[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18969]


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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 meetings.

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DATES: August 26, 2003, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., August 27, 2003, 9 a.m.-5 
p.m., August 28, 2003, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, Renaissance Center 
(East Jefferson Street), Detroit, MI 48243, Phone: (313) 568-8000.

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 SSA 
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 
presentations of briefing papers prepared for the Panel, establishment 
of priorities for the coming year and agency updates from SSA, the 
Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human 
Services.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Tuesday, August 26, 
2003 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, August 27, 2003 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, August 28, 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 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, August 26, 27, and 28, 
2003. Public testimony will be heard in person on Tuesday, August 26, 
2003 from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and on Thursday, August 28, 2003 from 9 
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Members of the public must schedule a time slot 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 e-
mail 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 Kristen Breland at (202) 358-6423.
    [sbull] Fax: (202) 358-6440.
    [sbull] E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 21, 2003.
Carol Brenner,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 03-18969 Filed 7-24-03; 8:45 am]
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