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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of
Directors and Four of the Board’s
Committees
The Legal Services
Corporation Board of Directors and four
of its Committees will meet October 28
and 29, 2005 in the order set forth in the
following schedule unless the meetings
are concurrent.
TIMES AND DATES:
Meeting Schedule
Friday, October 28, 2005
1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee (‘‘Provisions
Committee’’), 1:15 p.m.
2. Performance Reviews Committee,
1:15 p.m.
3. Operations and Regulations
Committee (Immediately following
meeting of the Provisions Committee)
4. Finance Committee (Immediately
following meeting of the Operations &
Regulations Committee)
Note: If the Finance Committee does not
conclude its business on Friday, October 28,
it will reconvene at 9 a.m. on Saturday,
October 29, 2005. Should this occur, the
Board of Directors meeting will commence
immediately following conclusion of the
Finance Committee meeting.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
In the event the Finance Committee
does not conclude its business on
Friday, October 28, 2005, the meeting
schedule on Saturday, October 29, 2005
will be as follows.
1. Finance Committee, 9 a.m.
2. Board of Directors (Immediately
following conclusion of the Finance
Committee meeting.)
Should the Finance Committee
conclude its business on Friday,
October 28, 2005, the schedule for
Saturday, October 29, 2005, will be as
follows.
1. Board of Directors, 9 a.m.
LOCATION: The Grove Hotel, 245 South
Capitol Boulevard, Boise, Idaho.
STATUS OF MEETINGS: Open, except as
noted below.
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• Status: October 28, 2005 Annual
Performance Reviews Committee
Meeting—Closed. The Performance
Reviews Committee meeting may be
closed to the public pursuant to a vote
of the Board of Directors authorizing the
Committee to meet in executive session
to consider and act on internal
procedures for evaluation of the
Corporation’s President and Inspector
General. The closing will be authorized
by the relevant provision of the
Government in the Sunshine Act [5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)] and the Legal Services
Corporation’s corresponding regulation,
45 CFR 1622.5(a). A copy of the General
Counsel’s Certification that the closing
is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
• Status: October 29, 2005 Board of
Directors Meeting—Open, except that a
portion of the meeting of the Board of
Directors may be closed pursuant to a
vote of the Board of Directors to hold an
executive session. At the closed session,
the Board will consider and may act on
the General Counsel’s report on
litigation to which the Corporation is or
may become a party and discuss
internal procedures with the Inspector
General (‘‘IG’’).1 The closing is
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10) and
LSC’s implementing regulation 45 CFR
1622.5(h). A copy of the General
Counsel’s Certification that the closing
is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Friday, October 28, 2005
Performance Reviews Committee
Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on internal
procedures for annual performance
review of LSC President.
3. Consider and act on internal
procedures for annual performance
review of LSC Inspector General.
4. Consider and act on other business.
5. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
Provisions Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee’s
meeting minutes of July 28, 2005.
3. Presentation on Draft Revision of
LSC Performance Criteria.
1 Any portion of the closed session consisting
solely of staff 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. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45
CFR 1622.2 and 1622.3.
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a. Overview—Karen Sarjeant, Vice
President, Programs and Compliance.
b. A Grantee’s Perspective—Howard
Belodoff, Associate Director, Idaho
Legal Services.
c. Next steps—Helaine Barnett.
4. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on other business.
6. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
9. Consider and Act on a process for
the distribution of any emergency funds
for hurricane relief which may be
appropriated by Congress, Resolution #
2005–016.
10. Consider and Act on other
business.
11. Consider and Act on adjournment.
Operations and Regulations Committee
Board of Directors
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee’s
meeting minutes of July 28, 2005.
3. Consider and act on initiation of
rulemaking to repeal 45 CFR part 1631
(Expenditure of Grant Funds).
a. Staff report.
b. Public comment.
4. Consider and act on initiation of
rulemaking to revise 45 CFR part 1621
(Client Grievance Procedure).
a. Staff report.
b. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on initiation of
rulemaking to revise 45 CFR part 1624
(Prohibition Against Discrimination on
the Basis of Handicap).
a. Staff report.
b. Public comment.
6. Staff update on dormant class
actions.
7. Other public comment.
8. Consider and act on other business.
9. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
Open Session
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the
Committee’s meeting of September 30,
2005.
3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2005
Financial Report.
