[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21592-21593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08498]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, that the Operations and Regulations 
Committee (Committee) of the Board of Directors for the Legal Services 
Corporation (LSC) will hold a Rulemaking Workshop (Workshop) to solicit 
public input on revisions to LSC's Cost Standards and Procedures and 
the Property Acquisition and Management Manual (PAMM).

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 1:30-4:30 p.m. EDT.

LOCATION: F. William McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services 
Corporation Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., 3rd Floor, Washington DC 
20007.

PUBLIC OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION: LSC encourages observation of and 
participation in the Workshop by interested individuals and 
organizations. The Workshop will be entirely open to public observation 
and will include opportunities for individuals who are not members of 
the panel to participate in person or via telephone. Persons interested 
in speaking during the public comment period are encouraged to pre-
register by submitting a request in writing prior to close of business 
on Monday, April 18, 2016, to Stefanie K. Davis, Assistant General 
Counsel, at [email protected]. Those who pre-register will be scheduled to 
speak first. LSC will transcribe the meeting and make the transcript 
available to members of the public who are unable to attend. 
Individuals who wish to listen and/or participate in the proceedings 
remotely may do so by following the telephone call-in directions 
provided below.

CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR PUBLIC OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION: 
     Call toll-free number: 1-872-240-3212;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 925-
917-349.
     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. The Workshop moderator will solicit public 
comment as provided in the following Workshop Agenda.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 
    1. Introductory remarks.
     Charles N.W. Keckler, Chair, Operations and Regulations 
Committee
    2. Panelist introductions (including a description of the program's 
funding composition and brief overview of the areas in which each 
panelist sees the most differences between the requirements imposed by 
LSC and other funders).
     Steve Pelletier, Northwest Justice Project
     George Elliott, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
     Steve Ogilvie, Inland Counties Legal Services
     AnnaMarie Johnson, Nevada Legal Services
     Shamim Huq, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
     Patrick McClintock, Iowa Legal Aid Foundation
     Jon Asher, Colorado Legal Services
     Michael Maher, Legal Action of Wisconsin
     Robin Murphy, National Legal Aid and Defender Association
    3. Discussion of other funders' prior approval requirements for 
purchases of personal and real property.
    4. Discussion of disposition of personal and real property acquired 
with non-LSC funds.
    5. Discussion of approval requirements imposed by other funders for 
procurement of services.
    6. Discussion of other funders' requirements governing intellectual 
property created using various funding sources.

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    7. Discussion of potential conflicts with other funders' 
requirements regarding leases of personal property.
    8. Public comment.
    9. Closing remarks.
     Charles N.W. Keckler, Chair, Operations and Regulations 
Committee

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Stefanie Davis, Assistant General 
Counsel, at (202) 295-1563. Questions may be sent by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

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 Stefanie Davis, at (202) 295-
1563 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 8, 2016.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-08498 Filed 4-8-16; 4:15 pm]
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