Sunshine Act Meetings
| Published date | 19 March 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-05902 |
| Citation | 89 FR 19604 |
| Court | Legal Services Corporation |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19604-19607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05902]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors
and its committees will hold their
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spring 2024 quarterly business meeting over a range of days in March-
April 2024 (on March 25-26, April 2-3 and April 8, 2024). On Monday,
March 25, the Audit Committee will meet over Zoom, beginning at 12:00
p.m. Eastern Time. On Tuesday, March 26, the Communications
Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee will meet over
Zoom, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and the Governance and
Performance Review Committee will meet over Zoom commencing promptly
upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Tuesday,
April 2, the Operations & Regulations Committee will meet over Zoom,
beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee will meet over Zoom, commencing promptly upon adjournment of
the immediately preceding meeting, and the Finance Committee will meet
over Zoom, commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately
preceding meeting. On Wednesday, April 3, the Institutional Advancement
Committee will meet over Zoom, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. On
Monday, April 8, the Combined Audit and Finance Committees will meet in
person and over Zoom, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and the LSC
Board of Directors will meet in person and over Zoom commencing
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting.
PLACE:
Public Notice of Virtual and Hybrid Meetings. LSC will conduct its
March 25-26 and April 2-3 committee meetings virtually via Zoom video
conference. LSC will conduct its April 8, 2024 meetings at the Omni
Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008, and
virtually via Zoom video conference.
Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board
meeting will be open to in-person public observation and all committee
meetings plus the Board meeting will be open to virtual public
observation via Zoom video conference. Members of the public who wish
to participate virtually in the public proceedings may do so by
following the directions provided below.
Directions for Open Sessions
Monday, March 25, 2024
To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/89368335636?pwd=AhQwhbKVXGufA7ghx7ZTRIbu2vIcab.1&from=addon
[cir] Meeting ID: 893 6833 5636
[cir] Passcode: 392878
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/83371345770?pwd=f6lSmkaTiIlLStbZkOBdmdXjlIzxug.1&from=addon
[cir] Meeting ID: 833 7134 5770
[cir] Passcode: 420050
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/84746108616?pwd=QeNfR0PuYKzKYAhcZXztOu6Pxfvh0X.1
[cir] Meeting ID: 847 4610 8616
[cir] Passcode: 208980
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/89029063077?pwd=VQc8Qn030zBFaxWESh3VUWF6kt6jw9.1&from=addon
[cir] Meeting ID: 890 2906 3077
[cir] Passcode: 438294
Monday, April 8, 2024
To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/85650576111?pwd=OP70wffMQHtS9Zohf0r5ffn2c6jvMW.1
[cir] Meeting ID: 856 5057 6111
[cir] Passcode: 422251
Once connected to Zoom, please immediately mute your computer or
telephone. Members of the public are asked to keep their computers or
telephones muted to eliminate background noise. To avoid disrupting the
meetings, please refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so will
trigger recorded music or other sound.
From time to time, the Board or Committee Chair may solicit
comments from the public. To participate in the meeting during public
comment, use the `raise your hand' or `chat' functions in Zoom and wait
to be recognized by the Chair before stating your questions and/or
comments.
STATUS: Open, except as noted below.
Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Committee,
the meeting may be closed to the public for a briefing by the Office of
Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement matter(s) and follow-
up open investigation referrals from the Office of Inspector General.
Governance and Performance Review Committee--Open, except that,
upon a vote of the Committee, the meeting may be closed to the public
to discuss a report on evaluations of Vice President for Grants
Management, Vice President for Government Relations & Public Affairs,
Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, and Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote
of the Committee, the meeting may be closed to the public to receive an
update on LSC's 50th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign and to consider
and act on the motion to approve Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders
Council members.
Combined Audit and Finance Committees--Open, except that, upon a
vote of the Committee, the meeting may be closed to the public to
receive a management briefing on Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Financial
Audit, have the opportunity to ask auditors questions without
Management present, and receive a briefing by the corporate auditor
with those charged with governance under Statement on Auditing Standard
114.
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
receive briefings by management and the Inspector General and to
consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and pending
litigation involving LSC as well as a list of prospective Leaders
Council and Emerging Leaders Council members.
Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings
does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the term
``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not
apply to such portion of the closed session.\1\
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\1\ 5 U.S.C. 552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 &
1622.3.
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A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions
of the Audit Committee, Governance and Performance Review Committee,
Institutional Advancement Committee, Combined Audit and Finance
Committees and Board of Directors 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), (7), (9)
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.
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Meeting Schedule
Monday, March 25, 2024
Start Time: 12 p.m. Eastern Time
Audit Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on
January 22, 2024
3. Update on reassessment of the Committee's Charter (Audit Committee
Charter Sec. D (2))
4. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General (ACC Sec. VIII A (3)
and (ACC Sec. VIII A (4)), to include:
a. IG update on key plans and priorities,
b. Highlights of audit insights, recently completed work, ongoing
work, and planned work for the next quarter, and
c. Highlights of investigative insights, recently completed work,
ongoing work, and planned work planned oversight work for the next
quarter.
