[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12630]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2010-0022]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly panel meeting.

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DATES: June 9, 2010, 1 p.m.--5 p.m. (CST); June 10, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-
11:30 a.m. (CST).
    Location: Doubletree Hotel Memphis Downtown.

ADDRESSES: 185 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103.
    By Teleconference: (866) 871-4318.

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 
creating an occupational information system tailored specifically for 
the Social Security Administration's (SSA) disability determination 
process 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 medical-vocational 
adjudication policies and processes.
    Agenda: The Panel will meet on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 1 p.m. 
until 5 p.m. (CST) and Thursday, June 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. until 
11:30 a.m. (CST).
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: a presentation on 
the status on the SSA FY 2010 Occupational Information System 
Development Project activities and the proposed integration with Panel 
activities; subcommittee chair reports; individual and organizational 
public comment; Panel discussion and deliberation, and an 
administrative business meeting. The final agenda will be posted on the 
Internet one week prior to the meeting at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap.
    The Panel will hear public comment during the Quarterly Meeting on 
Wednesday, June 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (CST) and Thursday, June 
10, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (CST). 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 
[email protected]. 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 [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 Debra 
Tidwell-Peters via e-mail to [email protected] or by 
telephone at 410-965-9617, no later than May 28, 2010. 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 June 9 and 10, please dial 
toll-free to (866) 871-4318.
    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: [email protected]. For additional information, 
please visit the Panel Web site at http://www.ssa.gov/oidap.
    Reminder Item:
    On Tuesday, May 4, 2010 we published a Federal Register notice 
requesting comments on the recommendations submitted to us by the 
Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel in its report 
entitled ``Content Model and Classification Recommendations for the 
Social Security Administration Occupational Information System, 
September 2009.'' The Panel report is available online at: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap/Documents/FinalReportRecommendations.pdf.
    The comment period for the May 4, 2010 Federal Register notice ends 
on June 30, 2010. Please follow the instructions for submitting 
comments that are outlined in the May 4, 2010 Federal Register 
document. You may view a copy of the May 4, 2010 Federal Register 
notice by accessing the following link: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap/Documents/SSA-2010-00181.pdf

Deborah A. Tidwell,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. 2010-12630 Filed 5-25-10; 8:45 am]
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