[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50959-50961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22190]


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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 18-20, 2018. On Thursday, October 
18, the first meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, October 19, the first 
meeting will commence at 3:30 p.m., EDT, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting. On Saturday, October 20, 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 that will commence promptly upon adjournment of 
the prior meeting.

Location: The Omni Severin Hotel, 40 W Jackson Place, Indianapolis, IN 
46225.

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
     Once connected to the call, your telephone line will be 
automatically ``MUTED''.
     To participate in the meeting during public comment press 
#6 to ``UNMUTE'' your telephone line, once you have concluded your 
comments please press *6 to ``MUTE'' your line.
    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, October 18, 2018
  1. Operations & Regulations Committee...  1:00 p.m.
  2. Governance and Performance Review
   Committee.
  3. Institutional Advancement Committee..
  4. Communications Subcommittee of the
   Institutional Advancement Committee.
  5. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
Friday, October 19, 2018
  1. Finance Committee....................  3:30 p.m.
  2. Audit Committee......................
Saturday, October 20, 2018
  1. Board of Directors...................  8:30 a.m.
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* Please note that all times in this notice are in Eastern Daylight
  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 General Counsel's report on potential and pending 
litigation involving LSC, and on a list of prospective Leaders Council 
invitees. **
    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 Leaders Council invitees and 
to receive a briefing on future projects for support with private 
funding.**
    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.**
    Finance Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to 
the public to hear a briefing from management.**
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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. 
552(b) (a)(2) and (b). See also 45 C.F.R. 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee, Audit Committee, and 
Finance Committee meetings. The transcript of

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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 
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authorized by law will be available upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

October 18, 2018

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
25, 2018
3. Update on Conducting a Grantee Survey Regarding the 2014 Revisions 
to 45 CFR part 1614--Private Attorney Involvement
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
4. Update on Proposed Rulemaking to Revise 45 CFR part 1607--Governing 
Bodies
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Briefing on the Draft Proposal for Public Engagement in Rulemaking 
from the Administrative Conference of the United States
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 18, 2018

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
25, 2018
3. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda
     Jim Sandman, President
4. Report on 2018 Board and Committee Evaluations
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
5. Report on transition Planning
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 18, 2018

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
25, 2018
3. Update on Leaders Council
     John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
4. Consider and act on Resolution #2018-XXX, Establishing an Emerging 
Leaders Council
5. Development report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
6. Public Comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
9. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 25, 2018
10. Development activities report
     Jim Sandman, President
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
11. Consider and act on future projects for support with private 
funding
     Jim Sandman, President
12. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Councils invitees
13. Consider and act on other business
14. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

October 18, 2018

Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session meeting of 
July 25, 2018
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

October 18, 2018

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
26, 2018
3. Update on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
4. Panel presentation on effective uses of data
     Craige Harrison, Chief Information Officer, Utah Legal 
Services
     Joanne Labrusciano, Director of Grant Initiatives and 
Reporting, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
     Greg Landry, Executive Director, Acadiana Legal Services
     Kristin Verrill, Director of Grants and Innovation, 
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
     Moderator: Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants 
Management
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

October 19, 2018

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting on July 12, 2018
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
26, 2018
4. Presentation of LSC's Financial Reports for the eleven-month period 
ending August 31, 2018
     Jim Sandman, President
5. Report on status of FY 2018 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Consider and act on Resolution #2018-XXX, Temporary Operating Budget 
for FY 2019
     Jim Sandman, President
7. Report on status of FY 2020 appropriations request
     Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting to 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
11. Report from management
     Jim Sandman, President
12. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 19, 2018

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda

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2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
25, 2018
3. Briefing of Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
4. Pursuant to Section VIII (A)(3) and VIII (A)(4) of the Committee 
Charter, review and discuss with the OIG its audit responsibilities and 
performance, its audit plan for the Corporation and the risk assessment 
that drives its audit plan, the effectiveness of its audit plan and 
activities, and all significant matters relative to audits performed by 
the OIG, including any problems the OIG encountered while performing 
their audits
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
5. Pursuant to Section VIII (A) (1) of the Committee Charter, review 
and discuss with the Office of Inspector General Management, and Castro 
and Company the contemplated scope and plan for LSC's required annual 
audit
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
     Jim Sandman, President
6. Pursuant to Section VIII (C)(6) of the Committee Charter, review 
LSC's efforts, including training and education to help ensure that LSC 
employees and grantees act ethically and safeguard LSC funds
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grant Management
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
7. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
8. Briefing about follow-up by the 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
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
12. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 25, 2018
13. 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 General
     Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
14. Report on cybersecurity test results
     Jim Sandman, President
15. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 20, 2018

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 26, 
2018
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Reports
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
9. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
14. Public comment
15. Consider and act on other business
16. Consider and act on whether to authorize a closed session of the 
Board to address items listed below
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of July 
26, 2018
2. Management briefing
3. Inspector General briefing
4. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council invitees
5. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the 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 website, 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: October 5, 2018.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-22190 Filed 10-5-18; 4:15 pm]
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