82 FR 45902 - Sunshine Act Meeting
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-21261 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 45902-45904] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21261] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and its six committees will meet October 15-17, 2017. On Sunday, October 15, the first meeting will commence at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, October 16, the first meeting will commence at 8:30 a.m., EDT, with the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday, October 17, the first meeting will commence at 8:00 a.m., EDT and will be followed by the closed session meeting of the Board of Directors that will commence promptly upon adjournment of the prior meeting. LOCATION: The Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and all committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of the public who are unable to attend in person but wish to listen to the public proceedings may do so by following the telephone call-in directions provided below. Call-In Directions for Open SessionsCall toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981; When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 5907707348 Once connected to the call, your telephone line will be automatically ``MUTED''. To participate in the meeting during public comment press #6 to ``UNMUTE'' your telephone line, once you have concluded your comments please press *6 to ``MUTE'' your line. Members of the public are asked to keep their telephones muted to eliminate background noises. To avoid disrupting the meeting, please refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so will trigger recorded music or other sound. From time to time, the presiding Chair may solicit comments from the public. Meeting Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time \*\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, October 15, 2017: 1. Operations & Regulations Committee... 1:00 p.m. 2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee. 3. Institutional Advancement Committee.. 4. Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee. 5. Audit Committee...................... Monday, October 16, 2017: 1. Governance and Performance Review 8:30 a.m. Committee. 2. Finance Committee.................... Tuesday, October 17, 2017: 1. Board of Directors................... 8:00 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as noted below. Board of Directors--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, a portion of the meeting may be closed to the public to hear briefings by management and LSC's Inspector General, and to consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential and pending litigation involving LSC, and on a list of prospective funders.\**\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \**\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of term ``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not apply to such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2, 1622.3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to consider and act on recommendation of new prospective donors and to receive a briefing on the donor report.\**\ Audit Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the public to hear a briefing on the Office of Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement matters.\**\ A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of the Board, Institutional Advancement Committee, and Audit Committee meetings. The transcript of any portions of the closed sessions falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (10), will not be available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's Certification that, in his opinion, the closing is authorized by law will be available upon request. [[Page 45903]] Matters To Be Considered October 15, 2017 Operations & Regulations Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 21, 2017 3. Consider and act on Commencing Rulemaking to Repeal 45 CFR part 1603--State Advisory Councils Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel Zoe Osterman, Law Fellow 4. Consider and act on Commencing Rulemaking to Adopt a new Touhy Rule for LSC Response Process for Subpoenas Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel Kristin Martin, Law Fellow 5. Report on Information Management and Ensuring Accuracy of Grantee Data Carlos Manjarrez, Director, Office of Data Governance and Analysis 6. Public comment 7. Consider and act on other business 8. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting October 15, 2017 Delivery of Legal Services Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 20, 2017 3. Report on the status of LSC grantees impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management 4. Presentation on revisions to Performance Area 4 Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management 5. Public comment 6. Consider and act on other business 7. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting October 15, 2017 Institutional Advancement Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting of July 21, 2017 3. Update on Leaders Council John G. Levi, Chairman of the Board 4. Development report Nadia Elguindy, Director of Institutional Advancement 5. Consider and act on expenditure of private funds to support Rural Summer Legal Corps 6. Public Comment 7. Consider and act on other business 8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and proceed to a closed session Closed Session 9. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of July 21, 2017 10. Development activities report 11. Consider and act on motion to approve Leaders Council invitees 12. Consider and act on other business 13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session meeting of July 21, 2017 3. Communications analytics update Carl Rauscher, Director of Communications and Media Relations 4. Public comment 5. Consider and act on other business 6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting October 15, 2017 Audit Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 20, 2017 3. Briefing of Office of Inspector General John Seeba, Assistant Inspector General for Audits 4. Discussions with OIG pursuant to Section VIII A (3) and Section VIII (A) (4) of the Audit Committee Charter 5. Discussions with OIG, Management, and Castro and Company on the scope and plan for LSC's required annual audit, pursuant to Section VIII (A) (1) of the Committee Charter John Seeba, Assistant Inspector General for Audit David Richardson, Treasurer and Comptroller 6. Pursuant to Section VIII (C)(6) of the Committee Charter, review LSC's efforts, including training and education, to help ensure that LSC employees and grantees act ethically and safeguard LSC funds Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General 7. Management update regarding risk management Ron Flagg, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs 8. Briefing about follow-up by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit reports and annual Independent Public audits of grantees Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement John Seeba, Assistant IG for Audits 9. Report on OIG referral trends Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement 10. Public comment 11. Consider and act on other business 12. