[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 135 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17953]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting; Meeting of the Corporation's Board of 
Directors

TIME AND DATES: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors will 
meet on July 20, 1996. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue 
until conclusion of the Board's agenda.

LOCATION: Legal Services Corporation, 750 First Street NE., 11th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20002, (202) 336-8800.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except that a portion of the meeting may be 
closed pursuant to a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors to hold 
an executive session. At the closed session, the Board may be briefed 
by management on internal operational and personnel matters and by the 
Corporation's Inspector General on activities of the Office of 
Inspector General. In addition, the General Counsel will report to the 
Board on litigation to which the Corporation is or may become a party 
and the Board may act on the matters reported. The closing will be 
authorized by the relevant sections of the Government in the Sunshine 
Act [5 U.S.C. section 552b(c) (10)] and the corresponding regulation of 
the Legal Services Corporation [45 CFR section 1622.5(h)].1 A copy 
of the General Counsel's Certification, that the closing is authorized 
by law, will be posted for public inspection at the Corporation's 
headquarters, located at 750 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002, in 
its 11th floor reception area, and will also be available upon request.
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    \1\ Briefings do not constitute ``meetings,'' as defined by the 
Government in the Sunshine Act. Notice of briefings is here provided 
as a courtesy to the public.
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda.
2. Approval of Minutes of May 20, 1996, meeting.
3. Approval of Minutes of May 20, 1996, executive session.
4. Chairman's and Members' Reports.
5. President's Report.
6. Inspector General's Report and presentation on the Office of 
Inspector General's technology project.
7. Consider and act on Board's Operations and Regulations Committee 
Report.
    a. Internal personnel policies of the Corporation.
    b. Implementation of Pub. L. 104-134 (H.R. 3019) by the adoption 
of interim regulations on:
    (1) priorities in the allocation of resources.
    (2) disclosure of plaintiff identity and statement of facts.
    (3) class actions.
    (4) solicitation of clients by grantees.
    (5) use of funds from sources other than the Corporation.
    (6) redistricting activities.
    (7) legal assistance to aliens.
    (8) representation in certain eviction proceedings.
    (9) subgrants, fees and dues.
    (10) applying federal waste, fraud and abuse law to LSC funds,
    (11) grantees' participation in litigation on behalf of 
prisoners.
    (12) grantees' involvement in challenges to welfare reform.
    (13) lobbying and certain other activities by grantees.
    (14) fee-generating cases.
    (15) grantees' collection of attorneys' fees.
8. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Finance Committee, 
including the adoption of an FY '98 budget mark.

Closed Session

9. Consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving the Corporation.
10. Inspector General's briefing of the Board on activities of LSC's 
Office of Inspector General.
11. Management's briefing of the Board on internal operations and 
personnel matters.

Open Session

12. Schedule board and committee meetings through October 1996.
13. Public comment.
14. Consider and act on other business.


CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel, 
(202) 336-8800.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting notices will be made available in 
alternate formats to accommodate visual and hearing impairments. 
Individuals who have a disability and need an accommodation to attend 
the meeting should contact Barbara Asante, at (202) 336-8800.


Victor M. Fortuno,
General Counsel.
    Dated: July 10, 1996.
[FR Doc. 96-17953 Filed 7-10-96; 3:21 pm]
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