[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 13172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5214]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2012-0017]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of Upcoming Quarterly Panel Meeting.

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DATES: March 22, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (EDT).
    Location: Pier 5 Hotel.

ADDRESSES: 711 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201.
    By Teleconference: 1-888-445-2238.
    Followed by Pass code: 8448155.

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 Thursday, March 22, 2012, from 8:30 
a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (EDT).
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: A presentation on 
the status of ongoing SSA FY 2012 OIS Development project and research 
activities currently underway; Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel Chair and subcommittee reports; 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 
Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EDT). 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 email to 
[email protected] by March 16, 2012. 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 email 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 Leola 
Brooks via email to [email protected] no later than March 13, 2012. 
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, please dial toll-free to 1-
(888) 455-2238 and enter the passcode: 8448155.
    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, Robert M. Ball Federal Building, Baltimore, 
MD 21235-0001. Fax: 410-597-0825. Email to: [email protected]. For 
additional information, please visit the panel Web site at www.ssa.gov/oidap.

Leola S. Brooks,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. 2012-5214 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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