80 FR 75847 - Outside Practice of Law; Fee-Generating Cases; Financial Eligibility; Private Attorney Involvement; Restrictions on Legal Assistance to Aliens; Timekeeping Requirement

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 233 (December 4, 2015)

Page Range		75847-75848
FR Document		2015-30643

The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') Office of Inspector General (``OIG'') intends to revise the Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC Recipients for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, and thereafter and is soliciting public comment on the proposed changes. The proposed revisions primarily affect certain regulatory requirements to be audited pursuant to LSC regulations. In addition, the LSC OIG is proposing to include for audit certain regulatory requirements which impact recipient staff's involvement in the outside practice of law. Finally, suggested audit procedures for several regulations have been updated and revised for clarification and simplification purposes.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 2015)]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

45 CFR Parts 1604, 1609, 1611, 1614, 1626, and 1635


Outside Practice of Law; Fee-Generating Cases; Financial 
Eligibility; Private Attorney Involvement; Restrictions on Legal 
Assistance to Aliens; Timekeeping Requirement

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of proposed changes and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') Office of Inspector 
General (``OIG'') intends to revise the Compliance Supplement for 
Audits of LSC Recipients for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, 
and thereafter and is soliciting public comment on the proposed 
changes. The proposed revisions primarily affect certain regulatory 
requirements to be audited pursuant to LSC regulations. In addition, 
the LSC OIG is proposing to include for audit certain regulatory 
requirements which impact recipient staff's involvement in the outside 
practice of law. Finally, suggested audit procedures for several 
regulations have been updated and revised for clarification and 
simplification purposes.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received by January 4, 
2016.

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ADDRESSES: The proposed LSC OIG Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC 
Recipients is available at https://www.oig.lsc.gov/images/pdfs/ipa_resources/DRAFT_2015_Compliance_Supplement_for_Audits_of_LSC_Recipients.pdf.
    You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: aramirez@oig.lsc.gov.
     Fax: (202) 337-6616.
     Mail: Legal Services Corporation Office of Inspector 
General, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.
    Instructions: All comments should be addressed to Anthony M. 
Ramirez, Office of the Inspector General, Legal Services Corporation. 
Include ``2015 Compliance Supplement'' as the heading or subject line 
for all comments submitted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony M. Ramirez, 
aramirez@oig.lsc.gov, (202) 295-1668.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Compliance Supplement for 
Audits of LSC Recipients is to set forth the LSC regulatory 
requirements to be audited by the Independent Public Accountants 
(``IPA'') as part of the recipients' annual financial statement audit 
and to provide suggested guidance to the IPAs in accomplishing this 
task. Pursuant to 45 CFR part 1641, IPAs are subject to suspension, 
removal, and/or debarment for not following OIG audit guidance as set 
out in the Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC Recipients. Since 
the last revision of the LSC OIG's Compliance Supplement for Audits of 
LSC Recipients, LSC has significantly revised and updated several 
regulations. These revisions and updates, including the corresponding 
changes to suggested audit guidance provided to the IPAs, must be 
reflected accurately in the Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC 
Recipients. A summary of the proposed changes follows.
    The LSC OIG has included regulatory requirements under 45 CFR part 
1604 in the Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC Recipients. The 
proposed inclusion sets forth the requirements dealing with the 
permissibility of recipient staff engaged in the outside practice of 
law. We have proposed suggested audit guidance for use by the IPAs.
    The LSC OIG made major revisions to several regulatory summaries to 
reflect LSC's revisions to its regulations. Revised summaries include 
those for 45 CFR parts 1609 (fee generating cases); 1611 (eligibility); 
1614 (private attorney involvement); 1626 (restrictions on legal 
assistance to aliens); and to a lesser extent, 1635 (timekeeping 
requirement). Other summaries contain relatively minor revisions. The 
proposed summaries follow the existing law and LSC regulations. The 
proposed suggested audit procedures for each of these sections have 
been revised and updated to incorporate and take into consideration the 
regulatory changes.
    The LSC OIG proposes to revise the case sampling methodology by 
reducing criteria utilized in the case selection process. The proposed 
changes are intended to clarify and simplify the process.
    The LSC OIG proposes to update and revise suggested audit 
procedures for the regulations. The proposed updates and revisions are 
intended for clarification and simplification purposes and to provide 
added emphasis on internal controls.

