[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 75 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20958-20961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1151]


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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 the Board's Committees will meet on April 25-26, 2008 in the 
order set forth in the following schedule, with each meeting commencing 
within 10 minutes after adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting.

PUBLIC OBSERVATION BY TELEPHONE: Members of the public who wish to 
listen to the open portions of the meetings live may do so by following

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the telephone call-in directions given below. You are asked to keep 
your telephone muted to eliminate background noises. Comments from the 
public may from time to time be solicited by the presiding Chairman.

Call-in Directions for Open Sessions

Friday, April 25, 2008

    <bullet> Call toll-free number 1-888-831-6080;
    <bullet> When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
23698;
    <bullet> When connected to the call, please ``MUTE'' your telephone 
immediately.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

    <bullet> Call toll-free number 1-888-913-9965;
    <bullet> When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
58990;
    <bullet> When connected to the call, please ``MUTE'' your telephone 
immediately.

Meeting Schedule

Friday, April 25, 2008

1:30 p.m.\1\
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    \1\ Please note that all times in this notice are Mountain Time.

    1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee 
(Provisions Committee).
    2. Operations & Regulations Committee.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

9:00 a.m.

    3. Finance Committee.
    4. Audit Committee.
    5. Annual Performance Reviews Committee.
    6. Board of Directors.

LOCATION: The Marriott Hotel, 3233 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma.

STATUS OF MEETINGS: Open, except as noted below.
    <bullet> April 26, 2008 Finance Committee Meeting--A portion of the 
Committee's meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of 
the Board of Directors authorizing the Committee to meet in executive 
session to receive a report/briefing on staff's assessment of proposals 
submitted by companies competing for selection to serve as 
Administrator of the 403(b) Thrift Plan (Plan) for LSC employees, as 
well as to permit the Committee to conduct confidential interviews of 
representatives of two of the competing companies. The staff report/
briefing is not subject to the Government in the Sunshine Act or the 
Legal Services Corporation regulations implementing the Sunshine 
Act.\2\ The closing is authorized by the relevant provision of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(9)(B), and 
the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(c) and (g). A verbatim written 
transcript of the session will be made. The transcript of any portions 
of the closed session falling within the relevant provision(s) of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the 
corresponding provision of LSC's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 
1622.5(e), will not be available for public inspection. The transcript 
of any portions not falling within the cited provisions will be 
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's 
Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be available 
upon request.
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    \2\ 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. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    <bullet> April 26, 2008 Performance Reviews Committee Meeting--A 
portion of the Committee's meeting 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 establishment of procedures 
and a protocol for the annual performance review of the LSC Inspector 
General. The closing will be authorized by the relevant provision of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), and the 
corresponding provision of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a). A verbatim written 
transcript of the session will be made. The transcript of any portions 
of the closed session falling within the relevant provision(s) of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the 
corresponding provision of LSC's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 
1622.5(e), will not be available for public inspection. The transcript 
of any portions not falling within the cited provisions will be 
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's 
Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be available 
upon request.
    <bullet> April 26, 2008 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 consider 
and perhaps act on the General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC. 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)(10), and the corresponding provisions of 
the Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 
1622.5(h), will not be available for public inspection. The transcript 
of any portions not falling within the cited provisions will be 
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's 
Certifications that the closings are authorized by law will be 
available upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Friday, April 25, 2008

Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of January 25, 2008.
    3. Staff Update on activities implementing the LSC Private Attorney 
Involvement Action Plan--Help Close the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power 
of Pro Bono.
    4. Staff Update on LSC Technology Criteria for Legal Aid Offices.
    5. Presentation on Native American Delivery and Funding.
     <bullet> Representatives of Native American Indian Legal Services 
(NAILS).
    6. Consider and act on Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee charter to propose to the Board of Directors for adoption.
    7. Chairman's Update on Provisions Committee 2008 Agenda.
    8. Public comment.
    9. Consider and act on other business.
    10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Operations & Regulations Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's January 25, 2008 
meeting.
    3. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's January 26, 2008 
meeting.
    4. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to adopt ``lesser 
sanctions''.
     a. Staff report.
     b. OIG comment.
     c. Public comment.
    5. Consider and act on Operations & Regulations Committee charter 
to propose to the Board of Directors for adoption.
    6. Staff report on development of LSC's in-house Compliance 
Program.
    7. Staff report on LSC's Continuation of Operations Plan 
(``COOP'').

