[Federal Register: February 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 29)]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 
Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation 
will meet on February 22, 1999. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. 
and continue until conclusion of the Board's agenda.

LOCATION: Eden Roc Hotel, 4525 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except that a portion of the meeting may be 
closed pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to hold an 
executive session. At the closed session, the Corporation's General 
Counsel will report to the Board on litigation to which the Corporation 
is or may become a party, and the Board may act on the matters 
reported. The closing is authorized by 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 Sec. 1622.5(h)]. A copy of the General 
Counsel's Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be 
available upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of November 16, 1998.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Board's executive session meeting of 
November 16, 1998.
    4. Chairman's Report.
    5. Members' Reports.
    6. Election of officers of the Board.
    7. Scheduled Public Speakers:

    <bullet> Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart
    <bullet> Representative Carrie Meek
    8. President's Report.
    9. Inspector General's Report.
    10. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Finance 
Committee.
    11. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Committee on 
Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services.
    12. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Operations and 
Regulations Committee.
    <bullet> Consider and act on the Committee's recommendation 
regarding the Inspector General's compensation level.
    <bullet> Consider and act on the Committee's recommendation 
regarding final rule 45 CFR Part 1635, Timekeeping Requirement.

    13. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Performance 
Reviews Committee.
    14. Report on the status of the special panel the board authorized 
the Board Chair to establish to study and report back to the board on 
issues relating to the Corporation grantees' representation of legal 
alien workers and the requirement that they be ``present in the United 
States.''

Closed Session

    15. Briefing \1\ by the Inspector General on the activities of the 
OIG.
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    \1\ 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 any such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR Secs. 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    16. Consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential 
and pending litigation involving the Corporation.

Open Session

    17. Public comment.
    18. Consider and act on other business.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel and 
Secretary of the Corporation, at (202) 336-8810.
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 Shannon Nicko Adaway, at (202) 336-8810.

    Dated: February 9, 1999.
Victor M. Fortuno,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-3702 Filed 2-10-99; 3:45 pm]
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