[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11667]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting Corporation's Board of Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation 
will meet on May 10, 1997. 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, N.E.--11th 
Floor Boardroom, Washington, DC.

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 executive session, the Corporation's 
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 is authorized by the relevant provisions 
of the Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10)] and the 
corresponding regulation of the Legal Services Corporation [45 CFR 
Sec. 1622.5(h)]. A copy of the General Counsel's Certification that the 
closing is authorized by law will be posted for public inspection in 
the Corporation's main reception area, on the 10th floor of 750 First 
Street N.E., Washington, D.C., and will also be available upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the March 8, 1997, Board meeting.
3. Approval of minutes of the March 23, 1997, Board meeting.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's executive session of March 23, 
1997.
5. Chairman's and Members' Reports.
6. President's Report.
7. Inspector General's Report.
8. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Finance Committee.
9. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Operations and 
Regulations Committee:
    a. Consider and act on final revisions to 45 CFR Part 1610, the 
Corporation's regulation governing the use of non-LSC funds.
    b. Consider and act on final revisions to 45 CFR Part 1639, the 
Corporation's regulation proscribing involvement in welfare reform.
    c. Consider and act on a draft personnel rule to be codified at 45 
CFR Part 1601.
    d. Consider and act on proposed revisions to 45 CFR Part 1630, the 
Corporation's regulation governing cost standards and procedures.
10. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Provision for the 
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
11. Consider and act on proposed policies and procedures for annual 
performance reviews of the Corporation's President and Inspector 
General, and procedures to govern employee grievances filed against 
either the Inspector General or the President.
12. Consider and act on proposed Report of the Board of Directors to 
accompany the Inspector General's Semi-annual Report to the Congress 
for the period of October 1, 1996-March 31, 1997.

Closed Session

13. Briefing 1 by the Inspector General on the activities of 
the OIG, including but not limited to a status report on the OIG's 
special audits.
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    \1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff 
briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the 
term ``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine 
Act do not apply to any such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b) (a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR Sec. 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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14. Consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving the Corporation.

Open Session

15. Consider and act on making available to the incoming President of 
the Corporation copies of selected executive session transcripts, or 
excerpts thereof, for the purpose of providing him with background on 
specific issues relating to the Corporation and its operations.
16. Consider and act on scheduling of board and committee meetings for 
the period from July through December 1997.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on other business.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel and 
Secretary of the Corporation, at (202) 336-8810.

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 may notify Barbara Asante, at (202) 336-8800.

    Dated: April 30, 1997.
Victor M. Fortuno,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 97-11667 Filed 4-30-97; 2:04 pm]
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