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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 on July 27–
28, 2007 in the order set forth in the
following schedule, with each meeting
commencing shortly after adjournment
of the immediately preceding meeting.
PUBLIC OBSERVATION BY TELEPHONE:
Members of the public that wish to
listen to the open portions of the
meetings live may do so by following
the telephone call-in directions given
below. You are asked to keep your
telephone muted to eliminate
background noises. Comments from the
public may from time to time be
solicited by the presiding Chairman.
TIMES AND DATES:
Call-in Directions for Open Sessions
Friday, July 27, 2007
• Call toll-free number 1–888–942–
8391;
• When prompted, enter the
following numeric pass code: 46256;
• When connected to the call, please
MUTE your telephone immediately.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
• Call toll-free number 1–877–915–
2768;
• When prompted, enter the
following numeric pass code: 14765;
• When connected to the call, please
MUTE your telephone immediately.
Meeting Schedule
Time 1
Friday, July 27, 2007:
1. Provision for the Delivery of
Legal Services Committee
(Provisions Committee).
2. Board of Directors 2 ............
3. Annual Performance Reviews Committee (Performance Reviews Committee).
Saturday, July 28, 2007
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Time 1
1. Operations & Regulations
Committee.
2. Finance Committee 3 ..........
3. Board of Directors ...............
8:30 a.m.
1 Please note that all times in this notice are
Central Time.
2 Please note that portions of the Board of
Directors’ meeting will be held on Friday and
Saturday. This notice reflects this bifurcation.
3 It is expected that the Finance Committee
will adjourn for lunch and will reconvene at approximately 1:15 p.m. Depending on the
length of the preceding meetings, however, it
is possible that the Committee’s meeting could
begin earlier or later than 1:15 p.m.
LOCATION: The Sheraton Hotel, 623
Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
STATUS OF MEETINGS: Open, except as
noted below.
• Status: July 27, 2007 Performance
Reviews Committee Meeting—Open,
except that a portion of the 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
a recommendation to make to the full
Board on the annual performance
review of the LSC Inspector General for
calendar year 2006. The closing will be
authorized by the relevant provision of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the corresponding
provision of the Legal Services
Corporation’s implementing regulation,
45 CFR 1622.5(e). A verbatim written
transcript of the session will be made.
The transcript of any portions of the
closed session falling within the
relevant provision(s) of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6),
and the corresponding provision of
LSC’s implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e), will not be available for
public inspection. The transcript of any
portions not falling within the cited
provisions will be available for public
inspection. A copy of the General
Counsel’s Certification that the closing
is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
• Status: July 27 and 28, 2007 Board
of Directors Meeting—Open, except that
portions of the meeting of the Board of
Directors may be closed to the public
pursuant to a vote of the Board of
Directors to hold executive sessions.
• At the closed session on Friday,
July 27, 2007, the Board will consider
and may act on its response to the U.S.
Government Accountability Office’s
Draft Report on LSC Governance and
Accountability. A verbatim written
transcript of the session will be made.
The transcript of any portions of the
closed session falling within the
relevant provision of the Government in
the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
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552b(c)(9)(B), and the corresponding
provision of the Legal Services
Corporation’s implementing regulation,
45 CFR 1622.5(g), will not be available
for public inspection. The transcript of
any portions not falling within the cited
provisions will be available for public
inspection. A copy of the General
Counsel’s Certifications that the closings
are authorized by law will be available
upon request.
