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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,

107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore MD, 21235

• Telephone contact with Kristen

Breland at (410) 966–7225

• Fax at (410) 965–9063

• E-mail to TWWIIAPanel@ssa.gov

Dated: October 5, 2000.

Deborah M. Morrison,

Designated Federal Officer.

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Advisory Panel—Public Meeting

Embassy Suites at Chevy Chase Pavilion,

4300 Military Road, NW, Washington, DC

20015, (202) 362–9300, (202) 686–3405 Fax.

The hotel is located on the corner of

Wisconsin Avenue and Military Road and

directly above the Friendship Heights Metro

station.

November 13–15, 2000

Monday, November 13, 2000, Day 1

9:00 AM Meeting Called to Order by

Deborah Morrison, Designated Federal

Officer

Welcome—Sarah Mitchell, Presiding

Introductions

Update on TWWIIA Implementation

9:30 to 12:00 AM

Public Testimony Comment Periods

Addressing Specific Topics

9:30 to 10:30

Who Gets a Ticket? The Definition of a

Ticket.

10:30 to 11:00

Break

11:00 to 12:00

Qualifications of Employment Networks

12:00 to 1:30 PM

Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 PM

Meeting Reconvenes, Sarah Mitchell,

Presiding

1:30 to 2:30 PM

Public Testimony Comment Periods

Addressing Specific Topics

1:30 to 2:30

Design of Outcome and Milestone Payment

Methods

2:30 to 3:00

Break

3:00 to 4:00

TWWIIA Implementation

4:00 to 5:00

Telephone Call-in Public Comment Period

on any TWWIIA Implementation Topic

Please note: If time allotted for public

comment exceeds the time required, the

Panel will use the time to deliberate on

TWWIIA implementation.

5:00 PM

Adjournment

Tuesday, November 14, 2000, Day 2

9:00 to 12:00 AM

Panel Workgroup Deliberations

12:00 to 1:30 PM

Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 PM

Meeting Reconvenes Sarah Mitchell,

Presiding

1:30 to 3:30 PM

Panel Workgroups Reports

3:30 to 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 to 5:30 PM

Full Panel Deliberations

5:00 PM

Adjournment

Wednesday, November 15, 2000, Day 3

9:00 AM

Meeting Convenes, Sarah Mitchell,

Presiding

9:00—11:00 AM

Update on TWWIIA Implementation Office

of Employment Support Program Office

of Policy

11:00 to 12:00

Briefing on the Federal Advisory

Committee Act

12:00 to 1:30

Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 to 4:00 PM

Business Meeting

5:00 PM

Adjournment by Designated Federal

Officer

[FR Doc. 00–26311 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The Ticket to Work and Work

Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration

(SSA).

ACTION: Notice of Teleconference

Meeting.

DATES: November 8, 2000, 1:30 p.m.–

4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Social Security

Administration, International Trade

Center, 500 E St. SW, 8th Floor, Theatre

Room, Washington, D.C. 20254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Type of Meeting: This teleconference

meeting is open to the public. The

public is invited to participate by

coming to the address listed above or

calling in to the scheduled

teleconference. The meeting will

include an opportunity for public

comment.

Purpose: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Social Security

Administration (SSA) announces a

public meeting of the Ticket to Work

and Work Incentives Advisory Panel

(the Panel). Section 101(f) of Public Law

106–170, the Ticket to Work and Work

Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

(TWWIIA), establishes the Panel to

advise the Commissioner of SSA, the

President, and the Congress 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.

The Panel teleconference meeting will

be devoted to public comment and

discussion on the subject of the

implementation of TWWIIA. The Panel

also invites the public to submit

comments on the subject in writing for

this meeting. The Panel will accept

written comments on the

implementation of TWWIIA no longer

than 5 pages, either in person or by

mail, fax or e-mail until November 13,

2000. (See detailed contact information

below.)

Agenda: The meeting will commence

on Tuesday, November 8, 2000 at 1:30

p.m. From 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the

Panel will hear public testimony on the

implementation of TWWIIA, including

implementation of mandated protection

and advocacy (P&A) services. The Panel

will be particularly interested in hearing

and discussing views on the following

P&A issues—

1. Should P&A services be available to

all beneficiaries regardless of whether or

not they are ticket users or living in a

ticket roll-out state?

2. Should mediation be a part of the

dispute resolution process?

3. Should there be an external appeals

process available to beneficiaries who

have disputes?

Individuals interested in providing

testimony at the meeting on these or

other TWWIIA implementation topics

can do so in person or by teleconference

by contacting the Panel staff to schedule

time slots for presentation.

The Chair will call on each presenter

in the order in which they are

scheduled to present verbal testimony.

Each presenter will be invited to

address the Panel for a maximum of five

(5) minutes.

From 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. there will

be deliberation by the Panel on the

implementation of TWWIIA. The Panel

will also use any time available between

1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to deliberate in

the event the time allotted for public

comment exceeds the time required.

