Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 1997 / Notices 7071

Notice of Availability of 1997

Competitive Grant Funds for Webb

County, Texas

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of Proposals for the

Provision of Civil Legal Services for

Webb County, Texas.

SUMMARY: The Legal Services

Corporation (LSC or Corporation) is the

national organization charged with

administering federal funds provided

for civil legal services to the poor.

Congress has adopted legislation

requiring LSC to utilize a system of

competitive bidding for the award of

grants and contracts for calendar year

1997.

The Corporation hereby reannounces

the availability of 1997 competitive

grant funds and is soliciting grant

proposals from interested parties who

are qualified to provide effective,

efficient, and high quality civil legal

services to the eligible client population

in Webb County, Texas. The

Corporation plans to award a grant in

the amount of $218,741.

DATES: Request for Proposals(RFP) will

be available after February 14, 1997. A

Notice of Intent to Compete is due by

March 14, 1997. Grant proposals must

be received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m.

EDT, March 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services

Corporation—Competitive Grants, 750

First Street N.E., 10th Floor,

Washington, DC 20002–4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Thomas, Administrative Assistant,

Office of Program Operations, (202)

336–8865.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC is

seeking proposals from recipients, other

non-profit organizations that have as a

purpose the furnishing of legal

assistance to eligible clients, private

attorneys, groups of private attorneys or

law firms, State or local governments,

and substate regional planning and

coordination agencies which are

composed of substate areas and whose

governing boards are controlled by

locally elected officials.

The solicitation package, containing

the grant application, guidelines,

proposal content requirements and

specific selection criteria, is available by

contacting the Corporation by letter,

phone or FAX. LSC will not FAX the

solicitation package to interested

parties; however, solicitation packages

may be requested by FAX. The

Corporation may be contacted at:

(202)336–8865; FAX (202)336–7272.

Issue Date: February 11, 1997.

Stephanie Rorie,

Managing Program Analyst, Office of Program

Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–3771 Filed 2–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P

Sunshine Act Meeting; of the

Presidential Search Committee of the

Board of Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Presidential Search

Committee of the Legal Services

Corporation Board of Directors will

meet by teleconference on February 20,

1997, at 9:00 a.m.

STATUS OF MEETING: Although a portion

of the meeting will be open to the

public, most of it will be closed

pursuant to a unanimous vote of the

Board of Directors to hold an executive

session. At the executive session, the

Committee will hear a status report by

representatives of the independent

search firm assisting the committee to

identify and recruit candidates for the

position of President of the Legal

Services Corporation and will provide

direction to the search firm. It is

anticipated that specific individuals

will be selected to be interviewed in

March.

The closing is authorized by the

relevant provisions of the Government

in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C.

§ 552b(c)(2) & (6)] and the

corresponding regulation of the Legal

Services Corporation [45 C.F.R.

§ 1622.5(a) & (e)]. A copy of the General

Counsel’s Certification that the closing

is authorized by law will be posted for

public inspection at Corporation

headquarters, 750 First Street NE.,

Washington, DC 20002, in its 11th floor

reception area, and will also be

available upon request.

LOCATION: Members of the Committee

and directors wishing to participate, as

well as members of the Corporation’s

staff and the public, will be able to hear

and participate in the meeting by means

of telephonic conferencing equipment

set up for this purpose in the

Corporation’s Conference Room, on the

11th floor of 750 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20002.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda.

2. Approval of executive session minutes of

Nov. 22, 1996.

3. Approval of minutes of Jan. 22, 1997.

4. Approval of executive session minutes of

Jan. 22, 1997

Closed Session

5. Discussion with and direction to

representatives of Isaacson Miller, the

independent search firm assisting the

committee to identify candidates for

consideration for the position of

President of the Legal Services

Corporation, about specific candidates

for the position.

6. Selection of specific individuals for

interview in March.

Open Session

7. Other business, including public comment

and scheduling of the Committee’s next

meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel &

Secretary of the Corporation, (202) 336–

8810.

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 Barbara Asante, at (202) 336–

8800.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Victor M. Fortuno,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–3910 Filed 2–12–97; 2:41 pm]

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

Sunshine Act; Meeting

Agency Holding the Meetings:

Mississippi River Commission.

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m., March 17,

1997.

Place: On board MISSISSIPPI V at

City Front, Cape Girardeau, MO.

Status: Open to the public.

Matters to be Considered: (1) Report

on general conditions of the Mississippi

River and Tributaries Project and major

accomplishments since the last meeting;

(2) Views and suggestions from

members of the public on any matters

pertaining to the Flood Control,

Mississippi River and Tributaries

Project; and (3) District Commander’s

report on the Mississippi River and

Tributaries Project in Memphis District.

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m., March 18,

1997.

Place: On board MISSISSIPPI V at

City Front, Memphis, TN.

Status: Open to the public.

Matters to be Considered: (1) Report

on general conditions of the Mississippi

River and Tributaries Project and major

accomplishments since the last meeting;

and (2) Views and suggestions from

members of the public on any matters

pertaining to the Flood Control,