[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4462-4464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01211]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act; Meeting Notice

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet January 25-26, 2013. On Friday, January 
25, the first meeting will commence at 3:45 p.m., Central Standard Time 
(CST), with each meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Saturday, January 
26, the first meeting will commence at 8:30 a.m., CST, with each 
meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of the 
immediately preceding meeting. The exception will be the Finance 
Committee meeting, which in part will run concurrently with the Audit 
Committee meeting.

LOCATION: Hyatt French Quarter New Orleans, 800 Iberville Street, New 
Orleans, Louisiana 70113.

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.

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 Finance Committee meeting)
     When connected to the call, please immediately ``MUTE'' 
your telephone. Members of the public are asked to keep their 
telephones muted to eliminate background noises. To avoid disrupting 
the meeting, please refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so 
will trigger recorded music or other sound. From time to time, the 
presiding Chair may solicit comments from the public.

                            Meeting Schedule
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         Friday, January 25, 2013                     Time \1\
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1. Promotion & Provision for the Delivery   3:45 p.m.
 of Legal Services Committee.
2. Operations & Regulations Committee.....
3. Institutional Advancement Committee....
        Saturday, January 26, 2013
1. Governance & Performance Committee.....  8:30 a.m.
2. Audit Committee \2\....................
3. Finance Committee \2\..................
4. 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 
Standard Time.
    \2\ The meeting of the Finance Committee will commence prior to 
the adjournment of and run concurrently in part with the Audit 
Committee.
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    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.\3\
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    \3\ 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 session. 5 U.S.C. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR Sec.  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 
discuss prospective funders for LSC's development activities and 
prospective funders for implementing the recently-issued Pro Bono Task 
Force report.
    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. 
Sec.  552b(c)(9) and (10), and the corresponding provisions of the 
Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulations, 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

January 25, 2013

Promotion and Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of October 1, 2012
3. Discussion of preservation and distribution of Committee 
presentations
4. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2012 and the Committee's 
goals for 2013
5. Panel presentation and discussion on Succession Planning and 
Leadership Development for LSC funded programs
    [ssquf] Jon Asher, Executive Director, Colorado Legal Services
    [ssquf] David Pantos, Executive Director, Legal Aid of Nebraska

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    [ssquf] Patricia Pap, Executive Director, Management Information 
Exchange
    [ssquf] Rhodia Thomas, Executive Director, MidPenn Legal Services
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. 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 September 30, 2012
3. Consider and act on rulemaking on enforcement mechanisms
    [ssquf] Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
    [ssquf] Matthew Glover, Associate Counsel to the Inspector General
    [ssquf] Public comment on this rulemaking
4. Consider and act on initiating rulemaking on representation of 
criminal defendants in tribal courts
    [ssquf] Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
    [ssquf] Public comment on this request to initiate rulemaking
5. Consider and act on initiating rulemaking on the findings and 
recommendations of the Pro Bono Task Force with respect to the Private 
Attorney Involvement requirement
    [ssquf] Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
    [ssquf] Public comment on this request to initiate rulemaking
6. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2012 and the Committee's 
goals for 2013
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's open session meeting of 
September 30, 2012
3. Report on the status of recruitment of a Chief Development Officer
4. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2012 and the Committee's 
goals for 2013
5. Discussion of plans for LSC's 40th anniversary celebration
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
8. Approval of minutes of the Committee's closed session meeting of 
September 30, 2012
9. Discussion of prospective funders for LSC's development activities
10. Discussion of prospective funders for implementing the Pro Bono 
Task Force report
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

January 26, 2013

Governance and Performance Review Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of September 30, 2012
3. Staff Reports on
    [ssquf] 2012 Board and Board Member self-evaluations
    [ssquf] 2012 Committee evaluations
    [ssquf] Staff report on progress in implementing GAO 
recommendations
4. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant
    [ssquf] Presentation by Jim Sandman
5. Discussion of President's evaluation for 2012
6. Discussion of the Inspector General's evaluation for 2012
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of September 30, 2012
3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Annual Financial Audit
    [ssquf] Ronald ``Dutch'' Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for 
Audits
    [ssquf] Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown
4. Review of LSC's Form 990 for FY 2012
5. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
    [ssquf] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
6. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2012 and the Committee's 
goals for 2013
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Closed Briefing
10. Communication by Corporate Auditor with those charged with 
governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114
    [ssquf] Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
    [ssquf] Ronald ``Dutch'' Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for 
Audits
    [ssquf] Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown
Finance Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of October 1, 2012
3. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for FY 2012
4. Consider and act on Revised Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2013, 
Resolution 2013-0XX
    [ssquf] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer & Comptroller
5. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first two months of 
FY 2013
    [ssquf] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer & Comptroller
6. Report of the Selection of Accounts and Depositories for LSC Funds
    [ssquf] Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer & Comptroller
7. Consider and Act on submission of LSC's FY 2014 budget request
    [ssquf] Presentation Carol Bergman, Director, Office of Government 
Relations & Public Affairs
8. Discussion of Committee's evaluation for 2012 and the Committee's 
goals for 2013
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Board of Directors
Open Session
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of November 29, 2012
4. Consider and act on nominations for the Chairman of the Board of 
Directors
5. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chairman of the Board 
of Directors
6. Consider and act on delegation to the Chairman of authority to make 
committee appointments, including the appointment of committee Chairs 
and non-director members
7. Chairman's Report
8. Members' Reports
9. President's Report
10. Inspector General's Report
11. Consider and act on the report of the Promotion and 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 and Regulations 
Committee
15. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee

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16. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
17. Consider and act on Resolution 2013-XXX thanking the Members of the 
Pro Bono Task Force for their service on the Task Force
18. Consider and act on a request of a corporate officer for permission 
to accept compensation for outside employment
19. Public comment
20. Consider and act on other business
21. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of 
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
22. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee 
Closed Session of September 30, 2012
23. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session of October 2, 
2012
24. Management Briefing
25. Inspector General Briefing
26. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
27. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting


CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Atitaya Rok, Staff Attorney, at (202) 
295-1628. 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 Atitaya Rok, 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: January 16, 2013.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-01211 Filed 1-17-13; 4:15 pm]
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