[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57879-57881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24563]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME:  The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet October 4-6, 2015. On Sunday, October 4, 
the first meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time 
(PST), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, October 5, the first 
meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m., PST, with the next meeting 
commencing at 4:15 p.m., PST. On Tuesday, October 6, the first meeting 
will commence at 9:00 a.m., PST, it will be followed by the closed 
session meeting of the Board of Directors which will commence promptly 
upon adjournment of the prior meeting.

LOCATION:  Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San 
Francisco, California 94111.

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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    * Please note that all times in this notice are in Pacific 
Standard Time.

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                                                        Time *
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Sunday, October 4, 2015:
  1. Operations and Regulations Committee..  1:00 p.m.
  2. Audit Committee.
  3. Finance Committee.
  4. Institutional Advancement Committee.
  5. Institutional Advancement Committee
   Communication Subcommittee.
Monday, October 5, 2015:
  1. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.   3:00 p.m.
  2. Governance & Performance Review
   Committee.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015:
  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

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and pending litigation involving LSC, and 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. 
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 recommendation of new prospective donors and to 
receive a briefing on the development report.**
    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 matters.**
    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: 
October 4, 2015

Operations & Regulations Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of July 16, 2015
3. Update on Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Transfers of LSC 
Funds and Subgrants and Membership Fees or Dues
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
4. Consider and act on Advanced Notice of Rulemaking for Cost Standards 
and the Property Acquisition and Management Manual
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Report on LSC Rulemaking Timeline
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
6. Report on Records Management Policy
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
7. Other public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 4, 2015

Audit Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on July 16, 2015
3. Review of the Audit Committee Charter responsibilities and 
development of work plan
4. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
5. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, Vice President of Legal Affairs
6. Briefing about follow-up by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on 
referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit reports 
and annual Independent Public audits of grantees
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
     John Seeba, 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 meeting on July 16, 2015
10. Briefing by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up on open investigation referrals 
from the Office of Inspector General
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 4, 2015

Finance Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's telephonic meeting on July 9, 
2015
3. Approval of the minutes of the meeting of July 16, 2015
4. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's telephonic meeting on 
August 13, 2015
5. Presentation of the LSC's Financial Report for the ten-month period 
ending July 31, 2015
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Report on status of FY 2016 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
7. Report on status of FY 2017 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
8. Consider and act on Resolution 2015-XXX, Temporary Operating 
Authority for FY 2016
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 4, 2015

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of July 17, 2015
3. Update on development activities
4. Leaders Council update
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Adjourn open session
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 17, 2015
2. Development report
3. Consider and act on prospective donors
4. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 4, 2015

Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's meeting of July 18, 2015
3. Discussion of communication efforts
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
October 5, 2015

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on July 17, 2015
3. Review of LSC management proposal to include client-eligible 
representatives on Office of Program Performance oversight visits
4. Panel presentation and Committee discussion on fiscal oversight and 
internal controls
     Gregory Knoll, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of 
San Diego Inc.
     John Seeba, Assistant Inspector

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General for Audit, Office of Inspector General, Legal Services 
Corporation
     Mohammed Sheikh, Director of Finance, Bay Area Legal Aid
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, 
Legal Services Corporation (Moderator)
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
October 5, 2015

Governance and Performance Review Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on July 16, 2015
3. Review Committee Charter
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
4. Resources for Board Succession Plan
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
5. GAO Report on Federal Low-Income Programs
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
6. Report on Board and Committee 2015 evaluations
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
7. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 6, 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 July 18, 
2015
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of August 13, 2015
5. Chairman's Report
6. Members' Report
7. President's Report
8. Inspector General's Report
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 the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
15. Consider and act on process for updating the 2012-2016 LSC 
Strategic Plan
16. Report on implementation of the Pro Bono Task Force Report and the 
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 18, 2015
21. Approval of minutes of the Governance & Performance Review 
Committee's Closed Session Meeting of July 16, 2015
22. Briefing by Management
23. Briefing by Inspector General
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 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: September 23, 2015.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24563 Filed 9-23-15; 4:30 pm]
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