[Federal Register: November 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 222)]
[Notices]
[Page 65087]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 November 22, 2003 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and continue on
November 23, 2003, from 10 a.m. until conclusion of the Board's agenda.
Location: November 22, 2003: The Association of the Bar of the City of
New York, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. November 23, 2003:
The Royalton Hotel, 44 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
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. 552(b)(2), (6), (7), (9)(b),
and (10)] and the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services
Corporation's implementing regulation [45 CFR section 1622.5(a), (e),
(f), (g), and (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 the minutes of the Board's meeting of September 15,
2003.
3. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's
meeting of September 15, 2003.
4. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's
meeting of November 4, 2003.
5. Approval of the minutes of the Search Committee for LSC
President and Inspector General's meeting of October 28, 2003.
6. Approval of the minutes of the Search Committee for LSC
President and Inspector General's meeting of November 10, 2003.
7. Remarks by Maria Imperial, Executive Director for the New York
City Bar Fund, addressing the Association of the Bar of the City of New
York's partnership with Legal Services for New York City (LSNY).
8. Chairman's Report.
9. Members' Reports.
10. Acting Inspector General's Report.
11. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Provision for the
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Finance
Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Operations &
Regulations Committee.
14. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Search Committee
for LSC President and Inspector General.
15. Consider and act on the Board of Directors' Semi-Annual Report
to Congress for the period of April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003.
16. Consider and act on possible changes to LSC's organizational
chart and lines of reporting.
17. Consider and act on the postponement of the Board's 2004 Annual
Meeting from Friday, January 30, 2004 to Saturday, January 31, 2004.
18. Consider and act on other business.
19. Public comment.
20. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
21. Report \1\ on follow-up to personnel item acted on by the Board
in executive session meeting held on November 4, 2003.
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\1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff
briefings and/or reports 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 1622.2 &
1622.3.
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22. Briefing \2\ by the Acting Inspector General on the activities
of the Office of Inspector General.
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\2\ See Footnote 1.
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23. Consider and act on the Office of Legal Affairs' report on
potential and pending litigation involving LSC.
24. Consider and act on options available to compensate the LSC
President.
25. Interviews of select candidates for the position of LSC
President.
26. Review and discussion of interviewed candidates.
27. Consider and act on further steps to be taken in connection
with the selection and retention of a finalist for the office of
President.
Open Session
28. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President for
Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, 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 Elizabeth S. Cushing, at (202) 295-1500.
Dated: November 13, 2003.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-28855 Filed 11-13-03; 4:55 pm]
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