[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2189-2190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-401]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2011-0006]


Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of the Charter Renewal for the Occupational Information 
Development Advisory Panel.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on January 7, 2011, the 
Commissioner of Social Security renewed the Charter for the 
Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel (Panel). This 
discretionary Panel will provide independent advice and recommendations 
on plans and activities to create an occupational information system 
(OIS) tailored specifically for SSA's disability programs and 
adjudicative needs. SSA requires advice and recommendations on the use 
of occupational information in SSA's disability programs and the 
research design of the OIS, including

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the development and testing of an OIS content model and taxonomy, work 
analysis instrumentation, sampling, and data collection and analysis.
    Membership includes professionals from academia, private-sector, 
and public entities (including various Federal agencies, e.g., 
Department of Labor) with expertise in one or more of the following 
subject areas: (a) Occupational analysis, design and development of 
occupational classifications, instrument design, labor market 
economics, sampling, data collection and analyses; (b) disability 
evaluation, vocational rehabilitation, forensic vocational assessment, 
and physical or occupational therapy; (c) occupational or physical 
rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry, or psychology; and (d) disability 
claimant advocacy.
    The Panel will function solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
SSA will file the charter 15 days from the date of the publication of 
this notice.
    For further information contact, Ms. Debra Tidwell-Peters, 
Designated Federal Officer, 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].

Debra Tidwell-Peters,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development 
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. 2011-401 Filed 1-11-11; 8:45 am]
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