[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16241-16243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06202]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) Board of 
Directors and its six committees will meet April 4-5, 2022. On Monday, 
April 4, the first meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time (EDT), with the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, April 5, the first 
meeting will again begin at 9:30 a.m., EDT, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting.

PLACE: Public Notice of Virtual Meeting.
    LSC will conduct the April 4-5, 2022 meetings in-person and via 
Zoom.
    Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and 
all committee meetings will be open to public observation via Zoom. 
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 4, 2022

 To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
 https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/91517015039?pwd=Zjh0ZStPVWR4Z0RvNzFsSm5ETWRXQT09
    [cir] Meeting ID: 915 1701 5039
    [cir] Passcode: 116372
 To join the Zoom meeting with one tap from your mobile phone, 
please click dial:
    [cir] +16468769923,,91517015039# US (New York)
    [cir] +13017158592,,91517015039# US (Washington, DC)
 To join the Zoom meeting by telephone, please dial one of the 
following numbers:
    [cir] +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
    [cir] +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
    [cir] +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
    [cir] +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
    [cir] +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
    [cir] +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
    [cir] +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
    [cir] Meeting ID: 915 1701 5039
    [cir] Passcode: 116372
    [cir] If calling from outside the U.S., find your local number 
here: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/acCVpRj1FD

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

 To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
 https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/96037231141?pwd=SUNnclEyM0k1Q0swV3MvUTRZUXU3dz09
    [cir] Meeting ID: 960 3723 1141
    [cir] Passcode: 096210
 To join the Zoom meeting with one tap from your mobile phone, 
please click dial:
    [cir] +13017158592,,96037231141# US (Washington DC)
    [cir] +16468769923,,96037231141# US (New York)
 To join the Zoom meeting by telephone, please dial one of the 
following numbers:
    [cir] +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
    [cir] +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
    [cir] +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
    [cir] +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
    [cir] +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
    [cir] +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
    [cir] +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
    [cir] Meeting ID: 960 3723 1141
    [cir] Passcode: 096210
    [cir] If calling from outside the U.S., find your local number 
here: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/acCVpRj1FD
    Once connected to Zoom, please immediately mute your computer or 
telephone. Members of the public are asked to keep their computers or 
telephones muted to eliminate background noise. To avoid disrupting the 
meetings, please refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so will 
trigger recorded music or other sound.
    From time to time, the Board or Committee Chair may solicit 
comments from the public. To participate in the meeting during public 
comment, use the `raise your hand' or `chat' functions in Zoom and wait 
to be recognized by the Chair before stating your questions and/or 
comments.
    Status: Open, except as noted below.
    Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of 
Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to discuss follow-up 
work by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement relating to open 
Office of Inspector General investigations and to receive a briefing on 
cybersecurity.
    Combined Audit and Finance Committee--Open, except that, upon a 
vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public 
to receive a briefing from the Corporation's outside auditor and 
discuss the Fiscal Year 2021 Audited Financial Statements.
    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 the evaluation of LSC's officers, including 
Vice President for Grants Management, Vice President for Government 
Relations and Public Affairs, Vice President for Legal Affairs & 
General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, and Chief of 
Staff & Corporate Secretary.
    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to 
receive a briefing on development activities and to discuss prospective 
new members of the Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council.
    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 for 
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 prospective Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council members.
    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.\1\
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    \1\ 5 U.S.C. 552b (a) (2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 
1622.3.
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    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Audit, Board, Combined Audit and Finance, Governance and 
Performance Review, and Institutional Advancement 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), (7), (9) 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: 


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                            Meeting Schedule
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                                                                 Start
                                                               time (all
                                                                  EDT)
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                          Monday, April 4, 2022
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1. Finance Committee Meeting.................................  9:30 a.m.
2. Combined Meeting of the Audit and Finance Committees......
3. Audit Committee Meeting...................................
4. Operations and Regulations Committee Meeting..............
5. Delivery of Legal Services Committee Meeting..............
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                         Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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1. Governance and Performance Review Committee Meeting.......  9:30 a.m.
2. Institutional Advancement Committee (IAC) Meeting.........
3. Meeting of the Communications Subcommittee of the IAC.....
4. Open Board Meeting........................................
5. Closed Board Meeting......................................
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Monday, April 4, 2022

