80 FR 21264 - Notice of Proposed Revisions for the LSC Grant Assurances for Calendar Year 2016 Funding
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 74 (April 17, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 21264-21265] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-08853] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Notice of Proposed Revisions for the LSC Grant Assurances for Calendar Year 2016 Funding AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. ACTION: Notice of proposed changes and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') intends to revise the LSC Grant Assurances for calendar year 2016 funding and is soliciting public comment on the proposed changes. The proposed revisions affect Grant Assurances 2, 14, 16, and 17. In addition, LSC is proposing one new Grant Assurance, which requires LSC recipients to have a whistleblower protection policy and a conflicts of interest policy. The proposed LSC grant assurances for calendar year 2016 funding, in redline format indicating the proposed changes to the current ``LSC 2015 Grant Assurances,'' are available at http://grants.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/Grants/ReferenceMaterials/2016-GrantAssurances-Proposed.pdf. [[Page 21265]] DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on May 18, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Agency Web site: http://www.lsc.gov/contact-us. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Web site. Email: [email protected]. Fax: (202) 337-6813. Mail: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007. Instructions: All comments should be addressed to Reginald J. Haley, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation. Include ``2016 LSC Grant Assurances'' as the heading or subject line for all comments submitted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald J. Haley, [email protected], (202) 295-1545. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the LSC grant assurances is to delineate the rights and responsibilities of LSC and the recipient pursuant to the provisions of the grant. As a grant-making agency created by Congress, LSC has grant assurances that are intended to reiterate and/or clarify the responsibilities and obligations already applicable through existing law and regulations and/or obligate the recipient to comply with specific additional requirements in order to effectuate the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act, as amended, and other applicable law. A summary of the proposed changes follows. Grant Assurance-2 notifies LSC recipients that they are subject to all provisions of Federal law relating to the proper use of Federal funds; of recipients' responsibility to inform their employees and board members of the laws governing Federal funding; and of the consequences of violating the laws as required by 45 CFR part 1640. The proposed change refers recipients to a list of Federal laws related to the proper use of Federal funds, and notifies recipients that a violation of any of the Federal laws listed could result in summary termination of the LSC grant. LSC proposes this change to conform the 2016 Grant Assurances with the revisions to 45 CFR part 1640, which will become effective on or around May 18, 2015. Grant Assurance-13 is new. It requires LSC recipients to: (a) Have a whistleblower policy and a conflicts of interest policy, (b) distribute these policies to all parties who may be affected by them, (c) provide training on these policies to staff and board members, and (d) document its distribution of and training on the policies. The purpose of the proposed grant assurance is to promote program governance and oversight. Grant Assurance-14 prohibits recipients from taking or threatening to take disciplinary action against any person for cooperating with, or the appropriate release of information to LSC. It also requires grantees to notify its staff and volunteers that it will not take retaliatory actions for any appropriate cooperation with LSC or other entity authorized to receive such cooperation. The proposed change makes a stronger anti-retaliation statement. It notifies recipients that retaliatory action is prohibited for good faith cooperation with LSC or other authorized entity. Grant Assurance-16 requires LSC recipients to notify LSC of any crime, fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, or theft or loss of $200 or more or theft involving property regardless of whether the funds or property are recovered; when local, state, or Federal law enforcement officials are contacted by the program about a crime; or when it has been the victim of a theft that could lead to a loss of $200 or more. The proposed change to the grant assurance further clarifies that recipients must notify the OIG within two business days about an actual, perceived, or reported crime. Grant Assurance-17 requires recipients to notify LSC when the recipient receives any notice of a claim for attorney's fees from the recipient; any monetary judgment, sanction, and any penalty entered against the recipient; a force majeure event; or if any of the recipient's key officials is charged with fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, theft, or any similar offense, or is subjected to suspension, loss of license, or other disciplinary action by a bar or other professional licensing organization. The proposed change to the grant assurance specifies that in addition to recipient's key officials, employees with fiscal responsibilities who are charged with a similar offense, or are subjected to suspension, loss of license, or other disciplinary action must also be reported to LSC, and that recipients are to notify LSC of an occurrence within 10 days. Dated: April 14, 2015. Stefanie K. Davis, Assistant General Counsel. 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Any member of the public may file a
written statement with the Board. claim seeks reimbursement and
Notice of Proposed Revisions for the
Written comments shall be focused on contribution of response costs incurred
LSC Grant Assurances for Calendar
the APB’s current issues under and to be incurred for response actions
Year 2016 Funding
discussion and may not be repetitive of taken and to be taken at or in
previously submitted written connection with the release or AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
statements. Written comments should threatened release of hazardous ACTION: Notice of proposed changes and
be provided to Mr. R. Scott Trent, DFO, substances at the Centredale Manor request for comments.
