[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 71787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29578]



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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2010-0076]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of Upcoming Quarterly Panel Meeting.

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DATES: December 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (EST).
    Location: Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore.

ADDRESSES: 20 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
    By Teleconference: (866) 961-5938

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 advise the Agency on 
the creation of an occupational information system tailored 
specifically for our disability determination process and adjudicative 
needs. Advice and recommendations will relate to our 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 our disability programs; 
data collection; use of occupational information in our disability 
programs; and any other area(s) that would enable us 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, December 8, 2010, from 
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. (EST).
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: A presentation on 
the status of the SSA FY 2010 Occupational Information System 
Development (OID) project activities and the proposed integration with 
Panel milestones; OIDAP Chair and subcommittee reports; individual and 
organizational public comment; public comment; Panel discussion and 
deliberation; and, an administrative business meeting. We will post the 
final agenda on the Internet prior to the meeting at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap.
    The Panel will hear public comment during the Quarterly Meeting on 
Wednesday, December 8, from 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (EST). Members of 
the public must reserve a time slot--assigned on a first come, first 
served basis--in order to comment. In the event that scheduled public 
comment does not take the entire time allotted, the Panel may use any 
remaining time to deliberate or conduct other business.
    Those interested in providing testimony in person at the meeting or 
via teleconference should contact the Panel staff by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Individuals providing testimony are 
limited to a maximum five minutes; organizational representatives, a 
maximum of ten minutes. You may submit written testimony, no longer 
than five (5) pages, at any time in person or by mail, fax or e-mail to 
[email protected] for Panel consideration.
    Seating is limited. Those needing 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] no later than 
December 1, 2010. We will attempt to accommodate requests made but 
cannot guarantee availability of services. All meeting locations are 
barrier free.
    For telephone access to the meeting on December 8, please dial 
toll-free to (866) 961-5938.
    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. Fax: 
410-597-0825. E-mail to: [email protected]. For additional information, 
please visit the Panel Web site at http://www.ssa.gov/oidap.

Debra A. Tidwell,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. 2010-29578 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
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