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the open session meeting and proceed to a closed session Closed Session 13. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Closed Session meeting of July 20, 2017 14. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to open investigation referrals from the Office of Inspector General Lora Rath, Director of Compliance and Enforcement 15. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting October 16, 2017 Governance and Performance Review Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on July 20, 2017 3. Report on 2017 Board and Committee Evaluations Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & Public Affairs 4. Prioritization of future projects for support with private funding Jim Sandman, President 5. Report on transition Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & Public Affairs Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 6. Report on foundation grants and LSC's research agenda [[Page 45904]] Jim Sandman, President 7. Application of Sunshine Act to Evaluations of LSC Officers Jim Sandman, President Mark Freedman, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs 8. Consider and act on other business 9. Public comment 10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting October 16, 2017 Finance Committee Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session telephonic meeting on August 31, 2017 3. Presentation of LSC's Financial Reports for the eleven-month period ending August 31, 2017 David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller 4. Report on status of FY 2018 appropriations process Carol Bergman, Vice President for Government Relations & Public Affairs 5. Consider and act on Resolution #2017-XXX, Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2018 David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller 6. Report on status of FY 2019 appropriations request Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public Affairs 7. Public comment 8. Consider and act on other business 9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting October 17, 2017 Board of Directors Open Session 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Approval of agenda 3. Approval of minutes of the Board's telephonic Open Session meeting of September 5, 2017 4. Chairman's Report 5. Members' Reports 6. President's Report 7. Update on state pro bono rule changes 8. Inspector General's Report 9. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations Committee 10. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services Committee 11. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement Committee 12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee 13. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance Review Committee 14. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee 15. Consider and act on Resolution 2017-XXX, in Recognition and Profound Appreciation of Distinguished Service by Mary E. McClymont 16. Public comment 17. Consider and act on other business 18. Consider and act on whether to authorize a closed session of the Board to address items listed below Closed Session 1. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session meeting of July 22, 2017 2. Management briefing 3. Inspector General briefing 4. Consider and act on list of prospective Leaders Council members 5. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and pending litigation involving LSC 6. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to the Vice President & General Counsel, at (202) 295-1500. Questions may be sent by electronic mail to [email protected]. NON-CONFIDENTIAL MEETING MATERIALS: Non-confidential meeting materials will be made available in electronic format at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting on the LSC Web site, at http://www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/board-meeting-notices/non-confidential-materials-be-considered-open-session. ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the American's with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Upon request, meeting notices and materials will be made available in alternative formats to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Individuals who need other accommodations due to disability in order to attend the meeting in person or telephonically should contact Katherine Ward, at (202) 295- 1500 or [email protected], at least 2 business days in advance of the meeting. If a request is made without advance notice, LSC will make every effort to accommodate the request but cannot guarantee that all requests can be fulfilled. Dated: September 28, 2017. Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-21261 Filed 9-28-17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7050-01-P
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personal information such as social Signed at Washington, DC, on September PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise
security numbers and dates of birth. 22, 2017. noted herein, the Board and all
Although all submissions are listed in Loren Sweatt, committee meetings will be open to
the http://www.regulations.gov index, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for public observation. Members of the
some information (e.g., copyrighted Occupational Safety and Health. public who are unable to attend in
material) is not publically available to [FR Doc. 2017–20981 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] person but wish to listen to the public
read or download from this Web site. BILLING CODE 4510–26–P proceedings may do so by following the
All submissions, including copyrighted telephone call-in directions provided
material, are available for inspection below.
