Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors and Four Board Committees, 62352-62353 [E9-28568]

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Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: November 9, 2009. Joseph S. Piacentini, Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. E9–28383 Filed 11–25–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors and Four Board Committees ACTION: Amended notice; changes to the agenda of the Board of Directors meeting. DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is announcing an amendment to the notice of the Board of Directors and four of the Board’s Committee meetings scheduled for Monday, November 30, 2009 ‘‘Notice’’. The Notice was published on November 25, 2009, FR–DOC Number 2009–28333. The amendments to the Notice are as follows: On the agenda of the Board of Directors meeting, item #6, ‘‘Consider and act on the annual performance evaluation of the Inspector General’’ is moved from ‘‘Closed Session’’ to ‘‘Open Session’’. Also on the Board of Directors Meeting agenda there is a new item added ‘‘Consider and act on proposed use of the LSC President’s discretionary fund’’ as item #8 (Open Session). The items currently numbered 8, 9, & 10 are therefore renumbered 9, 10, and 11, respectively. There are no other changes to the announcement cited above. LOCATION: Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007, 3rd Floor Conference Center. PUBLIC OBSERVATION: For all meetings and portions thereof open to public PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 observation, members of the public who are unable to attend but wish to listen to the proceedings may do so by following the telephone call-in directions given below. You are asked to keep your telephone muted to eliminate background noises. From time to time the presiding Chairman may solicit comments from the public. CALL-IN DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN SESSIONS: • Call toll-free number: 1–866–451– 4981; • When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 3899506694; • When connected to the call, please MUTE your telephone immediately. MEETING SCHEDULE Time 1. Joint Meeting of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee ...................................... 2. Governance & Performance Review Committee .................. 3. Search Committee for an Interim LSC President ................ 4. Board of Directors .................. 11 a.m. Status of Meetings Open, except as noted below: • Joint Meeting of the Audit & Finance Committees—A portion of the meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors so the committees may consider and perhaps act on recommendations related to how the Corporation may proceed with selfcorrection of an independent contractor issue and what related actions to take on proposed resolutions concerning LSC’s 403(b) Thrift Plan and related provisions of the Employee Handbook. The Committees will also hear a briefing by the Corporation’s independent auditors regarding the status of LSC’s fiscal year 2009 financial audit and their preliminary findings.1 A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of the meeting. However, the transcript of any portions of the closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (9)(B), and the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation’s implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a) and (g), will not be available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel’s Certification 1 Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act 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. 552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 and 1622.3. E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 227 / Friday, November 27, 2009 / Notices that, in his opinion, the closing is authorized by law will be available upon request. • Search Committee for LSC Interim President—A portion of the meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors so the committee may consider and perhaps act on a recommendation to make to the full Board as to an Interim President for LSC. A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of the Committee meeting. However, the transcript of any portions of the closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation’s implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(e), 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. • Board of Directors—A portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to consider and perhaps act on: recommendations on selection of labor counsel to advise and represent the Corporation on union matters; recommendations related to how the Corporation may proceed with selfcorrection of an independent contractor issue and what related actions to take on the proposed resolutions concerning LSC’s 403(b) Thrift Plan and related provisions of the Employee Handbook; and a recommendation on selection of an Interim President for LSC. A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of the Board meeting. However, the transcript of any portions of the closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (6) and (9)(B), and the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation’s implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a), (e) and (g), 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. Matters To Be Considered sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES Joint Meeting of Audit Committee & Finance Committee; Agenda Open Session 1. Approval of agenda. Closed Session 2. Briefing by the auditing firm performing the annual independent audit of LSC on the status of the fiscal VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:08 Nov 25, 2009 Jkt 220001 year 2009 audit and any preliminary findings. 3. Consider and act on recommendations to make to the Board related to how the Corporation should proceed with self-correction of an independent contractor issue and what related actions to take on proposed resolutions revising LSC’s 403(b) Thrift Plan with regard to the minimum hours requirements for participation and related conforming amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook. Open Session 4. Consider and act on recommendations to make to the Board related to what actions to take on proposed resolutions revising LSC’s 403(b) Thrift Plan with regard to the minimum hours requirements for participation, related conforming amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook, and amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook regarding merger of LSC’s TDA and 403(b) thrift plans. 5. Consider and act on recommendation to make to the Board regarding proposed use of the LSC President’s discretionary fund. 6. Consider and act on other business. 7. Public comment. 8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting Governance and Performance Review Committee; Agenda Open Session 1. Approval of agenda. 2. Consider and act on performance review of the Inspector General. 3. Consider and act on other business. 4. Public comment. 5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting. Search Committee for Interim LSC President; Agenda Open Session 1. Approval of agenda. Closed Session 2. Consider and act on a recommendation to make to Board as to an interim President for LSC. Open Session 3. Consider and act on other business. 4. Public Comment. 5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting. Board of Directors; Amended Agenda Open Session 1. Approval of agenda. 2. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session. PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62353 Closed Session 3. Consider and act on recommendations regarding selection of labor counsel to advise and represent the Corporation on union matters. 4. Consider and act on recommendation as to selection of an interim President for LSC. 5. Consider and act on recommendations related to how the Corporation may proceed with selfcorrection of an independent contractor issue and related proposed resolutions revising LSC’s 403(b) Thrift Plan with regard to the minimum hours requirements for participation and related conforming amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook. Open Session 6. Consider and act on the annual performance evaluation of the Inspector General. 7. Consider and act on recommendations related to what actions to take on proposed resolutions revising LSC’s 403(b) Thrift Plan with regard to the minimum hours requirements for participation, related conforming amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook, and amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook regarding merger of LSC’s TDA and 403(b) thrift plans. 8. Consider and act on proposed use of the LSC President’s discretionary fund. 9. Public comment. 10. Consider and act on other business. 11. Consider and act on motion to adjourn 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 FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. 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 Katherine Ward, at (202) 295–1500 or FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. Dated: November 24, 2009. Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President & General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–28568 Filed 11–24–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7050–01–P E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 227 (Friday, November 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62352-62353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28568]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors and Four Board 
Committees