at least seven (7) days in advance of the Restoration Project Superfund Site in
North Providence, Rhode Island SUMMARY: The Legal Services
meeting so that the comments may be
(‘‘Site’’). Corporation (‘‘LSC’’) intends to revise
made available to the APB for their
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the LSC Grant Assurances for calendar
consideration prior to the meeting.
NECC, a former operator of the Site, will year 2016 funding and is soliciting
Anyone requiring special
pay $8.75 million in partial public comment on the proposed
accommodations should notify Mr.
reimbursement of EPA’s past response changes. The proposed revisions affect
Trent at least seven (7) days in advance
costs. This amount was determined Grant Assurances 2, 14, 16, and 17. In
of the meeting.
based on an analysis of NECC’s ability addition, LSC is proposing one new
DATES: Dates and Times: The APB will Grant Assurance, which requires LSC
to pay, and is being funded by proceeds
meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. from certain historic insurance policies. recipients to have a whistleblower
until 5 p.m., on June 3–4, 2015. The publication of this notice opens protection policy and a conflicts of
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place a period for public comment on the interest policy. The proposed LSC grant
at The Hyatt Regency Orange County,
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proposed Consent Decree. Comments assurances for calendar year 2016
11999 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, should be addressed to the Assistant funding, in redline format indicating the
California 92840, telephone (714) 750– Attorney General, Environment and proposed changes to the current ‘‘LSC
1234. Natural Resources Division, and should 2015 Grant Assurances,’’ are available at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: refer to Emhart Industries, Inc. v. New http://grants.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/
Inquiries may be addressed to Ms. England Container Co., Inc., D.J. Ref. Grants/ReferenceMaterials/2016-
Kimberly S. Parsons; Management and No. 90–11–3–07101/2. All comments GrantAssurances-Proposed.pdf.
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DATES: All comments and these policies to staff and board MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
recommendations must be received on members, and (d) document its
or before the close of business on May distribution of and training on the Sunshine Act Notice
18, 2015. policies. The purpose of the proposed
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments grant assurance is to promote program TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal
by any of the following methods: governance and oversight. Commission and its Committee of
• Agency Web site: http:// Grant Assurance-14 prohibits Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals
www.lsc.gov/contact-us. Follow the recipients from taking or threatening to will meet on Tuesday, 5 May 2015, from
instructions for submitting comments take disciplinary action against any 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 6
on the Web site. person for cooperating with, or the May 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;
• Email: LSCGrantAssurances@ appropriate release of information to and Thursday, 7 May 2015, from 8:30
lsc.gov. LSC. It also requires grantees to notify a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Commission and
• Fax: (202) 337–6813. its staff and volunteers that it will not the Committee also will meet in
• Mail: Legal Services Corporation, take retaliatory actions for any executive session on Tuesday, 5 May
3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC appropriate cooperation with LSC or 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
20007. other entity authorized to receive such
Instructions: All comments should be PLACE: Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King
cooperation. The proposed change
addressed to Reginald J. Haley, Office of Street, Charleston, South Carolina.
