[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21400-21402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08328]


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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 April 17-19, 2016. On Sunday, April 17, 
the first meeting will commence at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time 
(EST), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, April 18, the first 
meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m., EST, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting. On Tuesday, April 19, the first meeting will commence at 8:45 
a.m., EST, 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: 3333 K Street NW., 3rd Floor, F. 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 17, 2016:
  1. Institutional Advancement Committee....................   2:00 p.m.
  2. Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional
   Advancement Committee
  3. Governance & Performance Review Committee
 
Monday, April 18, 2016:
  1. Operations & Regulations Committee.....................   9:00 a.m.
  2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
  3. Audit Committee.
  4. Finance Committee.
  5. Board of Directors.
 
Tuesday, April 19, 2016:
  1. Board of Directors.....................................   8:45 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 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, 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 Sec.  1622 1622.3.
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    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that the meeting 
may be closed to the public to receive a briefing on the donor 
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, and a report on the integrity of electronic 
data.**
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions 
of the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee, and Audit Committee. 
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 17, 2016

Institutional Advancement Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 29, 2016
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's telephonic meeting on March 
22, 2016
4. Development Report
5. Update on Leaders Council
6. Public Comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session

Closed Session
1. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on 
January 29, 2016
2. Donor Report
3. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 17, 2016

Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's meeting on January 29, 
2016
3. Communications analytics update
4. Update on youth pamphlet
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

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Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 29, 2016
3. Report on evaluations of LSC Comptroller, Vice President for Grants 
Management, and Vice President for Legal Affairs
     Jim Sandman, President
4. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
     Carlos Manjarrez, Director Office of Data Governance and 
Analysis
5. Report on transition planning
     Ron Flagg, Vice President & General Counsel
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

April 18, 2016

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 28, 2016
3. Consider and act on 2016-2017 Rulemaking Agenda
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
4. Update on rulemaking workshops for 45 CFR part 1630--Cost Standards 
and the Property Acquisition and Management Manual
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Consider and Act on Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45 CFR 
part 1610.7--Transfers of LSC Funds, and 45 CFR part 1627--Subgrants 
and Membership Fees or Dues
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
6. Update on performance management and human capital management
     Traci Higgins, Director of Human Resources
7. Report on data validation and enhancement process
     Carlos Manjarrez, Director Office of Data Governance and 
Analysis
8. Other public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

April 18, 2016

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 28 & 29, 
2016
3. Update on LSC management proposal to review and revise Performance 
Criteria
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
4. Update on pilot project for client participation in grantee program 
visits
     Althea Hayward, Deputy Director, Office of Program 
Performance
5. 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
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 18, 2016

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 29, 2016
3. Approval of minutes of the Combined Finance and Audit Committees' 
January 29, 2016 meeting
4. Briefing of Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
5. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
6. Briefing about referrals by the Office of Inspector General to the 
Office of Compliance and Enforcement including matters from the annual 
Independent Public Accountants' audits of grantees
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
7. Report on the implementation of the auditor's recommendation 
regarding inventory management
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
8. Briefing about LSC's oversight of grantees' services to groups
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance
     Lora M. Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and 
Enforcement
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
11. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
January 29, 2016
12. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals 
from the Office of Inspector
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
13. Report on the integrity of electronic data
     Peter Campbell, Chief Information Officer
14. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 18, 2016

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
January 29, 2016
3. Approval of minutes of the Combined Finance and Audit Committees' 
January 29, 2016 meeting
4. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first five months of 
FY 2016
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
5. Consider and act on LSC's Revised Consolidated Operating Budget for 
FY 2016
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Report on the FY 2017 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
7. Management discussion regarding process and timetable for FY 2018 
Budget request
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

April 18-19, 2016

Board of Directors

Open Session--April 18th
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of January 
30, 2016

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4. Discussion of LSC's Strategic Plan for 2017-2020
5. Consider and act on motion to recess the meeting to April 19th

Open Session--April 19th
1. Chairman's Report
2. Members' Report
4. President's Report
5. Inspector General's Report
6. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
7. Consider and Act on allocation of private funds request
8. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
9. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
12. Consider and act on the resolution recognizing and thanking pro 
bone counsel
13. Public Comment
14. Consider and act on other business
15. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session

Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of January 
30, 2016
2. Briefing by Management
3. Briefing by Inspector General
4. General Counsel's briefing on potential and pending litigation 
involving LSC
5. Consider and act on list of prospective funders
6. 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 6, 2016.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-08328 Filed 4-7-16; 11:15 am]
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