[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68896-68897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30759]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2009-0091]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly panel meeting.

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DATES: January 20, 2010, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (CST); January 21, 2010, 8:30 
a.m.-4:30 p.m. (CST); January 22, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CST).
    Location: Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre.

ADDRESSES: 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas.

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

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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, January 20, 2010, from 1 
p.m. until 4:30 p.m. (CST); Thursday, January 21, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 4:30 p.m. (CST) and Friday, January 22, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 11:30 a.m. (CST). The agenda will be available on the Internet at 
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap/ one week prior to the meeting.
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: Presentations from 
invited stakeholder organizations for the purpose of receiving feedback 
on the Panel's recommendations identified in the report entitled 
Content Model and Classification Recommendations for the Social 
Security Administration Occupational Information System (September 
2009) and related issues of concern in areas where additional or new 
occupational information is needed; an overview of the project work 
plan and the Panel's focus for FY2010; discussion of user feedback; 
review of the panel structure; subcommittee chair reports; receive a 
presentation summarizing the user needs analysis final report findings 
and hold an administrative business meeting.
    The Panel will hear public comment during the January Quarterly 
Meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(CST) and Thursday, January 21, 2010 from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. (CST). 
Members of the public must schedule a time slot--assigned on a first 
come, first served basis--in order to comment. In the event public 
comment does not take the entire time allotted, the Panel may use any 
remaining time to deliberate or conduct other Panel business.
    Persons interested in providing testimony in person at the meeting 
or via 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, or by mail, 
fax or e-mail to [email protected] for Panel consideration.
    Persons interested in providing feedback on the Panel report 
entitled Content Model and Classification Recommendations for the 
Social Security Administration Occupational Information System 
(September 2009) may do so no later than February 15, 2010, by mail, 
fax or e-mail to the staff. Please include your complete contact 
information (full name, mailing and e-mail address) with the 
submission.
    Seating is limited. Individuals who need special accommodation in 
order to attend or participate in the meeting (e.g., sign language 
interpretation, 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 January 15, 2010. SSA will 
attempt to meet requests made but cannot guarantee availability of 
services. All meeting locations are barrier free.
    If you want to access the meeting by teleconference, please send 
your name and contact information to [email protected] one week prior to 
the start date of the meeting.
    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.

    Dated: December 22, 2009.
Debra Tidwell-Peters,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. E9-30759 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]
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