[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6370-6372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01319]


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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 28-29, 2021. On Thursday, January 
28, 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 Friday, January 29, 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 Friday, January 29, the closed session meeting of the Board 
of Directors will commence at 5:15 p.m., EDT.

LOCATION: PUBLIC NOTICE OF VIRTUAL REMOTE MEETING.
    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, Legal Services 
Corporation (LSC) will be conducting the January 28-29, 2021 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: 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

 To join the Zoom Meeting by computer: please click the below 
link. https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/98432856166?pwd=WENUMkxsZDcvczJGczQ4R1RFWmEwQT09
 Meeting ID: 984 3285 6166
 Passcode: 768308
 To join the Zoom meeting with one touch from your mobile 
phone, click below:
+16468769923,,98432856166# US (New York)
+13017158592,,98432856166# US (Germantown)
 To join the Zoom meeting by phone, use this information:

Dial by Your Location

 Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/a18q49yI6

Friday, January 29, 2021

 To join the Zoom Meeting by computer: please click the below 
link. https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/98502884283?pwd=eDBDdHlLSG9JV0FLbFZvWGNDSzhGUT09
 Meeting ID: 985 0288 4283
 Passcode: 079447
 To join the Zoom meeting with one touch from your mobile 
phone, click below:
+13126266799,,9850288428# US (Germantown)
+16468769923,,9850288428# US (Chicago)
 To join the Zoom meeting by phone, use this information:

Dial by your location

 Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/awDabt5DP
 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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Thursday, January 28, 2021:
    1. Governance and Performance Review Committee..........  11:00 a.m.
    2. Institutional Advancement Committee..................
    3. Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional
     Advancement Committee..................................
    4. Operations & Regulations Committee...................
    5. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.................
Friday, January 29, 2021:
    1. Finance Committee....................................  12:00 p.m.
    2. Combined Audit & Finance Committees..................
    3. Audit Committee......................................
    4. 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

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Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement matters.**
    Combined Audit and Finance Committees--Closed to hear a management 
briefing.**
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee, Audit Committee, and 
Joint Audit and Finance Committees 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: 

January 28, 2021

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
October 19, 2020
3. Report on briefing materials for Biden Transition team
     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. Report on Governance and Performance Review Committee evaluation
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Discussion of President's evaluation for 2020
7. Discussion of Inspector General's 2020 activities
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

January 28, 2021

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session meeting of October 19, 2020
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2020 and the Committee's 
goals for 2021
4. Development report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
     Ron Flagg, President
5. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
     John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
6. Update on Emerging Leaders Council Communications Committee
     Kristen Sonday, Co-Chair of LSC's Emerging Leaders Council
7. Update on Disaster Task Force Implementation
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     David Bonebrake, Program Counsel, Office of Program 
Performance
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 of 
October 19, 2020
2. Development activities report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
     Ron Flagg, President
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

January 28, 2021

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 
October 19, 2020
3. Discussion of Subcommittee's evaluations for 2020 and the 
Committee's goals for 2021
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

January 28, 2021

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
October 19, 2020
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2020 and the Committee's 
goals for 2021
4. Discussion of Management's report on implementation of the Strategic 
Plan 2017-2020
     Ron Flagg, President
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

January 28, 2021

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
October 19, 2020
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2020 and the Committee's 
goals for 2021
4. Update on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
5. Briefing from the Office of Data Governance and Analysis
     Carlos Manjarrez, Chief Data Officer, Office of Data 
Governance and Analysis
6. Panel Presentation on Intake Procedures
     Joyce Akasaka, Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San 
Diego
     Ashley Lowe, Executive Director, Lakeshore Legal Aid
     Lori Molloy, Executive Director, North Penn Legal Services
     Leslie Powell-Boudreaux, Executive Director, Legal 
Services of North Florida
     Alison Paul, Executive Director, Montana Legal Services
     Moderator: Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants 
Management
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

January 29, 2021

Finance Committee

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
October 20, 2020
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2020 and the Committee's 
goals for 2021
4. Discussion of LSC's FY 2021 appropriation
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
5. Presentation of FY 2021 Consolidated Operating Budget
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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6. Consider and Act on Resolution 2021-XXX, LSC's Consolidated 
Operating Budget for FY 2021
7. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first three months of 
FY 2021
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
8. Discussion of LSC's FY 2022 appropriations request, additional COVID 
relief request, and emergency disaster supplemental appropriation 
request
     Carol Bergman Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

January 29, 2021

Combined Audit & Finance Commitee

Closed Session

1. Approval of agenda
2. Management briefing
     Ron Flagg, President
     Rebecca Weir, Deputy General Counsel
     Deborah Moore, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
     Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
3. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

January 29, 2021

Audit Committee

Open Session

4. Approval of agenda
5. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
October 20, 2020
6. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2020 and the Committee's 
goals for 2021
7. Briefing of Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
8. Pursuant to Section VIII(C)(5) of the Committee Charter, review 
LSC's and the Office of Inspector General's mechanisms for the 
submission of confidential complaints
     Dan O'Rourke, Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigation
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
9. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, President
10. 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
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on other business
13. 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 
October 20, 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, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
3. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Jnuary 29, 2021

Board of Directors

Open Session--January 29, 2021

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of October 
20, 2020
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of November 16, 2020
5. Consider and act on nominations for the Chair of Board of Directors
6. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chair of Board of 
Directors
7. Chairman's Report
8. Members' Report
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 
Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Combined Audit and Finance 
Committees
14. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
15. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
16. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
17. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
18. Update on the Housing Task Force
19. Update on the Veterans Task Force and Opioid Task Force 
Implementation
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel
20. Consider and act on the draft LSC Strategic Plan for 2021-2024
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 
20, 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
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:  Rebecca Fertig Cohen, Chief of Staff & 
Corporate Secretary, at (202) 295-1576 and Caroline Shriver, Board 
Affairs Coordinator, at (202) 302-4335. 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: January 14, 2021.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-01319 Filed 1-15-21; 11:15 am]
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