[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4716-4719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01409]


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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 January 30-February 1, 2020. On Thursday, 
January 30, the first meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., Central 
Standard Time (CST), with each meeting thereafter commencing promptly 
upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, 
January 31, the first meeting will commence at 8:15 a.m. (CST), with 
the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the 
immediately preceding meeting. On Saturday, February 1, the open 
session meeting of the Board of Directors will commence at 8:00 a.m. 
(CST). 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: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 424 W Markham Street, Little 
Rock, Arkansas 72201.

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 this 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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Thursday, January 30, 2020:                  1:00 p.m.
  1. Operations and Regulations Committee..
  2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee..

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Friday, January 31, 2020:                    8:15 a.m.
  1. Institutional Advancement Committee...
  2. Communications Subcommittee of the
   Institutional Advancement Committee.
  3. Audit Committee.......................
  4. Finance Committee.....................
  5. Governance and Performance Review
   Committee.
Saturday, February 1, 2020:                  8:00 a.m.
  1. OPEN Board Meeting....................
  2. CLOSED Board Meeting..................
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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 Central 
Standard 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, 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. However, 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: 

January 30, 2020

Operations and Regulations Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session on October 20, 
2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Discussion of Management's report on implementation of the Strategic 
Plan 2017-2020
     Jim Sandman, President
5. Consider and act on commencing rulemaking to update 45 CFR part 
1635-Timekeeping
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
6. Consider and act on Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise 
45 CFR parts 1610--Use of Non-LSC Funds and 1630--Cost Standards
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal 
Affairs
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
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 
October 21, 2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Update on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
5. Annual Briefing from the Office of Data Governance and Analysis
     Carlos Manjarrez, Chief Data Officer, Office of Data 
Governance and Analysis
6. Grantee Experiences with LSC--Executive Director panel presentation
     Jon Asher, Colorado Legal Services
     Marilyn Harp, Kansas Legal Services
     Kate Marr, Community Legal Aid SoCal
     Jessie Nicholson, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal 
Services
     Maria Thomas-Hones, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
     Adrienne Worthy, Legal Aid of West Virginia
     Moderator: Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program 
Performance
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

January 31, 2020

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session meeting of October 20, 2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
     John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
5. Development report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
     Jim Sandman, President
6. Consider and act on motion to approve renewal of LSC's National 
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) membership
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. 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 October 20, 2019
2. Development activities report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
3. Consider and act on motion to approve Leader's Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council invitees
4. Consider and act on other business
5. 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 
October 20, 2019
3. Discussion of the Subcommittee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Communications and social media update
     Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. 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 
October 20, 2019

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3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
5. Pursuant to Section VIII(C)(5) of the Committee Charter, review 
LSC's and the Office of Inspector General's mechanisms for the 
submission confidential complaints
     Dan O'Rourke, Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
6. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs
7. 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
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
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

1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on 
October 20, 2019
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. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Finance Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting October 
20, 2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Discussion of LSC's FY 2020 appropriation
     Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
5. Presentation of FY 2020 Consolidated Operating Budget
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
6. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-XXX, LSC's Consolidated 
Operating
Budget for FY 2020
7. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first three months of 
FY 2020
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
8. Discussion of LSC's FY 2021 appropriations request
     Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
9. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-XXX, a revised version of Board 
of Directors Resolution 2012-003, authorizing the Treasurer to Select 
LSC Funds Accounts and Depositories
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
10. Report on banking activities
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on other business
13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
October 21, 2019
3. Discussion of Board and Committee Evaluations
     Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 
Goals
     Staff Report on 2019 Board and Committee Evaluations
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
4. Discussion of President's Evaluation for 2019
5. Consider and act on resolution to appoint President
6. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-xxx to appoint Corporate 
Secretary
7. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-xxx to appoint James Sandman 
President Emeritus
8. Discussion of Inspector General's FY 2019 activities
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Public comment
11. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

February 1, 2020

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 October 
22, 2019
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of November 22, 2019
5. Consider and act on nominations for the Chair of the Board of 
Directors
6. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chair of the Board of 
Directors
7. Chairman's Report
8. Members' Reports
9. President's Report
10. Inspector General's Report
11. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
15. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
16. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
17. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-XXX, Establishing a Veterans 
Task Force
18. Veterans Task Force Update
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
19. Opioid Task Force Update
     Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
20. Disaster Task Force Update
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
21. Public Comment
22. Consider and act on other business
23. 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 October 
22, 2019
2. Management briefing
3. Inspector General briefing
4. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
5. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council invitees
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:  Karly Satkowiak, Special Counsel, at 
(202) 295-1633. Questions may be sent by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

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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 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.

Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary. January 22, 2020
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