[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21046-21048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3888]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of Directors and Four of the 
Board's Committees

Times and Dates: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors and 
four of its Committees will meet April 28 and 29, 2006 in the order set 
forth in the following schedule, with each subsequent meeting 
commencing shortly after adjournment of the prior meeting.

                            Meeting Schedule
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                                                         Time
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Friday, April 28, 2006:
  1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal     1:30 p.m.
   Services Committee (``Provisions
   Committee'').
  2. Operations & Regulations Committee....
Saturday, April 29, 2006:
    1. Performance Reviews Committee.......  8:30 a.m.
    2. Finance Committee...................
    3. Board of Directors..................
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Location: The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212-232 N. Kingshighway 
Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri.

Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
     Status: April 29, 2006 Performance Reviews Committee 
Meeting--Closed. The meeting of the Performance Reviews Committee may 
be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors 
authorizing the Committee to meet in executive session to consider and 
act on the annual performance review of the Inspector General. The 
closing will be authorized by the relevant provision(s) of the

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Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)] and the Legal 
Services Corporation's corresponding regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(e). A 
copy of the General Counsel's Certification that the closing is 
authorized by law will be available upon request.
     Status: April 29, 2006 Board of Directors Meeting--Open, 
except that a portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be 
closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to 
hold an executive session. At the closed session, the Board will 
consider and may act on the General Counsel's report on litigation to 
which the Corporation is or may become a party, discuss internal 
procedures with and receive briefings on investigations from the IG,\1\ 
and consider and may act on the report of the Annual Performance 
Reviews Committee on the performance review of the Corporation's 
President and IG. The closing is authorized by the relevant provisions 
of the Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10), 552b(c)(2) 
and 552b(c)(6)] and LSC's implementing regulation 45 CFR 1622.5(h), 
1622.5(a) and 1622.5(e). A copy of the General Counsel's Certification 
that the closing is authorized by law will be available upon request.
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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 such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.

Matters To Be Considered: 

Friday, April 28, 2006.

Provisions Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of January 27, 2006
    3. Staff report on LSC's PAI strategy development
    4. Panel discussion on Private Attorney Involvement in LSC-funded 
programs Moderator: Karen Sarjeant, LSC Vice President for Programs and 
Compliance
     The panel will continue the discussion of private attorney 
involvement efforts and the opportunities and challenges encountered by 
legal services offices in effectively utilizing private attorneys in 
their legal services delivery to eligible clients. Panelists will share 
their experiences in using Judicare and pro bono models with smaller 
firms and solo practitioners to deliver legal services in urban and 
rural service areas. There will be a discussion about the various 
approaches and models used, and identification of some of the issues, 
challenges and opportunities of participating in various private 
attorney involvement models. Panelists will share their thoughts on 
what can be done to better facilitate and encourage private attorney 
involvement in LSC-funded programs.
     Panel Members:
     Daniel K. Glazier--Executive Director, Legal Services of 
Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
     Sara E. Strattan--Executive Director, Community Legal Aid 
Services, Akron, Ohio
     Adam Burkemper--Burkemper Law Firm LLC, St. Louis, 
Missouri
     Thomas Glick--Glick Finley LLC, St. Louis, Missouri
    5. Status report by Sarah Singleton, Chairman of the ABA Task Force 
revising the ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services to the 
Poor, on the current status of the revisions
    6. Staff update on revision of LSC Performance Criteria
    7. Staff update on LSC Leadership Mentoring Pilot Project
    8. Public comment
    9. Consider and act on other business
    10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Operations & Regulations Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of the Open Session minutes of the Committee's January 
27, 2006 meeting
    3. Approval of the Closed Session minutes of the Committee's 
January 28, 2006 meeting
    4. Consider and act on Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to 
revise 45 CFR Part 1624, Prohibition Against Discrimination on the 
Basis of Handicap
    a. Staff report
    b. Public comment
    5. Consider and act on rulemaking to revise 45 CFR part 1621, 
Client Grievance Procedure
    a. Staff report
    b. Public comment
    6. Consideration of other regulations to review
    7. Staff report on dormant class action cases
    8. Consider and act on other business
    9. Other public comment
    10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Saturday, April 29, 2006.

Performance Reviews Committee

Agenda

Closed Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Consider and act on annual performance review of LSC Inspector 
General
     Meet with Kirt West
    3. Consider and act on other business
    4. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Finance Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of January 
27, 2006
    3. Presentation by the Inspector General of the Fiscal Year 2005 
Annual Financial Audit
    4. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first six months 
of FY 2006
    5. Consider and act on revisions to the Consolidated Operating 
Budget for FY 2006 and recommend Resolution 2006-006 to the full Board
    6. Report on FY 2007 appropriations process
    7. Consider and act on change of address notification to 
Diversified Investment Advisers and recommend Resolution 2006-007 to 
the full Board
    8. Consider and act on other business
    9. Public comment
    10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Board of Directors

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of January 28, 2006
    3. Approval of minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of January 28, 2006
    4. Chairman's Report
    5. Consider and act on Resolution 2006-004 recognizing Board 
service of Florentino ``Lico'' Subia
    6. Consider and act on Resolution 2006-005 recognizing Board 
service of Ernestine Watlington
    7. Members' Reports
    8. President's Report
    9. Inspector General's Report
    10. Consider and act on the report of the Committee on Provision 
for the Delivery of Legal Services
    11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee

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    12. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee
    13. Consider and act on Board's meeting schedule for calendar year 
2007
    14. Consider and act on other business
    15. Public comment
    16. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session 
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session
Closed Session
    17. Consider and act on the report of the Performance Reviews 
Committee
    18. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
    19. IG briefing on improvements in corporate governance
    20. IG briefing on congressional investigation
    21. IG briefing on other investigations
    22. Discussion of internal procedures with OIG
    23. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

Contact Person For Information: Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board 
Operations, 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 Patricia D. Batie, at (202) 295-1500.

    Dated: April 19, 2006.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-3888 Filed 4-20-06; 9:04 am]
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