[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18650-18652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08019]


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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 12-14, 2015. On Sunday, April 12, 
the first meeting will commence at 2 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), 
with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of the 
immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, April 13, the first meeting 
will commence at 9 a.m., EST, with the next meeting commencing at 10:15 
a.m., EST, and the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, April 14, 
the first meeting will commence at 9 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: 3333 K Street NW., 3rd. Floor, F. William McCalpin Conference 
Center, 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 12, 2015:
  1. Operations & Regulations Committee.......  2 p.m.
Monday, April 13, 2015:
  1. Finance Committee........................  9 a.m.
  2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.....
  3. Governance & Performance Review Committee
  4. Audit Committee..........................
  5. Institutional Advancement Committee......
Tuesday, April 14, 2015:
  1. Board of Directors.......................  9 a.m.
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* Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern Standard
  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

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General Counsel's report on potential and pending litigation involving 
LSC, and a list of prospective funders and prospective members of the 
Leaders Council.**
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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 & 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 
consider and act on a recommendation of new prospective donors and of 
prospective members of the 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 the 
Office of Information Technology audit.**
    Governance and Performance Review Committee--Open, except that the 
meeting may be closed to the public to consider and act on a 
recommendation of new prospective funders.**
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions 
of the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee, Audit Committee and 
Governance and Performance Review 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: 

April 12, 2015

Operations & Regulations Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of January 22, 2015
3. Consider and act on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45 CFR 
1610.7--Transfers of LSC Funds and 45 CFR 1627--Subgrants and 
Membership Fees or Dues
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
4. Consider and act on Rulemaking Options Paper and Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking for 45 CFR part 1628--Recipient Fund Balances
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Consider and act on Final Rule for 45 CFR part 1640--Application of 
Federal Law to LSC Recipients
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Laurie Tarantowicz, Assistant Inspector General and Legal 
Counsel
     Sarah Anderson, Law Fellow
     Public Comment
6. Report on Program Letters 15-1 and 15-2 regarding 45 CFR part 1607 
Governing Bodies
     Ron Flagg, Vice President & General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
7. Annual report on enforcement mechanism
     Jim Sandman, President
     Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
8. Update on comments on population data for grants to serve 
agricultural and migrant farmworkers
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Bristow Hardin, Program Analyst
9. Update on performance management and human capital management
     Jim Sandman, LSC President
     Traci Higgins, Director of Human Resources
10. Other public comment
11. Consider and act on other business
12. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

April 13, 2015

Finance Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 23, 2015
3. Presentation of the LSC's Financial Report for the first five months 
of FY 2015
4. Consider and act on LSC's Revised Consolidated Operating Budget for 
FY 2015, Resolution 2015-0XX
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
5. Report on the FY 2016 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
6. Management discussion regarding process and timetable for FY 2017 
Budget
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
affairs
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. 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 January 23, 2015
3. Presentation on grantee oversight by the Office of Program 
Performance
    a. Grantee Visits
    b. Program Quality Visit Recommendations
    c. Post-Program Quality Visit and Grantee Application Reviews
    d. Special Grant Conditions
      Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
      Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's January 22, 2015 meeting
3. Report on GAO inquiry
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
4. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant, Midwest Disaster 
Preparedness Grant, and LSC's research agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
5. Report on evaluations of LSC Comptroller, Vice President for Grants 
Management, and LSC's research agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
6. Report on sources of authority governing LSC board actions
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting
Closed Session
10. Consider and act on prospective funders for research projects
     Jim Sandman, President

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's January 22, 2015 meeting
3. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
4. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
5. Briefing about referrals by the Office of Inspector General to the 
Office of

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Compliance and Enforcement including matters from the annual 
Independent Public Accountants audits of grantees
     Lora Rath, Director of compliance and Enforcement
6. Consider and act on other
Closed Session
7. Approval of minutes of the Committee's January 22, 2015 meeting
8. 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
9. Update on Office of Information Technology Audit
     Peter Campbell
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of January 22, 2015
3. Update on development activities
4. Consider and act on LSC's Minnesota Charitable Organization Annual 
Form, Resolution 2015-XXX
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Adjourn open session
Closed Session
8. Consider and act on agenda
9. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session telephonic 
meeting of March 6, 2015
10. Consider and act on prospective donors
11. Consider and act on prospective Leaders Council members
12. Development report
13. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

April 14, 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 January 
24, 2015
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Report
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
9. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
14. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task 
Force Report and the Pro Bono Innovation Fund
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 of January 24, 
2015
22. Management Briefing
23. Inspector General Briefing
24. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
25. Consider and act on list of prospective funders
26. Consider and act on prospective members of Leaders' Council
27. 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: April 2, 2015.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-08019 Filed 4-3-15; 11:15 am]
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