[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1084]


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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 10, 2003, 10 a.m.--3 p.m.*; February 11, 2003, 5 a.m.--
5 p.m.; February 12, 2003, 9 a.m.--1 p.m.

    *The full deliberative panel meeting ends at 3 p.m. The standing 
committees of the Panel will meet from 3:15 p.m. until 6:15 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 topics for the meeting will include 
discussion of the Panel's Third Annual Interim Report to Congress, 
SSA's early intervention demonstration project and agency updates from 
SSA and HHS.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Monday, February 10, 
2003 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (standing committee meetings from 3:15 p.m. 
to 6:15 p.m.); Tuesday, February 11, 2003 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 
Wednesday, February 12, 2003 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 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10, 11, and 12, 2003. 
Public testimony will be heard in person Monday, February 10, 2003 from 
2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 12, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 
9:30 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 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, 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.
    [sbull] E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: January 10, 2003.
Deborah M. Morrison,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-1084 Filed 1-16-03; 8:45 am]
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