[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28105-28106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10770]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Revisions to the LSC 
Grant Assurances for Calendar Year 2017 Basic Field Grants

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of extended comment period for proposed changes.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') is extending the 
public comment period for the proposed Grant Assurances for calendar 
year 2017 Basic Field Grants. The proposed revisions affect Grant 
Assurances 7, 15, 20, and 22. LSC published the original request for 
comments in the Federal Register on April 5, 2016, 81 FR 19640 [FR Doc. 
2016-07747]. The proposed LSC Grant Assurances for calendar year 2017 
Basic Field Grants, in redline format indicating the proposed changes 
to the current ``LSC 2016 Grant Assurances,'' are available at http://grants.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/Grants/ReferenceMaterials/2017-GrantAssurances-Proposed.pdf. This notice extends the comment period 
for ten calendar days, from May 5, 2016, to May 16, 2016.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on May 16, 2016

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Agency Web site: http://www.lsc.gov/contact-us. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 337-6813.
     Mail: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20007.

All comments should be addressed to Reginald J. Haley, Office of 
Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation. Include ``2017 LSC 
Grant Assurances'' as the heading or subject line for all comments 
submitted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald J. Haley, [email protected], 
(202) 295-1545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to recent requests, LSC is 
extending the comment period for proposed changes to the Grant 
Assurances for calendar year 2017 Basic Field Grants.
    Grant Assurance 7 requires LSC recipients to provide legal services 
in accordance with: a) the grant proposal that LSC approved; b) the LSC 
Performance Criteria; c) the ABA Standards for the Provision of Civil 
Legal Aid; d) the ABA standards for Programs Providing Civil Pro Bono 
Legal Services to Persons of Limited Means; and e) any applicable code 
or rules of professional conduct, responsibility, or ethics. The 
proposed change clarifies the Grant Assurance and notifies the 
recipient that LSC's consent is required before the recipient makes 
significant changes to the delivery system described in the approved 
grant proposal or grant renewal application.
    Grant Assurance 15 requires grantees to notify LSC of: a) an office 
closing or relocation; b) a change of board chairperson; c) a change of 
chief executive officer; d) a change in recipient's charter, articles 
of incorporation, by-laws, or governing body structure; and e) a change 
in recipient's main email and Web site address. The proposed change 
updates the instruction for submitting these notifications to LSC.
    Grant Assurance 20 requires LSC recipients to provide advance 
notification to LSC of a proposed merger, consolidation, change in 
recipient's name, or status as a legal entity. In addition, Grant 
Assurance 20 directs recipients to LSC's instructions for planning an 
orderly conclusion of the role and responsibility of an LSC recipient. 
The proposed change clarifies and adds to the requirements for 
notifying LSC of a significant change in recipient's status and updates 
the Web site link to LSC's instructions for planning an orderly 
conclusion of the role and responsibility of an LSC recipient.
    Grant Assurance 22 requires recipients to give recognition and

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acknowledgement of LSC support and funding by displaying the LSC logo 
on the recipient's Web site, annual reports, press releases, 
letterhead, and other similar announcements and documents. The proposed 
change updates the Web site link to the digital and camera-ready 
versions of the LSC logo.

    Dated: May 3, 2016.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-10770 Filed 5-6-16; 8:45 am]
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