[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28855]


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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 November 22, 2003 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and continue on 
November 23, 2003, from 10 a.m. until conclusion of the Board's agenda.

Location: November 22, 2003: The Association of the Bar of the City of 
New York, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. November 23, 2003: 
The Royalton Hotel, 44 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.

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. 552(b)(2), (6), (7), (9)(b), 
and (10)] and the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services 
Corporation's implementing regulation [45 CFR section 1622.5(a), (e), 
(f), (g), and (h)]. A copy of the General 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. Approval of the minutes of the Board's meeting of September 15, 
2003.
    3. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of September 15, 2003.
    4. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of November 4, 2003.
    5. Approval of the minutes of the Search Committee for LSC 
President and Inspector General's meeting of October 28, 2003.
    6. Approval of the minutes of the Search Committee for LSC 
President and Inspector General's meeting of November 10, 2003.
    7. Remarks by Maria Imperial, Executive Director for the New York 
City Bar Fund, addressing the Association of the Bar of the City of New 
York's partnership with Legal Services for New York City (LSNY).
    8. Chairman's Report.
    9. Members' Reports.
    10. Acting Inspector General's Report.
    11. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Provision for the 
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
    12. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Finance 
Committee.
    13. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Operations & 
Regulations Committee.
    14. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Search Committee 
for LSC President and Inspector General.
    15. Consider and act on the Board of Directors' Semi-Annual Report 
to Congress for the period of April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003.
    16. Consider and act on possible changes to LSC's organizational 
chart and lines of reporting.
    17. Consider and act on the postponement of the Board's 2004 Annual 
Meeting from Friday, January 30, 2004 to Saturday, January 31, 2004.
    18. Consider and act on other business.
    19. Public comment.
    20. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session 
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.

Closed Session

    21. Report \1\ on follow-up to personnel item acted on by the Board 
in executive session meeting held on November 4, 2003.
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    \1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff 
briefings and/or reports 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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    22. Briefing \2\ by the Acting Inspector General on the activities 
of the Office of Inspector General.
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    \2\ See Footnote 1.
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    23. Consider and act on the Office of Legal Affairs' report on 
potential and pending litigation involving LSC.
    24. Consider and act on options available to compensate the LSC 
President.
    25. Interviews of select candidates for the position of LSC 
President.
    26. Review and discussion of interviewed candidates.
    27. Consider and act on further steps to be taken in connection 
with the selection and retention of a finalist for the office of 
President.

Open Session

    28. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President for 
Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, at (202) 295-
1500.
    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) 295-1500.

    Dated: November 13, 2003.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-28855 Filed 11-13-03; 4:55 pm]
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