4. Consider and Act on FY 2005
Consolidated Operating Budget
Reallocation, Resolution # 2005–010.
5. Report on Status of FY 2006
Appropriation.
6. Consider and Act on Temporary
Operating Budget for FY 2006,
Resolution # 2005–011.
7. Adopt resolution on the FY 2007
Budget Mark reflecting action taken at
the September 30, 2005, Finance
Committee meeting, Resolution # 2005–
012.
8. Consider and Act on limits for
individual employee savings plans:
a. Contributions to health savings
accounts, Resolution # 2005–013.
b. Distributions from LSC’s Mutual of
America savings plan, Resolution #
2005–014.
c. Distributions from LSC’s
Diversified Investment Advisers savings
plan, Resolution # 2005–015.
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Saturday, October 29, 2005
Closed Session
19. Consider and act on General
Counsel’s report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
20. Briefing on internal procedures
with respect to OIG.
21. Consider and act on motion to
adjourn meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board
Operations, at (202) 295–1500.
Special Needs: Upon request, meeting
notices will be made available in
alternate formats to accommodate visual
and hearing impairments. Individuals
who have a disability and need an
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Dated: October 19, 2005.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
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1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
meeting of July 30, 2005.
3. Approval of minutes of the
Executive Session of the Board’s
meeting of July 30, 2005.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
meeting of October 11, 2005.
5. Consider and act on Strategic
Directions for 2006—2010.
6. Chairman’s Report.
7. Members’ Reports.
8. President’s Report.
9. Inspector General’s Report.
10. Consider and act on the report of
the Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee.
11. Consider and act on the reports of
the Finance Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of
the Operations and Regulations
Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of
the Performance Reviews Committee.
14. Consider and act on delegating to
the Chairman responsibility for day-today oversight of the Inspector General in
accordance with OMB’s Memorandum
for Heads of Designated Federal Entities,
M–93–01 (November 13, 1992).
15. Discussion of Board’s review of
LSC materials.
16. Consider and act on other
business.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on whether to
authorize an executive session of the
Board to address items listed below
under Closed Session.
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accommodation to attend the meeting
may notify Patricia D. Batie, at (202)
295–1500.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meetings of Humanities Panel
The National Endowment for
the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of Meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is
hereby given that the following
meetings of the Humanities Panel will
be held at the Old Post Office, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael McDonald, Advisory
Committee Management Officer,
National Endowment for the
Humanities, Washington, DC 20506;
telephone (202) 606–8322. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that
information on this matter may be
obtained by contacting the
Endowment’s TDD terminal on (202)
606–8282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed meetings are for the purpose
of panel review, discussion, evaluation
and recommendation on applications
for financial assistance under the
National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,
including discussion of information
given in confidence to the agency by the
grant applicants. Because the proposed
meetings will consider information that
is likely to disclose trade secrets and
commercial or financial information
obtained from a person and privileged
or confidential and/or information of a
personal nature the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy, pursuant
to authority granted me by the
Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to
Close Advisory Committee meetings,
dated July 19, 1993, I have determined
that these meetings will be closed to the
public pursuant to subsections (c)(4),
and (6) of section 552b of Title 5, United
States Code.
1. Date: November 1, 2005.
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 415.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of Directors and Four of the
Board's Committees
Times and Dates: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors and
four of its Committees will meet October 28 and 29, 2005 in the order
set forth in the following schedule unless the meetings are concurrent.
Meeting Schedule
Friday, October 28, 2005
1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
(``Provisions Committee''), 1:15 p.m.
2. Performance Reviews Committee, 1:15 p.m.
3. Operations and Regulations Committee (Immediately following
meeting of the Provisions Committee)
4. Finance Committee (Immediately following meeting of the
Operations & Regulations Committee)
Note: If the Finance Committee does not conclude its business on
Friday, October 28, it will reconvene at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October
29, 2005. Should this occur, the Board of Directors meeting will
commence immediately following conclusion of the Finance Committee
meeting.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
In the event the Finance Committee does not conclude its business
on Friday, October 28, 2005, the meeting schedule on Saturday, October
29, 2005 will be as follows.
1. Finance Committee, 9 a.m.
2. Board of Directors (Immediately following conclusion of the
Finance Committee meeting.)
Should the Finance Committee conclude its business on Friday,
October 28, 2005, the schedule for Saturday, October 29, 2005, will be
as follows.
