[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35693-35695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15671]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and
its six committees will meet July 28-30, 2019. On Sunday, July 28, the
first meeting will commence at 12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT),
with the meetings thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of
the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, July 29, the first
meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m. (EDT), with the next meeting
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding
meeting. The closed session meeting of the Board of Directors will
commence promptly upon adjournment of the open session of the Board of
Directors meeting.
PLACE: The Courtyard by Marriott Portland, Downtown Waterfront, 321
Commercial Street, Portland, Maine 04101.
STATUS: 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
Sunday, July 28, 2019: Time: * 12:30 p.m.
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* Please note that all times in this notice are in Eastern
Daylight Time.
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1. Operations & Regulations Committee
2. Governance and Performance Review Committee
3. Communications Subcommittee Committee
4. Institutional Advancement Committee
Monday, July 29, 2019: 9:30 a.m.
1. Audit Committee
2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Tuesday, July 30, 2019: 8:00 a.m.
1. Finance Committee
2. Board of Directors
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 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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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.**
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 the development activities.**
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:
July 28, 2019
Operations & Regulations Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April
7, 2019
3. Consider and act on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45 CFR part
1610 and 1630--Use of Non-LSC Funds, Program Integrity, and Cost
Standards
Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal
Affairs
Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
4. Consider and act on the 2019-2020 Rulemaking Timeline
Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal
Affairs
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Governance and Performance Review Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April
7, 2019
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on
April 7, 2019
4. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda
Jim Sandman, President
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
July 28, 2019
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
April 8, 2019
3. Communications and Social Media 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
July 28, 2019
Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April
8, 2019
3. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
4. Development report
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
5. Consider and act on Resolution #2019-XXX, Minnesota Charitable
Organization Annual Report Form
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
April 8, 2019
10. Development activities report
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
Jim Sandman, President
11. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council and Emerging
Leaders Council invitees
12. Consider and act on other business
13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
July 29, 2019
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April
8, 2019
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on
April 8, 2019
4. Approval of minutes of the Combined Audit and Finance Committee's
Open Session on April 8, 2019
5. Approval of minutes of the Combined Audit and Finance Committee's
Closed Session on April 8, 2019
6. Briefing of Office of Inspector General
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
7. Management update regarding risk management
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
8. Briefing on integrity of LSC electronic data
Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
9. 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 Audits
10. Public comment
11. Consider and act on other business
12. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
13. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of
April 8, 2019
14. 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
15. Briefing on status of Audit recommendations and, pursuant to
Section VIII(C)(1) of the Committee Charter, review of LSC's systems of
internal controls that are designed to minimize the risk of fraud,
theft, corruption, or misuse of funds
Debbie Moore, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
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16. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
July 29, 2019
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April
8, 2019
3. Discussion of future topics for Delivery of Legal Services Committee
panel presentations
4. Panel presentation on expanding access through technology projects
Jack Hancock, Client-Focused Technology Innovator, Pine
Tree Legal Assistance
J. Singleton, Legal Technology Project Manager, Minnesota
Legal Services State Support
Gordon Shaw, Director of Client Access, Community Legal
Aid
Moderator: Lynn Jennings, Vice President of Grants
Management
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
July 30, 2019
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of
April 7, 2019
3. Approval of the minutes of the Combined Finance and Audit
Committees' Open Session meeting of April 8, 2019
4. Approval of the minutes of the Combined Finance and Audit
Committees' Closed Session meeting of April 8, 2019
5. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic
meeting of June 6, 2019
6. Presentation of LSC's Financial Reports for the quarter ending June
30, 2019
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
7. Presentation of LSC's Financial Projection for the year ending
September 30, 2019, and consider and act on FY 2019 Revised
Consolidated Operating Budget, Resolution 2019-XXX
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
8. Report on the FY 2020 appropriations process
Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public
Affairs
9. Consider and act on Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2020,
Resolution 2019-XXX
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
10. Report on status of upcoming technology expenditures
Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on other business
13. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
July 30, 2019
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 8,
2019
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting
of May 21, 2019
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 Operations and Regulations
Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance
Review Committee
11. Consider and act on the Institutional Advancement Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of Delivery of Legal Services
Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
15. Consider and act on resolution, In Memoriam of Judge Sarah
Singleton
16. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Appreciation of
Distinguished Service by Members of the LSC Opioid Task Force
17. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Appreciation of
Distinguished Service by Sidley Austin Associates
18. Public comment
19. Consider and act on other business
20. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
21. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of April
9, 2019
22. Briefing by Management
23. Briefing by Inspector General
24. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council members
25. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC
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 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: July 18, 2019.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-15671 Filed 7-22-19; 11:15 am]
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