[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 21786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9259]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2011-0031]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly panel meeting.

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DATES: May 4, 2011, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (EDT); May 5, 2011, 8:30 a.m.-2 
p.m. (EDT)
    Location: Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore.

ADDRESSES: 20 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
    By Teleconference: 1-866-961-5938.

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, May 4, 2011, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. (EDT) and on Thursday, May 5, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 2 p.m. (EDT).
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: Presentations by 
staff from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training 
Administration, National Center for O*NET Development and Bureau of 
Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau; a presentation on the 
status of ongoing SSA FY 2011 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 
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. (EDT) and Thursday, 
May 5, 2011 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 pm. (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 e-mail to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d6264696c7d6d5e5e4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="024d4b464352427171632c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#511e18151001112222307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c48b8d80859484b7b7a5eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caaeafa8b8abe4bea3aebdafa6a6e7baafbeafb8b98ab9b9abe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f6b6a6d7d6e217b666b786a6363227f6a7b6a7d7c4f7c7c6e21686079">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 
April 18, 2011. 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 both days, 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#46090f0207160635352768212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1857515c5948586b6b79367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. 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. 2011-9259 Filed 4-15-11; 8:45 am]
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