[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 21176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8946]
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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 meeting.
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DATES: May 18, 2004, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.*; May 19, 2004, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
May 20, 2004, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
*The full deliberative panel meeting ends at 4:45 p.m. The standing
committees of the Panel will meet from 4:45 p.m. until 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda,
MD 20814, Phone: (301) 657-1234.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of meeting: This is a quarterly meeting open to the public.
The public is invited to participate by coming to the address listed
above. Public comment will be taken during the quarterly meeting. The
public is also invited to submit comments in writing on the
implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement
Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 at any time.
Purpose: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, SSA announces a meeting of the Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Advisory Panel (the Panel). Section 101(f) of Pub.
L. 106-170 establishes the Panel to advise the President, the Congress
and the Commissioner of Social Security on issues related to work
incentives programs, planning and assistance for individuals with
disabilities as provided under section 101(f)(2)(A) of the TWWIIA. 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, hear presentations,
conduct full Panel deliberations on the implementation of TWWIIA and
receive public testimony. The topics for the meeting will include
presentations on mental health, SSA work incentives, employment
supports, advocacy and the Ticket, and agency updates from SSA.
The Panel will meet in person commencing on Tuesday, May 18, 2004
from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (standing committee meetings from 4:45 p.m. to
6 p.m.); Wednesday, May 19, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday,
May 20, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Agenda: The Panel will hold a quarterly meeting. Briefings,
presentations, full Panel deliberations and other Panel business will
be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 18, 19, and 20, 2004.
Public testimony will be heard in person Tuesday, May 18, 2004 from
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and on Thursday, May 20, 2004 from 9 a.m. to
9:30 a.m. Members of the public must schedule a timeslot in order to
comment. In the event that the public comments do not take up the
scheduled time period for public comment, the Panel will use that time
to deliberate and conduct other Panel business.
Individuals interested in providing testimony in person should
contact the Panel staff as outlined below to schedule time slots. Each
presenter will be called on 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 TWWIIA Implementation, no
longer than 5 pages, may be submitted in person or by mail, fax or
email on an on-going 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
Monique Fisher, at [email protected] or calling (202) 358-6435.
The full agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Internet at
http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel approximately one week before the meeting
or can be received in advance electronically or by fax upon request.
Contact Information: Anyone requiring information regarding the
Panel should contact the TWWIIA Panel staff. Records are being kept of
all Panel proceedings and will be available for public inspection by
appointment at the Panel office. Anyone requiring information regarding
the Panel should contact the Panel staff by:
<> Mail addressed to Social Security
Administration, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
Staff, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW., Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20024.
<> Telephone contact with Monique Fisher at (202)
358-6435.
<> Fax at (202) 358-6440.
<> E-mail to [email protected]
Dated: April 12, 2004.
Carol Brenner,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 04-8946 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
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