MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
| 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Official Opening of the Inaugural Meeting
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| Welcome and Comments Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner Social Security Administration |
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| 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
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| 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
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