[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32909-32911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15175]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet July 25-26, 2018. On Wednesday, July 25, 
the first meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time 
(MDT), with the meetings thereafter commencing promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Thursday, July 26, 
the first meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m., (MDT), with the next 
meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately 
preceding meeting. The closed session meeting of the Board of Directors 
will commence promptly upon adjournment of the open session of the 
Board of Directors meeting.

LOCATION: The Grove Hotel, 245 South Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho 83702.

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

    <bullet> Call toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
    <bullet> When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
5907707348
    <bullet> Once connected to the call, your telephone line will be 
automatically ``MUTED''.
    <bullet> To participate in the meeting during public comment press 
#6 to ``UNMUTE'' your telephone line, once you have concluded your 
comments please press *6 to ``MUTE'' your line.
    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
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                                                       Time *
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018:
    1. Governance and Performance Review    3:00 p.m.
     Committee.
    2. Operations & Regulations Committee.
    3. Audit Committee....................
    4. Institutional Advancement Committee
    5. Communications Subcommittee
     Committee.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
    1. Finance Committee..................  9:00 a.m.
    2. Delivery of Legal Services
     Committee.
    3. Board of Directors.................
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    Status of Meeting: 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.**
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    * Please note that all times in this notice are in Mountain 
Daylight Time.
    ** 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 & 1622.3.
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    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 matters.**
    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to 
consider and act on recommendation of new Leaders Council invitees and 
to receive a briefing on the development activities.**
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee, and Audit 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.

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Matters To Be Considered

July 25, 2018

Governance and Performance Review Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April 
9, 2018
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on 
April 9, 2018
4. Report on status of LSC's implementation of the U. S. Government 
Accountability Office's 2007 and 2010 recommendations
    <bullet> Jim Sandman, President
    <bullet> Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
    <bullet> Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
5. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda
    <bullet> Jim Sandman, President
6. Report on transition planning
    <bullet> Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & 
Public Affairs
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Operations & Regulations Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April 
8, 2018
3. Consider and act on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45 CFR Part 
1607--Governing Bodies
    <bullet> Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
4. Consider and act on the 2018-2019 Rulemaking Timeline
    <bullet> Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

July 25, 2018

Audit Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April 
9, 2018
3. Briefing of Office of Inspector General
    <bullet> Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
    <bullet> Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
4. Pursuant to Section VIII(C)(1) of the Committee Charter, review 
LSC's systems of internal controls that are designed to minimize the 
risk of fraud, theft, corruption, or misuse of funds
    <bullet> Jim Sandman, President
    <bullet> David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller
    <bullet> Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
5. Management update regarding risk management
    <bullet> Jim Sandman, President
6. Briefing about follow-up by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement 
on referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit reports 
and annual Independent Public audits of grantees
    <bullet> Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
    <bullet> Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
10. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
April 9, 2018
11. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals 
from the Office of Inspector General
    <bullet> Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
12. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

July 25, 2018

Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of April 
9, 2018
3. Update on Leaders Council
    <bullet> John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
4. Development report
    <bullet> Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and 
proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
8. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of 
April 9, 2018
9. Development activities report
10. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council invitees
11. Consider and act on other business
12. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

July 25, 2018

Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session meeting of 
April 9, 2018
3. Communications and Social Media update
    <bullet> Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media 
Relations
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

July 26, 2018

Finance Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting on June 11, 2018
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic 
meeting on June 19, 2018
4. Presentation of LSC's Financial Reports for the first eight months 
of FY 2018
    <bullet> David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
5. Review of Internal Budgetary Adjustments for the FY 2018 
Consolidated Operating Budget, and consider and act on FY 2018 Revised 
Consolidated Operating Budget, Resolution 2018-XXX
    <bullet> David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Report on the FY 2019 appropriations process
    <bullet> Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
7. Consider and act on Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2019, 
Resolution 2018-XXX
    <bullet> David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller
8. Consider and act on FY 2020 Budget Request, Resolution 2018-XXX
    <bullet> Jim Sandman, President
    <bullet> Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public 
Affairs
    <bullet> Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
    <bullet> David Maddox, Assistant Inspector General for Management 
and Evaluation
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

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July 26, 2018

Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on April 
9, 2018
3. Report on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
4. Panel presentation on developing and expanding effective pro bono 
programs
    <bullet> Raphael Ramos, Project Director, Legal Action of Wisconsin
    <bullet> Ann Porath, Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of 
Cleveland
    <bullet> Kate White, Access to Services Director, Legal Aid of West 
Virginia
    <bullet> Moderator: Ed Caspar, Office of Program Performance
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting

July 26, 2018

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 April 9 
and April 10, 2018
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of May 24, 2018
5. Chairman's Report
6. Members' Report
7. President's Report
8. Inspector General's Report
9. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
11. Consider and act on the Audit Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
15. Public comment
16. Consider and act on other business
17. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of 
the Board to address items listed below, under Closed Session
Closed Session
18. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of April 
10, 2018
19. Briefing by Management
20. Briefing by Inspector General
21. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council members
22. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
23. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c0d4d9c8c9d2cfc5c3d9d7d3c3d5d2cfc9c8d5c6eaf5e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e382c2130312a373d3b212f2b3b2d2a3731302d3e120d1d50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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 website, at http://www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/board-meeting-notices/non-confidential-materials-be-considered-open-session.
    Accessibility: LSC complies with the American's 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3573676a7b7a617c76706a64607066617c7a7b66755946561b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a4c585544455e43494f555b5f4f595e434544594a667969246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>, 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: July 11, 2018.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General 
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-15175 Filed 7-12-18; 11:15 am]
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