Inaugural Meeting Public Agenda

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

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February 23-25, 2009

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel Arlington, VA