[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 41066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11410]


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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 quarterly meeting.

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DATES: August 16, 2006--9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; August 17, 2006--1:30 p.m. 
to 5 p.m.; August 18, 2006--9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: Double Tree Hotel Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22202. Phone: 703-416-4100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of Meeting: On August 16-18, 2006, the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Advisory Panel (the ``Panel'') will hold a quarterly meeting 
open to the public.
    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. 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 incentive programs, planning, and assistance for 
individuals with disabilities as provided under section 101(f)(2)(A) of 
the TWWIA. 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 and presentations on 
matters of interest, conduct full Panel deliberations on the 
implementation of the Act and receive public testimony.
    The Panel will meet in person commencing on Wednesday, August 16, 
2006, from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The quarterly meeting will continue 
on Thursday, August 17, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and on 
Friday, August 18, 2006, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon.
    Agenda: The full agenda will be posted at least one week before the 
start of the meeting on the Internet at http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel/meeting_information/agendas.html, or can be received, in advance, 
electronically or by fax upon request. Public testimony will be heard 
on Wednesday, August 16, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. and 
Thursday, August 17, 2006, from 3:15 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. Individuals 
interested in providing testimony in person should contact the Panel 
staff as outlined below to schedule a time slot. Members of the public 
must schedule a time slot in order to comment. In the event public 
comments do not take the entire scheduled time period, the Panel may 
use that time to deliberate or conduct other Panel business. Each 
individual providing public comment will be acknowledged 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 the Implementation of the Ticket to Work 
and Work Incentives Program, no longer than five (5) pages, may be 
submitted in person or by mail, fax or e-mail on an ongoing 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 
Ms. Tinya White-Taylor, at [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 358-6420.
    Contact Information: Records are kept of all proceedings and will 
be available for public inspection by appointment at the Panel office. 
Anyone requiring information regarding the Panel should contact the 
staff by:
     Mail addressed to the Social Security Administration, 
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Staff, 400 Virginia 
Avenue, SW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20024.
     Telephone contact with Tinya White-Taylor at (202) 358-
6420.
     Fax at (202) 358-6440.
     E-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: July 11, 2006.
Chris Silanskis,
Designated Federal Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-11410 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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