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Call-In Directions for Open Sessions
Information on using the http://
Sunshine Act Meeting
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit • Call toll-free number: 1–866–451–
comments and access the docket is DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services 4981;
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ Corporation’s Board of Directors and its • When prompted, enter the
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office six committees will meet October 15–
following numeric pass code:
for information about materials not 17, 2017. On Sunday, October 15, the
5907707348
available from the Web site, and for first meeting will commence at 1:00
assistance in using the Internet to locate p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), with • Once connected to the call, your
docket submissions. the meeting thereafter commencing telephone line will be automatically
promptly upon adjournment of the ‘‘MUTED’’.
V. Authority and Signature immediately preceding meeting. On • To participate in the meeting during
Monday, October 16, the first meeting public comment press #6 to ‘‘UNMUTE’’
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
will commence at 8:30 a.m., EDT, with your telephone line, once you have
Secretary of Labor for Occupational the next meeting commencing promptly
Safety and Health, directed the concluded your comments please press
upon adjournment of the immediately
preparation of this notice. The authority *6 to ‘‘MUTE’’ your line.
preceding meeting. On Tuesday,
for this notice is the Paperwork October 17, the first meeting will Members of the public are asked to
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 commence at 8:00 a.m., EDT and will be keep their telephones muted to
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order followed by the closed session meeting eliminate background noises. To avoid
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). of the Board of Directors that will disrupting the meeting, please refrain
commence promptly upon adjournment from placing the call on hold if doing so
of the prior meeting. will trigger recorded music or other
LOCATION: The Sheraton Commander sound. From time to time, the presiding
Hotel, 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA Chair may solicit comments from the
02138. public.
MEETING SCHEDULE
Time *
Sunday, October 15, 2017:
1. Operations & Regulations Committee ............................................................................................................................................ 1:00 p.m.
2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
3. Institutional Advancement Committee.
4. Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee.
5. Audit Committee.
Monday, October 16, 2017:
1. Governance and Performance Review Committee ....................................................................................................................... 8:30 a.m.
2. Finance Committee.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017:
1. Board of Directors .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8:00 a.m.
STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except as Institutional Advancement A verbatim written transcript will be
noted below. Committee—Open, except that, upon a made of the closed session of the Board,
Board of Directors—Open, except vote of the Board of Directors, the Institutional Advancement Committee,
that, upon a vote of the Board of meeting may be closed to the public to and Audit Committee meetings. The
Directors, a portion of the meeting may consider and act on recommendation of transcript of any portions of the closed
be closed to the public to hear briefings new prospective donors and to receive sessions falling within the relevant
by management and LSC’s Inspector a briefing on the donor report.** provisions of the Government in the
General, and to consider and act on the Audit Committee—Open, except that Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and
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General Counsel’s report on potential the meeting may be closed to the public (10), will not be available for public
and pending litigation involving LSC, to hear a briefing on the Office of inspection. A copy of the General
and on a list of prospective funders.** Compliance and Enforcement’s active Counsel’s Certification that, in his
enforcement matters.** opinion, the closing is authorized by
** Any portion of the closed session consisting law will be available upon request.
solely of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine
Act’s definition of term ‘‘meeting’’ and, therefore, to such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C.
the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not apply 552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2, 1622.3.
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• Jim Sandman, President 12. Consider and act on the report of the Dated: September 28, 2017.
7. Application of Sunshine Act to Audit Committee Katherine Ward,
Evaluations of LSC Officers 13. Consider and act on the report of the Executive Assistant to the Vice President for
• Jim Sandman, President Governance and Performance Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate
• Mark Freedman, Senior Associate Review Committee Secretary.
