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1Any 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. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

John K. Rabiej, 

Chief, Rules Committee Support Office. 

[FR Doc. 07–125 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 2210–55–M 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of 

Directors and Four of the Board’s 

Committees 

TIMES AND DATES: The Legal Services 

Corporation Board of Directors and four 

of its Committees will meet on January 

19–20, 2007 in the order set forth in the 

following schedule, with each meeting 

commencing shortly after adjournment 

of the immediately preceding meeting. 

MEETING SCHEDULE

Time 

Friday, January 19, 2007 

1. Annual Performance Reviews Committee (Performance Reviews Committee) ............................................................................... 10:30 a.m. 

2. Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee (Provisions Committee) ............................................................................ 1 p.m. 

3. Operations & Regulations Committee.

Saturday, January 20, 2007 

4. Finance Committee ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 a.m. 

5. Board of Directors. 

LOCATION: The Legal Services 

Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW.—3rd 

Floor Conference Center, Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS OF MEETINGS: Open, except as 

noted below. 

• Status: January 19, 2007 

Performance Reviews Committee 

Meeting—Closed. The meeting of the 

Performance Reviews Committee may 

be closed to the public pursuant to a 

vote of the Board of Directors 

authorizing the Committee to meet in 

executive session to consider and act on 

the performance evaluation of the LSC 

President for calendar year 2006. In 

addition, the Committee may consider 

and act on whether and how to 

undertake an annual performance 

evaluation of the LSC Inspector General 

for calendar year 2006. The closing will 

be authorized by the relevant 

provision(s) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)] and 

the Legal Services Corporation’s 

corresponding regulation, 45 CFR 

1622.5(e). A copy of the General 

Counsel’s Certification that the closing 

is authorized by law will be available 

upon request. 

• Status: January 20, 2007 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 to hold an executive session. 

At the closed session, the Board may 

consider and may act on the report of 

the Annual Performance Reviews 

Committee on its plans for conducting 

the performance review of the LSC 

President and Inspector General, will 

consider and may act on the General 

Counsel’s report on litigation to which 

the Corporation is or may become a 

party, and will receive a briefing from 

the Inspector General (IG).1 A verbatim 

written transcript of the session will be 

made. The transcript of any portions of 

the closed session falling within the 

relevant provisions of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) 

and (10)] and LSC’s implementing 

regulation 45 CFR 1622.5(e) and (h) will 

not be available for public inspection. 

The transcript of any portions not 

falling within either of these provisions 

will be available for public inspection. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Friday, 

January 19, 2007. 

Annual Performance Reviews 

Committee 

Agenda 

Closed Session 

1. Approval of agenda. 

2. Approval of minutes of the 

Committee’s meeting of October 28, 

2006. 

3. Consider and act on whether and 

how to undertake an annual 

performance evaluation of the LSC 

Inspector General for calendar year 

2006. 

4. Consider and act on the 

Performance Evaluation of the President 

for calendar year 2006. 

5. Consider and act on other business. 

6. Consider and act on adjournment of 

meeting. 

Provision for the Delivery of Legal 

Services Committee 

Agenda 

1. Approval of agenda. 

2. Approval of the Committee’s 

meeting minutes of October 27, 2006. 

3. Presentation on Private Attorney 

Involvement: 

• Staff report on the LSC strategic 

work plan on private attorney 

involvement based on the 2006 work of 

the Provisions Committee. 

4. Presentation on LSC Leadership 

Mentoring Pilot Project—a cornerstone 

of the LSC quality initiative: 

• This presentation will be done in 

three parts: The African-American 

Project Directors Association (AAPDA) 

will make a presentation to the 

Committee; LSC staff will present an 

overview of the Leadership Mentoring 

Pilot Project; and prote ́ge ́ and mentor 

participants will share highlights of 

their experiences in the Pilot Project. 

AAPDA Presenter: Lillian Johnson. 

Staff Presenters: Evora Thomas, 

Althea Hayward. 

Prote ́ge ́/Mentor Presenters: Claudia 

Johnson/Don Isaacs, Peggy Lee/Guy 

Lescault, Tanya Douglas/Allison 

Thompson. 

5. Public comment. 

6. Consider and act on other business. 

7. Consider and act on adjournment of 

meeting. 

Operations & Regulations Committee 

Agenda 

1. Approval of agenda. 

1. Approval of the minutes of the 

Committee’s October 27, 2006 meeting. 

3. Consider and act on Draft Final 

Rule revising 45 CFR Part 1621, Client 

Grievance Procedure: 

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a. Staff report. 

b. Public comment. 

4. Staff report on history and 

implementation of LSC restrictions: 

a. Staff report. 

b. Public comment. 

