82 FR 17037 - Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Grant Terms and Conditions (Formerly the LSC Grant Assurances) for Grant Year 2018 Basic Field Grants

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 66 (April 7, 2017)

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) intends to revise the Grant Terms and Conditions (formerly the Grant Assurances) for grant year 2018 Basic Field Grants and is soliciting public comment on the proposed changes.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17037-17038]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06937]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Grant Terms and Conditions 
(Formerly the LSC Grant Assurances) for Grant Year 2018 Basic Field 
Grants

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of proposed changes and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) intends to revise the 
Grant Terms and Conditions (formerly the Grant Assurances) for grant 
year 2018 Basic Field Grants and is soliciting public comment on the 
proposed changes.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on May 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods.
    Instructions: Electronic submissions are preferred via email with 
attachments in Acrobat PDF format. LSC may not consider written 
comments sent via any other method or received after the end of the 
comment period.
     Include ``2018 Basic Field Grant Terms and Conditions'' as 
the heading or subject line for all comments submitted.
     All comments should be addressed to Rebecca D. Weir, 
Senior Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
     Email: [email protected] (preferred).
     Fax: (202) 337-6813.
     Mail or Hand Delivery or Courier: Legal Services 
Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca D. Weir, Senior Assistant 
General Counsel, [email protected], (202) 295-1618.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning with grant year 2018, LSC is 
revising its process for developing the Grant Assurances for the Basic 
Field Grant program. The Grant Assurances will be renamed the Grant 
Terms and Conditions and will become a part of the Request for 
Proposals to better notify Basic Field Grant applicants about the 
legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements of the grants. The 
Grant Terms and Conditions delineate LSC and recipients' rights and 
responsibilities under the grant.
    LSC is issuing this Notice for two reasons: (1) To inform 
recipients and other stakeholders of the change; and (2) to allow 
interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to 
the Terms and Conditions.
    For grant year 2018, LSC has not made substantive changes to the 
grant year 2017 Grant Assurances/Terms and Conditions. LSC proposes 
adding several terms, however, including:
     Expanded explanations of the statutory restrictions on the 
use of LSC and non-LSC funds;
     Expanded explanations on the organizational governance and 
programmatic requirements that recipients of Basic Field Grant funds 
must follow;
     Explanation of governing law, venue, and mandatory 
mediation requirements;
     Prohibition on assigning a Basic Field Grant award to 
another organization;
     Explanation of intellectual property rights in products 
developed by a grantee using Basic Field Grant funds;
     Explanation of the grantor-grantee relationship between 
LSC and a successful applicant for funding;
     Standard integration, severability, and indemnification 
clauses; and
     Expanded explanation of enforcement procedures.
    The Proposed 2018 Grant Terms and Conditions are available for 
review in

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the Matters for Comment section of www.lsc.gov at http://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/matters-comment.

    Dated: April 3, 2017.
Mark Freedman,
Senior Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-06937 Filed 4-6-17; 8:45 am]
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