
Employment Networks and the provision of employment services under the 
Ticket to Work and Self -Sufficiency Program.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Tuesday, August 20, 
2002 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, August 21, 2002 from 10 a.m. to 
5 p.m.; and Thursday, August 22, 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, August 20, 21, and 22, 2002. 
Public testimony will be heard in person Tuesday, August 20, 2002 from 
3:50 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. and on Thursday, August 22, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 
9:30 a.m. The Panel is particularly interested in hearing public 
comment from Employment Networks or regarding the provision of 
employment services under the Ticket to Work Program. 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

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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 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:

 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: July 8, 2002.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-17753 Filed 7-15-02; 8:45 am]
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