[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4716-4719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01409]
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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 January 30-February 1, 2020. On Thursday,
January 30, the first meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., Central
Standard Time (CST), with each meeting thereafter commencing promptly
upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday,
January 31, the first meeting will commence at 8:15 a.m. (CST), with
the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the
immediately preceding meeting. On Saturday, February 1, the open
session meeting of the Board of Directors will commence at 8:00 a.m.
(CST). 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: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 424 W Markham Street, Little
Rock, Arkansas 72201.
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:
Call this toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code:
5907707348.
Once connected to the call, your telephone line will be
automatically ``MUTED''.
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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Thursday, January 30, 2020: 1:00 p.m.
1. Operations and Regulations Committee..
2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee..
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Friday, January 31, 2020: 8:15 a.m.
1. Institutional Advancement Committee...
2. Communications Subcommittee of the
Institutional Advancement Committee.
3. Audit Committee.......................
4. Finance Committee.....................
5. Governance and Performance Review
Committee.
Saturday, February 1, 2020: 8:00 a.m.
1. OPEN Board Meeting....................
2. CLOSED Board Meeting..................
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STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as noted below.
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* Please note that all times in this notice are in Central
Standard Time.
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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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** 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. However, 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.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
January 30, 2020
Operations and Regulations Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session on October 20,
2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Discussion of Management's report on implementation of the Strategic
Plan 2017-2020
Jim Sandman, President
5. Consider and act on commencing rulemaking to update 45 CFR part
1635-Timekeeping
Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal
Affairs
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
6. Consider and act on Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise
45 CFR parts 1610--Use of Non-LSC Funds and 1630--Cost Standards
Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal
Affairs
Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Delivery of Legal Services Committee Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
October 21, 2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Update on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
5. Annual Briefing from the Office of Data Governance and Analysis
Carlos Manjarrez, Chief Data Officer, Office of Data
Governance and Analysis
6. Grantee Experiences with LSC--Executive Director panel presentation
Jon Asher, Colorado Legal Services
Marilyn Harp, Kansas Legal Services
Kate Marr, Community Legal Aid SoCal
Jessie Nicholson, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal
Services
Maria Thomas-Hones, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
Adrienne Worthy, Legal Aid of West Virginia
Moderator: Joyce McGee, Director, Office of Program
Performance
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
January 31, 2020
Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's
Open Session meeting of October 20, 2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
5. Development report
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
Jim Sandman, President
6. Consider and act on motion to approve renewal of LSC's National
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) membership
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
1. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's
Closed Session meeting of October 20, 2019
2. Development activities report
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
3. Consider and act on motion to approve Leader's Council and Emerging
Leaders Council invitees
4. Consider and act on other business
5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session meeting on
October 20, 2019
3. Discussion of the Subcommittee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Communications and social media update
Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media
Relations
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
October 20, 2019
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3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
5. Pursuant to Section VIII(C)(5) of the Committee Charter, review
LSC's and the Office of Inspector General's mechanisms for the
submission confidential complaints
Dan O'Rourke, Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations
Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
6. Management update regarding risk management
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs
7. 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
Lora Rath, Director, Compliance and Enforcement
Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audits
Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting
and proceed to a closed session
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on
October 20, 2019
2. Briefing by Office Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement
matter(s) and follow-up on open investigation referrals from the Office
of Inspector General
Lora Rath, Director, Compliance and Enforcement
3. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting October
20, 2019
3. Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020 Goals
4. Discussion of LSC's FY 2020 appropriation
Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations &
Public Affairs
5. Presentation of FY 2020 Consolidated Operating Budget
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
6. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-XXX, LSC's Consolidated
Operating
Budget for FY 2020
7. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the first three months of
FY 2020
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
8. Discussion of LSC's FY 2021 appropriations request
Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations &
Public Affairs
9. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-XXX, a revised version of Board
of Directors Resolution 2012-003, authorizing the Treasurer to Select
LSC Funds Accounts and Depositories
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
10. Report on banking activities
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
11. Public comment
12. Consider and act on other business
13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Governance and Performance Review Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of
October 21, 2019
3. Discussion of Board and Committee Evaluations
Discussion of the Committee's 2019 Evaluation and 2020
Goals
Staff Report on 2019 Board and Committee Evaluations
Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations &
Public Affairs
4. Discussion of President's Evaluation for 2019
5. Consider and act on resolution to appoint President
6. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-xxx to appoint Corporate
Secretary
7. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-xxx to appoint James Sandman
President Emeritus
8. Discussion of Inspector General's FY 2019 activities
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Public comment
11. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
February 1, 2020
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 October
22, 2019
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting
of November 22, 2019
5. Consider and act on nominations for the Chair of the Board of
Directors
6. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chair of the Board of
Directors
7. Chairman's Report
8. Members' Reports
9. President's Report
10. Inspector General's Report
11. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations
Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance
Review Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
15. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement
Committee
16. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee
17. Consider and act on Resolution 2020-XXX, Establishing a Veterans
Task Force
18. Veterans Task Force Update
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
19. Opioid Task Force Update
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
20. Disaster Task Force Update
Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
21. Public Comment
22. Consider and act on other business
23. Consider and act on whether to authorize a closed session of the
Board to address items listed below
Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of October
22, 2019
2. Management briefing
3. Inspector General briefing
4. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC
5. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging
Leaders Council invitees
6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Karly Satkowiak, Special Counsel, at
(202) 295-1633. Questions may be sent by electronic mail to
[email protected].
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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 to attend the meeting in person or
telephonically should contact Katherine Ward, at (202) 295-1500 or
[email protected], 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.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary. January 22, 2020
[FR Doc. 2020-01409 Filed 1-23-20; 11:15 am]
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