81_FR_3850 81 FR 3836 - Assessing the Goals in the Strategic Plan 2012-2016; Request for Comments

81 FR 3836 - Assessing the Goals in the Strategic Plan 2012-2016; Request for Comments

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)

Page Range3836-3837
FR Document2016-01221

The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') Board of Directors (``Board'') is in the process of updating LSC's strategic plan for the years 2017-2020. The LSC Board is soliciting comments on the current LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016 and whether the current goals remain suitable and timely and if new goals should be implemented.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016) 
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Assessing the Goals in the Strategic Plan 2012-2016; Request for 
Comments

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'') Board of Directors 
(``Board'') is in the process of updating LSC's strategic plan for the 
years 2017-2020. The LSC Board is soliciting comments on the current 
LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016 and whether the current goals remain 
suitable and timely and if new goals should be implemented.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on February 29, 2016.

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 this Notice under ``Matters for 
Comment'' on the Web site.
    Email: [email protected]. Include ``2012-2016 Strategic Plan 
Goals'' in the subject line of the message.
    Fax: (202) 337-6813.
    Mail: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 
20007.
    Instructions: All comments should be addressed to Rebecca Fertig 
Cohen, Chief of Staff, Legal Services Corporation. Include ``2012-2016 
Strategic Plan Goals'' as the heading or subject line for all comments 
submitted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Fertig Cohen, [email protected], 
(202) 295-1576.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As an entity created and funded by Congress, 
LSC has a duty to the American people to pursue its fundamental mission 
of equal access to justice. With this primary goal in mind, the LSC 
Board adopted a plan in 2012 setting forth the strategic goals that 
would guide LSC for five years, ending in 2016. The LSC Board is now in 
the process of updating and revising the strategic plan for an 
additional four year period. As part of this process, the LSC Board is 
seeking input from the public and interested stakeholders on whether 
the goals articulated in the current LSC strategic plan for 2012-2016, 
which is available at http://www.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/LSC/lscgov4/LSC_Strategic_Plan_2012-2016-Adopted_Oct_2012.pdf, are still 
suitable and timely and whether new goals, if any, should be 
considered. A summary of the goals follows.
    The first and primary goal listed in the LSC strategic plan for 
2012-2016 is to maximize the availability, quality, and effectiveness 
of the civil legal services that LSC's grantees provide to eligible 
low-income individuals. LSC identifies three avenues through which it 
can best accomplish this goal: (1) Identifying and replicating best 
practices associated with delivering high quality civil legal 
assistance to the poor by its grantees; (2) promoting the development 
and implementation of technologies that maximize the availability of 
legal information and assistance; and (3) expanding the availability of 
civil legal assistance through the most effective use of pro bono 
services and other private resources by LSC's grantees.
    The second goal listed in the LSC strategic plan for 2012-2016 is 
to become a leading voice for civil legal services for poor Americans 
by providing national leadership and opportunities for collaboration 
with others committed to promoting civil legal services, including 
other funders of legal aid, governmental agencies, and judicial systems 
throughout the country.

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    The third and final goal listed in the LSC strategic plan for 2012-
2016 is to achieve the highest standards of fiscal responsibility both 
for itself and its grantees. As a steward of congressional funds 
collected from the American taxpayer, LSC has a duty to be a prudent 
with the use of the resources allocated to it. LSC's goal is to comply 
with the parameters expressed by Congress and conform to the highest 
professional standards of fiscal transparency and accountability, both 
within the Corporation and in its fiscal oversight of those who receive 
funds from LSC.

