[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58808-58810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23321]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and
its six committees will meet October 5-7, 2014. On Sunday, October 5,
the first committee meeting will commence at 3:30 p.m., Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT), with each committee meeting thereafter commencing
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting, and the
Finance Committee meeting will commence at 4:30 p.m. On Monday, October
6, the first committee meeting will commence at 7:45 a.m., EDT, with
each committee meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, October 7, the Board
of Directors meeting will commence at 8 a.m., EDT, and will continue
until the conclusion of the agenda.
PLACE: Hilton Albany Hotel, 40 Lodge Street, Albany, New York 12207.
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
\*\ Time
Sunday, October 5, 2014
1. Operations & Regulations 3:30 p.m.
Committee
2. Delivery of Legal Services
Committee
Monday, October 6, 2014
1. Audit Committee 7:45 a.m.
2. Governance and Performance
Review Committee
3. Institutional Advancement
Committee
4. Finance Committee 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
1. Board of Directors 8 a.m.
STATUS: 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.\**\
Audit Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the
public to hear a briefing on the Office of Compliance and Enforcement's
active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation
referrals from the Office of the Inspector General.\**\
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\*\ Please note that all times in this notice are in the Eastern
Daylight Time.
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Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to consider and
act on a list of prospective funders, and to discuss the donor report
and 40th anniversary follow-up.\**\
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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.
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 and 1622.3.
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A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of
the Board, Audit Committee, 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) 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:
October 5, 2014
Operations & Regulations Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July
20, 2014
3. Report on updating population data for grants to serve migratory and
other agricultural workers
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
4. Report on Rulemaking Agenda
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant
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General Counsel
5. Consider and act on 45 CFR Part 1614--Private Attorney Involvement
Ron Flagg, General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
Mark Freedman, Senior Assistant General Counsel
Public Comment
6. Other public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July
21, 2014
3. Panel presentation: The Difference That Leadership from the
Judiciary Makes: How the New York State Task Force on Increasing Access
to Justice Affects Legal Services Across New York
Lillian M. Moy, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of
Northeastern New York
William J. Hawkes, Executive Director, Neighborhood Legal
Services
C. Kenneth Perri, Executive Director, Legal Assistance of
Western New York
Paul J. Lupia, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of
Mid-New York
Barbara Finkelstein, Executive Director, Legal Services of
the Hudson Valley
Jim Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation
(Moderator)
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
October 6, 2014
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July
21, 2014 meeting
3. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
4. Management update regarding risk management
Ron Flagg, Vice President of Legal Affairs
5. Briefing about referrals by the Office of Inspector General to the
Office of Compliance and Enforcement regarding matters from the annual
Independent Public Accountants' audits of grantees and OIG Reports on
Selected Internal Controls
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
John Seeba, Assistant IG for Audits
Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
8. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of
July 21, 2014
9. 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
10. 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 July
20, 2014
3. Report on progress in implementing GAO Recommendations
Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public
Affairs
4. Report on Board and Committee evaluations
Carol Bergman
5. Report on LSC research agenda
Public Welfare Foundation Grant, Jim Sandman, President
Margaret Cargill Foundation Grant, Jim Sandman
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Public comment
8. 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 July
20, 2014
3. Report on September 40th Anniversary Conference
4. Communications Subcommittee report
Julie Reiskin, Chairperson, Communications Subcommittee
Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media
Relations
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of
July 20, 2014
2. Consider and act on prospective funders
3. Donor report
4. 40th Anniversary follow-up
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic
meeting of June 27, 2014
3. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic
meeting of July 16, 2014
4. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
July 21, 2014
5. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the ten-month period
ending July 31, 2014
David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Report on status of FY 2015 and FY 2016 appropriation
Carol Bergman, Director, Government Relations and Public
Affairs
7. Consider and act on Resolution #2014-XXX, Temporary
Operating Authority for FY 2015
David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 7, 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 July 22,
2014
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Reports
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and act on Resolution 2014-XXX in recognition of service by
Thomas D. Coogan
9. Consider and act on Resolution 2014-XXX in memoriam of John Donald
Robb, Jr.
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
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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 of July 22, 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 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.
Dated: September 25, 2014.
Atitaya C. Rok,
Staff Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2014-23321 Filed 9-26-14; 4:15 pm]
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