[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 67 (Friday, April 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18558-18561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07466]


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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 April 19-20, 2021. On Monday, April 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, April 20, the first 
meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., EDT, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting.

LOCATION:  Public Notice of Virtual Remote Meeting.
    Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, Legal Services 
Corporation (LSC) will be conducting the April 19-20, 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

Monday, April 19, 2021

 To join the Zoom Meeting by computer: Please click the link 
below. https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/91312051289?pwd=NzhHdXhlRXlUYVhxUGlwMDFsUHZ4dz09
 Meeting ID: 913 1205 1289
 Passcode: 411493
 To join the Zoom meeting with one touch from your mobile 
phone, click below:
    +13017158592,,91312051289# US (Washington DC)
    +16468769923,,91312051289# US (New York)
 To join the Zoom meeting by phone, use this information:
Dial by Your Location
 Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/ads9RL11Fi

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

 To join the Zoom Meeting by computer: Please click the link 
below. https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/92610645146?pwd=T0F5MEFRaXVxc0JwYlhiYkVQS25LUT09
Meeting ID: 926 1064 5146
Passcode: 178933
 To join the Zoom meeting with one touch from your mobile 
phone, click below:
     +13017158592,,92610645146# US (Washington DC)
     +13126266799,,92610645146# US (Chicago)
 To join the Zoom meeting by phone, use this information:

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Dial by Your Location
 Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/anHXw7VFa
 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, April 19, 2021
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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. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
5. Operations & Regulations Committee.
6. Finance Committee.
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                         Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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1. Combined Audit & Finance Committees......   1:00 p.m.
2. Audit Committee.
3. Board of Directors.
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STATUS OF MEETING:  Open, except as noted below.
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    * Please note all meetings are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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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.**
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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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    Governance and Performance Review Committee--Open, except that, 
upon a vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the 
public to hear a report on evaluations of LSC's Officers.**
    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.**
    Combined Audit and Finance Committees--Open, except that the 
meeting may be closed to hear an auditor briefing without presence of 
LSC management and to discuss augmentation of LSC's internal audit 
resources.**
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board, Governance and Performance Review Committee, 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: 

April 19, 2021

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 28, 2021
3. Discuss Compensation for Officers
     Ron Flagg, President
4. Consider and act on Resolution 2021-XXX to appoint Vice President 
for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open meeting and proceed 
to a closed session
Closed Session
1. Report on evaluations of Vice President for Grants Management, Vice 
President for Government Relations & Public Affairs, Chief Financial 
Officer, and Chief of Staff & Corporate Secretary
     Ron Flagg, President
2. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

April 19, 2021

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session meeting of January 28, 2021
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. Update on LSC's 50th Anniversary
     Leo Latz, Latz & Company
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
6. Presentation on Legal Navigator
     Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
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 January 28, 2021
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

April 19, 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 
January 28, 2021
3. Communications and social media update
     Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations
     Carol Bergman, VP for Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
     Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
     Shanikka Richardson, Web Content Manager
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 19, 2021

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 28, 2021

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3. Review of Delivery of Legal Services Committee Charter
4. Update on LSC Performance Criteria Revisions
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
5. Presentation on grantee oversight during the pandemic
     Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program Performance
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on a motion to adjourn the meeting

April 19, 2021

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
January 28, 2021
3. Consider and act on Final Rule for Part 1635--Timekeeping 
Requirement
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Office 
of Legal Affairs
     Marissa Jeffery, Graduate Law Fellow, Office of Legal 
Affairs
4. Consider and act on the 2021-2022 Rulemaking Agenda
     Ron Flagg, President
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Office 
of Legal Affairs
5. Briefing on Performance Management and Talent Management
     Traci Higgins, Director of Human Resources
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

April 19, 2021

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 29, 2021
3. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first five months of 
FY 2021 & Budget Revisions
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
4. Consider and act on Resolution 2021-XXXX, amending LSC's 
Consolidated Operating Budget for FY 2021
5. Discussion of LSC's FY 2022 appropriations request
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Discussion regarding process, timetable, and methodology for FY 2023 
budget request
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
     Ron Flagg, President
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 20, 2021

Combined Audit & Finance Commitee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Combined Audit & Finance Committee's Open 
Session meeting of January 29, 2021
3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Annual Financial Audit
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
     Marie Caputo, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
4. Consider and act on motion to suspend the Open Session Meeting and 
proceed to a Closed Session
Closed Session
5. Approval of minutes of the Combined Audit & Finance Committee's 
Closed Session meeting of January 29, 2021
6. Discussion on the Augmentation of LSC's Internal Control Resources
     Ron Flagg, President
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
7. Opportunity to ask auditors questions without management present
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
     Marie Caputo, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
8. Communication by Corporate Auditor with those charged with 
governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
     Marie Caputo, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the Closed Session Meeting and 
resume the Open Session Meeting
Open Session
10. Consider and act on Resolution 2021-XXX, Acceptance of the Draft 
Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2020
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on other business
13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 20, 2021

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of 
January 29, 2021
3. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
4. Management update regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, President
5. Briefing about follow-up by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement 
on referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit reports 
and annual financial statement audits of grantees
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
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 Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
January 29, 2021
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, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
3. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

April 20, 2021

Board of Directors

Open Session--April 20, 2021
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of January 29, 2021
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Reports
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
9. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Combined Audit and Finance 
Committees

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11. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
15. Update on Veterans Task Force and Opioid Task Force Implementation
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel
16. Update on Eviction Study and Housing Task Force
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President of Grants Management
     Helen Guyton, Senior Assistant General Counsel
17. Consider and act on Resolution 2021-XXX establishing a Rural 
Justice Task Force
     Ron Flagg, President
18. Consider and act on the LSC Strategic Plan 2021-2024
19. Management briefing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan
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 January 
29, 2021
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 General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
6. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging 
Council invitees
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:  Rebecca Fertig Cohen, Chief of Staff & 
Corporate Secretary, at (202) 205-1576 and Yladrea Drummond, Special 
Assistant to the President, at (202) 295-1633. 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: April 7, 2021.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-07466 Filed 4-7-21; 4:15 pm]
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