• At the closed session on Saturday,
July 28, 2007, the Board will consider
and may act on the appointment of an
Acting Inspector General, consider and
may act on the General Counsel’s report
on litigation to which the Corporation is
or may become a party, and will be
briefed (a) By staff on the relevance of
Sarbanes-Oxley to governance of the
Legal Services Corporation, and (b) by
the Inspector General on activities of the
Office of Inspector General.4 A verbatim
written transcript of the session will be
made. Closing will be based on the
relevant provisions of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)
& (c)(10), and the corresponding
provisions of the Legal Services
Corporation’s implementing regulation,
45 CFR 1622.5(e) & (h). The transcript
of any portions of the closed session not
falling within one or more of these
provisions will be available for public
inspection. 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, July 27, 2007
Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on whether to
authorize an executive session of the
Performance Reviews Committee on
July 27, 2007, to consider and act on a
recommendation to make to the full
Board on a performance review of LSC’s
Inspector General.
3. Consider and act on whether to
authorize an executive session of the
Board to address items listed below
under Closed Session.
Closed Session
4. Consider and act on response to the
U.S. Government Accountability
Office’s Draft Report on LSC
Governance and Accountability.
5. Consider and act on motion to
adjourn meeting.
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee’s
meeting minutes of April 27, 2007.
3. Staff Update on activities
implementing the LSC Private Attorney
Involvement Action Plan—Help Close
the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power of
Pro Bono.
4. Panel Presentation on Recruitment
and Retention issues in LSC programs,
focusing on examples of Executive
Director leadership transitions.
Presenters:
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• Cesar Torres, Executive Director,
and Pat McIntyre, former Executive
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Board of Directors
Performance Reviews Committee
Agenda
4 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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Director, Northwest Justice Project,
Seattle, Washington.
• Neil McBride, Interim Executive
Director, and Ashley Wiltshire, former
Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of
Middle Tennessee and the
Cumberlands, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Jessie Nicholson, Executive
Director, Bruce Beneke, former
Executive Director, and Terry Newby,
member of the Board, Southern
Minnesota Regional Legal Services, St.
Paul, Minnesota.
5. Public comment.
6. Consider and act on other business.
7. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
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Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda.
2. Consider and act on whether to go
into closed session for agenda item # 3.
Closed Session
3. Consider and act on the
recommendation to make to the full
Board on the annual performance
review of the LSC Inspector General.
Open Session
4. Consider and act on other business.
5.Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Operations & Regulations Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the
Committee’s April 27, 2007 meeting.
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3. Consider and act on initiation of
rulemaking to adopt ‘‘lesser sanctions’’
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
4. Consider and act on initiation of
rulemaking to revise Part 1626 relative
to eligibility of citizens of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia and the Republic of
Palau.
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on adoption of
2008 Grant Assurances
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
6. Presentation by the OIG on its
oversight of the grantees’ Independent
Public Accountants.
7. Consider and act on locality pay
issues.
8. Discussion of an LSC corporate
compliance program.
9. Staff report on dormant class
actions.
10. Consider and act on other
business.
11. Other public comment.
12. Consider and act on adjournment
of meeting.
Finance Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the
Committee’s meeting of April 28, 2007.
3. Presentation on FY 2006 audit and
report on delay in completion of the
audit.
• Presentation by Kirt West and
Dutch Merryman.
4. Consider and act on a revised
Finance Committee role in LSC’s annual
audit.
5. Report on the appropriate financial
statement standards for LSC.
• Presentation by Dutch Merryman
and David Richardson.
6. Response to audit management
recommendations.
• Modifications to the fixed asset
inventory and control system.
• Certification of users of accounting
system.
• Documentation of control
procedures.
• Presentation by David Richardson.
7. Consider and act on final response
to recommendations from the OIG
Report on Certain Fiscal Practices.
• Presentation by Charles Jeffress.
8. Consider and act on FY 2007
Revised Consolidated Operating Budget.
• Presentation by David Richardson.
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9. Presentation on LSC’s Financial
Reports for the Third Quarter Ending
June 30, 2007 and on projected
operating expenditures for the
remainder of the fiscal year.
• Presentation by David Richardson.
• Comments by Charles Jeffress.
10. Discussion of format for the
provision of financial information to the
Committee.
11. Report on the status of the FY
2008 Appropriations process.
• Report by John Constance.
