[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44018-44020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18579]



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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of Directors; Notice

Date and Time: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors will 
meet on July 30-31, 2010. On Friday July 30, the meeting will commence 
at 3:15 p.m., Central Time. On July 31, the first meeting will commence 
at 8:30 a.m., Central Time. On each of these two days, each meeting 
other than the first meeting of the day will commence promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting.

Location: The Hyatt Regency Hotel, 333 West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin.

Public Observation: Unless otherwise noticed, all meetings of the LSC 
Board of Directors are open to public observation. Members of the 
public that are unable to attend but wish to listen to a public 
proceeding 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 presiding Chair may solicit 
comments from the public.

Call-In Directions for Open Sessions:  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.

                            Meeting Schedule
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                                                       Time \1\
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Friday, July 30, 2010:
  1. Promotion & Provision for the Delivery   3:15 p.m.
   of Legal Services Committee (``Promotions
   & Provisions Committee'').
  2. Governance & Performance Review
   Committee
  3. Operations & Regulations Committee
Saturday, July 31, 2010:
  4. Finance Committee......................  8:30 a.m.
  5. Audit Committee
  6. Board of Directors
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\1\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Central Time
  zone.


Status of Meeting: Open, except as noted below.
     Board of Directors--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 who will consider and perhaps act 
on the General Counsel's report on potential and pending litigation 
involving LSC, consider and may act on a report from the Operations & 
Regulations Committee regarding an employee benefits matter, and hear 
briefings by LSC's President and Inspector General.\2\
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    \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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    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)(2) and (9)(B), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a) and (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.
     Governance & Performance Review Committee--Open, except 
that a portion of the meeting of the Governance & Performance Review 
Committee may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board 
of Directors so the Committee can act and consider a records retention 
matter. A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed 
session of the Committee 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)(2), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a) 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.
     Operations & Regulations Committee--Open, except that a 
portion of the meeting of the Operations & Regulations Committee may be 
closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors so 
the Committee can act and consider an employee benefits matter. A 
verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of the 
Committee 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)(2), and the corresponding 
provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 
45 CFR 1622.5(a) 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 20, 2010

Promotion and Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 16, 
2010.
    3. Consider and act on proposed revised Committee Charter.
    Staff report--Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for Program and 
Compliance.
    4. Public comment.
    5. Consider and act on other business.
    6. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Agenda
Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 17, 
2010.
    3. Staff report on Virtual Board Manual.
    4. Consider and act on Committee Self-Evaluation Forms.
    5. Discussion of LSC research agenda, goals, methods, and areas of 
concentration.
    6. Issues from the OIG OLA Report.
    7. Consider and act on other business.
    8. Public Comment.
Closed Session
    9. Consider and act on records retention matter.
    10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.

Operations & Regulations Committee

Agenda
Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 17, 
2010.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's joint meeting of June 15, 
2010 with the Audit Committee.
    4. Consider and act on potential initiation of rulemaking to amend 
45 CFR part 1622 to remove from its requirements the Board's Search and 
Development Committees and the Board's Governance & Performance Review 
Committee when it is meeting to consider performance evaluations of the 
President and the Inspector General.
     Presentation by Mattie Cohan, Senior Assistant General 
Counsel.
     Comment by Laurie Tarantowicz, Assistant Inspector General 
and Legal Counsel.

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     Public Comment.
    5. Consider and act on the proposed 2011 Grant Assurances.
     Presentation by Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for 
Programs and Compliance.
     Public Comment.
    6. Public comment.
    7. Consider and act on other business.
Closed Session
    8. Consider and act on an employee benefits matter.
    9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Finance Committee

Agenda
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 17, 
2010.
    3. Consider and act on potential advisory committee member for the 
Finance Committee.
    4. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first eight 
months of FY 2010.
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    5. Consider and act on revisions to the Consolidated Operating 
Budget for FY 2010 including internal budgetary adjustments and 
recommend Resolution 2010-XXX to the full Board.
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    6. Consider and act on proposed 2010 pay increase.
     Presentation by Victor Fortuno, President.
     Comments by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
     Comments by Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    7. Consider and act on the Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2011 
and recommend Resolution 2010-XXX to the full Board for action.
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
    8. Discussion of FY 2012 Budget Request considerations.
    9. Consider and act on amendment to LSC's 403(b) plan.
     Presentation by Alice Dickerson, Director of Human 
Resources.
     Comments by Mark Freedman, Office of Legal Affairs.
    10. Staff report on the Loan Repayment Assistance Program 
(``LRAP'').
     Bristow Hardin, Program Analyst, Office of Program 
Performance.
    11. Public comment.
    12. Consider and act on other business.
    13. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Audit Committee

Agenda
    10. Approval of agenda.
    11. Approval of minutes of the Committee's April 17, 2010 meeting.
    12. Approval of minutes of the Committee's June 15, 2010 joint 
meeting with the Operations and Regulations Committee.
    13. Report on 403(b) plan performance and annual audit and consider 
and act on changes to LSC's 403(b) Plan.
     Alice Dickerson, Director of Human Resources.
     Mark Freedman, Office of Legal Affairs.
    14. Report on TIG grants management.
     Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance.
     Glenn Rawdon, TIG program counsel.
     David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller.
    15. Report on timely issuance of OCE and OPP program visit reports.
     Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for Programs and 
Compliance.
    16. Consider and act on Resolution 2010-XXX regarding future 
amendments to the LSC Accounting Manual.
    17. Consider and act on complaint procedure for audit committee.
    18. Review of internal controls associated with grant awards.
     Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for Programs and 
Compliance.
     Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance.
     David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller.
    19. Briefing by Inspector General.
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General.
    20. Public comment.
    21. Consider and act on other business.
    22. 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 Open Session meeting of April 
17, 2010.
    3. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Telephonic 
meeting of May 19, 2010.
    4. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Telephonic 
meeting of June 15, 2010.
    5. Consider and act on report from Thomas Smegal, Chairman, Board 
of Directors of Friends of the Legal Services Corporation, regarding 
ownership of 3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC, the property housing 
LSC's offices.
    6. Chairman's Report.
    7. Members' Reports.
    8. President's Report.
    9. Inspector General's Report.
    10. Consider and act on the report of the Search Committee for LSC 
President.
    11. Consider and act on the report of the Promotion & Provision for 
the Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
    12. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee.
    13. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee.
    14. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee.
    15. Consider and act on the report of the Governance & Performance 
Review Committee.
    16. Consider and act on Resolution 2010-XXX recognizing the late 
Edna Fairbanks-Williams and her contributions to the civil legal 
services community.
    17. Consider and act on whether to establish a Development 
Committee and related proposed Charter, Resolution 2010-XXX.
    18. Staff Report on Strategic Directions performance measures for 
2006-2010.
    19. Consider and act on designation of new LSC Ethics Officer.
    20. Staff Report on the provision of civil legal services to 
veterans.
    21. Consider and act on Meeting Schedule for calendar year 2011.
    22. Public comment.
    23. Consider and act on other business.
    24. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session 
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
    25. Approval of minutes of the Board's April 17, 2010 Closed 
Session meeting.
    26. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC.
    27. Consider and act on report of the Governance & Performance 
Review Committee regarding a records retention matter.
    28. Consider and act on report of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee regarding an employee benefits matter.
    29. IG briefing of the Board.
    30. 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. Questions 
may be sent by electronic mail to [email protected].

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    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 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 23, 2010.
Patricia D. Batie,
Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-18579 Filed 7-23-10; 4:15 pm]
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