MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Official Opening of the Inaugural Meeting
  • Location: Ballroom A, 2nd Floor
  Welcome and Comments
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner
Social Security Administration
9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Overview of the Occupational Information Development Project
Richard Balkus, Associate Commissioner
Office of Program Development and Research
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Statutory Significance of the Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) in SSA’s Disability Programs
Jeffrey Blair, Acting Deputy Associate General Counsel for Program Law
Office of General Counsel
11:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. SSA's Challenge: The DOT
Sylvia E. Karman, Project Director
Occupational Information Development Project
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Lunch – On Your Own
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. SSA’s Sequential Evaluation Process for Assessing Disability
Tom Johns, Disability Quality Branch Chief
Office of Quality Performance, Dallas, TX
2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. BREAK
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. SSA’s Sequential Evaluation Process for Assessing Disability (continued)
Tom Johns, Disability Quality Branch Chief
Office of Quality Performance, Dallas, TX
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Panel Deliberation

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009


8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Meeting Call To Order
  • Location: Ballroom A, 2nd Floor
8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Disability Determination Services and Their Workload
John Owen, Acting Deputy Director
Division of Disability Determination Services
Operation Support
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Utilizing Vocational Expert Testimony at the Hearing Level
Judge David G. Hatfield, Hearing Office Chief
Administrative Law Judge
Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge
11:15 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Appeals Council Process
Judge A. George Lowe, Administrative Appeals Judge
Office of Appellate Operations
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Lunch – On Your Own
1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Prior SSA Work to Address the DOT Concerns
Robert Pfaff, Social Insurance Specialist
Occupational Information Development Project
2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. SSA’s Ideal Occupational Information System: The Legal,
Program and Data Requirements

Deborah Harkin, Social Insurance Specialist 
Occupational Information Development Project
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. SSA’s Plans to Develop Occupational Information
Sylvia E. Karman, Project Director
Occupational Information Development Project
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion and Deliberation

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009


8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Meeting Call To Order
8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion and Deliberation
9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion and Deliberation (continued)
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Panel Administrative Business
12:00 p.m. Adjourn

February 23-25, 2009
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
Arlington, VA