12. Consider and act on adoption of
FY 2008 Temporary Operating
Authority effective October 1, 2007.
13. Report on Equal Justice Magazine
expenses and future plans.
• Report by John Constance.
14. Discussion regarding planning for
FY 2009 budget.
15. Consider and act on annual
September meeting of Finance
Committee.
16. Consider and act on other
business.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on adjournment
of meeting.
18. Public comment.
19. Consider and act on whether to
authorize an executive session of the
Board to address items listed below
under Closed Session.
Closed Session
20. Consider and act on appointment
of an Acting Inspector General for LSC.
21. Consider and act on General
Counsel’s report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
22. Staff briefing on the relevance of
Sarbanes-Oxley to LSC governance.
23. IG report to the Board.
24. 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.
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Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452,
fax (202) 358–4118, or
mnorris@nasa.gov.
The
meeting will be open to the public up
to the capacity of the room. The agenda
for the meeting includes the following
topics:
—Status of NASA Planetary Exploration
Activities
—Status of Concept Studies for Outer
Planet Missions
—Mission Implementation of Planetary
Protection Requirements
—Planetary Protection Requirements for
Human Missions Beyond Earth Orbit
It is imperative that the meeting be
held on these dates to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants. Attendees will be
requested to sign a register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 10, 2007.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–14111 Filed 7–20–07; 8:45 am]
Agenda
Dated: July 19, 2007.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 07–3603 Filed 7–19–07; 1:37 pm]
Open Session
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
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Board of Directors
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
meeting of April 28, 2007.
3. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Telephonic meeting of May 29, 2007.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Telephonic meeting of June 25, 2007.
5. Approval of minutes of the
Executive Session of the Board’s
meeting of April 28, 2007.
6. Consider and act on a process to be
used for selection of a new Inspector
General for LSC.
7. Chairman’s Report.
8. Members’ Reports.
9. President’s Report.
10. Inspector General’s Report.
11. Consider and act on the report of
the Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of
the Finance Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of
the Operations & Regulations
Committee.
14. Consider and act on the report of
the Performance Reviews Committee.
15. Consider and act on proposed
protocol for processing Board Members’
document requests.
16. Consider and act on proposed
locations for Board meetings in calendar
year 2009.
17. Consider and act on other
business.
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[Notice 07–052]
NASA Advisory Council; Science
Committee; Planetary Protection
Subcommittee; Meeting
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the Planetary
Protection Subcommittee of the NASA
Advisory Council (NAC). This
Subcommittee reports to the Science
Committee of the NAC. The Meeting
will be held for the purpose of soliciting
from the scientific community and other
persons scientific and technical
information relevant to program
planning.
DATES: Monday, August 6, 2007, 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, August 7,
2007, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hotel Cocoa
Beach, 2080 North Atlantic Avenue,
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marian Norris, Science Mission
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10 a.m., Thursday, July
26, 2007.
PLACE: Board Rom, 7th Floor, Room
7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
22314–3428.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Quarterly Insurance Fund Report.
2. Reprogramming of NCUA’s
Operating Budget for 2007.
3. Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking: Parts 703 and 704 of
NCUA’s Rules and Regulations,
Permissible Foreign Currency
Investments for Federal Credit Unions
and Corporate Credit Unions.
4. Final Rule: Parts 748 and 749 of
NCUA’S Rules and Regulations,
Catastrophic Act Reporting and Records
Preservation.
RECESS: 11 a.m.
TIME AND DATE: 11:15 a.m., Thursday,
July 26, 2007.
PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room
7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
22314–3428.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Administrative Action under
section 206 of the Federal Credit Union
TIME AND DATE:
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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 on July 27-28, 2007 in the order set
forth in the following schedule, with each meeting commencing shortly
after adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting.
