[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55335-55338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22613]
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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 October 20-22, 2019. On Sunday, October
20, 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 Monday, October
21, the first meeting will commence at 8:00 a.m., (MDT), with the next
meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately
preceding meeting. On Tuesday, October 22, the open session meeting of
the Board of Directors will commence at 9:45 a.m. (MDT). 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: Kimpton Hotel Monaco, 15 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
84101.
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 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.
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\*\ Please note that all times in this notice are Mountain
Daylight Time.
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Meeting Schedule
Time *
Sunday, October 20, 2019: 3:00 p.m.
1. Institutional Advancement Committee...
2. Communications Subcommittee of the
Institutional Advancement Committee.
3. Operations & Regulations Committee....
4. Audit Committee.......................
Monday, October 21, 2019: 8:00 a.m.
1. Finance Committee.....................
2. Governance & Performance Review
Committee.
3. Delivery of Legal Services Committee..
Tuesday, October 22, 2019: 9:45 a.m.
1. OPEN Board Meeting....................
2. CLOSED Board Meeting..................
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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.
Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of
Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to hear a briefing
on the Office of Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement
matters.\**\
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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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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.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
October 20, 2019
Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's
Open Session meeting of July 28, 2019
3. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
4. Development report
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
5. Consider and act on Resolution #2019-0XX, Expenditure of Private
Funds for an Updated Report on the Justice Gap in America
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. 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 July 28, 2019
2. Development activities report
Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement
3. Update on end of year fundraising
John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board
4. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council and Emerging
Leaders Council invitees
5. Consider and act on other business
6. 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
July 28, 2019
3. Communications and social media update
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
Operations and Regulations Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July
28, 2019
3. Briefing on the status of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for 45
CFR parts 1610 and 1630--Use of Non-LSC Funds, Program Integrity, and
Cost Standards; and anticipated rulemaking for 45 CFR part 1635--
Timekeeping
Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal
Affairs
Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
4. Public comment
5. Consider and act on other business
6. 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 July
29, 2019
3. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
4. Pursuant to Sections VIII(A)(3) and VIII(A)(4) of the Committee
Charter, review and discuss with the OIG its audit responsibilities and
performance, its audit plan for the Corporation and the risk assessment
that drives its audit plan, the effectiveness of its audit plan and
activities, and all significant matters relative to audits performed by
the OIG, including any problems the OIG encountered while performing
audits
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
5. Pursuant to Section VIII(A)(1) of the Committee Charter, review and
discuss with the Office of Inspector General and Management the
contemplated scope and plan for LSC's required annual audit
Roxanne Caruso, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
6. Pursuant to Section VIII(C)(6) of the Committee Charter, review
LSC's efforts, including training and education, to help ensure that
LSC employees and grantees act ethically and safeguard LSC funds
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grant Management
Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
7. Management update regarding risk management
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs
8. 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
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and
proceed to a closed session
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Closed Session
1. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting on
July 29, 2018
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. Briefing on status of 2018 recommendations of the corporation's
auditors
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
4. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
October 21, 2019
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July
30, 2019
3. Presentation of LSC's Preliminary Financial Report for the year
ending September 30, 2019
Debbie Moore, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
4. Report on the status of FY 2020 appropriation process
Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations &
Public Affairs
5. Report on the FY 2021 appropriations process
Carol Bergman, Vice President, Government Relations &
Public Affairs
6. Consider and act on Resolution 2019-00X, Resolution on Amendments to
and Restatement of the LSC 403(b) Plan
Traci Higgins, Director of Human Resources
Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal
Affairs
Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel
7. Consider and act on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
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 (If Necessary)
1. Approval of minutes of the Joint Finance Committee and Board Closed
Session telephonic meeting of September 10, 2019
2. Discussion of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
3. Consider and act on other business
4. Consider and act on motion to adjourn
Governance and Performance Review Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July
28, 2019
3. Report on 2019 Board and Committee Evaluations
Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations &
Public Affairs
4. Report on Transition Planning and Orientation
Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations &
Public Affairs
Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
5. Consider and act on proposed contract renewal for LSC President
6. Discuss compensation for officers
Jim Sandman, President
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Public comment
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 July
29, 2019
3. Update on revisions to LSC Performance Criteria
Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management
4. Panel presentation on grantee board best practices in grantee board
governance
Gregory Landry, Executive Director, Acadiana Legal
Services Corporation
Susan Jones, Board Chair, Acadiana Legal Services
Corporation
Rodolfo Sanchez, Executive Director, DNA-Peoples Legal
Services
Judith M. Dworkin, Board Chair, DNA-Peoples Legal Services
Ashley E. Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Lakeshore Legal
Aid
Thomas W. Linn, Board Chair, Lakeshore Legal Aid
Moderator: Lynn Jennings, Vice President of Grants
Management, Legal Services Corporation
5. Public comment
6. Consider and act on other business
7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
October 22, 2019
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 July 30,
2019
4. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chair of the Board of
Directors
5. Chairman's Report
6. Members' Reports
7. President's Report
8. Inspector General's Report
9. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations
Committee
10. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance
Review Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement
Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
15. Opioid Task Force implementation update
16. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Profound
Appreciation of Harry J.F. Korrell III's Distinguished Service
17. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Profound
Appreciation of Martha Minow's Distinguished Service
18. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Appreciation of
Distinguished Service by Members of the LSC Disaster Task Force
19. Consider and act on resolution, In Recognition and Appreciation of
Distinguished Service by Latham & Watkins LLP
20. Public comment
21. Consider and act on other business
22. 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 July
30, 2019
2. Approval of minutes of the Finance Committee and Board's Closed
Session telephonic meeting of September 10, 2019
3. Management briefing
4. Inspector General briefing
5. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging
Leaders Council members
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6. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Karly Satkowiak, Special Counsel, at
(202) 295-1500. Questions may be sent by electronic mail to
[email protected].
Dated: October 10, 2019. Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel.
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 [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.
Dated: October 10, 2019.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-22613 Filed 10-11-19; 11:15 am]
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