[Federal Register: April 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 75)]
[Notices]
[Page 19727-19729]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 its Committees will meet on April 27-28, 2007 in the order set
forth in the following schedule, with each meeting commencing shortly
after adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. Members of the
public may attend the open portions or listen to them live by calling
(toll-free) 1-877-352-5208. Those joining the meetings by telephone are
requested to mute their telephones to eliminate background noises.
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\1\ Please note that the meetings will be held in the Central
Time zone.
\2\ The Operations & Regulations Committee meeting will be
conducted over a two-day period and is noticed accordingly herein.
\3\ It is LSC's goal to begin the Board of Directors meeting at
approximately 1 p.m., after a brief lunch break. Depending on the
length of the preceding meetings, however, it is possible that the
Board's meeting could begin earlier or later than 1 p.m.
Meeting Schedule
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Friday, April 27, 2007 Time \1\
1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services 1:30 p.m.
Committee (Provisions Committee)......................
2. Operations & Regulations Committee \2\.............. ...........
Saturday, April 28, 2007 Time
3. Annual Performance Reviews Committee (Performance 8:30 a.m.
Reviews Committee)....................................
4. Operations & Regulations Committee (continued)...... ...........
5. Finance Committee................................... ...........
6. Board of Directors \3\.............................. ...........
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Location: The Peabody Hotel, Three State Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
Status: April 28, 2007 Performance Reviews Committee
Meeting--Closed. The meeting of the Performance Reviews Committee 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 performance evaluation of the LSC Inspector General for
calendar year 2006. The closing will be authorized by the relevant
provision(s) of the Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6)] and the Legal Services Corporation's corresponding
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 relevant provision 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 this provision 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.
Status: April 28, 2007 Board of Directors Meeting--Open,
except that a portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be
closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to
hold an executive session. At the closed session, the Board will
consider and may act on the General Counsel's report on litigation to
which the Corporation is or may become a party, and will receive a
briefing from the Inspector General (IG).\4\ A verbatim written
transcript of the session will be made. The transcript of any portions
of the closed session falling within the relevant provision(s) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10)] and LSC's
implementing regulation 45 CFR 1622.5(h) will not be available for
public inspection. The
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transcript of any portions not falling within this provision will be
available for public inspection.
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\4\ 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.
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.
Matters to be Considered:
Friday, April 27, 2007
Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Agenda
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of January 19, 2007.
3. Staff Report on the LSC Private Attorney Involvement Action
Plan--Help Close the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power of Pro Bono.
a. Consider and act on recommending proposed Resolutions to the
Board and related materials on private attorney involvement.
b. Updates on other Action Plan activities.
4. Panel presentation on recruitment and retention challenges
facing Arkansas LSC-funded programs.
Presenters:
Jean Turner Carter--Executive Director, Center for Arkansas
Legal Services (CALS).
Lee Richardson--Executive Director, Legal Aid of Arkansas
(LAA).
Teresa Franklin--Staff Attorney at LAA receiving an LSC LRAP.
Charles W. Goldner, Jr.--Dean and Professor of Law, UALR
William H. Bowen School of Law.
5. Public comment.
6. Consider and act on other business.
7. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Operations and Regulations Committee
Agenda
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's March 20, 2007
meeting.
3. Consider and act on recommendation to the Board for the adoption
of Employee Handbook.
4. Consider and act on whether to recommend to the Board for their
consideration any or all of the following four resolutions offered by
Director Bernice Phillips:
(a) Resolution Establishing the Board of Directors' Right of Access to
Corporation Records;
(b) Resolution Clarifying the Authority of the Board Chairman and
Committee Chairmen;
(c) Resolution Establishing That No Director Can Direct Staff to
Withhold Corporation Records from Other Directors; and
(d) Resolution Giving the Board Unrestricted Access to Corporation
Employees that Report to or Serve the Board.
5. Presentation by OIG on independent private accountants and OIG
review of their work.
6. Status report on locality pay.
7. Consider and act on a 2007 regulatory agenda.
a. Staff Report.
b. OIG Comment.
c. Public Comment.
8. Consider and act on other business.
9. Other public comment.
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Annual Performance Reviews Committee
Agenda
Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of January 20,
2007.
3. Consider and act on annual performance review of LSC Inspector
General--Meet with Kirt West.
4. Consider and act on other business.
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Operations & Regulations Committee (Continued)
Agenda
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's March 20, 2007
meeting.
3. Consider and act on recommendation to the Board for the adoption
of Employee Handbook.
4. Consider and act on whether to recommend to the Board for their
consideration any or all of the following four resolutions offered by
Director Bernice Phillips:
(a) Resolution Establishing the Board of Directors' Right of Access to
Corporation Records;
(b) Resolution Clarifying the Authority of the Board Chairman and
Committee Chairmen;
(c) Resolution Establishing That No Director Can Direct Staff to
Withhold Corporation Records from Other Directors; and
(d) Resolution Giving the Board Unrestricted Access to Corporation
Employees that Report to or Serve the Board.
5. Presentation by OIG on independent private accountants and OIG
review of their work.
6. Status report on locality pay.
7. Consider and act on a 2007 regulatory agenda.
a. Staff Report.
b. OIG Comment.
c. Public Comment.
8. Consider and act on other business.
9. Other public comment.
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Finance Committee
Agenda
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of January
20, 2007.
3. Presentation by the Inspector General of the Fiscal Year 2006
Annual Financial Audit.
4. Consider and act on adoption of the Consolidated Operating
Budget for FY 2007 and recommend Resolution 2007-004 to the
full Board.
Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
5. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first six months
of FY 2007.
Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
Presentation by Kirt West, Inspector General.
Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative Officer.
6. Financial Reporting to the Finance Committee
Mike McKay, Chair, Finance Committee.
7. Report on FY 2008 appropriations process.
Presentation by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative
Officer.
8. Consider and act on other business.
9. Public comment.
Board of Directors
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of January 20, 2007.
3. Approval of minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's
meeting of January 20, 2007.
4. Chairman's Report.
5. Members' Reports.
6. President's Report.
7. Inspector General's Report.
8. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for the Delivery
of Legal Services Committee.
9. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee.
10. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations
Committee.
11. Consider and act on the report of the Performance Reviews
Committee.
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12. Consider and act on scheduling of a telephonic meeting of the
Board for 2 p.m. (EDT) on May 29, 2007, for the purpose of taking up
the IG's Semiannual Report to Congress for the six-month period ending
April 30, 2007.
13. Consider and act on other business.
14. Public comment.
15. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
16. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
17. IG report to the Board.
18. 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: April 17, 2007.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07-1980 Filed 4-17-07; 2:35 pm]
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