[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 78094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28470]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach (BPAO) Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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DATES: January 13, 2005, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: International Trade Center (ITC) Bldg., Conference Room 839, 
500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Type of meeting: This is an informational meeting open to all 
interested parties. Interested parties are invited to participate by 
coming to the address listed above or by teleconferencing. Public 
comment will be taken.
    Purpose: SSA announces a meeting to solicit public input regarding 
the reauthorization of the Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach 
(BPAO) Program. Section 1149(d) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
section 121 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act 
(TWWIAA) of 1999, Public Law (Pub. L.) 106-170) required SSA to 
establish community based benefits planning, assistance and outreach 
projects in every State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands. Section 407 of the Social Security Protection Act (Pub. L. 
108-203) recently extended the authorization of these programs.
    SSA will solicit public input during this meeting regarding the new 
BPAO Request for Application (RFA) process, including what services 
should be provided by projects in support of beneficiaries, with 
disabilities, in their return to work efforts and what are the 
preferred characteristics of the organizations providing such services. 
Interested parties may also submit input in writing at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work.
    Since seating may be limited, persons interested in providing 
comments at the meeting should contact SSA Project Officer, Odessa 
Doaty, via e mail at: [email protected] or by calling: (410) 966-
8333 prior to the meeting date.
    The full agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Internet at 
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work, at least one week before the 
meeting, or can be received in advance electronically or by fax upon 
request. Teleconference call-in information will also be available at 
that time for interested parties who would like to participate through 
this venue.
    Contact Information: Anyone requiring information regarding the 
meeting should contact Odessa Doaty, SSA Project Officer, at (410) 966-
8333. Transcripts will be kept of the proceedings and will be available 
for public inspection at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work no later 
than thirty (30) days following the meeting.
    If accommodations are needed, please contact Odessa Doaty no later 
than ten (10) business days prior to the meeting. Ms. Doaty may be 
contacted by:
     Mail address: Odessa Doaty, Social Security 
Administration, 6401 Security Blvd., Room 107 Altmeyer Bldg, Baltimore, 
MD 21235.
     Phone: (410) 966-8333.
     Fax : (410) 966-1278.
     E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: December 16, 2004.
Martin H. Gerry,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-28470 Filed 12-28-04; 8:45 am]
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