[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 53712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7619]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of Directors and of the 
Board's Finance Committee

Times and Dates: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors and 
of the Board's Finance Committee will meet on September 18, 2006, in 
the order set forth below. The Board meeting will immediately follow 
the Finance Committee meeting.

                            Meeting Schedule
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        Monday, September 18, 2006                      Time
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1. Finance Committee......................  1 p.m.
2. Board of Directors.....................  Upon conclusion of the
                                             Finance Committee meeting.
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Location: The Legal Services Corporation, 3rd Floor Conference Center, 
3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
    <bullet> Status: Board of Directors Meeting--Open, except that a 
portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be closed to the 
public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors. At the closed 
session, the Board will receive briefings \1\ from the Inspector 
General on the status of the investigation of California Rural Legal 
Assistance (CRLA) and the investigation requested by Congressmen Enzi, 
Grassley and Cannon, and from LSC management on CRLA referral issues.
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    \1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff 
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.

Matters to be Considered: 

Monday, September 18, 2006

Finance Committee; Agenda

    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of July 29, 
2006.
    3. Presentation of the Financial Report through July 31, 2006.
    4. Consider and act on the LSC FY 2008 Budget Request.
     a. Presentation by ABA.
     b. Presentation by NLADA.
     c. Presentation by LSC Management.
     d. Presentation by OIG.
     e. Other Public Comment.
    5. Consider and act on other business.
    6. Consider and act on adjournment.

Board of Directors; Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of July 29, 2006.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of July 29, 2006.
    4. Staff report on document requests dated April 12, 2006, June 19, 
2006 and August 8, 2006 that were received from Congress and LSC's 
responses thereto.
    5. Staff report on the CBS News story of August 13, 2006 and the 
Associated Press story of August 14, 2006 and LSC's response(s) 
thereto.
    6. Chairman's report.
    7. Consider and act on report of the Board's Finance Committee.
    8. Consider and act on other business.
    9. Public comment.
    10. Consider and act on whether to authorize non-public briefings 
of the Board as per the items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
    11. Briefing by the OIG on status of CRLA investigation.
    12. Briefing by management on CRLA referral issues.
    13. Briefing by the OIG on status of investigation requested by 
Chairmen Enzi, Grassley and Cannon.
    14. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board 
Operations, at (202) 295-1500.
    Special Needs: Upon request, meeting notices will be made available 
in alternate formats to accommodate visual and hearing impairments. 
Individuals who have a disability and need an accommodation to attend 
the meeting may notify Patricia D. Batie, at (202) 295-1500.

    Dated: September 8, 2006.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-7619 Filed 9-8-06; 1:57 pm]
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