[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3760-3761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1393]


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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: 
February 23, 2005, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
February 24, 2005, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.*
February 25, 2005, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    *The full deliberative panel meeting ends at 5 p.m. The standing 
committees of the Panel will meet from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hotel Monaco, 333 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130.

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 Panel will meet in person commencing on Wednesday, February 23, 
2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, February 24, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. (standing committee meetings from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.); and Friday, 
February 25, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Agenda: The Panel will hold a quarterly meeting. Briefings from 
Social Security, presentations on Medicaid and Medicare, full Panel 
deliberations and other Panel business will be held Wednesday, 
Thursday, and Friday, February 23, 24, and 25, 2005. Public testimony 
will be heard in person Wednesday, February 23, 2005 from 3 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m. and on Friday, February 25, 2005 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 
Shirletta Banks, at [email protected] or calling (202) 
358-6430.
    The full agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Internet at 
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work/panel approximately one week before 
the meeting or can be received in advance electronically or by fax upon 
request.

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    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:
    [ballot] Mail addressed to Social Security Administration, Ticket 
to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Staff, 400 Virginia Avenue, 
SW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20024.
    [ballot] Telephone contact with Shirletta Banks at (202) 358-6430.
    [ballot] Fax at (202) 358-6440.
    [ballot] E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: January 18, 2005.
Carol Brenner,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1393 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]
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