[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19858-19859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10065]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors

Time and Date: The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation 
will meet April 25, 2003, from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and continue on 
April 26, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. until conclusion of the Board's agenda.

Location: The Bishop's Lodge, Bishop's Lodge Road, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico.

Status of Meeting: Open, except that a portion of the meeting may be 
closed pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to hold an 
executive session. At the closed 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 provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation (45 CFR 1622.5(h)). A copy of the General

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Counsel's Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be 
available upon request.

Matters to be Considered: 

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Election of Temporary Chair and Vice Chair.
    3. Update by Randi Youells, LSC Vice President for Programs, on 
LSC's Performance Measurement Activities: The State Planning Evaluation 
Instrument and Activities to Assess the Desirability of Developing a 
System to Measure Outcomes for Clients.
    4. Presentation by Randi Youells on LSC Reports on the Rural Issues 
and Delivery Conference, the Technology Initiative Grant Program, and 
the Trainer Training for the LSC Diversity Initiative.
    5. Delivery of Legal Services in New Mexico: Panel presentation 
with Sarah Singleton, former co-chair of the State Bar of New Mexico's 
Legal Services & Programs Committee; John Arango, Executive Director, 
New Mexico Legal Aid; Olga Pedroza, Supervising Attorney, Migrant 
Program, New Mexico Legal Aid; Kathleen Brockel, Executive Director, 
Law Access; Felicia Sanchez, Intern Paralegal and former client, New 
Mexico Legal Aid; and Ann Burnham, Client Volunteer, New Mexico Legal 
Aid Santa Fe Office.
    6. Serving the Navajo Nation in New Mexico: Presentation by Anna 
Marie Johnson, Executive Director, DNA-People's Legal Services.
    7. Approval of the minutes of the Board's meeting of February 1, 
2003.
    8. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of February 1, 2003.
    9. Approval of the minutes of the Board's telephonic meeting of 
March 10, 2003.
    10. Approval of the minutes of the Board's 2002 Annual Performance 
Reviews Committee's meeting of January 31, 2003.
    11. Approval of the minutes of the Provision for the Delivery of 
Legal Services Committee's meeting of January 31, 2003.
    12. Approval of the minutes of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee's meeting minutes of January 31, 2003.
    13. Approval of the minutes of the Finance Committee's meeting of 
January 23, 2003.
    14. Approval of the minutes of the Finance Committee's meeting of 
January 31, 2003.
    15. Remarks by Special Guests: Representative Tom Udall, U.S. House 
of Representatives; Justice Pamela B. Minzer, Supreme Court of New 
Mexico; Joyce Pullen, Office of Senator Pete Domenici; John D. Robb, Of 
Counsel, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A.; Sarah Singleton, 
former co-chair of the State Bar of New Mexico's Legal Services & 
Program Committee; and Representatives from DNA-People's Legal 
Services' Board of Directors.
    16. Chairman's Report.
    17. Members' Report.
    18. Acting Inspector General's Report.
    19. President's Report.
    20. Report by Mauricio Vivero, LSC Vice President for Governmental 
Relations & Public Affairs.
    21. Report on LSC's Temporary Operating Budget, Expenses, and Other 
Funds Available through February 28, 2003.
    22. Consider and act on the President's recommendation for FY 2003 
Consolidated Operating Budget.
    23. Comments of L. Jonathan Ross, Chairman of the ABA Standing 
Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants.
    24. Consider and act on the Board's 2003 meeting schedule.

Closed Session

    25. Briefing \1\ by the Inspector General on the activities of the 
Office of Inspector General.
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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 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    26. Consider and act on the Office of Legal Affairs' report on 
potential and pending litigation involving LSC.

Open Session

    27. Consider and act on other business.
    28. Public Comment.

Contact Person for Information: Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President for 
Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, at (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 may notify Elizabeth S. Cushing, at (202) 336-8800.

    Dated: April 18, 2003.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10065 Filed 4-18-03; 2:25 pm]
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