[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41306-41309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16758]
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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 July 20-22, 2014. On Sunday, July 20, the
first meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT),
with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of the
immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, July 21, the first meeting
will commence at 2:30 p.m., CDT, with the meeting thereafter commencing
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On
Tuesday, July 22, the first meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m., CDT,
and it will be followed by the closed session meeting of the Board of
Directors, which will commence promptly upon adjournment of the first
meeting.
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Location: Salon Conference Room, Des Moines Marriott Downtown, 700
Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.
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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* Please note that all times in this notice are in the Central
Daylight Time.
** 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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Time *
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Sunday, July 20, 2014:
1. Operations & Regulations Committee.... 1:30 p.m.
2. Institutional Advancement Committee...
3. Governance & Performance Review
Committee.
Monday, July 21, 2014:
1. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.. 2:30 p.m.
2. Audit Committee.......................
3. Finance Committee.....................
Tuesday, July 22, 2014:
1. Board of Directors.................... 9:00 a.m.
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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 on a list of prospective funders.**
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.**
Audit Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the
public to hear briefings on the following matters: The Office of
Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up
to the Office of the Inspector General's open investigations; and the
Information Technology Systems Risk Assessment.**
A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of
the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee and Audit 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. Sec. 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:
July 20, 2014
Operations & Regulations Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April
7, 2014
3. Report on risk item: Acquisitions Management (higher contract costs
and possible areas of fraud, waste and abuse)
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
4. Report on 45 CFR Part 1614--Private Attorney Involvement
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Report on 2015 Grant Assurances
Jim Sandman, President
Public Comment
6. Consider and act on Proposed Rulemaking Agenda
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
Laurie Tarantowicz, Assistant Inspector General & Legal
Counsel
7. Consider and act on request for Management to explore service
eligibility options for persons covered by the Convention against
Torture
8. Other public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April
6, 2014
3. Update on 40th Anniversary Campaign
4. Consider and act on In-kind Contributions Protocol
5. Update on September Conference Events
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of
April 6, 2014
2. Consider and act on prospective funders
3. Donor report
4. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Governance and Performance Review Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April
6, 2014
3. Report on progress in implementing GAO Recommendations
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. Consider and Act on LSC Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination &
Anti-Harassment Policy
Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel
6. Board Member Attendance on Program Visits
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
July 21, 2014
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April
7, 2014
3. Panel presentation and Committee discussion of LSC's Performance
Criteria, Performance Area Four, Criterion 1--``Board Governance--board
composition, client eligible
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member engagement in board decision making''
Linda Morris, Client-Eligible Board Member and past
President, Laurel Legal Services
Cynthia A. Sheehan, Executive Director, Laurel Legal
Services
Susan Cae Barta, Secretary, Board of Directors, Iowa Legal
Aid
Dennis Groenenboom, Executive Director, Iowa Legal Aid
Althea Hayward, Deputy Director, Office of Program
Performance, LSC (Moderator)
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session April 7, 2014
meeting
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Telephonic Open Session May
22, 2014 meeting
4. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
5. Management update regarding risk management
Ron Flagg, Vice President of Legal Affairs
6. Briefing about Management representation letters in connection with
financial reporting
David Richardson, Comptroller
7. Briefing regarding LSC audit and review activities
Lynn Jennings, Vice President of Grants Management
Janet LaBella, Director of Program Performance
Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
8. Briefing about follow-up by Office of Compliance and Enforcement
from referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit
reports and annual Independent Public audits of grantees
Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
John Seeba, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
11. Approval of minutes of the committee's Closed Session meeting on
April 7, 2014
12. Briefing by Office Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement
matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals from the Office
of Inspector General
Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
13. Update on management response to the OIG Information Technology
Systems Risk Assessment
Peter Campbell, Chief Information Officer
14. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first eight months
of FY 2014
David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
3. Consider and act on Revised Consolidated Operating Budget for FY
2014
David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
4. Report on the FY 2015 appropriation process
Carol Bergman, Director, Government Relations and Public
Affairs
5. Consider and act on Temporary Operating Authority for FY 2015,
Resolution 2014-XXX
David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Consider and act on FY 2016 Budget Request
Jim Sandman, President
Carol Bergman, Director, Government Relations and Public
Affairs
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
July 22, 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 April 8,
2014 and the Board's Telephonic Open Session meeting of May 22, 2014
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Reports
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on resolution recognizing Charles De Monaco of Fox
Rothschild for his pro bono representation of LSC in Dreier v. LSC
9. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee
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 Operations and Regulations
Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance
Review Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement
Committee
15. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task
Force Report and Pro Bono Innovation Fund
16. Public comment
17. Consider and act on other business
18. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
19. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session of April 8, 2014
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 funders
24. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting
CONTACT PERSON FOR 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 1973 Rehabilitation Act. 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.
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Dated: July 11, 2014.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs & General
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-16758 Filed 7-11-14; 4:15 pm]
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