[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32205-32207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14767]


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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 July 20-22, 2017. On Thursday, July 20, 
the first meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, July 21, the first 
meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m., EDT, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting. On Saturday, July 22, the first meeting will commence at 8:30 
a.m., EDT, and will be followed by the closed session meeting of the 
Board of Directors which will commence promptly upon adjournment of the 
prior meeting.

LOCATION: The Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, 127 Public 
Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.

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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Thursday, July 20, 2017:
    1. Audit Committee.....................  1:30 p.m.
    2. Governance and Performance Committee
     Meeting
    3. Delivery of Legal Services Committee
     Meeting
Friday, July 21, 2017:
    1. Institutional Advancement Committee.  3:00 p.m.
    2. Communications Subcommittee Meeting
    3. Finance Committee Meeting
    4. Operations & Regulations Committee
Saturday, July 22, 2017:
    1. Board of Directors..................  8:30 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 Eastern 
Daylight 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,

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and on a list of prospective funders.**
    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.**
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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 the meeting 
may be closed to the public to discuss recommendation of new 
prospective donors.**
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session 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: 

July 20, 2017

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on April 24, 2017
3. Update about Office of Inspector General Audit
     John Seeba, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
4. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
5. Briefing regarding 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
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
8. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
April 24, 2017
9. 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
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

July 20, 2017

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April 
23, 2017
3. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
4. Report on transition planning
     Ron Flagg, Vice President & General Counsel
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
5. Other business
6. Public Comment
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

July 20, 2017

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on April 24, 2017
3. Panel Presentation on best practices for language access and serving 
clients with limited English proficiency (LEP)
     Silvia Argueta, Executive Director, Legal Aid Foundation 
of Los Angeles
     Colleen Cotter, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of 
Cleveland
     Kristi Cruz, Staff Attorney, Northwest Justice Project
     Teri Ross., Program Director, Illinois Legal Aid Online
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

July 21, 2017

Institutional Advancement Committee

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on January 27, 2017
3. Approval of minutes of the Combined Institutional Advancement 
Committee and the Communications Sub-Committee's Open Session 
telephonic meeting of April 10, 2017
4. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April 
24, 2017
5. Update on Leaders Council
     John G. Levi, Chairman
6. Development report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
10. Approval of the minutes of the Combined Institutional Advancement 
Committee and Communications Sub-Committee's Closed Session telephonic 
meeting on April 10, 2017
11. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting 
of April 24, 2017
12. Development activities report
13. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council invitees list
14. Consider and act on other business
15. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

July 21, 2017

Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's meeting on April 24, 2017
3. Communications analytics update
     Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April 
24, 2017
3. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first eight months of 
FY 2017
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
4. Review of internal budgetary adjustments for FY 2017 Consolidated 
Operating Budget, Resolution 2017-XXX
     David Richardson, Treasurer/

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Comptroller
5. Report on the FY 2018 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Consider and act on Temporary Operating Authority for FY 2018 
Resolution 2017-XXX
     David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

July 21, 2017

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April 
23, 2017
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of May 23, 2017
4. Consider and act on a Final Rule for 45 CFR parts 1600, 1630 and 
1631--Costs and Property
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
5. Consider and act on a Final Rule for 45 CFR part 1629--Bonding
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
     Tyler Ellis, Law Fellow
6. Consider and act on the 2017--2018 Rulemaking Timeline
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
7. Report on revised 2018 Grant Terms and Conditions
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

July 22, 2017

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 April 24, 
and April 25, 2017
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of May 23, 2017
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 Audit Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
15. Consider and act on Resolution 2017-XXX, in Recognition and 
Profound Appreciation of Charles N.W. Keckler's Distinguished Service
16. Public Comment
17. Consider and act on other business
18. 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 April 
25, 2017
2. Management briefing
3. Inspector General briefing
4. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council members
5. Consider and act on General Counsel's briefing on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
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: July 10, 2017.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14767 Filed 7-10-17; 4:15 pm]
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