[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27367-27368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11755]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 telephonically on May 19, 2010. The meeting will begin at 2 
p.m. (ET), and continue until conclusion of the Board's agenda.

[[Page 27368]]


Location: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20007, 3rd Floor Conference Center.

Public Observation: For all meetings and portions thereof open to 
public observation, members of the public that 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 the Chairman may solicit comments 
from the public.

Call-In Directions for Open Session(S):
     Call toll-free number: 1-(866) 451-4981;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
5907707348;
     When connected to the call, please ``MUTE'' your telephone 
immediately.

Status of Meeting: Open, except as noted below.
     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 
receive a staff briefing\1\ regarding the proposed response to a draft 
report by the Government Accountability Office (``GAO'') on certain 
aspects of the Corporation's operations.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board meeting. 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)(9)(B), and the corresponding 
provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 
45 CFR 1622.5(g), 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

Open Session

    1. Approval of the agenda.
    2. Consider and act on Board of Directors' response to the 
Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the period of 
October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
    3. Public comment.
    4. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of 
the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.

Closed Session

    5. Staff briefing on proposed response to the Government 
Accountability Office (``GAO'') draft report entitled ``Legal Services 
Corporation: Improvements Needed in Controls Over Grant Awards and 
Grant Program Effectiveness (GAO-10-540).''
    6. Consider and act on other business.
    7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.

Contact Person for Information: Kathleen Connors, Executive Assistant 
to the President, at (202) 295-1500. Questions may be sent by 
electronic mail to [email protected].
    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 Kathleen Connors at (202) 295-1500 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 12, 2010.
Patricia D. Batie,
Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-11755 Filed 5-12-10; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 7050-01-P