ACTION: Amended notice; changes to the agenda of the Board of Directors 
meeting.

Date and Time:  The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is announcing an 
amendment to the notice of the Board of Directors and four of the 
Board's Committee meetings scheduled for Monday, November 30, 2009 
``Notice''. The Notice was published on November 25, 2009, FR-DOC 
Number 2009-28333. The amendments to the Notice are as follows: On the 
agenda of the Board of Directors meeting, item 6, ``Consider 
and act on the annual performance evaluation of the Inspector General'' 
is moved from ``Closed Session'' to ``Open Session''. Also on the Board 
of Directors Meeting agenda there is a new item added ``Consider and 
act on proposed use of the LSC President's discretionary fund'' as item 
#8 (Open Session). The items currently numbered 8, 9, & 10 are 
therefore renumbered 9, 10, and 11, respectively. There are no other 
changes to the announcement cited above.

Location:  Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20007, 3rd Floor Conference Center.

Public Observation:  For all meetings and portions thereof open to 
public observation, members of the public who are unable to attend but 
wish to listen to the proceedings may do so by following the telephone 
call-in directions given below. You are asked to keep your telephone 
muted to eliminate background noises. From time to time the presiding 
Chairman may solicit comments from the public.

Call-In Directions for Open Sessions:
     Call toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
3899506694;
     When connected to the call, please MUTE your telephone 
immediately.

Meeting Schedule 

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                                                                 Time
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1. Joint Meeting of the Audit Committee and Finance              11 a.m.
 Committee..................................................
2. Governance & Performance Review Committee................  ..........
3. Search Committee for an Interim LSC President............  ..........
4. Board of Directors.......................................  ..........
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Status of Meetings

    Open, except as noted below:
     Joint Meeting of the Audit & Finance Committees--A portion 
of the meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the 
Board of Directors so the committees may consider and perhaps act on 
recommendations related to how the Corporation may proceed with self-
correction of an independent contractor issue and what related actions 
to take on proposed resolutions concerning LSC's 403(b) Thrift Plan and 
related provisions of the Employee Handbook. The Committees will also 
hear a briefing by the Corporation's independent auditors regarding the 
status of LSC's fiscal year 2009 financial audit and their preliminary 
findings.\1\ A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed 
session of the meeting. However, the transcript of any portions of the 
closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government 
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (9)(B), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a) and (g), will not be 
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's 
Certification

