Federal Register: August 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 166)
DOCID: fr28au09-98 FR Doc E9-20829
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social Security Administration
Docket ID: [Docket No. SSA-2009-0033]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr28au09-98
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly panel meeting.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting
DATES: September 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (PDT); September 17, 2009, 8:30 a.m.5 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites.
SUMMARY:
Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 provide independent advice and recommendations on plans and activities to replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles used in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) disability determination process. The Panel will advise the Agency on creating an occupational information system tailored specifically for SSA's disability programs and adjudicative needs. Advice and recommendations will relate to SSA's 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 SSA disability programs; data collection; use of occupational information in SSA's disability programs; and any other area(s) that would enable SSA to develop an occupational information system suited to its disability programs and improve the medicalvocational adjudication policies and processes.
Agenda: The Panel will meet on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday, September 17, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The agenda will be available on the Internet one week prior to the meeting at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap/meeting_ information.htm.
The tentative agenda for this meeting includes presentations on information required for a proposed occupational information system and user needs outreach plans; discussion, deliberation and voting by the Panel on core recommendations to be included in the upcoming report to the agency; and an administrative business meeting.
The Panel will hear public comment during the Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. In order to provide comment, members of the public must request a time slotassigned on a first come, first served basis. In the event public comment does not take the entire period allotted, the Panel may use any remaining time to deliberate or conduct other business.
Persons interested in providing comment in person at the meeting or by teleconference should contact the Panel staff by email to OIDAP@ssa.gov. Individuals are limited to a maximum five minute, verbal presentation. Organizational representatives will be allotted a maximum ten minute, verbal presentation. Written testimony, no longer than five (5) pages, may be submitted at any time either in person, mail, fax or email to OIDAP@ssa.gov for Panel consideration.
Seating is limited. Individuals who need special accommodation in
order to attend or participate in the meeting (e.g., assistive
listening devices, or materials in alternative formats, such as large
print or CD) should notify Debra TidwellPeters via email to
debra.tidwellpeters@ssa.gov or by telephone at 4109659617, no later
than September 4, 2009. SSA will attempt to meet requests made but [[Page 44434]]
cannot guarantee availability of services. All meeting locations are barrier free.
The meeting may be accessed by teleconference by using the dialin instructions included above.
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, 3E26 Operations, Baltimore, MD 212350001. Telephone: 4109659617. Fax: 2024105970825. Email to
OIDAP@ssa.gov. For additional information, please visit the Panel Web
site at http://www.ssa.gov/oidap. Debra TidwellPeters,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development
Advisory Panel.