Public Observation By Telephone: Members of the public that wish to
listen to the open portions of the meetings live may do so by following
the telephone call-in directions given below. You are asked to keep
your telephone muted to eliminate background noises. Comments from the
public may from time to time be solicited by the presiding Chairman.
Call-in Directions for Open Sessions
Friday, July 27, 2007
Call toll-free number 1-888-942-8391;
When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code:
46256;
When connected to the call, please MUTE your telephone
immediately.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Call toll-free number 1-877-915-2768;
When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code:
14765;
When connected to the call, please MUTE your telephone
immediately.
Meeting Schedule
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Time \1\
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Friday, July 27, 2007:
1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal 1:30 p.m.
Services Committee (Provisions
Committee).
2. Board of Directors \2\................ ...........................
3. Annual Performance Reviews Committee ...........................
(Performance Reviews Committee).
Saturday, July 28, 2007
1. Operations & Regulations Committee.... 8:30 a.m.
2. Finance Committee \3\................. ...........................
3. Board of Directors.................... ...........................
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\1\ Please note that all times in this notice are Central Time.
\2\ Please note that portions of the Board of Directors' meeting will be
held on Friday and Saturday. This notice reflects this bifurcation.
\3\ It is expected that the Finance Committee will adjourn for lunch and
will reconvene at approximately 1:15 p.m. Depending on the length of
the preceding meetings, however, it is possible that the Committee's
meeting could begin earlier or later than 1:15 p.m.
Location: The Sheraton Hotel, 623 Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee.
Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
Status: July 27, 2007 Performance Reviews Committee
Meeting--Open, except that a portion of the 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 a
recommendation to make to the full Board on the annual performance
review of the LSC Inspector General for calendar year 2006. The closing
will be authorized by the relevant provision of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the corresponding provision of
the Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e). A verbatim written transcript of the session will be made.
The transcript of any portions of the closed session falling within the
relevant provision(s) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6), and the corresponding provision of LSC's implementing
regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(e), will not be available for public
inspection. The transcript of any portions not falling within the cited
provisions will be available for public inspection. A copy of the
General Counsel's Certification that the closing is authorized by law
will be available upon request.
Status: July 27 and 28, 2007 Board of Directors Meeting--
Open, except that portions of the meeting of the Board of Directors may
be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to
hold executive sessions.
At the closed session on Friday, July 27, 2007, the Board
will consider and may act on its response to the U.S. Government
Accountability Office's Draft Report on LSC Governance and
Accountability. A verbatim written transcript of the session will be
made. The transcript of any portions of the closed session falling
within the relevant provision of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C.
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552b(c)(9)(B), and the corresponding provision of the Legal Services
Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(g), will not be
available for public inspection. The transcript of any portions not
falling within the cited provisions will be available for public
inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's Certifications that the
closings are authorized by law will be available upon request.
At the closed session on Saturday, July 28, 2007, the
Board will consider and may act on the appointment of an Acting
Inspector General, consider and may act on the General Counsel's report
on litigation to which the Corporation is or may become a party, and
will be briefed (a) By staff on the relevance of Sarbanes-Oxley to
governance of the Legal Services Corporation, and (b) by the Inspector
General on activities of the Office of Inspector General.\4\ A verbatim
written transcript of the session will be made. Closing will be based
on the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) & (c)(10), and the corresponding provisions of the
Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(e)
& (h). The transcript of any portions of the closed session not falling
within one or more of these provisions will be available for public
inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's Certification that the
closing is authorized by law will be available upon request.
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\4\ 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, July 27, 2007
Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of April 27, 2007.
3. Staff Update on activities implementing the LSC Private Attorney
Involvement Action Plan--Help Close the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power
of Pro Bono.
4. Panel Presentation on Recruitment and Retention issues in LSC
programs, focusing on examples of Executive Director leadership
transitions.
Presenters:
C[eacute]sar Torres, Executive Director, and Pat McIntyre,
former Executive Director, Northwest Justice Project, Seattle,
Washington.