    Dated: January 15, 2016.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-01221 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am]
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3836 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2016 / Notices Any interested person or organization materials) are not publicly available Goals’’ in the subject line of the may nominate one or more qualified through that Web page. message. persons for membership on NACOSH. All documents in the NACOSH Fax: (202) 337–6813. Nominations must include the docket, including materials not Mail: Legal Services Corporation, nominee’s name, occupation or current available through http:// 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC position, and contact information. The www.regulations.gov, are available in 20007. nomination also must identify the the OSHA Docket Office. Please contact Instructions: All comments should be category that the candidate is qualified the OSHA Docket Office for assistance addressed to Rebecca Fertig Cohen, to represent, and include a resume of in making submissions to, or obtaining Chief of Staff, Legal Services the nominee’s background, experience, materials from, the NACOSH docket. Corporation. Include ‘‘2012–2016 and qualifications. In addition, the Electronic copies of this Federal Strategic Plan Goals’’ as the heading or nomination must state that the nominee Register notice are available at http:// subject line for all comments submitted. is aware of the nomination, and is www.regulations.gov. This notice, as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: willing to serve and regularly attend well as news releases and other relevant Rebecca Fertig Cohen, cohenr@lsc.gov, NACOSH meetings. information, also are available at (202) 295–1576. The Secretary will appoint NACOSH OSHA’s Web page at http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As an members on the basis of their www.osha.gov. entity created and funded by Congress, experience and competence in the field Authority and Signature LSC has a duty to the American people of occupational safety and health (29 to pursue its fundamental mission of CFR 1912a.2). The information OSHA David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, equal access to justice. With this receives through this nomination Assistant Secretary of Labor for primary goal in mind, the LSC Board process, in addition to other relevant Occupational Safety and Health, adopted a plan in 2012 setting forth the sources of information, will assist the directed the preparation of this notice strategic goals that would guide LSC for Secretary in appointing members to under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C. serve on NACOSH. In appointing five years, ending in 2016. The LSC 656, 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 CFR part 1912a; Board is now in the process of updating NACOSH members, the Secretary will 41 CFR part 102–3; and Secretary of consider individuals nominated in and revising the strategic plan for an Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). additional four year period. As part of response to this Federal Register notice, Signed at Washington, DC, on January 19, this process, the LSC Board is seeking as well as other qualified individuals. 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor input from the public and interested David Michaels, stakeholders on whether the goals (Department) is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational articulated in the current LSC strategic Safety and Health. plan for 2012–2016, which is available a broad-based and diverse NACOSH membership. The Department will [FR Doc. 2016–01281 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] at http://www.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/ conduct a public records check of BILLING CODE 4510–26–P LSC/lscgov4/LSC_Strategic_Plan_2012- nominees before their appointment 2016-Adopted_Oct_2012.pdf, are still using publicly available sources. suitable and timely and whether new LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION goals, if any, should be considered. A Public Participation, Submissions and summary of the goals follows. Access to Public Record Assessing the Goals in the Strategic The first and primary goal listed in You may submit nominations using Plan 2012–2016; Request for the LSC strategic plan for 2012–2016 is one of the methods listed in the Comments to maximize the availability, quality, ADDRESSES section. Your submission and effectiveness of the civil legal AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. services that LSC’s grantees provide to must include the Agency name and docket number for this Federal Register ACTION: Request for comments. eligible low-income individuals. LSC notice (Docket No. OSHA–2016–0001). identifies three avenues through which SUMMARY: The Legal Services Due to security-related procedures, it can best accomplish this goal: (1) Corporation (‘‘LSC’’) Board of Directors receipt of submissions by regular mail Identifying and replicating best (‘‘Board’’) is in the process of updating may experience significant delay. Please practices associated with delivering LSC’s strategic plan for the years 2017– contact the OSHA Docket Office for high quality civil legal assistance to the 2020. The LSC Board is soliciting information about security procedures poor by its grantees; (2) promoting the comments on the current LSC Strategic for making submissions by hand development and implementation of Plan 2012–2016 and whether the delivery, express delivery, or technologies that maximize the current goals remain suitable and timely messenger/courier service. availability of legal information and and if new goals should be OSHA posts submissions, including assistance; and (3) expanding the implemented. any personal information you provide, availability of civil legal assistance in the NACOSH docket, without change. DATES: All comments and through the most effective use of pro Those documents also may be available recommendations must be received on bono services and other private online at http://www.regulations.gov. or before the close of business on resources by LSC’s grantees. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested February 29, 2016. The second goal listed in the LSC parties about submitting personal ADDRESSES: You may submit comments strategic plan for 2012–2016 is to mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES information, such as Social Security by any of the following methods: become a leading voice for civil legal numbers and birthdates. To read or Agency Web site: http://www.lsc.gov/ services for poor Americans by download documents in the NACOSH contact-us. Follow the instructions for providing national leadership and docket, go to Docket No. OSHA–2016– submitting comments on this Notice opportunities for collaboration with 0001 at http://www.regulations.gov. The under ‘‘Matters for Comment’’ on the others committed to promoting civil index for that Web page lists all of the Web site. legal services, including other funders documents in the docket; however, Email: LSCStrategicPlan@lsc.gov. of legal aid, governmental agencies, and some documents (e.g., copyrighted Include ‘‘2012–2016 Strategic Plan judicial systems throughout the country. