[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 137 (Monday, July 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35205-35206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17265]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board's 
Five Committees; Notice

Times and Dates: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors and 
the Board's five Committees will meet on July 24 & 25, 2009 in the 
order set forth in the following schedule, with each meeting commencing 
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting.

Public Observation: The five committee meetings and most of the full 
board meeting will be open to public observation, and members of the 
public who are unable to attend but wish to listen to the proceedings 
may do so by following the telephone call-in directions given below. 
You are asked to keep your telephone muted to eliminate background 
noises. From time to time comments from the public may be solicited by 
the presiding Chairman.

Call-In Directions for Open Sessions

Friday, July 24, 2009

     Call toll-free number: 1-800-247-9979;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
20342797;
     When connected to the call, please ``MUTE'' your telephone 
immediately.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

     Call toll-free number: 1-800-247-9979;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
20342797;
     When connected to the call, please ``MUTE'' your telephone 
immediately.

                            Meeting Schedule
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           Friday, July 24, 2009                        Time
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1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal      1:30 p.m.
 Services Committee (``Provisions
 Committee'').
2. Audit Committee........................
3. Finance Committee......................
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          Saturday, July 25, 2009
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4. Operations & Regulations Committee.....  9:00 a.m.
5. Governance and Performance Review
 Committee.
6. Board of Directors.....................
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Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel, 1717 S. Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS.

Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.\1\
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    \1\ Please note that all times in this notice are Central 
Daylight Time.
    \2\ 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. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3
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    July 25, 2009 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 consider and 
perhaps act on the General Counsel's report on potential and pending 
litigation involving LSC. The closed will also include a briefing by 
LSC's Inspector General. A verbatim written transcript of the session 
will be made. However, the transcript of any portions of the closed 
session falling within 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), will not be available for public inspection. A copy of the 
General Counsel's Certification that in his opinion the closing is 
authorized by law will be available upon request.

Matters to be Considered: 

Friday, July 24, 2009

Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of April 24, 2009.
    3. Presentation by Kansas Legal Services on Enhancing Leadership 
and Training through use of Legal Meetings, an LSC TIG-funded project.
    4. Staff Update on activities implementing the LSC Private Attorney 
Involvement Action Plan--Help Close the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power 
of Pro Bono.
    5. Staff Report and Recommendation on Continuation of the Herbert 
S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
    6. Staff Report and Recommendation on Native American Delivery and 
Funding for FY 2010.
    7. Public comment.
    8. Consider and act on other business.
    9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Audit Committee

July 24, 2009

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's October 31, 2008 meeting.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's April 24, 2009 meeting.
    4. Follow-up to FY 2008 Annual Audit finding on classification of 
consultants and update on Management response to OIG Audit of LSC's 
Consultant Contracts.
    [dec221] Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel.
    [dec221] Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative Officer.
    [dec221] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    [dec221] Ronald Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for Audit.
    5. Report on selection of outside auditor for FY 2009.
    [dec221] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    6. Public comment.
    7. Consider and act on other business.
    8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

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Finance Committee

July 24, 2009

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 24, 
2009.
    3. Staff report on repayment of LRAP funds.
    [dec221] Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel.
    [dec221] John Constance, Director, Government Relations and Public 
Affairs.
    4. Consider and act on revisions to the Consolidated Operating 
Budget for FY 2009 including internal budgetary adjustments and 
recommend Resolution  2009-005 to the full Board.
    [dec221] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    [dec221] Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 
Officer.
    5. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first six months 
of FY 2009.
    [dec221] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    [dec221] Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 
Officer.
    6. Consider and act on proposed 2009 pay increase.
    [dec221] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    [dec221] Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 
Officer.
    [dec221] Comments by Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    7. Report on FY 2010 appropriations process.
    [dec221] Presentation by John Constance, Director, Government 
Relations and Public Affairs.
    8. Consider and Act on the Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2010 
and recommend Resolution  2009-006 to the full Board for 
action.
    [dec221] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    [dec221] Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 
Officer.
    9. Consider and act on a date for a September 2009 Finance 
Committee meeting to consider the LSC FY 2011 budget request.
    10. Public comment.
    11. Consider and act on other business.
    12. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Operations & Regulations Committee

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's April 25, 2009 
meeting.
    3. Consider and act on proposed grant assurances for 2010 grants.
    4. Staff report on follow-up to January 30, 2009 presentation on 
grantee board governance and oversight.
    5. Discussion of need for and wisdom of requiring grantees' 
governing bodies to establish audit committees.
    6. Staff report on LSC's FOIA function.
    7. Staff report on program visits and oversight.
    [dec221] Presentation on 2009 OPP and OCE grantee oversight visits.
    [dec221] Report on select compliance issues.
    [dec221] Presentation on 2009 OIG visits to grantees.
    8. Staff report on IPAs' competence to perform tasks assigned by 
Congress.
    [dec221] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    9. Other public comment.
    10. Consider and act on other business.
    11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Governance and Performance Review Committee

July 25, 2009

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's April 25, 2009 
meeting.
    3. Consider and act on procedures for conducting the performance 
review of the Inspector General.
    4. Consider and act on protocol for compliance with Sunshine Act in 
deliberations and handling of information concerning performance review 
of senior officials.
    [dec221] Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel.
    [dec221] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    5. Consider and act on notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 45 
CFR part 1622, LSC's Sunshine regulation.
    6. Staff report on update of list of Transition Materials and 
availability for examination on web.
    7. Staff report on proposed format and agenda of orientation 
meetings for newly-appointed Board members.
    8. Consider and act on procedure for oversight of LSC officers' 
compensation.
    9. Other public comment.
    10. Consider and act on other business.
    11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Board of Directors

July 25, 2009

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of 
April 25, 2009.
    3. Approval of the minutes of the Board's Open Session Telephonic 
meeting of May 26, 2009.
    4. Chairman's Report.
    5. Members' Reports.
    6. President's Report.
    7. Inspector General's Report.
    8. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for the Delivery 
of Legal Services Committee.
    9. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee.
    10. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee.
    11. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee.
    12. Consider and act on the report of the Governance & Performance 
Review Committee.
    13. Public comment.
    14. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session 
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
    15. Briefing by the Inspector General.
    16. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC.
    24. Consider and act on other business.
    25. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.
    Contact Person for Information: Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant 
to the Vice President & General Counsel, 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 Katherine Ward, at (202) 295-1500.

    Dated: July 14, 2009.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9-17265 Filed 7-16-09; 4:15 pm]
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