    Dated: December 1, 2015.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
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of section 110(a)(2) with the exception III. Proposed Action health or environmental effects, using
of 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).4 This rulemaking EPA is proposing to approve the practicable and legally permissible
action is addressing the portions of the portions of the District’s June 6, 2014 methods, under Executive Order 12898
District’s infrastructure submittal for the SIP revision addressing interstate (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
2010 NO2 NAAQS that pertain to In addition, this proposed rule,
transport for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS for
transport requirements.5 addressing the District’s interstate
purposes of meeting section
The District’s June 6, 2014 transport transport requirements under the CAA
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements with
submittal includes emissions inventory for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, does not have
respect to this NAAQS. EPA is soliciting
tribal implications as specified by
and air quality data that concludes that public comments on the issues
discussed in this document. These Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
the District does not have sources that
comments will be considered before November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
can contribute to nonattainment in, or
taking final action. not approved to apply in Indian country
interfere with maintenance by, any
located in the state, and EPA notes that
other state with respect to the 2010 NO2
IV. Statutory and Executive Order it will not impose substantial direct
NAAQS. Currently available air quality Reviews costs on tribal governments or preempt
monitoring data included in the
Under the CAA, the Administrator is tribal law.
submittal confirms that NO2 levels
continue to be well below the 2010 NO2 required to approve a SIP submission List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
NAAQS in the District and in any areas that complies with the provisions of the
Environmental protection, Air
surrounding or bordering the District.6 CAA and applicable Federal regulations.
pollution control, Incorporation by
Additionally, the District describes 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
existing SIP-approved measures and Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
Nitrogen dioxide.
other Federally-enforceable source- EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
specific measures, pursuant to
permitting requirements under the CAA, the CAA. Accordingly, this action Dated: November 23, 2015.
that apply to NOX sources within the merely approves state law as meeting Shawn M. Garvin,
District. EPA finds that the District’s Federal requirements and does not Regional Administrator, Region III.
existing SIP provisions, as identified in impose additional requirements beyond [FR Doc. 2015–30685 Filed 12–3–15; 8:45 am]
the submittal, are adequate to prevent those imposed by state law. For that
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its emission sources from significantly reason, this proposed action:
contributing to nonattainment or • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
interfering with maintenance in another action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
state with respect to the 2010 NO2
NAAQS. In light of these measures, EPA Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 45 CFR Parts 1604, 1609, 1611, 1614,
does not expect NOX emissions in the October 4, 1993); 1626, and 1635
District to increase significantly, and • does not impose an information
therefore does not expect monitors in collection burden under the provisions Outside Practice of Law; Fee-
the District and nearby states, all of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 Generating Cases; Financial Eligibility;
currently measuring NO2 concentrations U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); Private Attorney Involvement;
well below the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, to • is certified as not having a Restrictions on Legal Assistance to
have difficulty continuing to attain or significant economic impact on a Aliens; Timekeeping Requirement
maintaining attainment of the NAAQS. substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
A detailed summary of EPA’s review
and rationale for proposing approval of U.S.C. 601 et seq.); ACTION: Notice of proposed changes and
this SIP revision as meeting section • does not contain any unfunded request for comments.
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the CAA for the 2010 mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described SUMMARY: The Legal Services
NO2 ozone NAAQS may be found in the Corporation (‘‘LSC’’) Office of Inspector
Technical Support Document (TSD) for in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); General (‘‘OIG’’) intends to revise the
this rulemaking action, which is Compliance Supplement for Audits of
available online at www.regulations.gov, • does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive LSC Recipients for the fiscal year ending
Docket number EPA–R03–OAR–2015– December 31, 2015, and thereafter and
0750. Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999); is soliciting public comment on the
• is not an economically significant proposed changes. The proposed
4 In this final rulemaking action, EPA also
regulatory action based on health or revisions primarily affect certain
approved the District’s infrastructure SIPs for the
2008 ozone and 2010 SO2 NAAQS with the safety risks subject to Executive Order regulatory requirements to be audited
exception of the transport elements in 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); pursuant to LSC regulations. In
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).
• is not a significant regulatory action addition, the LSC OIG is proposing to
5 For EPA’s explanation of its ability to act on
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR include for audit certain regulatory
discrete elements of section 110(a)(2), see EPA’s
proposed rulemaking action regarding approval of 28355, May 22, 2001); requirements which impact recipient
portions of the District’s infrastructure SIP • is not subject to requirements of staff’s involvement in the outside
practice of law. Finally, suggested audit
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submissions for the 2008 ozone NAAQS and the Section 12(d) of the National
2010 NO2 and SO2 NAAQS; 80 FR 2865 (January procedures for several regulations have
21, 2015). Technology Transfer and Advancement
6 The District’s June 6, 2014 submittal included Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because been updated and revised for
recent air quality monitoring data for the states application of those requirements would clarification and simplification
surrounding or bordering the District within a 50 be inconsistent with the CAA; and purposes.
kilometer radius, which are Maryland and Virginia.
The 50 kilometers radius is the standard distance
• does not provide EPA with the DATES: All comments and
for modeling analysis in EPA’s Guideline on Air discretionary authority to address, as recommendations must be received by
Quality Models (Appendix W to 40 CFR part 51). appropriate, disproportionate human January 4, 2016.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed changes and request for comments.
Dates		All comments and recommendations must be received by January 4, 2016.
Contact		Anthony M. Ramirez, [email protected], (202) 295-1668.
FR Citation		80 FR 75847
CFR Citation		45 CFR 1604 45 CFR 1609 45 CFR 1611 45 CFR 1614 45 CFR 1626 45 CFR 1635