[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44811-44814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18716]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors and Five Board 
Committees

Amended Notice

Changes to the Meeting Time

NOTICE: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is announcing an amendment 
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the notice of the meeting of the Board of Directors and five Board 
Committees. Specifically, the following two additional items have been 
added to the agenda of the Operations & Regulations Committee 
(``Committee''). The Committee's agenda will be announced in Volume 75 
of the Federal Register. There are no other changes to the original 
notice.

ITEMS ADDED TO COMMITTEE'S AGENDA: 
     Briefing on management's plans for reviewing and improving 
LSC performance measures, including identification of possible 
impediments to development of numerical criteria for the measurement of 
LSC performance
     Briefing on how the Corporation receives and uses 
timekeeping data related to service delivery collected from grantees

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 of               3:15 p.m.
     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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STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as noted below.
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    \1\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Central 
Time zone.
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     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 30, 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

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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

Amended 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
    i. Presentation by Mattie Cohan, Senior Assistant General Counsel
    ii. Comment by Laurie Tarantowicz, Assistant Inspector General and 
Legal Counsel
    iii. Public Comment
 5. Consider and act on the proposed 2011 Grant Assurances
    i. Presentation by Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for Programs and 
Compliance
    ii. Public Comment
 6. Briefing on management's plans for reviewing and improving LSC 
performance measures, including identification of possible impediments 
to development of numerical criteria for the measurement of LSC 
performance
 7. Briefing on how the Corporation receives and uses timekeeping data 
related to service delivery collected from grantee
 8. Public comment
 9. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
 10. Consider and act on an employee benefits matter
 11. 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

 1. Approval of agenda
 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's April 17, 2010 meeting
 3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's June 15, 2010 joint meeting 
with the Operations and Regulations Committee.
 4. Report on 403(b) plan performance and annual audit and consider and 
act on changes to LSC's 403(b) Plan
 5. Alice Dickerson, Director of Human Resources
 6. Mark Freedman, Office of Legal Affairs
 7. Report on TIG grants management
 8. Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance
 9. Glenn Rawdon, TIG program counsel
 10. David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller
 11. Report on timely issuance of OCE and OPP program visit reports
 12. Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for Programs and Compliance
 13. Consider and act on Resolution  2010-XXX regarding future 
amendments to the LSC Accounting Manual
 14. Consider and act on complaint procedure for audit committee
 15. Review of internal controls associated with grant awards
 16. Karen Sarjeant, Vice President for Programs and Compliance
 17. Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance
 18. David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller
 19. Briefing by Inspector General
 20. Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
 21. Public comment
 22. Consider and act on other business
 23. 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

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 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].

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 25, 2010.
Patricia D. Batie,
Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-18716 Filed 7-27-10; 11:15 am]
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