[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65164-65165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26917]


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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 12, 2002, 10 a.m.-4:20 p.m.; November 13, 2002, 9 a.m.-
5 p.m.; November 14, 2002, 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, at Albuquerque Convention Center, 
330 Tijeras NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 842-1234, Fax: (505) 842-
1184.

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 President, the Congress and the Commissioner of the 
Social Security Administration 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 
marketing, public education, training and technical assistance 
activities in support of implementation of TWWIIA.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Tuesday, November 12, 
2002 from 10 a.m. to 4:20 p.m.; Wednesday, November 13, 2002 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, November 14, 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, November 12, 13, and 14, 2002. 
Public testimony will be heard in person Tuesday, November 12, 2002 
from 3:50 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. and on Thursday, November 14, 2002 from 9 
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The Panel is particularly interested in hearing 
public comment regarding marketing, public education, training and 
technical assistance activities in support of implementation of TWWIIA.
    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 Chairperson 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:
    [sbull] Mail addressed to Social Security Administration, Ticket to 
Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Staff,

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400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20024.
    [sbull] Telephone contact with Kristen Breland at (202) 358-6423.
    [sbull] Fax at (202) 358-6440.
    E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: October 15, 2002.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-26917 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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