[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54258-54259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22215]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Request for Comments--Fiscal Oversight Task Force Report and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') Board of Directors 
(``Board'') seeks public comment on the July 28, 2011 Report of the 
Fiscal Oversight Task Force, which reviewed and made recommendations 
regarding how LSC conducts fiscal oversight of its grantees.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted for thirty (30) days from that 
date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail to 
Rebecca D. Weir, Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 
3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007; 202.295.1618 (phone); 
202.337.6519 (fax); [email protected]. Comments may also be submitted 
online at http://www.lsc.gov/about/mattersforcomment.php.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca D. Weir, Assistant General 
Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20007; 202.295.1618 (phone); 202.337.6519 (fax); [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC was established by the United States 
Congress ``for the purpose of providing financial support for legal 
assistance in

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noncriminal matters or proceedings to persons financially unable to 
afford such assistance.'' 42 U.S.C. 2996b(a). LSC performs this 
function by awarding grants to legal aid programs that provide civil 
legal services to low-income persons throughout the United States and 
its possessions and territories.
    By Resolution adopted on July 21, 2010, the Board established the 
Fiscal Oversight Task Force (``FOTF''), comprised of seventeen 
distinguished professionals, ``to undertake a review of and make 
recommendations to the Board regarding LSC's fiscal oversight * * * of 
its grantees.'' On August 1, 2011, the FOTF presented a report of its 
findings and recommendations, Fiscal Oversight Task Force Report to the 
Board of Directors (July 28, 2011) (``FOTF Report''), to the Board at a 
briefing held for that purpose. The Board subsequently directed LSC 
Management to publish the FOTF Report in the Federal Register for a 30-
day public comment period.
    The FOTF Report can be found at 
http://www.lsc.gov/pdfs/FiscalOversightTaskForceFINALReport.PDF.
Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments on the FOTF 
Report, especially with regard to its recommendations, and may do 
so by mail, fax, or e-mail to Rebecca D. Weir, Assistant General 
Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20007; 202.295.1618 (phone); 202.337.6519 (fax); [email protected].
Comments may also be submitted online at 
http://www.lsc.gov/about/mattersforcomment.php. Comments will 
be accepted for a period of 30 days from the date of publication of 
this notice. The Board anticipates meeting in October of 2011 to 
consider the FOTF Report and any public comments received.
    Notice: LSC will post any comments received at http://www.lsc.gov. 
Such comments are also subject to disclosure under FOIA. Personally 
identifiable information such as phone numbers and addresses may be 
redacted upon request.

    Dated: August 25, 2011.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President and General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-22215 Filed 8-30-11; 8:45 am]
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