[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58808-58810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23321]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet October 5-7, 2014. On Sunday, October 5, 
the first committee meeting will commence at 3:30 p.m., Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT), with each committee meeting thereafter commencing 
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting, and the 
Finance Committee meeting will commence at 4:30 p.m. On Monday, October 
6, the first committee meeting will commence at 7:45 a.m., EDT, with 
each committee meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, October 7, the Board 
of Directors meeting will commence at 8 a.m., EDT, and will continue 
until the conclusion of the agenda.

PLACE: Hilton Albany Hotel, 40 Lodge Street, Albany, New York 12207.

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

 
                                                  \*\ Time
 
Sunday, October 5, 2014
 
1. Operations & Regulations        3:30 p.m.
 Committee
2. Delivery of Legal Services
 Committee
 
Monday, October 6, 2014
 
1. Audit Committee                 7:45 a.m.
2. Governance and Performance
 Review Committee
3. Institutional Advancement
 Committee
4. Finance Committee               4:30 p.m.
 
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
 
1. Board of Directors              8 a.m.
 


STATUS: 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 on a list of prospective funders.\**\
    Audit Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the 
public to hear a briefing on the Office of Compliance and Enforcement's 
active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation 
referrals from the Office of the Inspector General.\**\
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    \*\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern 
Daylight Time.
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    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to consider and 
act on a list of prospective funders, and to discuss the donor report 
and 40th anniversary follow-up.\**\
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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. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 and 1622.3.
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    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board, Audit Committee, and Institutional Advancement Committee 
meetings. The transcript of any portions of the closed sessions 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: 

October 5, 2014

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
20, 2014
3. Report on updating population data for grants to serve migratory and 
other agricultural workers
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
4. Report on Rulemaking Agenda
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant

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General Counsel
5. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1614--Private Attorney Involvement
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
     Public Comment
6. Other public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
21, 2014
3. Panel presentation: The Difference That Leadership from the 
Judiciary Makes: How the New York State Task Force on Increasing Access 
to Justice Affects Legal Services Across New York
     Lillian M. Moy, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of 
Northeastern New York
     William J. Hawkes, Executive Director, Neighborhood Legal 
Services
     C. Kenneth Perri, Executive Director, Legal Assistance of 
Western New York
     Paul J. Lupia, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of 
Mid-New York
     Barbara Finkelstein, Executive Director, Legal Services of 
the Hudson Valley
     Jim Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation 
(Moderator)
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

October 6, 2014

Audit Committee

 Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
21, 2014 meeting
3. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
4. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, Vice President of Legal Affairs
5. Briefing about referrals by the Office of Inspector General to the 
Office of Compliance and Enforcement regarding matters from the annual 
Independent Public Accountants' audits of grantees and OIG Reports on 
Selected Internal Controls
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     John Seeba, Assistant IG for Audits
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
8. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 21, 2014
9. Briefing by Office Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement 
matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals from the Office 
of Inspector General
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
20, 2014
3. Report on progress in implementing GAO Recommendations
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
4. Report on Board and Committee evaluations
     Carol Bergman
5. Report on LSC research agenda
     Public Welfare Foundation Grant, Jim Sandman, President
     Margaret Cargill Foundation Grant, Jim Sandman
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Public comment
8. 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 July 
20, 2014
3. Report on September 40th Anniversary Conference
4. Communications Subcommittee report
     Julie Reiskin, Chairperson, Communications Subcommittee
     Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 20, 2014
2. Consider and act on prospective funders
3. Donor report
4. 40th Anniversary follow-up
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of June 27, 2014
3. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of July 16, 2014
4. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
July 21, 2014
5. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the ten-month period 
ending July 31, 2014
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Report on status of FY 2015 and FY 2016 appropriation
     Carol Bergman, Director, Government Relations and Public 
Affairs
7. Consider and act on Resolution #2014-XXX, Temporary 
Operating Authority for FY 2015
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 7, 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 July 22, 
2014
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Reports
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on Resolution 2014-XXX in recognition of service by 
Thomas D. Coogan
9. Consider and act on Resolution 2014-XXX in memoriam of John Donald 
Robb, Jr.
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

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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 of July 22, 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 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 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: September 25, 2014.
Atitaya C. Rok,
Staff Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2014-23321 Filed 9-26-14; 4:15 pm]
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