[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27801-27802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11502]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Proposed Revisions for the LSC Grant Assurances for 
Calendar Year 2013 Funding

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of proposed changes and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') intends to revise the 
LSC Grant Assurances for calendar year 2013 funding since the last 
publication of the LSC Grant Assurances for 2012 funding and is 
soliciting public comment on the proposed changes. The proposed 
revisions affect Grant Assurances 1, 5, 14(b), 14(c), 19(d), and 21. 
The revisions clarify existing grant assurances to make the provisions 
easier to understand. The proposed LSC grant assurances for calendar 
year 2013 funding, in redline format indicating the proposed changes to 
the current ``LSC 2012 Grant Assurances,'' are at http://grants.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/Grants/ReferenceMaterials/2013-Grant-Assurances-Proposed.pdf.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on June 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: There are four options for sending comments to LSC: (1) 
Email comments to [email protected] (this is the preferred 
option); (2) post comments at http://www.lsc.gov/contact-us; (3) mail 
comments to: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Third 
Floor, Washington, DC 20007, Attention: Reginald Haley; and (4) fax 
comments to 202.337.6813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald J. Haley; Office of Program 
Performance; Legal Services Corporation; at [email protected] or (202) 
295-1545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the LSC grant assurances is 
to delineate the rights and responsibilities of LSC and the recipient 
pursuant to the provisions of the grant. As a grant making agency 
created by Congress, LSC has grant assurances that are intended to 
reiterate and/or clarify the responsibilities and obligations already 
applicable through existing law and regulations and/or obligate the 
recipient to comply with specific additional requirements in order to 
effectuate the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act, as 
amended, and other applicable law. A summary of the changes proposed 
follows.
    Grant Assurance 1 notifies LSC recipients of applicable 
laws, rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, instructions, and other 
directives of LSC related to the grant. The proposed change to the 
grant assurance incorporates the full title of the LSC CSR Handbook.
    Grant Assurance 5 informs LSC recipients of financial 
audit requirements and sanctions that may be imposed for failure to 
have an audit performed in accordance with LSC's Office of Inspector 
General audit guidance. The proposed change is the replacement of the 
word ``required'' with the word ``specified,'' to make the language 
more accurate.
    Grant Assurance 14(b) requires LSC recipients to inform 
LSC of a change in the recipient's board chairperson. The proposed 
change specifies that LSC recipients must provide the name and contact 
information of the new board chairperson.
    Grant Assurance 14(c) requires LSC recipients to inform 
LSC of a change in the recipient's chief executive officer (CEO). The 
proposed change specifies that LSC recipients must provide the name and 
contact information of the new CEO.
    Grant Assurance 19(d) notifies LSC recipients of 
guidelines for planning the orderly conclusion of its role and 
responsibility as an LSC grantee. The proposed change updates the Web 
site address used to access the LSC guidelines.
    Grant Assurance 21 notifies LSC recipients about the use 
of the LSC logo. The proposed change updates the Web site address used 
to access the LSC logo.
    The proposed LSC grant assurances for calendar year 2013 funding, 
in redline format indicating the proposed

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changes to the current ``LSC 2012 Grant Assurances,'' are at http://grants.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/Grants/ReferenceMaterials/2013-Grant-Assurances-Proposed.pdf. Interested parties are requested to 
provide comments concerning the proposed grant assurances for 2013 
grant awards within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

    Dated: May 8, 2012.
Janet LaBella,
Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2012-11502 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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