1. Board of Directors, 9 a.m.
Location: The Grove Hotel, 245 South Capitol Boulevard, Boise, Idaho.
Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
Status: October 28, 2005 Annual Performance Reviews
Committee Meeting--Closed. The Performance Reviews Committee meeting
may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of
Directors authorizing the Committee to meet in executive session to
consider and act on internal procedures for evaluation of the
Corporation's President and Inspector General. The closing will be
authorized by the relevant provision of the Government in the Sunshine
Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)] and the Legal Services Corporation's
corresponding regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a). A copy of the General
Counsel's Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be
available upon request.
Status: October 29, 2005 Board of Directors Meeting--Open,
except that a portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be
closed pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to hold an
executive session. At the closed session, the Board will consider and
may act on the General Counsel's report on litigation to which the
Corporation is or may become a party and discuss internal procedures
with the Inspector General (``IG'').\1\ The closing is authorized by 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(10) and LSC's implementing regulation 45 CFR 1622.5(h).
A copy of the General Counsel's Certification that the closing is
authorized by law will be available upon request.
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\1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff
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. 5 U.S.C.
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 and 1622.3.
Matters to be Considered:
Friday, October 28, 2005
Performance Reviews Committee
Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on internal procedures for annual performance
review of LSC President.
3. Consider and act on internal procedures for annual performance
review of LSC Inspector General.
4. Consider and act on other business.
5. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Provisions Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of July 28, 2005.
3. Presentation on Draft Revision of LSC Performance Criteria.
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a. Overview--Karen Sarjeant, Vice President, Programs and
Compliance.
b. A Grantee's Perspective--Howard Belodoff, Associate Director,
Idaho Legal Services.
c. Next steps--Helaine Barnett.
4. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on other business.
6. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Operations and Regulations Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of July 28, 2005.
3. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to repeal 45 CFR
part 1631 (Expenditure of Grant Funds).
a. Staff report.
b. Public comment.
4. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to revise 45 CFR
part 1621 (Client Grievance Procedure).
a. Staff report.
b. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to revise 45 CFR
part 1624 (Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of
Handicap).
a. Staff report.
b. Public comment.
6. Staff update on dormant class actions.
7. Other public comment.
8. Consider and act on other business.
9. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Finance Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of September
30, 2005.
3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Report.
4. Consider and Act on FY 2005 Consolidated Operating Budget
Reallocation, Resolution 2005-010.
5. Report on Status of FY 2006 Appropriation.
6. Consider and Act on Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2006,
Resolution 2005-011.
7. Adopt resolution on the FY 2007 Budget Mark reflecting action
taken at the September 30, 2005, Finance Committee meeting, Resolution
2005-012.
8. Consider and Act on limits for individual employee savings
plans:
a. Contributions to health savings accounts, Resolution
2005-013.
b. Distributions from LSC's Mutual of America savings plan,
Resolution 2005-014.
c. Distributions from LSC's Diversified Investment Advisers savings
plan, Resolution 2005-015.
9. Consider and Act on a process for the distribution of any
emergency funds for hurricane relief which may be appropriated by
Congress, Resolution 2005-016.
10. Consider and Act on other business.
11. Consider and Act on adjournment.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Board of Directors
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of July 30, 2005.
3. Approval of minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's
meeting of July 30, 2005.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of October 11, 2005.
5. Consider and act on Strategic Directions for 2006--2010.
6. Chairman's Report.
7. Members' Reports.
8. President's Report.
9. Inspector General's Report.
10. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for the
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
11. Consider and act on the reports of the Finance Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and
Regulations Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of the Performance Reviews
Committee.
14. Consider and act on delegating to the Chairman responsibility
for day-to-day oversight of the Inspector General in accordance with
OMB's Memorandum for Heads of Designated Federal Entities, M-93-01
(November 13, 1992).
15. Discussion of Board's review of LSC materials.
16. Consider and act on other business.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
19. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
20. Briefing on internal procedures with respect to OIG.
21. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.
for further information contact: Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board
Operations, at (202) 295-1500.
Special Needs: Upon request, meeting notices will be made available
in alternate formats to accommodate visual and hearing impairments.
Individuals who have a disability and need an accommodation to attend
the meeting may notify Patricia D. Batie, at (202) 295-1500.
Dated: October 19, 2005.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-21218 Filed 10-19-05; 1:52 pm]
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