[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18069-18071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07208]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and
its six committees will meet April 6-8, 2014. On Sunday, April 6, the
first meeting will commence at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT),
with each meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of
the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, April 7, the first
meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m., EDT, with the meeting thereafter
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding
meeting, and the Operations and Regulations Committee meeting will
commence at 2:30 p.m. On Tuesday, April 8, the Board meeting will
commence at 9:30 a.m., EDT, and will continue until the conclusion of
the Board's agenda.
LOCATION: F. William McCalpin Conference Center, Legal Services
Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington DC 20007.
PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and all
committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of the
public who are unable to attend in person but wish to listen to the
public proceedings may do so by following the telephone call-in
directions provided below.
CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS:
Call toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code:
5907707348;
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
presiding Chair may solicit comments from the public.
Meeting Schedule
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Time *
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Sunday, April 6, 2014
1. Governance & Performance Review 2:00 p.m.
Committee.
2. Institutional Advancement Committee
3. Finance Committee
Monday, April 7, 2014
1. Audit Committee....................... 9:00 a.m.
2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee
3. Operations & Regulations Committee.... 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
1. Board of Directors.................... 9:30 a.m.
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\*\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern
Daylight Time.
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, and act on a list of prospective funders.**
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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.
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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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 contributions pledged and received, to discuss
prospective funders for LSC's 40th anniversary celebration and
development activities, and to consider and act on the recommendation
of new prospective funders to the Board of Directors.\**\
Audit Committee--Open, except that a portion of the meeting may be
closed to the public for a briefing by the Office of Compliance and
Enforcement on active enforcement matters and follow-up to open
investigation referrals from the Office of Inspector General.\**\
A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of
the Board and Institutional Advancement and Audit Committee meetings.
The transcript of any portions of the closed
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session 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 6, 2014
Governance and Performance Review Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on
January 24, 2014
3. Report on progress in implementing GAO Recommendation
Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government
Relations & Public Affairs
4. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant and LSC research agenda
Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
5. Report on evaluation of LSC Comptroller, Vice President for Grants
Management, and Vice President for Legal Affairs
Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
6. Consider and act on LSC Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy
Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting
Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
January 25, 2014
3. Discussion of proposed 40th anniversary events
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of
January 24, 2014
2. Briefing on contributions pledged and received
3. Discussion of prospective funders for LSC's 40th anniversary
celebration and development activities
4. Consider and act on recommendation of new prospective funders to the
Board of Directors
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Finance Committee
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
January 23, 2014
3. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first five months of
FY 2014
Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
4. Consider and act on LSC's Revised Consolidated Operating Budget for
FY 2014, Resolution 2014-XXX
Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
5. Report on the FY 2015 appropriations process
Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government
Relations & Public Affairs
6. Discussion regarding proposed process and schedule for FY 2016
Budget request
Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public
Affairs
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
April 7, 2014
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
January 23, 2014
3. Quarterly review of 403(b) plan performance 2014
4. Briefing by Inspector General
Jeff Schanz, Inspector General
5. Management update regarding risk management
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
6. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement about follow-up
from referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit
reports, and annual Independent Public Accountants' audits of grantees
Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
John Seeba, Acting Assistant Inspector General for Audits
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
9. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on
January 23, 2014
10. Briefing by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals
from OIG
Lora M. Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and
Enforcement
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on
January 24, 2014
3. Discussion of Committee's evaluation for 2013 and the Committee's
goals for 2014
4. Panel presentation and Committee discussion of LSC's Performance
Criteria, Performance Area Four, Criterion 4. Financial
administration--challenges of financial planning and budgeting in the
face of unpredictable and fluctuating funding
C[eacute]sar Torres, Executive Director, Northwest Justice
Project
Steve Pelletier, Financial Director, Northwest Justice
Project
Ed Marks, Executive Director, New Mexico Legal Aid
Lisa Schatz-Vance, Development Director, New Mexico Legal
Aid
Calvin Harris Jr., CPA, President--Change Management,
Harvin Consulting LLC
Reginald Haley, Program Analyst, Office of Program
Performance, LSC (Moderator)
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Operations & Regulations Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic
meeting on March 3, 2014
3. Report on performance management and human capital management
Jim Sandman, President
Traci Higgins, Director, Office of Human Resources
4. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1613--Restrictions on Legal
Assistance With Respect to Criminal Proceedings and the Tribal Law and
Order Act of 2010, Title II of Public Law 111-211
(a) Final Rule
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
(b) Public Comment
5. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1626--Restrictions on Legal
Assistance to Aliens
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(a) Final Rule and Program Letter to replace the current appendix
regarding documentation
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
(b) Public Comment
6. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1614--Private Attorney Involvement
(a) Proposed Rule
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
(b) Public Comment
7. Other public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
April 8, 2014
Board of Directors
Open Session
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of January
25, 2014
4. Chairman's Report
5. President's Report
6. Member's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on resolution acknowledging the service of Ronald
Merryman
9. Consider and act on resolution commending the Office of the
Inspector General
10. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations
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. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task
Force Report and Pro Bono Innovation Fund
17. Public Comment
18. Consider and act on other business
19. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
20. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of
January 25, 2014
21. Management Briefing
22. Inspector General Briefing
23. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC
24. Consider and act on list of prospective funders
25. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting
CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 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 Web site, at http://www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/board-meeting-notices/non-confidential-materials-be-considered-open-session.
ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Upon request,
meeting notices and materials will be made available in alternative
formats to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Individuals who
need other accommodations due to disability in order to attend the
meeting in person or telephonically should contact Katherine Ward, at
(202) 295-1500 or [email protected], at least 2 business
days in advance of the meeting. If a request is made without advance
notice, LSC will make every effort to accommodate the request but
cannot guarantee that all requests can be fulfilled.
Dated: March 27, 2014.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-07208 Filed 3-27-14; 11:15 am]
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