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    8. Staff report on LSC's risk management plan.
    9. Public comment.
    10. Consider and act on other business.
    11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Finance Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of January 
26, 2008.
    3. Consider and act on adjustments to the Consolidated Operating 
Budget for FY 2008 and recommend Resolution <greek-i>2008-004 to the 
full Board.
     <bullet> Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
     <bullet> Comments by Charles Jeffress.
    4. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first six months 
of FY 2008.
     <bullet> Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
     <bullet> Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 
Officer.
    5. Report on FY 2009 appropriations process.
     <bullet> Presentation by John Constance, Director, Office of 
Government Relations and Public Affairs.
    6. Consider and act on Finance Committee charter to propose to the 
Board of Directors for adoption.
Closed Session
    7. Consider and act on a recommendation to the Board for a new plan 
administrator for the 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of LSC, 
Resolution 2008-005.
     <bullet> Introduction by Charles Jeffress.
     <bullet> Presentation by the Nationwide Team, Ivette Dominguez, 
Regional Vice President, Private Sector Retirement Plans, Nationwide 
Financial; Ralph Prisco, President, Long Island Employee Benefits 
Group; and Thomas Gletner, SunTrust Investment Services.
     <bullet> Presentation by the American United Life/One America 
Team, David Frost, Regional Sales Director, AUL/One America; and David 
Ponder, Ponder Financial Group, Financial Adviser.
Open Session
    8. Public comment.
    9. Consider and act on other business.
    10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Audit Committee

Agenda

Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Report of the Committee Chairman on the Board's actions 
regarding establishment of the Audit Committee.
    3. Report on Board Chairman's appointments to the Audit Committee.
    4. Committee Chairman's summary of the Audit Committee's Charter.
    5. Consider and act on the process used by the Inspector General to 
select and/or retain the Corporation's external auditor.
    6. Consider and act on how the work of the Office of Inspector 
General will assist and complement the work of the Audit Committee.
    7. Comments by LSC's Independent Public Accountant (``IPA'') 
regarding the IPA's perspective on the Audit Committee mission.
    8. Consider and act on development of a plan of action for the 
Committee.
    9. Public comment.
    10. Consider and act on other business.
    11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.

Performance Reviews Committee

Agenda

Closed Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Consider and act on establishment of procedures and a protocol 
for the annual performance review of the LSC Inspector General.
    3. Consider and act on other business.
    4. 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 Open Session meeting of 
January 26, 2008.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of February 20, 2008.
    4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic 
meeting of March 24, 2008.
    5. Consider and act on delegation to Chairman of authority to 
assign Directors to the various committees of the Board and to appoint 
each committee's chairperson.
    6. Chairman's Report.
    7. Members' Reports.
    8. President's Report.
    9. Inspector General's Report.
    10. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for 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 Operations & Regulations 
Committee.
    13. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee.
    14. Consider and act on the report of the Board's 2008 Ad Hoc 
Committee Liaison.
    15. Consider and act on recommendations made to the Board in the 
Government Accountability Office report on LSC governance.
     a. Develop a plan for providing a regular training program for 
board members that includes providing updates or changes in LSC's 
operating environment and relevant governance and accountability 
practices.
     b. Implement a periodic self-assessment of the Board's, the 
committees', and each individual member's performance for purposes of 
evaluating whether improvements can be made to the board's structure 
and processes.
     c. Develop and implement procedures to periodically evaluate key 
management processes, including at a minimum, processes for risk 
assessment and mitigation, internal control, and financial reporting.
     d. Establish and implement a comprehensive orientation program for 
new board members to include key topics such as fiduciary duties, IRS 
requirements, and interpretation of the financial statements.
     e. Adopt Board committee charters.
    16. Consider and act on proposed Protocol for Board member access 
to Corporation records.
    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 Executive Session of January 
26, 2008.
    21. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC.
    22. 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

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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: April 15, 2008.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 08-1151 Filed 4-15-08; 3:30 pm]
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