makes a stronger anti-retaliation
Program Performance, Legal Services statement. It notifies recipients that STATUS: The executive session will be
Corporation. Include ‘‘2016 LSC Grant retaliatory action is prohibited for good closed to the public in accordance with
Assurances’’ as the heading or subject faith cooperation with LSC or other the provisions of the Government in the
line for all comments submitted. authorized entity. Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b) and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Assurance-16 requires LSC applicable regulations. The session will
Reginald J. Haley, haleyr@lsc.gov, (202) recipients to notify LSC of any crime, limited to discussions of internal agency
295–1545. fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, practices, personnel, and the budget of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The or theft or loss of $200 or more or theft the Commission. All other portions of
purpose of the LSC grant assurances is involving property regardless of the meeting will be open to the public.
to delineate the rights and whether the funds or property are Public participation will be allowed as
responsibilities of LSC and the recipient recovered; when local, state, or Federal time permits and as determined to be
pursuant to the provisions of the grant. law enforcement officials are contacted desirable by the Chairman.
As a grant-making agency created by by the program about a crime; or when MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Congress, LSC has grant assurances that it has been the victim of a theft that Commission and Committee will meet
are intended to reiterate and/or clarify could lead to a loss of $200 or more. The in public session to discuss a broad
the responsibilities and obligations proposed change to the grant assurance range of marine mammal science and
already applicable through existing law further clarifies that recipients must policy issues related to growing
and regulations and/or obligate the notify the OIG within two business days challenges in conserving healthy marine
recipient to comply with specific about an actual, perceived, or reported mammal populations and the
additional requirements in order to crime. ecosystems in which they live, with a
effectuate the purposes of the Legal Grant Assurance-17 requires particular focus on issues related to the
Services Corporation Act, as amended, recipients to notify LSC when the Atlantic Coast. An opening roundtable
and other applicable law. A summary of recipient receives any notice of a claim discussion will focus on major marine
the proposed changes follows. for attorney’s fees from the recipient; conservation issues in the Southeast,
Grant Assurance-2 notifies LSC any monetary judgment, sanction, and particularly those off the coast of South
recipients that they are subject to all any penalty entered against the Carolina. Six themed sessions will
provisions of Federal law relating to the recipient; a force majeure event; or if reflect the Objectives in the
proper use of Federal funds; of any of the recipient’s key officials is Commission’s Strategic Plan for 2015–
recipients’ responsibility to inform their charged with fraud, misappropriation, 19, available at http://www.mmc.gov/
employees and board members of the embezzlement, theft, or any similar reports/strategic_plans/welcome.shtml.
laws governing Federal funding; and of offense, or is subjected to suspension, These sessions will examine issues
the consequences of violating the laws loss of license, or other disciplinary related to (1) marine mammal health in
as required by 45 CFR part 1640. The action by a bar or other professional the Southeast; (2) North Atlantic right
proposed change refers recipients to a licensing organization. The proposed whales; (3) offshore energy; (4) Florida
list of Federal laws related to the proper change to the grant assurance specifies manatees; (5) human interactions with
use of Federal funds, and notifies that in addition to recipient’s key marine mammals; and (6) fisheries
recipients that a violation of any of the officials, employees with fiscal bycatch of marine mammals. In
Federal laws listed could result in responsibilities who are charged with a addition, the National Marine Fisheries
summary termination of the LSC grant. similar offense, or are subjected to Service’s Office of Protected Resources
LSC proposes this change to conform suspension, loss of license, or other will discuss its strategic plan. A draft
the 2016 Grant Assurances with the disciplinary action must also be meeting agenda is available on the
revisions to 45 CFR part 1640, which reported to LSC, and that recipients are Commission’s Web site, http://
will become effective on or around May to notify LSC of an occurrence within 10 www.mmc.gov/index.shtml.
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18, 2015. days.
Grant Assurance-13 is new. It requires CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
LSC recipients to: (a) Have a Dated: April 14, 2015. Michael L. Gosliner, General Counsel,
whistleblower policy and a conflicts of Stefanie K. Davis, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340
interest policy, (b) distribute these Assistant General Counsel. East-West Highway, Room 700,
policies to all parties who may be [FR Doc. 2015–08853 Filed 4–16–15; 8:45 am] Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–0087;
affected by them, (c) provide training on BILLING CODE 7050–01–P email: mgosliner@mmc.gov.
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| Contact | Reginald J. Haley, [email protected], (202) 295-1545. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 21264 |
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