General Counsel, Office of Legal
14. Consider and act on the report of the [FR Doc. 2017–21261 Filed 9–28–17; 4:15 pm]
Affairs
8. Consider and act on other business Finance Committee BILLING CODE 7050–01–P
9. Public comment 15. Consider and act on Resolution
10. Consider and act on adjournment of 2017–XXX, in Recognition and
meeting Profound Appreciation of
Distinguished Service by Mary E. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
October 16, 2017 McClymont SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Finance Committee 16. Public comment
17. Consider and act on other business [Notice: 17–070]
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda 18. Consider and act on whether to Earth Science Advisory Committee;
2. Approval of minutes of the authorize a closed session of the
Meeting
Committee’s Open Session Board to address items listed below
telephonic meeting on August 31, Closed Session AGENCY:National Aeronautics and
2017 Space Administration.
3. Presentation of LSC’s Financial 1. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Reports for the eleven-month period Closed Session meeting of July 22, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
ending August 31, 2017 2017
• David Richardson, Treasurer/ 2. Management briefing SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Comptroller 3. Inspector General briefing Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
4. Report on status of FY 2018 amended, the National Aeronautics and
4. Consider and act on list of
appropriations process Space Administration (NASA)
prospective Leaders Council
• Carol Bergman, Vice President for announces a meeting of the Earth
members
Government Relations & Public Science Advisory Committee (ESAC).
Affairs 5. Consider and act on General The meeting will be held for the
5. Consider and act on Resolution Counsel’s report on potential and
purpose of soliciting, from the scientific
#2017–XXX, Temporary Operating pending litigation involving LSC
community and other persons, scientific
Budget for FY 2018 6. Consider and act on motion to and technical information relevant to
• David Richardson, Treasurer/ adjourn the meeting program planning.
Comptroller CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
6. Report on status of FY 2019 DATES: Friday, October 27, 2017, 1:30
Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to
appropriations request p.m.–3:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
the Vice President & General Counsel, at
• Carol Bergman, Director of (202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place
Government Relations & Public by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_ telephonically. You must use a touch-
Affairs QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.
7. Public comment tone phone to participate in this
8. Consider and act on other business NON-CONFIDENTIAL MEETING MATERIALS: meeting. Any interested person may call
9. Consider and act on adjournment of Non-confidential meeting materials will the USA toll free number 1–888–790–
meeting be made available in electronic format at 3444, passcode 6793991.
least 24 hours in advance of the meeting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
October 17, 2017
on the LSC Web site, at http:// KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission
Board of Directors www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/ Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
board-meeting-notices/non-confidential- Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355,
Open Session
materials-be-considered-open-session. fax (202) 358–2779, or khenderson@
1. Pledge of Allegiance
ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the nasa.gov.
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board’s American’s with Disabilities Act and The agenda for the meeting includes
telephonic Open Session meeting of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation the following topic:
September 5, 2017 Act. Upon request, meeting notices and
materials will be made available in • Earth Science Program Annual
4. Chairman’s Report Performance Review According to the
5. Members’ Reports alternative formats to accommodate
individuals with disabilities. Government Performance and Results
6. President’s Report
Individuals who need other Act Modernization Act.
7. Update on state pro bono rule
changes accommodations due to disability in It is imperative that the meeting be
8. Inspector General’s Report order to attend the meeting in person or held on this date to accommodate the
9. Consider and act on the report of the telephonically should contact Katherine scheduling priorities of the key
Ward, at (202) 295–1500 or FR_
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Operations and Regulations participants.
Committee NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, at least
10. Consider and act on the report of the 2 business days in advance of the Patricia D. Rausch,
Delivery of Legal Services meeting. If a request is made without Advisory Committee Management Officer,
Committee advance notice, LSC will make every National Aeronautics and Space
11. Consider and act on the report of the effort to accommodate the request but Administration.
Institutional Advancement cannot guarantee that all requests can be [FR Doc. 2017–20978 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am]
Committee fulfilled. BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
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