5. Consider and act on adoption of a 

regulatory agenda for Operations & 

Regulations Committee for 2007: 

a. OIG report. 

b. Staff report. 

c. Public comment. 

6. Consider and act on adoption of 

Personnel Manual: 

a. Staff report. 

b. Public comment. 

7. Consider and act on response to 

OIG Fiscal Practices Report 

recommendation regarding locality pay 

for LSC President: 

a. Staff report. 

b. Public comment. 

8. Public comment. 

9. Consider and act on other business. 

10. Consider and act on adjournment 

of meeting. 

Saturday, January 20, 2007 

Finance Committee 

Agenda 

1. Approval of agenda. 

2. Approval of the minutes of the 

Committee’s meeting of October 28, 

2006. 

3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2006 

Annual Financial Audit: 

• Kirt West, Inspector General. 

• Nancy Davis, M.D. Oppenheim. 

4. Presentation on LSC’s Financial 

Reports for the first two months of FY 

2007: 

• Presentation by David Richardson, 

Treasurer/Comptroller. 

• Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief 

Administrative Officer. 

5. Consider and act on adoption of 

Revised Temporary Operating Budget 

for FY 2007: 

• David Richardson. 

6. Staff report on revisions to LSC 

travel regulations: 

• Charles Jeffress. 

7. Staff report on progress of 

comparison of other federal spending 

practices (in addition to travel) to LSC 

spending practices: 

• Charles Jeffress. 

8. Consider and act on adoption of 

budget guidelines: 

• Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel. 

• Laurie Tarantowicz, OIG. 

9. Public comment. 

10. Consider and act on other 

business. 

11. Consider and act on adjournment 

of meeting. 

Board of Directors 

Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Approval of agenda. 

2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s 

meeting of October 28, 2006. 

3. Approval of minutes of the 

Executive Session of the Board’s 

meeting of October 28, 2006. 

4. Approval of minutes of the Board’s 

Open Session Telephonic meeting of 

November 27, 2006. 

5. Approval of minutes of the Board’s 

Open Session Telephonic meeting of 

December 18, 2006. 

6. Consider and act on nominations 

for the Chairman of the Board of 

Directors. 

7. Consider and act on nominations 

for the Vice Chairman of the Board of 

Directors. 

8. Consider and act on delegation to 

Chairman of authority to make 

Committee assignments. 

9. Chairman’s Report. 

10. Members’ Reports. 

11. President’s Report. 

12. Inspector General’s Report. 

13. Consider and act on the report of 

the Provision for the Delivery of Legal 

Services Committee. 

14. Consider and act on the report of 

the Finance Committee. 

15. Consider and act on the report of 

the Operations & Regulations 

Committee. 

16. Staff presentation on LSC’s 

Technology Initiative Grants. 

17. Staff presentation on LSC’s 

Competitive Grants Process. 

18. Status Report on Performance 

Measures for Strategic Directions. 

19. Consider and act on the selection 

of locations for LSC Board meetings in 

calendar year 2008. 

20. Consider and act on Director 

Fuentes’ suggestion that Board meet 

more frequently. 

21. Public comment. 

22. Consider and act on other 

business. 

23. Consider and act on whether to 

authorize an executive session of the 

Board to address items listed below 

under Closed Session. 

Closed Session 

24. Consider and act on the report of 

the Performance Reviews Committee. 

25. Consider and act on General 

Counsel’s report on potential and 

pending litigation involving LSC. 

26. IG briefing of the Board. 

27. Consider and act on motion to 

adjourn meeting. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: 

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. 

January 11, 2007. 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 

Counsel & Corporate Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 07–002] 

No FEAR Act Notice 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice to NASA employees, 

former NASA employees, and 

applicants for NASA employment 

regarding rights and protections 

available under Federal 

antidiscrimination and whistleblower 

protection laws. 

SUMMARY: This notice fulfills NASA’s 

‘‘No FEAR Act Notice’’ Federal Register 

publication obligations, as required by 

the Act and by the Office of Personnel 

Management implementing regulations 

at 5 CFR 724.202. 

DATES: This notice is effective the date 

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Administrator for Diversity and Equal 

Opportunity, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, Suite 4W39, 300 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546. 

Telephone: (202) 358–2167. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

15, 2002, Congress enacted the 

‘‘Notification and Federal Employee 

Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 

of 2002’’ which is now known as the No 

FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act is to 

‘‘require that Federal agencies be 

accountable for violations of 

antidiscrimination and whistleblower 

protection laws.’’ Public Law 107–174. 

In support of this purpose, Congress 

found that ‘‘agencies cannot be run 

effectively if those agencies practice or 

tolerate discrimination.’’ Public Law 

107–174, Title I, General Provisions, 

section 101(1). 

The Act also requires Federal 

agencies, including the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA), to provide this notice to 

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