[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29200-29201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13486]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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DATES: June 11, 2001, 10 a.m.--6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Washington, DC--Exact location to be determined. Due to 
unforeseen circumstances the room location has not been identified to 
date, but notice of the exact location will be provided in the Federal 
Register as soon as it is available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of meeting: The meeting will be open to the public between 11 
a.m. and 6 p.m. In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act, 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c), the meeting will be closed to the public from 10 a.m. 
to 11 a.m. to conduct housekeeping business relating solely to Federal 
personnel rules and practices and other administrative matters.
    Due to extenuating circumstances in obtaining meeting space the 
Commission was unable to publish this meeting notice 15 days prior to 
the actual meeting.
    Executive order 13210 established the Commission, which is intended 
to provide bipartisan recommendations to the President for modernizing 
and

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restoring fiscal soundness to the Social Security system according to 
the following principles: modernization must not change Social Security 
benefits for retirees or near retirees; the entire Social Security 
surplus must be dedicated to Social Security only; Social Security 
payroll taxes must not be increased; the Government must not invest 
Social Security funds in the stock market; modernization must preserve 
Social Security's disability and survivors components; and 
modernization must include individually controlled, voluntary personal 
retirement accounts, which will augment the Social Security safety net.
    Purpose: This is the first deliberative meeting of the Commission. 
No public testimony will be heard at this meeting. However, interested 
parties are invited to attend the meeting.
    Agenda: The Commission will meet commencing Monday, June 11, 2001, 
at 10 a.m. The meeting will be open to the public at 11 a.m., when the 
Commission will discuss its organization, upcoming agenda, and interim 
report. From 2 p.m. until 6 p.m., Commission staff will respond to 
information requests from Commission members.
    Closer to the meeting date, a more detailed meeting agenda may be 
obtained by contacting the Commission staff at the mailing address or 
telephone number below.
    Records are being kept of all Commission proceedings and will be 
available for public inspection at the Commission's office at the 
address below. Documents such as meeting announcements, agendas, 
minutes, and the interim and final reports will be available on the 
Commission's web page, which is currently under construction. Anyone 
requiring information regarding the Commission should contact the 
Commission staff by:
     Internet at www.CommToStrengthenSocSec.gov (under 
construction, not currently available;
     Mail addressed to President's Commission to Strengthen 
Social Security, 734 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC, 20503;
     Telephone at (202) 343-1255;
     Email to Michael Anzick, Designated Federal Officer, at 
``[email protected]''

    Dated: May 23, 2001.
Larry G. Massanari,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 01-13486 Filed 5-24-01; 2:06 pm]
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