[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43371-43373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18175]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors

Amended Notice

Call-In Directions for Open Session Meetings

    This is an amendment to the notice of the Legal Services 
Corporation (``LSC'' or ``Corporation'') Board of Directors (``Board'') 
and committee meetings scheduled for July 27, 2012. The notice was 
published on July 19, 2012, at 77 FR 42513. This amendment is being 
made for the sole purpose of adding a phone number for dialing into the 
Audit Committee meeting. There are no other changes to the notice 
published on July 19th.

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet on July 27, 2012. The meetings will occur 
in the order noted below, with the first meeting commencing at 8:30 
a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, and each meeting thereafter commencing 
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. The 
exception will be the meetings of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee and the Audit Committee, which will run concurrently 
immediately upon conclusion of the meeting of the Governance and 
Performance Review Committee.

LOCATION: Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Drive, Ann Arbor, 
Michigan 48108.

PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and all 
committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of the 
public who are unable to attend in person but wish to listen to the 
public proceedings may do so by following the telephone call-in 
directions provided below but are asked to keep their telephones muted 
to eliminate background noises. To avoid disrupting the meeting, please 
refrain from placing the call on hold. From time to time, the presiding 
Chair may solicit comments from the public.
    Amended Call-In Directions for Open Sessions:
     Call toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
5907707348 (or 2755431953 to access the Audit Committee meeting);
     When connected to the call, please immediately ``MUTE'' 
your telephone.

Meeting Schedule

Friday, July 27, 2012: Time *--8:30 a.m.
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    *Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern 
Daylight Time.
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1. Governance & Performance Review Committee
2. Institutional Advancement Committee **
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    **The meeting of the Institutional Advancement Committee will 
run concurrently with the meeting of the Audit Committee.

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3. Audit Committee **
4. Finance Committee
5. Promotion & Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
6. Operations & Regulations Committee
7. Board of Directors

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as noted below.
    Board of Directors--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of 
Directors, a portion of the meeting may be closed to the public to hear 
briefings by management and LSC's Inspector General, and to consider 
and act on the General Counsel's report on potential and pending 
litigation involving LSC.***
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    ***Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of 
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 sesion. 5 U.S.C. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to 
hear a briefing from a development consultant and to consider and act 
on a draft development plan for the Corporation.
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board and Institutional Advancement Committee meetings. 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)(9) and (10), and the corresponding provision of the Legal 
Services Corporation's implementing regulations, 45 CFR 1622.5(g) and 
(h), 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: 

Governance & Performance Review Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 15, 2012
3. Staff report on certification letter sent to House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees
4. Staff report on progress in implementing GAO recommendations
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

Audit Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's June 25, 2012 meeting
3. Report on 403(b) annual plan review and update on annual audit
    [ssquf] Traci Higgins, Director, Office of Human Resources
4. Consider and act on revised Audit Committee charter
5. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
    [ssquf] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 15, 2012
3. Discussion of Committee work for August--September
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business

Closed Session

6. Briefing by Bob Osborne Development Consultant
7. Consider and act on a draft Development Plan for the Corporation
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Finance Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first eight months 
of FY 2012
    [ssquf] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
3. Consider and act on a Revised Consolidated Operating Budget for FY 
2012, including internal budgetary adjustments and COB reallocation, 
and recommendation of Resolution 2012-XXX to the Board of Directors
    [ssquf] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
4. Review of the Guidelines for Adoption, Review and Modification of 
the Consolidated Operating Budget
    [ssquf] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
5. Discussion regarding the status of the FY 2013 appropriation process
    [ssquf] Carol Bergman, Director, Government Relations and Public 
Affairs
6. Consider and act on recommendation to the Board of Directors for FY 
2014 Budget Request
    [ssquf] Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director, Government 
Relations and Public Affairs
    [ssquf] Comments by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Promotion & Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 16, 2012
3. Panel Presentation on diversification and expansion of revenue 
sources
     Moderator--Meredith McBurney, Resource Development 
Consultant for ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives 
and Management Information Exchange
     Steven Gottlieb, Executive Director, Atlanta Legal Aid 
Society
     Daniel Glazier, Executive Director, Legal Services of 
Eastern Missouri
     Jennifer Bentley, Manager of Outreach and Development, 
Legal Services of South Central Michigan
     Deierdre Weir, Executive Director, Legal Aid and Defender 
Association
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Operations & Regulations Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of June 18, 2012
3. Consider and act on proposed revisions to the Committee's charter
4. Consider and act on possible revisions to the Corporation's 
Continuation of Operations Plan (``COOP'')
5. Consider and act on rulemaking on grant termination procedures, 
enforcement mechanisms, and suspension procedures
    [ssquf] Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
    [ssquf] Matthew Glover, Associate Counsel to the Inspector General
    [ssquf] Public comment
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Board of Directors

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of the Board's meeting of May 21, 2012
4. Presentation of the Report of the Pro Bono Task Force
5. Consider and act on the draft Strategic Plan

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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 Promotion and Provision for 
the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
15. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
16. Consider and act on delegation of authority to the LSC Board 
Chairman to appoint non-directors to serve on LSC Board committees
17. Consider and act on a resolution acknowledging the recent passing 
of former LSC Board member Thomas A. Fuentes
18. Public comment
19. Consider and act on other business
20. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of 
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session

Closed Session

21. Approval of minutes of the Board's closed session meeting of April 
16, 2012
22. Briefing by Management
23. Briefing by the Inspector General
24. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
25. 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].

NON-CONFIDENTIAL MEETING MATERIALS: Non-confidential meeting materials 
will be made available in electronic format at least 24 hours in 
advance of the meeting on the LSC Web site, at http://www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/board-meeting-notices/non-confidential-materials-be-considered-open-session.

ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the American's with Disabilities Act 
and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Upon request, meeting 
notices and materials will be made available in alternative formats to 
accommodate individuals with disabilities. Individuals who need other 
accommodations due to disability in order to attend the meeting in 
person or telephonically should contact Katherine Ward, at (202) 295-
1500 or [email protected], at least 2 business days in 
advance of the meeting. If a request is made without advance notice, 
LSC will make every effort to accommodate the request but cannot 
guarantee that all requests can be fulfilled.

    Dated: July 20, 2012.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-18175 Filed 7-20-12; 4:15 pm]
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