[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44433-44434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20829]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2009-0033]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly panel meeting.

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DATES: September 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (PDT); September 17, 2009, 
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (PDT)
    Location: Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites.

ADDRESSES: 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90071.
    By Teleconference: Toll-Free: (866) 283-8246; Leader/Host: Debra 
Tidwell-Peters.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Type of meeting: The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: This discretionary Panel, established under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended, shall report to the 
Commissioner of Social Security. The Panel will provide independent 
advice and recommendations on plans and activities to replace the 
Dictionary of Occupational Titles used in the Social Security 
Administration's (SSA) disability determination process. The Panel will 
advise the Agency on creating an occupational information system 
tailored specifically for SSA's disability programs and adjudicative 
needs. Advice and recommendations will relate to SSA's disability 
programs in the following areas: medical and vocational analysis of 
disability claims; occupational analysis, including definitions, 
ratings and capture of physical and mental/cognitive demands of work 
and other occupational information critical to SSA disability programs; 
data collection; use of occupational information in SSA's disability 
programs; and any other area(s) that would enable SSA to develop an 
occupational information system suited to its disability programs and 
improve the medical-vocational adjudication policies and processes.
    Agenda: The Panel will meet on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, from 
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday, September 17, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. The agenda will be available on the Internet one week 
prior to the meeting at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap/meeting_information.htm.
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes presentations on 
information required for a proposed occupational information system and 
user needs outreach plans; discussion, deliberation and voting by the 
Panel on core recommendations to be included in the upcoming report to 
the agency; and an administrative business meeting.
    The Panel will hear public comment during the Quarterly Meeting on 
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on Thursday, 
September 17, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. In order to provide comment, 
members of the public must request a time slot--assigned on a first 
come, first served basis. In the event public comment does not take the 
entire period allotted, the Panel may use any remaining time to 
deliberate or conduct other business.
    Persons interested in providing comment in person at the meeting or 
by teleconference should contact the Panel staff by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Individuals are limited to a maximum five minute, verbal 
presentation. Organizational representatives will be allotted a maximum 
ten minute, verbal presentation. Written testimony, no longer than five 
(5) pages, may be submitted at any time either in person, mail, fax or 
e-mail to [email protected] for Panel consideration.
    Seating is limited. Individuals who need special accommodation in 
order to attend or participate in the meeting (e.g., assistive 
listening devices, or materials in alternative formats, such as large 
print or CD) should notify Debra Tidwell-Peters via e-mail to 
[email protected] or by telephone at 410-965-9617, no later 
than September 4, 2009. SSA will attempt to meet requests made but

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cannot guarantee availability of services. All meeting locations are 
barrier free.
    The meeting may be accessed by teleconference by using the dial-in 
instructions included above.
    Contact Information: Records of all public Panel proceedings are 
maintained and available for inspection. Anyone requiring further 
information should contact the Panel staff at: Occupational Information 
Development Advisory Panel, Social Security Administration, 6401 
Security Boulevard, 3-E-26 Operations, Baltimore, MD 21235-0001. 
Telephone: 410-965-9617. Fax: 202-410-597-0825. E-mail to 
[email protected]. For additional information, please visit the Panel Web 
site at http://www.ssa.gov/oidap.

Debra Tidwell-Peters,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. E9-20829 Filed 8-27-09; 8:45 am]
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