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Jan 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2016 / Notices 3837 The third and final goal listed in the Dated: January 15, 2016. Mail: NARA (ACNR); 8601 Adelphi LSC strategic plan for 2012–2016 is to Elizabeth E. Monroe, Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. achieve the highest standards of fiscal Executive Assistant, Morris K. Udall and Email: request.schedule@nara.gov. responsibility both for itself and its Stewart L. Udall Foundation, and Federal FAX: 301–837–3698. grantees. As a steward of congressional Register Liaison Officer. You must cite the control number, funds collected from the American [FR Doc. 2016–01333 Filed 1–20–16; 11:15 am] which appears in parentheses after the taxpayer, LSC has a duty to be a prudent BILLING CODE 6820–FN–P name of the agency that submitted the with the use of the resources allocated schedule, and a mailing address. If you to it. LSC’s goal is to comply with the would like an appraisal report, please include that in your request. parameters expressed by Congress and NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS conform to the highest professional ADMINISTRATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: standards of fiscal transparency and Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at accountability, both within the [NARA–2016–013] Records Management Services (ACNR); Corporation and in its fiscal oversight of National Archives and Records Records Schedules; Availability and Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road, those who receive funds from LSC. Request for Comments College Park, MD 20740–6001, by phone Dated: January 15, 2016. at 301–837–1799, or by email at AGENCY: National Archives and Records Stefanie K. Davis, Administration (NARA). request.schedule@nara.gov. Assistant General Counsel. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year, ACTION: Notice of availability of [FR Doc. 2016–01221 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] proposed records schedules; request for Federal agencies create billions of BILLING CODE 7050–01–P comments. records on paper, film, magnetic tape, and other media. To control this SUMMARY: The National Archives and accumulation, agency records managers Records Administration (NARA) prepare schedules proposing retention MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. publishes notice at least once monthly periods for records and submit these UDALL FOUNDATION of certain Federal agency requests for schedules for NARA’s approval. These records disposition authority (records schedules provide for timely transfer Sunshine Act Meetings schedules). Once approved by NARA, into the National Archives of records schedules provide agencies with historically valuable records and TIME AND DATE: Electronic meeting of mandatory instructions for what to do authorize disposal of all other records the Board of Trustees to be held via with records when agencies no longer after the agency no longer needs them telephone, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. need them for current Government to conduct its business. Some schedules business. The instructions authorize are comprehensive and cover all the (PST-Pacific Standard Time), agencies to preserve records of records of an agency or one of its major Wednesday, February 10, 2016. continuing value in the National subdivisions. Most schedules, however, PLACE: Board of Trustees Meeting held Archives of the United States and to cover records of only one office or via telephone. destroy, after a specified period, records program or a few series of records. Many lacking administrative, legal, research, of these update previously approved STATUS: This special meeting of the schedules, and some include records or other value. NARA publishes notice Board of Trustees, to be held proposed as permanent. in the Federal Register for records Electronically (in accordance with the The schedules listed in this notice are schedules in which agencies propose to Operating Procedures of the Udall destroy records not previously media-neutral unless otherwise Foundation’s Board of Trustees), will be authorized for disposal or to reduce the specified. An item in a schedule is open to the public, unless it is necessary retention period of records already media-neutral when an agency may for the Board to consider items in authorized for disposal. NARA invites apply the disposition instructions to executive session. Members of the public comments on such records records regardless of the medium in public who would like to participate in schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. which it has created or maintains the the open session of this special meeting 3303a(a). records. Items included in schedules of the Board of Trustees should email submitted to NARA on or after DATES: NARA must receive requests for December 17, 2007, are media-neutral Stephanie Zimmt-Mack, General copies in writing by February 22, 2016. unless the item is specifically limited to Counsel, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Once NARA appraises the records, we a specific medium. (See 36 CFR Udall Foundation, at zimmt- will send you a copy of the schedule mack@udall.gov. 1225.12(e).) you requested. We usually prepare Agencies may not destroy Federal MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1) Officers appraisal memoranda that contain records without the approval of the of the Board and (2) Internal Personnel additional information concerning the Archivist of the United States. The Matters. records covered by a proposed schedule. Archivist grants this approval only after You may also request these. If you do, thorough consideration of the records’ PORTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: All we will also provide them once we have agenda items except as noted below. administrative use by the agency of completed the appraisal. You have 30 origin, the rights of the Government and PORTIONS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: days after we send you these requested mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of private people directly affected by the Executive Session to Discuss Internal documents in which to submit Government’s activities, and whether or Personnel Matters. comments. not the records have historical or other ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of value. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: any records schedule identified in this In addition to identifying the Federal Stephanie Zimmt-Mack, General notice by contacting Records agencies and any subdivisions Counsel, 130 South Scott Avenue, Management Services (ACNR) using one requesting disposition authority, lists Tucson, AZ 85701, (520) 901–8500. of the following means: the organizational unit(s) accumulating VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Jan 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1


Document Created: 2016-01-22 01:17:00
Document Modified: 2016-01-22 01:17:00
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for comments.
DatesAll comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on February 29, 2016.
ContactRebecca Fertig Cohen, [email protected], (202) 295-1576.
FR Citation81 FR 3836 
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