Finance Committee Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2022
3. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2022
4. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the First Five Months of 
FY 2022 (Oct. 1, 2021--Feb. 28, 2022)
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
5. Discussion of LSC's FY 2022 Appropriations
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
6. Consider and Act on Resolution 2022-XXX, Adopting LSC's Consolidated 
Operating Budget for FY 2022
7. Discussion of LSC's FY 2023 Appropriations Request
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
8. Discussion Regarding Process and Timetable for FY 2024 Budget 
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 Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Combined Audit and Finance Committees Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Financial Audit
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
     Marie Caputo, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
3. Consider and Act on Motion to Suspend the Open Session Meeting and 
Proceed to a Closed Session

Closed Session

4. Opportunity to Ask Auditors Questions without Management Present
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
     Marie Caputo, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
5. Communication by Corporate Auditor with those Charged with 
Governance Under Statement on Auditing Standard 114
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
     Marie Caputo, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
6. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Closed Session Meeting and 
Resume the Open Session Meeting

Open Session

7. Consider and Act on Resolution 2022-XXX, Acceptance of Draft Audited 
Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2021and 2020
8. Public Comment
9. Consider and Act on Other Business
10. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Audit Committee Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2022
3. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
4. Management Update Regarding Risk Management
     Will Gunn, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General 
Counsel
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 Meeting

Closed Session

1. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2022
2. Briefing on Cybersecurity for LSC and Grantees
     Will Gunn, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General 
Counsel
     Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     Dan O'Rourke, Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations
     Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
3. Briefing by Office of 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
4. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Operations and Regulations Committee Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2022
3. Update on Financial Guide
     Stuart Axenfeld, Deputy Director for Financial Compliance, 
Office of Compliance and Enforcement
4. Update on Regulatory Review Process
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Associate General Counsel for 
Regulations and Ethics Officer
5. Briefing on Acquisition Management
     Helen Gerostathos Guyton, Senior Associate General Counsel 
for Corporate Practice
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
6. Briefing on Professionalism, Conflicts of Interest, and Ethics 
Activities
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Associate General Counsel for 
Regulations and Ethics Officer
7. Briefing on Performance and Talent Management
     Traci Higgins, Director of Human Resources
8. Public Comment
9. Consider and Act on Other Business
10. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

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Delivery of Legal Services Committee Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2022
3. Performance Criteria Update
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program Performance
4. Grants Management System (GrantEase) Implementation Update
     Jada Breegle, Chief Information Officer
5. Presentation on LSC Grantee Oversight, Compliance and Data
     Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program Performance
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
     Holly Stevens, Chief Data Officer, Office of Data 
Governance & Analysis
6. Public Comment
7. Consider and Act on Other Business
8. Consider and Act on a 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 on 
January 27, 2022
3. Consider and Act on Other Business
4. Public Comment
5. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session 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, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, and 
Chief of Staff & Corporate Secretary
     Ron Flagg, President
2. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Institutional Advancement Committee Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session Meeting on January 28, 2022
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 2022-XXX, Updating Institutional 
Advancement Protocols
6. Update on LSC's 50th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
     Leo Latz, President & Founder, Latz & Company
7. Update on Veterans Task Force and Opioid Task Force Implementation
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel
8. Update on the Eviction Study
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
9. Update on Housing Task Force
     Helen Guyton, Senior Assistant General Counsel
10. Update on Rural Justice Task Force
     Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant to the President
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 Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Closed Session Meeting on January 28, 2022
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

IAC Communications Subcommittee Meeting

Open Session

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 28, 2022
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

Board of Directors Meeting

Open Session

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Meeting on January 
28, 2022
4. Consider and Act on Resolution 2022-XXX, In Recognition and 
Appreciation of Distinguished Service by Edgar S. Cahn
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 Finance Committee
10. Consider and Act on the Report of the Combined Audit and Finance 
Committees
11. Consider and Act on the Report of the Audit Committee
12. Consider and Act on the Report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
13. Consider and Act on the Report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
14. Consider and Act on the Report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
15. Consider and Act on the Report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
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

19. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Closed Session Meeting of 
January 28, 2022
20. Management Briefing
21. Inspector General Briefing
22. Consider and Act on General Counsel's Report on Potential and 
Pending Litigation Involving LSC
23. Consider and Act on List of Prospective Leaders Council and 
Emerging Council Invitees
24. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kaitlin Brown, Executive and Board 
Project Coordinator, at (202) 295-1555. Questions may also 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 https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials.

    Dated: March 18, 2022.
Kaitlin D. Brown,
Executive and Board Project Coordinator, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2022-06202 Filed 3-18-22; 4:15 pm]
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