[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3490-3492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-215]


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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 January 25-26, 2008 in the 
order set forth in the following schedule, with each meeting commencing 
shortly 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 
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, January 25, 2008

    <bullet> Call toll-free number 1-888-323-2711;
    <bullet> When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
1619000;
    <bullet> When connected to the call, please ``mute'' your telephone 
immediately.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

    <bullet> Call toll-free number 1-800-593-0353;
    <bullet> When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
4042977;
    <bullet> When connected to the call, please ``mute'' your telephone 
immediately.

Meeting Schedule

Friday, January 25, 2008; Time,\1\ 9 a.m.
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    \1\ Please note that all times in this notice are Eastern 
Standard Time.
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1. Staff Presentations regarding Various LSC activities
2. Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee (Provisions 
Committee)
3. Operations & Regulations Committee

Saturday, January 26, 2008; Time, 8:30 a.m.

4. Annual Performance Reviews Committee (Performance Reviews Committee)
5. Finance Committee
6. Board of Directors

Location: The Legal Services Corporation, 3rd Floor Conference Center, 
3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
    <bullet> January 25, 2008 Operations & Regulations Committee 
Meeting--One item on the Committee's agenda--i.e., staff report on 
follow-up to GAO report on grants management--may be closed to the 
public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors authorizing the 
Committee to meet in executive session. 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\ Any Board 
discussions concerning the report rising to the level of deliberations 
would be subject to the Sunshine Act but are authorized by the relevant 
provisions of the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (9)(B), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a) and (g). A verbatim written 
transcript of the session will be made and any portions that do not 
fall within the briefing or the aforementioned provisions of the 
Sunshine Act and LSC's implementing regulation will be available for 
public inspection. Any portion that is limited to a staff briefing or 
falls within the aforementioned provisions of the Sunshine Act and LSC 
regulation will not 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> January 26, 2008 Performance Reviews Committee Meeting--
Closed. This 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 the annual performance evaluation of the 
LSC President for calendar year 2007. The closing will be authorized by 
the relevant provision of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6), and the corresponding provision of the Legal Services 
Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(e). A verbatim 
written transcript of the session will be made. The transcript of any 
portions of the closed session falling within the

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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> January 26, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting--Open, except 
that portions of the meetings of the Board of Directors may be closed 
to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to take up 
several agenda items in executive/closed sessions. Specifically, the 
Board will consider and may act on the report of the Operations & 
Regulations Committee on staff report on follow-up to GAO report on 
grants management, may consider and act on the report of the 
Performance Reviews Committee on evaluation of the LSC President for 
calendar year 2007, select an LSC Inspector General, and consider and 
may 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)(2), (6), (9)(b) and (10), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a), (e), (g) and (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, January 25, 2008

Staff Presentations to Board
1. TIG Evaluation
2. Technology Strategic Plan
3. Native American Issues
4. Veterans

Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee

Agenda

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of July 27, 2007
3. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of October 26, 2007
4. Staff Update on activities implementing the LSC Private Attorney 
Involvement Action Plan--Help Close the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power 
of Pro Bono
    <bullet> Guy Lescault--Program Counsel, Office of Program 
Performance
5. Staff Update on Leadership Mentoring Pilot Program--Final Report
    <bullet> Monica Evans--Program Counsel, Office of Program 
Performance
6. Staff Update on Pilot Loan Repayment Assistance Program--First Year 
Evaluation
    <bullet> Bristow Hardin--Program Analyst, Office of Program 
Performance
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 October 27, 2007 meeting
3. Staff presentation on complaint investigation process
4. Follow up to GAO report on governance and accountability
    a. Consider and act on proposed LSC Code of Conduct
    b. Staff report on the Continuity of Operations Plan
    c. Staff report on risk management plan development
Closed Session
5. Staff report on follow-up to GAO report on grants management
Open Session
6. Discussion of the OIG Report on IPAs
7. Other public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Performance Reviews Committee

Agenda

Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session of October 27, 
2007
3. Consider and act on the Performance Evaluation of the President for 
calendar year 2007
4. Consider and act on other business
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Finance Committee

Agenda

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of July 28, 2007
3. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of September 17, 
2007
4. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of October 27, 
2007
5. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Financial Audit
    <bullet> Presentation by Dutch Merryman, Acting Inspector General
    <bullet> Comments by Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
6. Staff report on FY 2008 Appropriations
    <bullet> Report by John Constance
7. Consider and act on locality pay
8. Consider and act on adoption of Consolidated Operating Budget for FY 
2008
    <bullet> Presentation by David Richardson
    <bullet> Comments by Charles Jeffress
9. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first three months 
of FY 2008
    <bullet> Presentation by David Richardson
    <bullet> Comments by Charles Jeffress
10. Consider and act on recommendation to the Board to establish an 
audit committee or to assign audit committee functions to the Finance 
Committee
    <bullet> Presentation by Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
    <bullet> Comments by Charles Jeffress, Victor Fortuno, and Dutch 
Merryman
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on other business
13. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting

Board of Directors

Agenda

Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of the 
Board to address items listed below under Closed Session
Closed Session
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Executive Session of October 26, 
2007
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of October 27, 2007
5. Approval of minutes of the Board's Executive Session Telephonic 
meeting of November 27, 2007

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6. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee
7. Consider and act on the report of the Performance Reviews Committee
8. Consider and act on selection of Inspector General
9. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
10. Consider and act on motion to return to Open Session
Open Session
11. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session of July 28, 2007
12. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session of October 26, 2007
13. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session of October 27, 2007
14. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session Telephonic meeting 
of November 27, 2007
15. Consider and act on nominations for the Chairman of the Board of 
Directors
16. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chairman of the Board 
of Directors
17. Chairman's Report
18. Members' Reports
19. President's Report
20. Acting Inspector General's Report
21. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for the Delivery of 
Legal Services Committee
22. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
23. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations 
Committee
24. Consider and act on Board follow-up on recommendations to the Board 
contained in the report issued by the GAO on LSC governance
25. Consider and act on charters for Board committees
26. Consider and act on proposed Protocol for Board member access to 
Corporation records
27. Staff report on selected LSC Performance Measures
28. Public comment
29. Consider and act on other business
30. 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.

    Dated: January 16, 2008.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 08-215 Filed 1-16-08; 2:02 pm]
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