[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 200 (Thursday, October 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65431-65433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22899]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet October 19-20, 2020. On Monday, October 
19, the first meeting will commence at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight 
Time (EDT), with the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, October 20, the first 
meeting will commence at 12:00 p.m., EDT, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting. On Tuesday, October 20, the closed session meeting of the 
Board of Directors will commence at 4:15 p.m., EDT.

PLACE: Public Notice of Virtual Remote Meeting.
    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Legal Services 
Corporation (LSC) will be conducting the October 19-20, 2020 meetings 
remotely via ZOOM.
    Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and 
all committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of 
the public who wish to participate remotely in the public proceedings 
may do so by following the directions provided below.

Directions for Open Sessions

Monday, October 19, 2020

 To join the Zoom Meeting by computer: Please click the below 
link. _https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/
96168178150?pwd=ejRyWVB1WjhPdzBWUFgyU3RWL1lRdz09
 Meeting ID: 961 6817 8150
 Passcode: 924291
 To join the Zoom meeting with one touch from your mobile 
phone, click below:

+16468769923,,96168178150# US (New York)
+13017158592,,96168178150# US (Germantown)

 To join the Zoom meeting by phone, use this information:
Dial by Your Location
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
 Meeting ID: 961 6817 8150
 Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/adWoHtjdDC

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

 To join the Join Zoom Meeting by computer: Please click the 
link below. https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/99617220941?pwd=UERGbWgxSGNxMXY2R3I3cVdGN0tOZz09
 Meeting ID: 996 1722 0941
 Passcode: 100975
 To join the Zoom meeting with one touch from your mobile 
phone, click below:

+13126266799,,99617220941# US (Chicago)
+16468769923,99617220941# US (New York)

To join the Zoom meeting by phone, use this information:
Dial by Your Location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
 Meeting ID: 996 1722 0941
 Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/awqnEjm69
 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 Chair may solicit 
comments from the public.
 To participate in the meeting during public comment you will 
be notified when your microphone is no longer ``MUTED'' and you may 
give your questions, and or comments.

                            Meeting Schedule
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                                                       Time **
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          Monday, October 19, 2020
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1. Governance and Performance Review         11:00 a.m.
 Committee.
2. Institutional Advancement Committee.....
3. Communications Subcommittee of the
 Institutional Advancement Committee.
4. Operations & Regulations Committee......
5. Delivery of Legal Services Committee....
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         Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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1. Finance Committee.......................  12:00 p.m.
2. Audit Committee.........................
3. Board of Directors......................
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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. Please note all meetings are Eastern
  Daylight Time (EDT).

    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.**
    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.**
    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.**
    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

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(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 19, 2020

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
27, 2020
3. Report on process and timeline for preparation for Administration 
Transition teams
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
4. Report on annual Board and Committee evaluations
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
27, 2020
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
     Ron Flagg, President
5. Report on Fundraising Training
     Leo Latz, Latz & Company
6. Update on Veterans Task Force and Opioid Task Force Implementation
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel
7. Update on Disaster Task Force Implementation
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
8. Report on ABA Young Lawyers Division's Innovation Committee's Short 
Legal Tech Story Competition
     Matthew Stubenberg, Harvard Access to Justice Lab Emerging 
Leaders Council Member
     Miguel Willis, Access to Justice Technology Fellows 
Program & Emerging Leaders Council Member
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
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 27, 2020
2. Development activities report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
3. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council invitees
4. Consider and act on other business
5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

October 19, 2020

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 27, 2020
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

October 19, 2020

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 
27, 2020
3. Consider and act on Proposed Final Rule for 45 CFR part 1635--
Timekeeping
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel
     Ron Flagg, President and General Counsel
4. Update on public comment on the draft Financial Guide to replace the 
Accounting Guide
     Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
     Stuart Axenfeld, Deputy Director for Fiscal Compliance, 
Office of Compliance and Enforcement
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 19, 2020

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
27, 2020
3. LSC Performance Criteria Update
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
4. Presentation on California's Sargent Shriver Counsel Act Evaluation
     Estela Casas, Executive Director, Greater Bakersfield 
Legal Assistance
     Gina Cervantes, Self Help Attorney, Superior Court of 
California, Kern County
     Bonnie Rose Hough, Principal Managing Attorney, Judicial 
Council of California
5. Eviction Update
     Emily A. Benfer, Visiting Professor of Law, Wake Forest 
University School of Law
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

October 20, 2020

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
July 14, 2020
3. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
July 28, 2020
4. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the quarter ending 
September 30, 2020
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
5. Report on the status of FY 2021 appropriations process and COVID-19 
Supplemental Appropriations
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Report of FY 2021 Budget
 Ron Flagg, President
 Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
7. Consider and Act on Resolution #2020-XXX on a Temporary Operating 
Budget and Special Circumstance Operating Authority for Fiscal Year 
2021
8. Report of FY 2022 appropriations process
     Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 20, 2020

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 
28, 2020

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3. Briefing of Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
4. FY 2020 Audit Update
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
5. Accounting Manual Update
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
6. Review LSC's efforts, including training and education, to help 
ensure that LSC employees and grantees act ethically and safeguard LSC 
funds
     Rebecca Weir, Senior Assistant General Counsel and Chief 
Ethics Officer
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
7. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, President
     Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
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 IG 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
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
July 28, 2020
2. Briefing on Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up on open investigations referrals 
from the Office of Inspector General
     Lora Rath, Director, Compliance and Enforcement
3. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

October 20, 2020

Board of Directors

Open Session--October 20, 2020
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of July 28, 
2020
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Report
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Committee
9. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
14. Consider and act on contract for LSC President
15. Report on process and timeline for Strategic Plan
     Ronald Flagg, President
     Ron Prater, Bent Ear Solution
16. Public Comment
17. Consider and act on other business
18. 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 
28, 2020
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 prospective Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders 
Council invitees
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Karly Satkowiak, Special Counsel 
at (202) 295-1633 and 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.

    Dated: October 9, 2020.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-22899 Filed 10-13-20; 4:15 pm]
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