[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2741-2744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00882]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME:  The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet January 22-24, 2015. On Thursday, January 
22, the first meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time 
(EST), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, January 23, the first 
meeting will commence at 8:30 a.m., EST, with the next meeting 
commencing at 11:00 a.m., EST, and the meeting thereafter commencing 
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On 
Saturday, January 24, the first meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m., 
EST, and it will be followed by the closed session meeting of the Board 
of Directors which will commence promptly upon adjournment of the first 
meeting.

LOCATION:  Colonnade Ballroom B, Westin Colonnade, 160 Aragon Avenue, 
Coral Gables, Florida 33134.

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.

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                            Meeting Schedule
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                                                      Time\*\
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
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1. Governance & Performance Review         1:00 p.m.
 Committee.
2. Audit Committee
3. Communications Subcommittee of
 Institutional Advancement Committee
4. Institutional Advancement Committee
5. Operations & Regulations Committee
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Friday, January 23, 2015
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1. Finance Committee.....................  8:30 a.m.
2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee..  11:00 a.m.
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Saturday, January 24, 2015
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1. Board of Directors....................  9:30 a.m.
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STATUS OF MEETING:  Open, except as noted below.
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    \*\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern 
Standard Time.
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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, on a list of prospective funders and 
prospective members of Leaders' Council.\**\
    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to 
consider and act on recommendation of new prospective funders and on 
prospective members of Leaders Council to the Board of Directors.\**\
    Audit Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the 
public to hear briefings on the following matters: the Office of 
Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up 
to the Office of the Inspector General's open investigations; 
governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114.\**\
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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 Sec.  1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee and Audit 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: 

January 22, 2015

Governance and Performance Review Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of October 6, 2014
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's telephonic meeting of 
November 17, 2014
4. Discussion of Board evaluations Staff Report on 2014 Board and 
Committee Evaluations; and Discussion of Governance and Performance 
Committee evaluations and the Committee's goals for 2015
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
5. Discussion of President's evaluation for 2014
6. Discussion of the Inspector General's evaluation for 2014
7. Consider and act on revised Code of Ethics and Conduct, Resolution 
2015-XXX
     Ron Flagg, Vice President & General Counsel
8. Briefing on Management Transition Resources
     Ron Flagg, Vice President & General Counsel
     Jim Sandman, President
9. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant, Margaret A. Cargill 
Foundation
     Jim Sandman, President
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

Audit Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's October 6, 2014 meeting
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2014 and the Committee's 
goals for 2015
4. Presentation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Annual Financial Audit
     John Seeba, Assistant IG for Audits
     Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown
5. Review of LSC's Form 990 for FY 2014
6. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
7. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
8. Briefing about referrals by the Office of Inspector General to the 
Office of Compliance and Enforcement's including matters from the 
annual Independent Public Accountants audits of grantees
     Jeffery Schanz, Inspector General
     John Seeba, Assistant IG for Audits
     Lora Rath, Director of compliance and Enforcement
9. Consider and act on 403(b) Thrift Plan Amendment, Resolution 2015-
XXX
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
     Sophia Mason, Benefits Manager
10. Public comment
11. Consider and act on other business

Closed Session

12. Communication by Corporate Auditor with those charged with 
governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     John Seeba, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
     Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown
13. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on 
July 21, 2014
14. Briefing by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matters and follow-up on open investigation referrals from 
the Office of Inspector General
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
15. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Institutional Advancement Committee Communications Subcommittee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of September 19, 2014
3. Discussion of communication efforts
4. Discussion of the subcommittee's charter
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. 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 telephonic 
meeting of October 1, 2014

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3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
October 6, 2014
4. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of December 2, 2014
5. Committee discussion of 2014 committee evaluation and 2015 goals
6. Consider and act on LSC Leaders Council, Resolution 2015-XXX
     Wendy Rhein, Chief Development Officer
7. Communications Subcommittee report
     Julie Reiskin, Chair, Communications Subcommittee
     Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Closed Session

1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
October 6, 2014
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session telephonic 
meeting of December 2, 2014
3. Current donor report
4. Consider and act on prospective funders
5. Consider and act on prospective members of Leaders Council
6. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Operations & Regulations Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on October 5, 2014
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluation for 2014 and the Committee's 
goals for 2015
4. Consider and act on review of Management's report on implementation 
of the Strategic Plan 2012-2016, as provided by section VI (3) of the 
Committee Charter
     Jim Sandman, LSC President
5. Update on Rulemaking Agenda; 45 CFR part 1628--Fund Balances; 45 CFR 
part 1603--State Advisory Councils
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
6. Consider and act on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45 CFR part 
1640--Applications of Federal Law to LSC Recipients
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Laurie Tarantowicz, Assistant Inspector General and Legal 
Counsel
     Public Comment
7. Consider and act on updating population data for grants to serve 
migratory and other agricultural workers
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Bristow Hardin, Program Analyst
8. Other public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

January 23, 2015

Finance Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on October 6, 2014
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2014 and the Committee's 
goals for 2015
4. Presentation of the LSC's Financial Report for FY 2014
5. Presentation of the LSC's Financial Report for the first two months 
of FY 2015
6. Consider and act on LSC's Consolidated Operating Budget or Revised 
Operating Budget for FY 2015, Resolution 2015-0XX
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
7. Discussion of LSC's FY 2016 appropriations request
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
8. Report on the Selection of Accounts and Depositories for LSC Funds
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
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 meeting on October 6, 2014
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2014 and the Committee's 
goals for 2015
4. Review and discussion of presentations to the Committee in 2013 and 
2014, and of proposed topics for 2015
5. Panel presentation and Committee discussion of LSC's Performance 
Criteria, Performance Area Four, Criterion 2.--Leadership
     Jim Cook, Executive Director, Idaho Legal Services, Inc.
     Christine Larson, Executive Director, Three Rivers Legal 
Services
     Allison Thompson, former Executive Director, Three Rivers 
Legal Services
     Nikole Nelson, Executive Director, Alaska Legal Services
     Anthony Young, Executive Director, Southern Arizona Legal 
Aid, Inc.
     Rick Moyers, Vice President for Programs and 
Communications, The Meyer Foundation (Moderator)
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

January 24, 2015

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 October 
7, 2014
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of November 17, 2014
5. Consider and act on nominations for the Chairman of the Board of 
Directors
6. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chairman of the Board 
of Directors
7. Chairman's Report
8. Members' Reports
9. President's Report
10. Inspector General's Report
11. Consider and act on resolution recognizing Sharon L. Browne on the 
Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors
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
16. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
17. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
18. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task 
Force Report and the Pro Bono Innovation Fund
19. Public comment
20. Consider and act on other business

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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 Board's Closed Session of October 7, 
2014
23. Management Briefing
24. Inspector General Briefing
25. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
26. Consider and act on list of prospective funders
27. Consider and act on prospective members of Leaders' Council
28. 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: January 15, 2015.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-00882 Filed 1-15-15; 4:15 pm]
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