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that, in his opinion, 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 
briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act 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. 
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 and 1622.3.
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     Search Committee for LSC Interim President--A portion of 
the meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board 
of Directors so the committee may consider and perhaps act on a 
recommendation to make to the full Board as to an Interim President for 
LSC. A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session 
of the Committee meeting. However, the transcript of any portions of 
the closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(e), 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.
     Board of Directors--A portion of the meeting of the Board 
of Directors may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of the 
Board of Directors to consider and perhaps act on: recommendations on 
selection of labor counsel to advise and represent the Corporation on 
union matters; recommendations related to how the Corporation may 
proceed with self-correction of an independent contractor issue and 
what related actions to take on the proposed resolutions concerning 
LSC's 403(b) Thrift Plan and related provisions of the Employee 
Handbook; and a recommendation on selection of an Interim President for 
LSC.
    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of 
the Board meeting. However, the transcript of any portions of the 
closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government 
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (6) and (9)(B), and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a), (e) and (g), 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.

Matters To Be Considered

Joint Meeting of Audit Committee & Finance Committee; Agenda

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.

Closed Session

    2. Briefing by the auditing firm performing the annual independent 
audit of LSC on the status of the fiscal year 2009 audit and any 
preliminary findings.
    3. Consider and act on recommendations to make to the Board related 
to how the Corporation should proceed with self-correction of an 
independent contractor issue and what related actions to take on 
proposed resolutions revising LSC's 403(b) Thrift Plan with regard to 
the minimum hours requirements for participation and related conforming 
amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook.

Open Session

    4. Consider and act on recommendations to make to the Board related 
to what actions to take on proposed resolutions revising LSC's 403(b) 
Thrift Plan with regard to the minimum hours requirements for 
participation, related conforming amendments to the LSC Employee 
Handbook, and amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook regarding merger 
of LSC's TDA and 403(b) thrift plans.
    5. Consider and act on recommendation to make to the Board 
regarding proposed use of the LSC President's discretionary fund.
    6. Consider and act on other business.
    7. Public comment.
    8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

Governance and Performance Review Committee; Agenda

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Consider and act on performance review of the Inspector General.
    3. Consider and act on other business.
    4. Public comment.
    5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.

Search Committee for Interim LSC President; Agenda

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.

Closed Session

    2. Consider and act on a recommendation to make to Board as to an 
interim President for LSC.

Open Session

    3. Consider and act on other business.
    4. Public Comment.
    5. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.

Board of Directors; Amended Agenda

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session of 
the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.

Closed Session

    3. Consider and act on recommendations regarding selection of labor 
counsel to advise and represent the Corporation on union matters.
    4. Consider and act on recommendation as to selection of an interim 
President for LSC.
    5. Consider and act on recommendations related to how the 
Corporation may proceed with self-correction of an independent 
contractor issue and related proposed resolutions revising LSC's 403(b) 
Thrift Plan with regard to the minimum hours requirements for 
participation and related conforming amendments to the LSC Employee 
Handbook.

Open Session

    6. Consider and act on the annual performance evaluation of the 
Inspector General.
    7. Consider and act on recommendations related to what actions to 
take on proposed resolutions revising LSC's 403(b) Thrift Plan with 
regard to the minimum hours requirements for participation, related 
conforming amendments to the LSC Employee Handbook, and amendments to 
the LSC Employee Handbook regarding merger of LSC's TDA and 403(b) 
thrift plans.
    8. Consider and act on proposed use of the LSC President's 
discretionary fund.
    9. Public comment.
    10. Consider and act on other business.
    11. Consider and act on motion to adjourn 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 FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.

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 Katherine Ward, at (202) 295-1500 or FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.

    Dated: November 24, 2009.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9-28568 Filed 11-24-09; 4:15 pm]
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