The agenda is also posted on the

Internet at http://www.ssa.gov/work/

ResourcesToolkit/ or can be received in

advance electronically or by fax upon

request. (See contact information

below.)

Contact Information: Individuals

interested in providing testimony must

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contact the Panel staff for the call-in

teleconference number and to schedule

presentation time slots. Since seating

and telephone lines may be limited,

persons interested in providing

testimony or in attending this meeting

should contact the Panel staff by Emailing Kristen M. Breland, at

‘‘kristen.m.breland@ssa.gov’’ or calling

(410) 966–7225.

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,

107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21235

• Telephone at (410) 966–7225

(Kristen Breland)

• Fax at (410) 965–9063

• E-mail to TWWIIAPanel@ssa.gov

Dated: October 5, 2000.

Deborah M. Morrison,

Designated Federal Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–26312 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Advisory Panel Teleconference

Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration

(SSA).

ACTION: Notice of teleconference

meeting.

DATES: November 27, 2000 1:30 p.m.–

3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Social Security

Administration, International Trade

Center, 500 E St. SW, 8th Floor, Theatre

Room, Washington, D.C. 20254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Type of meeting: The Teleconference

is open to the public. The public is

invited to participate by coming to the

address listed above. Only members of

the panel will participate in

deliberations by telephone.

Purpose: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Social Security

Administration (SSA) announces a

Teleconference meeting of the Ticket to

Work and Work Incentives Advisory

Panel (the Panel). Section 101(f) of the

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA),

Public Law 106–170, establishes the

Panel to advise the Commissioner of

Social Security, the President, and the

Congress on issues related to work

incentives programs, planning, and

assistance for individuals with

disabilities as provided under section

101(f)(2)(A) of 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 SelfSufficiency Program established under

section 101(a) of that Act.

This is a deliberative teleconference

meeting of the Panel. The Panel will

meet to discuss the status of the

TWWIIA implementation. Public

testimony will not be heard at this

meeting. Any interested citizen is

encouraged to submit written comments

concerning this topic in advance of or

at the meeting for the Panel’s

consideration.

Agenda: The teleconference will

commence Monday, November 27, 2000

at, 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. At this

teleconference, the Panel will use this

time to discuss the status of TWWIIA

implementation. Since seating may be

limited, persons interested in attending

this meeting should contact the Panel

staff by E-mailing Kristen Breland, at

‘‘kristen.breland@ssa.gov’’ or calling

(410) 966–7225.

A copy of the agenda follows this

announcement. A copy of the agenda

may also be obtained from the Internet

at the web site of SSA’s Office of

Employment Support Programs at

‘‘http://www.ssa.gov/work/resources/

toolkit.’’ or by contacting the Panel staff

at the mailing address, Email address,

telephone and FAX number shown

below.

Requests for materials in alternate

formats, i.e., large print, Braille,

computer disc, etc. may be made to the

Panel staff at the addresses and numbers

shown below.

Records are being kept of all Panel

proceedings and will be available for

public inspection at the Office of

Employment Support Programs’ web

site at ‘‘http://www.ssa.gov/work’’ or by

appointment at the office of the Ticket

to Work and Work Incentives Advisory

Panel Staff, 107 Altmeyer Building,

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21235. 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,

107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235;

• Telephone at (410) 965–9063;

• FAX at (410) 966–8597; or

• Email to Kristen Breland, at

‘‘kristen.breland@ssa.gov.’’

Dated: October 5, 2000.

Deborah M. Morrison,

Designated Federal Officer.

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives,

Advisory Panel, Teleconference Meeting

AGENDA

Social Security Administration, 8th Floor

Theatre Room, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20254, Monday, November

27, 2000

1:30 p.m.

Meeting Convened, Presiding: Sarah

Mitchell, Chair

1:30—3:15

Deliberations on the Implementation of

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Improvement Act

3:15—3:30

Administrative Issues

3:30 p.m.

Adjournment

[FR Doc. 00–26313 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Oceans, International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs

[Public Notice No. 3441]

Public Meeting to Discuss Progress on

International Harmonization of

Chemical Hazard Classification and

Labeling

SUMMARY: The United States government

is preparing for a series of international

meetings to further develop a globally

harmonized system (GHS) of chemical

hazard classification and labeling. The

Department of State will hold a public

meeting to update recent activities and

preview upcoming international

meetings on chemical hazard

communication and GHS

implementation.

The public meeting will take place on

Tuesday, October 24, 2000, from 1:00

pm until 3:00 pm, in Room N5437 B&C,

at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC. Attendees should use the entrance

at C and Third Streets NW. No advance

registration is necessary. However,

attendees should bring picture

identification with them. For further

information, please contact Marie

Ricciardone, U.S. Department of State,

Office of Environmental Policy (OES/

ENV), Room 4325, 2201 C Street NW,

Washington, DC 20520; telephone (202)

736–4660; fax (202) 647–5947; e-mail

RicciardoneMD@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Department of State is issuing this