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)

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, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01221]


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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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