Neil McBride, Interim Executive Director, and Ashley
Wiltshire, former Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Middle
Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Nashville, Tennessee.
Jessie Nicholson, Executive Director, Bruce Beneke, former
Executive Director, and Terry Newby, member of the Board, Southern
Minnesota Regional Legal Services, St. Paul, Minnesota.
5. Public comment.
6. Consider and act on other business.
7. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Board of Directors
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of
the Performance Reviews Committee on July 27, 2007, to consider and act
on a recommendation to make to the full Board on a performance review
of LSC's Inspector General.
3. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of
the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
4. Consider and act on response to the U.S. Government
Accountability Office's Draft Report on LSC Governance and
Accountability.
5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.
Performance Reviews Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of Agenda.
2. Consider and act on whether to go into closed session for agenda
item 3.
Closed Session
3. Consider and act on the recommendation to make to the full Board
on the annual performance review of the LSC Inspector General.
Open Session
4. Consider and act on other business.
5.Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Operations & Regulations Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's April 27, 2007
meeting.
3. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to adopt ``lesser
sanctions''
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
4. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to revise Part 1626
relative to eligibility of citizens of the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on adoption of 2008 Grant Assurances
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
6. Presentation by the OIG on its oversight of the grantees'
Independent Public Accountants.
7. Consider and act on locality pay issues.
8. Discussion of an LSC corporate compliance program.
9. Staff report on dormant class actions.
10. Consider and act on other business.
11. Other public comment.
12. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Finance Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of April 28,
2007.
3. Presentation on FY 2006 audit and report on delay in completion
of the audit.
Presentation by Kirt West and Dutch Merryman.
4. Consider and act on a revised Finance Committee role in LSC's
annual audit.
5. Report on the appropriate financial statement standards for LSC.
Presentation by Dutch Merryman and David Richardson.
6. Response to audit management recommendations.
Modifications to the fixed asset inventory and control
system.
Certification of users of accounting system.
Documentation of control procedures.
Presentation by David Richardson.
7. Consider and act on final response to recommendations from the
OIG Report on Certain Fiscal Practices.
Presentation by Charles Jeffress.
8. Consider and act on FY 2007 Revised Consolidated Operating
Budget.
Presentation by David Richardson.
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9. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the Third Quarter
Ending June 30, 2007 and on projected operating expenditures for the
remainder of the fiscal year.
Presentation by David Richardson.
Comments by Charles Jeffress.
10. Discussion of format for the provision of financial information
to the Committee.
11. Report on the status of the FY 2008 Appropriations process.
Report by John Constance.
12. Consider and act on adoption of FY 2008 Temporary Operating
Authority effective October 1, 2007.
13. Report on Equal Justice Magazine expenses and future plans.
Report by John Constance.
14. Discussion regarding planning for FY 2009 budget.
15. Consider and act on annual September meeting of Finance
Committee.
16. Consider and act on other business.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Board of Directors
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of April 28, 2007.
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Telephonic meeting of May 29,
2007.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Telephonic meeting of June
25, 2007.
5. Approval of minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's
meeting of April 28, 2007.
6. Consider and act on a process to be used for selection of a new
Inspector General for LSC.
7. Chairman's Report.
8. Members' Reports.
9. President's Report.
10. Inspector General's Report.
11. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for the
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations
Committee.
14. Consider and act on the report of the Performance Reviews
Committee.
15. Consider and act on proposed protocol for processing Board
Members' document requests.
16. Consider and act on proposed locations for Board meetings in
calendar year 2009.
17. Consider and act on other business.
18. Public comment.
19. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
20. Consider and act on appointment of an Acting Inspector General
for LSC.
21. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
22. Staff briefing on the relevance of Sarbanes-Oxley to LSC
governance.
23. IG report to the Board.
24. 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: July 19, 2007.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 07-3603 Filed 7-19-07; 1:37 pm]
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