5. Management Update Regarding Risk Management
6. Briefing about Follow-up by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement
on Referrals by the Office of Inspector General Regarding Audit Reports
and Annual Financial Statement Audits of Grantees (ACC Sec. VIII A
(5))
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and Act on Other Business
9. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and
Proceed to a Closed Session Meeting
Portions Closed to the Public
10. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on
January 22, 2024
11. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on Active
Enforcement Matter(s) and Follow-Up on Open Investigation Referrals
from the Office of Inspector General (ACC Sec. VIII A (5))
12. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Start Time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Communications Subcommittee of the Institutional Advancement Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Subcommittee's Open Session Meeting on
January 23, 2023
3. Communications and Social Media Update
4. Public Comment
5. Consider and Act on Other Business
6. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Start Time: 4 p.m. Eastern Time
Governance and Performance Review Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on
January 22, 2024
3. Public Comment
4. Consider and Act on Other Business
5. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and
Proceed to a Closed Session
Portions Closed to the Public
6. Report on Evaluations of Vice President for Grants Management, Vice
President for Government Relations & Public Affairs, Vice President for
Legal Affairs and General Counsel, and Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
7. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Start Time: 2 p.m. Eastern Time
Operations and Regulations Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on
January 21, 2024
3. Consider and Act on Justification Memo/Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
for 45 CFR part 1607--Governing Bodies
4. Consider and Act on Final Rule for 45 CFR part 1638--Restriction on
Solicitation
5. Consider and Act on 2024-2025 Rulemaking Agenda
6. Briefing on Request for Information for 45 CFR parts 1621--Client
Grievance Procedures and 1624--Prohibition Against Discrimination on
the Basis of Disability
7. Public comment
8. Consider and act on other business
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Start Time: 3 p.m. Eastern Time
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on
January 22, 2024
3. LSC Performance Criteria Revisions Update & Timeline
4. Presentation on LSC Grantee Oversight and Compliance
5. Public Comment
6. Consider and Act on Other Business
7. Consider and Act on a Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Start Time: 4 p.m. Eastern Time
Finance Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on
January 21, 2024
3. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on
January 21, 2024
4. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX: Approving Consolidated
Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
5. Discussion of LSC's FY 2025 Appropriations Request
6. Discussion Regarding Process and Timetable for FY 2026 Budget
Request
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and Act on Other Business
9. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Start Time: 11 a.m. Eastern Time
Institutional Advancement Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's
Open Session Meeting on January 23, 2024
3. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
4. Development Report
5. Update on Opioid and Veterans Task Forces
6. Update on 50th Anniversary Celebration, April 8-9, in Washington, DC
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and Act on Other Business
9. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and
Proceed to a Closed Session
Portions Closed to the Public
10. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's
Closed Session Meeting on January 23, 2024
11. Update on LSC's 50th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
12. Consider and Act on Motion to Approve Leaders Council and Emerging
Leaders Council Invitees
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13. Consider and Act on Other Business
14. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Monday, April 8, 2024
Start Time: 8 a.m. Eastern Time
Combined Audit and Finance Committees
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Financial Audit
3. Consider and Act on Motion to Suspend the Open Session Meeting and
Proceed to a Closed Session
Portions Closed to the Public
4. Management Briefing on Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Financial Audit
5. Opportunity to Ask Auditors Questions without Management Present
6. Communication by Corporate Auditor with those Charged with
Governance Under Statement on Auditing Standard 114
7. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Closed Session Meeting and
Resume the Open Session Meeting
Portions Open to the Public
8. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX, Acceptance of Draft
Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and Fiscal Year 2022
9. Public Comment
10. Consider and Act on Other Business
11. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Monday, April 8, 2024
Start Time: Commencing Promptly Upon Adjournment of the Preceding
Meeting (Eastern Time)
Board of Directors Meeting
Portions Open to the Public
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Meeting on January
23, 2024
4. Chairman's Report
5. Members' Reports
6. President's Report
7. Inspector General's Report
8. Consider and Act on the Report of the Audit Committee (Meeting held
on March 25)
9. Consider and Act on the Report of the Governance and Performance
Review Committee (Meeting held March 26)
10. Consider and Act on the Report of the Operations and Regulations
Committee (Meeting held April 2)
11. Consider and Act on the Report of the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee (Meeting held April 2)
12. Consider and Act on the Report of the Finance Committee (Meeting
held April 2)
13. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX: Approving Consolidated
Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
14. Consider and Act on the Report of the Institutional Advancement
Committee (Meeting held April 3)
15. Consider and Act on the Report of the Combined Audit and Finance
Committees (Meeting held April 8)
16. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX, Acceptance of Draft
Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and Fiscal Year 2022
17. Update on 50th Anniversary Celebration, April 8-9, in Washington,
DC
18. Public Comment
19. Consider and Act on Other Business
20. Consider and Act on Whether to Authorize a Closed Session of the
Board to Address Items Listed Below
Portions Closed to the Public
21. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Closed Session Meeting on
January 23, 2024
22. Management Briefing
23. Inspector General's Briefing
24. Consider and Act on General Counsel's Report on Potential and
Pending Litigation Involving Legal Services Corporation
25. Consider and Act on List of Prospective Leaders Council and
Emerging Leaders Council Invitees
26. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant
to the President, (202) 295-1626. Questions may also be sent by email
to [email protected].
Non-Confidential Meeting Materials: Please refer to the LSC website
(https://www.lsc.gov/events/board-committee-meetings) for the final
meeting agendas and materials in electronic format. Non-confidential
meeting materials will be made available in electronic format at least
24 hours in advance of the meeting on the LSC website.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.)
Dated: March 15, 2024.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel & Ethics Officer, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-05902 Filed 3-15-24; 4:15 pm]
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