[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11374]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Request for Comments--LSC Budget Request for FY 2014

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Request for Comments--LSC Budget Request for FY 2014.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation is beginning the process of 
developing its FY 2014 budget request to Congress and is soliciting 
suggestions as to what the request should be.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 12 noon, Eastern 
Daylight Time, on June 7, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail, fax or email to 
David L. Richardson, Treasurer, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K 
Street NW., Washington DC 20007; 202-295-1510 (phone); 202-337-6834 
(fax); [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of the Legal Services 
Corporation (``LSC'' or ``Corporation'') is to promote equal access to 
justice in our Nation and to provide for high-quality civil legal 
assistance to low-income persons. LSC submits an annual budget request 
directly to Congress and receives an annual direct appropriation to 
carry out its mission. For the current fiscal year, FY 2012, LSC 
received an appropriation of $348,000,000, of which $322,400,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; $4,200,000 is for 
the Office of Inspector General; $17,000,000 is for management and 
grants oversight; $3,400,000 is for technology initiative grants; and 
$1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance. Public Law 112-55, 125 
Stat. 629 (Nov. 18, 2011).
    As part of its annual budget and appropriation process, LSC 
notifies the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') in September of 
each year as to what the LSC budget request to Congress will be for the 
next fiscal year. Accordingly, LSC is currently in the process of 
formulating its FY 2014 budget request. The Finance Committee of the 
LSC Board of Directors will meet on June 11, 2012, to hear testimony 
and commence deliberations on what to recommend to the full Board for 
adoption as the Corporation's FY 2014 budget request.
    LSC invites public comment on what its FY 2014 budget request 
should be. Interested parties may submit comments to LSC by 12 noon, 
Eastern Daylight Time, on Thursday, June 7, 2012. More information 
about LSC may be found at www.lsc.gov.

    Dated: May 7, 2012.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-11374 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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