[Federal Register: May 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 91)]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2009-0033]
Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly panel meeting.
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DATES: June 10, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (CDT); and June 11, 2009, 8:30
a.m.-12 p.m. (CDT).
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.
ADDRESSES: 2233 South Martin L. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616.
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 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
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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 10, 2009, from 8:30
a.m.until 5 p.m. (CDT) and Thursday, June 11, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.
until 12 p.m. (CDT). The agenda will be available on the Internet at
https://www.ssa.gov/oidap/ one week prior to the meeting.
The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: Presentations by
stakeholder organizations for the purpose of identifying perceived gaps
that currently exist between the occupational information available in
the DOT and that is believed necessary to adjudicate claims in SSA's
disability programs to ensure a proper assessment of the claimants'
abilities to do their past work and, if not, their abilities to do any
other work in the economy given the claimants' work histories and the
physical, mental, or cognitive limitations resulting from claimants'
impairments. There will be discussion and identification of areas where
additional or new occupational information is needed, for example, as
it relates to the physical or mental demands of work, educational
requirements of work, work settings, and work skills. The Panel will
hear presentations on taxonomic issues and proposed methodologies for
developing a classification system. The Panel will discuss and
deliberate on issues relevant to the Panel's recommendations and hold
an administrative business meeting.
The Panel will hear public comment during the Quarterly Meeting on
Wednesday, June 10, 2009, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CDT). Members of
the public must schedule a time slot--assigned on a first come, first
served basis--in order to comment. In the event public comment does not
take the entire time allotted, the Panel may use any remaining time to
deliberate or conduct other Panel business.
Persons interested in providing testimony in person at the meeting
or via teleconference should contact the Panel staff by e-mail 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
e-mail 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., 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 debra.tidwell-peters@ssa.gov or by
telephone at 410-965-9617, no later than May 25, 2009. SSA will attempt
to meet requests made but cannot guarantee availability of services.
All meeting locations are barrier free.
If you want to access the meeting by teleconference, please send
your name and contact information to OIDAP@ssa.gov one week prior to
the start date of the meeting.
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.
Telephone: 410-965-9617. Fax: 410-597-0825. E-mail to OIDAP@ssa.gov.
For additional information, please visit the Panel Web site
at https://www.ssa.gov/oidap.
Dated: May 6, 2009.
Debra Tidwell-Peters,
Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development
Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. E9-11068 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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