[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55335-55338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22613]


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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 20-22, 2019. On Sunday, October 
20, the first meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight 
Time (MDT), with the meetings thereafter commencing promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, October 
21, the first meeting will commence at 8:00 a.m., (MDT), with the next 
meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately 
preceding meeting. On Tuesday, October 22, the open session meeting of 
the Board of Directors will commence at 9:45 a.m. (MDT). The closed 
session meeting of the Board of Directors will commence promptly upon 
adjournment of the open session of the Board of Directors meeting.

LOCATION: Kimpton Hotel Monaco, 15 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84101.

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.
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    \*\ Please note that all times in this notice are Mountain 
Daylight Time.
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Meeting Schedule

 
                                                        Time *
 
Sunday, October 20, 2019:                    3:00 p.m.
  1. Institutional Advancement Committee...
  2. Communications Subcommittee of the
   Institutional Advancement Committee.
  3. Operations & Regulations Committee....
  4. Audit Committee.......................
Monday, October 21, 2019:                    8:00 a.m.
  1. Finance Committee.....................
  2. Governance & Performance Review
   Committee.
  3. Delivery of Legal Services Committee..
Tuesday, October 22, 2019:                   9:45 a.m.
  1. OPEN Board Meeting....................
  2. CLOSED Board Meeting..................
 


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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.
    Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of 
Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to hear a briefing 
on the Office of Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement 
matters.\**\
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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, 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: 

October 20, 2019

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session meeting of July 28, 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 #2019-0XX, Expenditure of Private 
Funds for an Updated Report on the Justice Gap in America
     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

1. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Closed Session meeting of July 28, 2019
2. Development activities report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
3. Update on end of year fundraising
     John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
4. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council invitees
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the subcommittee's Open Session meeting on 
July 28, 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

Operations and Regulations Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
28, 2019
3. Briefing on the status of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45 
CFR parts 1610 and 1630--Use of Non-LSC Funds, Program Integrity, and 
Cost Standards; and anticipated rulemaking for 45 CFR part 1635--
Timekeeping
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Audit Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
29, 2019
3. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
4. Pursuant to Sections 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 
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 and Management the 
contemplated scope and plan for LSC's required annual audit
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grant Management
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
7. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, 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, Compliance and Enforcement
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
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

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Closed Session

1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on 
July 29, 2018
2. Briefing by Office Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement 
matter(s) and follow-up on open investigation referrals from the Office 
of Inspector General
     Lora Rath, Director, Compliance and Enforcement
3. Briefing on status of 2018 recommendations of the corporation's 
auditors
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
4. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 21, 2019

Finance Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
30, 2019
3. Presentation of LSC's Preliminary Financial Report for the year 
ending September 30, 2019
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
4. Report on the status of FY 2020 appropriation process
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
5. Report on the FY 2021 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Consider and act on Resolution 2019-00X, Resolution on Amendments to 
and Restatement of the LSC 403(b) Plan
     Traci Higgins, Director of Human Resources
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
7. Consider and act on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
8. Public comment
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 (If Necessary)

1. Approval of minutes of the Joint Finance Committee and Board Closed 
Session telephonic meeting of September 10, 2019
2. Discussion of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
3. Consider and act on other business
4. Consider and act on motion to adjourn

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
28, 2019
3. Report on 2019 Board and Committee Evaluations
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
4. Report on Transition Planning and Orientation
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
5. Consider and act on proposed contract renewal for LSC President
6. Discuss compensation for officers
     Jim Sandman, President
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Delivery of Legal Services Committee Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
29, 2019
3. Update on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
4. Panel presentation on grantee board best practices in grantee board 
governance
     Gregory Landry, Executive Director, Acadiana Legal 
Services Corporation
     Susan Jones, Board Chair, Acadiana Legal Services 
Corporation
     Rodolfo Sanchez, Executive Director, DNA-Peoples Legal 
Services
     Judith M. Dworkin, Board Chair, DNA-Peoples Legal Services
     Ashley E. Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Lakeshore Legal 
Aid
     Thomas W. Linn, Board Chair, Lakeshore Legal Aid
     Moderator: Lynn Jennings, Vice President of Grants 
Management, Legal Services Corporation
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

October 22, 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 July 30, 
2019
4. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chair of the Board of 
Directors
5. Chairman's Report
6. Members' Reports
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 report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
15. Opioid Task Force implementation update
16. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Profound 
Appreciation of Harry J.F. Korrell III's Distinguished Service
17. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Profound 
Appreciation of Martha Minow's Distinguished Service
18. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Appreciation of 
Distinguished Service by Members of the LSC Disaster Task Force
19. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Appreciation of 
Distinguished Service by Latham & Watkins LLP
20. Public comment
21. Consider and act on other business
22. 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 
30, 2019
2. Approval of minutes of the Finance Committee and Board's Closed 
Session telephonic meeting of September 10, 2019
3. Management briefing
4. Inspector General briefing
5. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council members

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6. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Karly Satkowiak, Special Counsel, at 
(202) 295-1500. Questions may be sent by electronic mail to 
[email protected].
    Dated: October 10, 2019. Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel.

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 10, 2019.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-22613 Filed 10-11-19; 11:15 am]
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