[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18069-18071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07208]


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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 April 6-8, 2014. On Sunday, April 6, the 
first meeting will commence at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 
with each meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of 
the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, April 7, the first 
meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m., EDT, with the meeting thereafter 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting, and the Operations and Regulations Committee meeting will 
commence at 2:30 p.m. On Tuesday, April 8, the Board meeting will 
commence at 9:30 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.

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 6, 2014
  1. Governance & Performance Review         2:00 p.m.
   Committee.
  2. Institutional Advancement Committee
  3. Finance Committee
Monday, April 7, 2014
  1. Audit Committee.......................  9:00 a.m.
  2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee
  3. Operations & Regulations Committee....  2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
  1. Board of Directors....................  9:30 a.m.
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    \*\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern 
Daylight Time.

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, and act on a list of prospective funders.**
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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 session. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(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 for 
a briefing on contributions pledged and received, to discuss 
prospective funders for LSC's 40th anniversary celebration and 
development activities, and to consider and act on the recommendation 
of new prospective funders to the Board of Directors.\**\
    Audit Committee--Open, except that a portion of the meeting may be 
closed to the public for a briefing by the Office of Compliance and 
Enforcement on active enforcement matters and follow-up to open 
investigation referrals from the Office of Inspector General.\**\
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board and Institutional Advancement and Audit Committee meetings. 
The transcript of any portions of the closed

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session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (10), 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 6, 2014

Governance and Performance Review Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
January 24, 2014
3. Report on progress in implementing GAO Recommendation
     Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government 
Relations & Public Affairs
4. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant and LSC research agenda
     Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
5. Report on evaluation of LSC Comptroller, Vice President for Grants 
Management, and Vice President for Legal Affairs
     Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
6. Consider and act on LSC Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy
     Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 25, 2014
3. Discussion of proposed 40th anniversary events
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
January 24, 2014
2. Briefing on contributions pledged and received
3. Discussion of prospective funders for LSC's 40th anniversary 
celebration and development activities
4. Consider and act on recommendation of new prospective funders to the 
Board of Directors
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Finance Committee

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 23, 2014
3. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first five months of 
FY 2014
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
4. Consider and act on LSC's Revised Consolidated Operating Budget for 
FY 2014, Resolution 2014-XXX
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
5. Report on the FY 2015 appropriations process
     Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government 
Relations & Public Affairs
6. Discussion regarding proposed process and schedule for FY 2016 
Budget request
     Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 7, 2014

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 23, 2014
3. Quarterly review of 403(b) plan performance 2014
4. Briefing by Inspector General
     Jeff Schanz, Inspector General
5. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
6. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement about follow-up 
from referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit 
reports, and annual Independent Public Accountants' audits of grantees
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
     John Seeba, Acting Assistant Inspector General for Audits
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
9. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on 
January 23, 2014
10. Briefing by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals 
from OIG
     Lora M. Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and 
Enforcement
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
January 24, 2014
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluation for 2013 and the Committee's 
goals for 2014
4. Panel presentation and Committee discussion of LSC's Performance 
Criteria, Performance Area Four, Criterion 4. Financial 
administration--challenges of financial planning and budgeting in the 
face of unpredictable and fluctuating funding
     C[eacute]sar Torres, Executive Director, Northwest Justice 
Project
     Steve Pelletier, Financial Director, Northwest Justice 
Project
     Ed Marks, Executive Director, New Mexico Legal Aid
     Lisa Schatz-Vance, Development Director, New Mexico Legal 
Aid
     Calvin Harris Jr., CPA, President--Change Management, 
Harvin Consulting LLC
     Reginald Haley, Program Analyst, Office of Program 
Performance, LSC (Moderator)
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Operations & Regulations Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting on March 3, 2014
3. Report on performance management and human capital management
     Jim Sandman, President
     Traci Higgins, Director, Office of Human Resources
4. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1613--Restrictions on Legal 
Assistance With Respect to Criminal Proceedings and the Tribal Law and 
Order Act of 2010, Title II of Public Law 111-211
(a) Final Rule
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
(b) Public Comment
5. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1626--Restrictions on Legal 
Assistance to Aliens

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(a) Final Rule and Program Letter to replace the current appendix 
regarding documentation
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
(b) Public Comment
6. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1614--Private Attorney Involvement
(a) Proposed Rule
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
(b) Public Comment
7. Other public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

April 8, 2014

Board of Directors

Open Session
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of January 
25, 2014
4. Chairman's Report
5. President's Report
6. Member's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on resolution acknowledging the service of Ronald 
Merryman
9. Consider and act on resolution commending the Office of the 
Inspector General
10. Consider and act on the report of 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. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task 
Force Report and Pro Bono Innovation Fund
17. Public Comment
18. Consider and act on other business
19. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of 
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
20. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of 
January 25, 2014
21. Management Briefing
22. Inspector General Briefing
23. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
24. Consider and act on list of prospective funders
25. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER 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 Americans With Disabilities Act 
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 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: March 27, 2014.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-07208 Filed 3-27-14; 11:15 am]
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