[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21419-21421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08431]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet April 14-16, 2013. On Sunday, April 14, 
the first meeting will commence at 2:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, April 15, the first 
meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m., EDT, with each meeting thereafter 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting. On Tuesday, April 16, the Board meeting will commence at 9:00 
a.m., EDT, and will continue until the conclusion of the Board's 
agenda.

LOCATION: F. William McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services 
Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington DC 20007.

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.

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CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS:  Call toll-free number: 
1-866-451-4981;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
5907707348
     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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                                                       Time *
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
    1. Operations & Regulations Committee.  2:30 p.m.
    2. Governance & Performance Review
     Committee.
Monday, April 15, 2013
    1. Institutional Advancement Committee  9:00 a.m.
    2. Promotion & Provision for the
     Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
    3. Audit Committee....................
    4. Finance Committee..................
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
    1. Board of Directors.................  9:00 a.m.
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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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    * Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern 
Daylight Time.
    ** Any portion of the closed session solely of briefings does 
not fall within the Sunshine Act's definitkion 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. 552(a)(2) 
and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622 and 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 members for an honorary auxiliary group.
    Audit Committee--Open, except that a portion of the meeting may be 
closed to the public to hear a briefing on insurance coverage.**
    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)(6), (9) and (10), and the corresponding provisions of the 
Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulations, 45 CFR 
1622.5(e), (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: 

April 14, 2013

Operations & Regulations Committee

    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 25, 
2013
    3. Consider and act on the proposed Request for Information 
regarding representation of criminal defendants in tribal courts
    [ssquf] Kara Ward, Assistant General Counsel
    4. Consider and act on the proposed Notice of Rulemaking Workshop 
regarding potential changes to the private attorney involvement rule in 
a manner responsive to the recommendations of the Pro Bono Task Force 
Report
    [ssquf] Kara Ward, Assistant General Counsel
    5. Consider and act on initiating rulemaking to conform Part 1626 
(Restrictions on Assistance to Aliens) with existing statutory 
authorizations
    [ssquf] Kara Ward, Assistant General Counsel
    6. Public comment
    7. Consider and act on other business
    8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

 Governance & Performance Review Committee

    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of January 26, 
2013
    3. Staff reports on
     Staff report on progress in implementing GAO 
recommendations
    4. Public Welfare Foundation Grant Materials
    5. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant and LSC research 
agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
    6. Report on evaluation of LSC Comptroller
    7. Consider and act on other business
    8. Public comment
    9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

April 15, 2013

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's open session meeting of 
January 26, 2013
    3. Discussion of plans for LSC's 40th anniversary celebration
    4. Discussion of fundraising objectives
    5. Public comment
    6. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
    1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's closed session meeting of 
January 26, 2013
    2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's closed session meeting of 
February 13, 2013
    3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's closed session meeting of 
February 26, 2013
    4. Approval of minutes of the Committee's closed session meeting of 
March 12, 2013
    5. Discussion of prospective funders for LSC's development 
activities
    6. Discussion of prospective members of the honorary auxiliary 
group
    7. 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 January 25, 
2013
    3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2012 and the 
Committee's goals for 2013
    4. Presentation of the District of Columbia Neighborhood Legal 
Services Program
    5. Panel Presentation on using assessments of legal needs of the 
low income population to set priorities for the work of legal services 
programs
    6. Public comment
    7. Consider and act on other business
    8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Audit Committee

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of minutes from the January 26, 2013 meeting
    3. Quarterly review of 403(b) plan performance
    4. Briefing by Inspector General
     Jeff Schanz, Inspector General
    5. Reports on audits and implementation of findings and 
recommendations made by the OIG and external auditors, and compliance 
with the restrictions of 45 CFR Part 1612

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     Jim Sandman, President
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
    6. Discussion regarding future Management process reports
    7. Public comment
    8. Consider and act on other business
    9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Closed Session Briefing
    10. Briefing on Insurance Coverage
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller

Finance Committee

    1. Approval of agenda
    2. Approval of the minutes from the January 26, 2013 meeting
    3. Consider and act on the Consolidated Operating Budget for FY 
2013 and recommend Resolution 2013-XXX to the full Board
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
    4. Presentation on LSC's Financial Report for the five-month period 
ending February 28, 2013
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
    5. Report on FY 2013 appropriations
     Carol Bergman, Director, Office of Government Relations 
and Public Affairs
    6. Report on FY 2014 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Director, Office of Government Relations 
and Public Affairs
    7. Discussion with Management regarding process and timetable for 
FY 2015 budget ``mark''
    8. Public comment
    9. Consider and act on other business
    10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 16, 2013

Board of Directors

Open Session
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Approval of agenda
    3. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of January 26, 2013
    4. Chairman's Report
    5. Members' Reports
    6. President's Report
    7. Inspector General's Report
    8. Consider and act on the report of the Promotion and Provision 
for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
    9. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
    10. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
    11. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and 
Regulations Committee
    12. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and 
Performance Review Committee
    13. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
    14. Consider and act on Resolution 2013-XXX in recognition of 
distinguished service by Victor M. Fortuno
    15. Public comment
    16. Consider and act on other business
    17. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session 
of the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
    18. Approval of minutes of the Board's closed session meeting of 
January 26, 2013
    19. Briefing by Management
    20. Briefing by the Inspector General
    21. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
    22. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to 
the Vice President & General Counsel, at (202) 295-1628. 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 Americans 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: April 5, 2013.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-08431 Filed 4-8-13; 11:15 am]
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