[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62458-62460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22452]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) Board of 
Directors and its seven committees will meet October 20-21, 2022. On 
Thursday, October 20, the first meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Central 
Daylight Time (CDT), with the next meeting commencing promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, October 
21, the first meeting will again begin at 8 a.m., CDT, with the next 
meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately 
preceding meeting.

PLACE: 
    Public Notice of Virtual Meeting: LSC will conduct the October 20-
21, 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

Thursday, October 20, 2022

     To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this 
link.
     https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/84817635983?pwd=Wmx4Nit3NkZ3SUpZaTNLYlRMUE5PQT09&from=addon

[cir] Meeting ID: 848 1763 5983
[cir] Passcode: 102022

     To join the Zoom meeting with one tap from your mobile 
phone, please click dial:

[cir] +13017158592,,84817635983# US (Washington, DC)
[cir] +13126266799,,84817635983# US (Chicago)

     To join the Zoom meeting by telephone, please dial one of 
the following numbers:

[cir] +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington, DC)
[cir] +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
[cir] +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
[cir] +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
[cir] +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
[cir] +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
[cir] Meeting ID: 848 1763 5983
[cir] Passcode: 102022
[cir] If calling from outside the U.S., find your local number here: 
https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/acCVpRj1FD

Friday, October 21, 2022

     To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this 
link.

[cir] https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/89663269110?pwd=N2poRVFTMUN2dVRrTUdNYzZlV1FNdz09&from=addon
[cir] Meeting ID: 896 6326 9110
[cir] Passcode: 102122

     To join the Zoom meeting with one tap from your mobile 
phone, please click dial:

[cir] +13017158592,,89663269110# US (Washington, DC)
[cir] +16468769923,,89663269110# 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] +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
[cir] +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
[cir] +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
[cir] Meeting ID: 896 6326 9110
[cir] Passcode: 102122
[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

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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 meeting to 
discuss follow-up work by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement 
relating to open Office of Inspector General investigations.
    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public for 
a briefing on development activities, an update on LSC's 50th 
anniversary fundraising activities, and to discuss prospective 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 for the Board 
to consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC as well as a list of 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, 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: 

                            Meeting Schedule
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                                               Start time (all CDT)
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Thursday, October 20, 2022:
    1. Meeting of the Communications      9 a.m. CDT.
     Subcommittee of the Institutional
     Committee.
    2. Finance Committee Meeting........
    3. Audit Committee Meeting..........
    4. Delivery of Legal Services
     Committee Meeting.
Friday, October 21, 2022:
    1. Institutional Advancement          8 a.m. CDT.
     Committee.
    2. Open Board Meeting...............
    3. Closed Board Meeting.............
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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Meeting of 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 
July 14, 2022
3. Communications and Social Media Update
     Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations, Legal Services Corporation
4. Public Comment
5. Consider and Act on Other Business
6. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Finance Committee Meeting

Open Session
1. Approval of Meeting Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meetings on June 
13, June 30, July 5, and July 14, 2022
3. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
July 14, 2022
4. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2022, Ending 
September 30, 2022
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
5. Report on Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation and Supplemental Requests
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations and 
Public Affairs
6. Report on Fiscal Year 2023 Management and Grants Oversight Budget
     Ron Flagg, President
     Debbie Moore, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
7. Report on Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations and 
Public Affairs
8. Briefing on Capitol Hill Visits During the Executive Directors 
Conference
     Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations and 
Public Affairs
9. Public Comment
10. Consider and Act on Other Business
11. 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 July 
13, 2022
3. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General
     Roxanne Caruso, Acting Inspector General & Assistant 
Inspector General for Audit
4. Review LSC's Efforts, Including Training and Education, to Help 
Ensure that LSC Employees and Grantees Act Ethically and Safeguard LSC 
Funds
     Will Gunn, Vice President for Legal Affairs
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     Debbie Moore, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
     Stefanie Davis, Senior Associate General Counsel for 
Regulations and Ethics Officer
     Roxanne Caruso, Acting Inspector General & Assistant 
Inspector General for Audit
     Daniel O'Rourke, Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations

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5. Management Update Regarding Risk Management
     Will Gunn, Vice President for Legal Affairs
6. 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, Acting Inspector General & Assistant 
Inspector General for Audit
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 Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
July 13, 2022
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

Delivery of Legal Services Committee Meeting

Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on July 
13, 2022
3. LSC Performance Criteria Revisions Update
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program Performance
     Evora Thomas, Consultant
4. Panel Discussion: Disaster Legal Aid
     Leslie Powell-Beaudreaux, Executive Director, Legal 
Services of North Florida
     Maria Thomas Jones, Executive Director, Legal Aid of 
Northwest Texas
     Laura Tuggle, Executive Director, Southeast Louisiana 
Legal Services
    Moderator: Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program Performance
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and Act on Other Business
7. Consider and Act on a Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Friday, October 21, 2022

Institutional Advancement Committee Meeting

Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session Meeting on July 13, 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. Update on Privately Funded Initiatives
     Veterans Task Force Implementation
    [cir] Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel and Ethics 
Officer
     Executive Director Conference and Midwest Capstone 
Disaster Conference
    [cir] Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
     Rural Justice Task Force
    [cir] Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant to the President
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 Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Closed Session Meeting on July 13, 2022
2. Development Activities Report
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
3. Update on LSC's 50th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
     Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
     Leo Latz, Latz & Company
4. Consider and Act on Motion to Approve Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council Invitees
5. Consider and Act on Other Business
6. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Board of Directors

Open Session
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Meeting on July 14, 
2022
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 Governance and Performance 
Review Committee, following its September 23, 2022, Videoconference 
Meeting
9. Consider and Act on the Report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee, following its October 4, 2022, Videoconference Meeting
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 Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
13. Consider and Act on the Report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
14. Public Comment
15. Consider and Act on Other Business
16. 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 Board's Closed Session Meeting on July 
14, 2022
2. Management Briefing
3. Inspector General Briefing
4. Consider and Act on General Counsel's Report on Potential and 
Pending Litigation Involving Legal Services Corporation
5. Consider and Act on List of Prospective Leaders Council and Emerging 
Council Invitees
6. 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: October 11, 2022.
Kaitlin D. Brown,
Executive and Board Project Coordinator, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2022-22452 Filed 10-12-22; 11:15 am]
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