Sunshine Act Meeting, 3409-3411 [2014-01086]

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VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,908. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,908. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Dated: January 15, 2014. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–01075 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] sound. From time to time, the presiding Chair may solicit comments from the public. Meeting Schedule Time * Thursday, January 23, 2014 1. Finance Committee ............. 2. Audit Committee. 3. Operations & Regulations Committee. 2 p.m. BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P Friday, January 24, 2014 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meeting The Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors and its six committees will meet January 23–25, 2014. On Thursday, January 23, the first meeting will commence at 2 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, January 24, the first meeting will commence at 7:45 a.m., CST, with the next meeting commencing at 2:45 p.m., CST, and the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Saturday, January 25, the first meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m., CST, and it will be followed by the meeting of the Board of Directors which will commence promptly upon adjournment of the first meeting. LOCATION: Sabine Conference Room, Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown, 500 North Interstate 35, Austin, Texas 78701. 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 SESSIONS: • Call toll-free number: 1–866–451– 4981; • When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 5907707348 • When connected to the call, please immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone. 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 DATE AND TIME: PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1. Institutional Advancement Committee. 2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee. 3. Governance & Performance Review Committee. 7:45 a.m. 2:45 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2014 1. Institutional Advancement Committee. 2. Board of Directors. 9:30 a.m. * Please note that all times in this notice are in the Central Standard Time. 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.** Institutional Advancement Committee—Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public for a briefing on contributions pledged and received, to discuss prospective funders for LSC’s 40th anniversary celebration and development activities, and to consider and act on recommendation of new prospective funders members to the Board of Directors.** Audit Committee—Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the public to hear briefings on the following matters: The Office of Compliance and Enforcement’s active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to the Office of the Inspector General’s open investigations; governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114; and the Information Technology Systems Risk Assessment.** STATUS OF MEETING: ** Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act’s definition of the term ‘‘meetings’’ and therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do no 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. E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 3410 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices 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. Matters To Be Considered January 23, 2014 Finance Committee 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s meeting on October 22, 2013 3. Presentation of the LSC’s Financial Report for FY 2013 4. Presentation of the LSC’s Financial Report for the first two months of FY 2014 5. Consider and act on LSC’s Revised Temporary Operating Budget for FY 2014, Resolution 2014–0XX • Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller 6. Discussion on submission of LSC’s FY 2015 appropriations request • Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public Affairs 7. Discussion of Committee’s evaluation for 2013 and the Committee’s goals for 2014 8. Public comment 9. Consider and act on other business 10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting Audit Committee tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Open Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s October 20, 2013 meeting 3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Annual Financial Audit • Ronald (Dutch) Merryman, Assistant IG for Audits • Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown 4. Review of LSC’s Form 990 for FY 2013 5. Briefing by Office of Inspector General • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General 6. Management discussion regarding risk management • Ron Flagg, General Counsel 7. Discussion of Committee’s evaluation for 2013 and the Committee’s goals for 2014 8. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement about follow-up VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 from referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit and investigation reports and annual Independent Public Accountants’ audits of grantees • Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement 9. Public comment 10. Consider and act on other business Closed Session 11. Briefing by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement matter(s) and followup to OIG open investigations • Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement 12. Briefing by Corporate Auditor with those charged with governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114 • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General • Ronald ‘‘Dutch’’ Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for Audits • Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown 13. Briefing on the Information Technology Systems Risk Assessment by the OIG • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General • Ronald ‘‘Dutch’’ Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for Audits 14. Briefing on Management’s response to the Information Technology Systems Risk Assessment • Peter Campbell, Chief Information Officer 15. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting Operations & Regulations Committee 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s meeting on October 20, 2013 3. Update on rulemakings for Private Attorney Involvement and Restrictions on Legal Assistance with Respect to Criminal Proceedings and the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 • Ron Flagg, General Counsel • Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel 4. Consider and act on rulemaking on Restrictions on Legal Assistance to Aliens • Final Rule and Program Letter to replace the current appendix regarding documentation • Public comment a. Ron Flagg, General Counsel b. Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel 5. Consider and act on review of Management’s report on implementation of the Strategic Plan 2012–2016, as provided by PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 section VI (3) of the Committee Charter • Jim Sandman, LSC President 6. Consider and act on Management’s annual report regarding FY 2013 implementation of new enforcement mechanisms • Jim Sandman, LSC President 7. Consider and act on amendments to LSC’s Employee Handbook. (a) Elimination of requirement for Board approval of revisions to the Employee Handbook (b) Elimination of section 2.5 regarding Audit Committee investigations of employee complaints • Ron Flagg, General Counsel 8. Discussion of Committee’s evaluations for 2013 and the Committee’s goals for 2014 9. Other public comment 10. Consider and act on other business 11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting Institutional Advancement Committee January 24, 2014 Closed Session 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s closed session meeting of December 10, 2013 3. Briefing on contributions pledged and received 4. Discussion of prospective funders for LSC’s 40th anniversary celebration and development activities 5. Consider and act on recommendation of new prospective funders to the Board of Directors 6. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting Delivery of Legal Services Committee 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s meeting on September 20, 2013 3. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s meeting on October 21, 2013 4. Discussion of Committee’s evaluations for 2013 and the Committee’s goals for 2014 5. Panel presentation and Committee discussion of LSC’s Performance Criteria, Performance Area Four, Criterion 1. Board Governance— fiscal and financial oversight • AnnaMarie Johnson, Executive Director, Nevada Legal Services • Paul Larsen, former Board Chair, Nevada Legal Services • Steve Gottlieb, Executive Director, Atlanta Legal Aid Society • Mike Nations, Chair, Audit Committee, Atlanta Legal Aid E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices Society • Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management, Legal Services Corporation (Moderator) 6. Public comment 7. Consider and act on other business 8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting 11. Presentation of LSC’s online giving portal • Wendy Rhein, Chief Development Officer 12. Discussion of proposed 40th anniversary events 13. Public comment 14. Consider and act on other business Governance and Performance Review Committee 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s meeting of October 20, 2013 3. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant and LSC research agenda • Presentation by Jim Sandman, President • Presentation by David Bonbright, Keystone Accountability 4. Discussion of President’s evaluation for 2013 5. Discussion of renewal of President’s contract 6. Discussion of the Inspector General’s evaluation for 2013 7. Discussion of Board evaluations • Staff Report on 2013 Board & Committee Evaluations • Discussion of Governance & Performance Committee Evaluation 8. Report on progress in implementing GAO recommendations • Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government Relations & Public Affairs • Consider and act on Performance Management Process (GAO recommendation 12) Æ Presentation by Jim Sandman, President 9. Consider and act on LSC’s Whistleblower Policy • Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 10. Consider and act on proposed amendment to LSC Bylaw section 5.02(a) • Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 11. Consider and act on other business 12. Public comment 13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting Board of Directors January 25, 2014 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Institutional Advancement Committee Open Session 7. Approval of agenda 8. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s open session meeting of November 22, 2013 9. Approval of minutes of the Committee’s open session meeting of December 10, 2013 10. Discussion of Committee’s evaluations for 2013 and the Committee’s goals for 2014 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 Open Session 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Approval of agenda 3. Approval of minutes of the Board’s Open Session telephonic meeting of November 21, 2013 4. Consider and act on nominations for the Chairman of the Board of Directors 5. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors 6. Chairman’s Report 7. President’s Report 8. Members’ Reports 9. Inspector General’s Report 10. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services Committee 11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee 12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee 13. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations Committee 14. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance Review Committee 15. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement Committee 16. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task Force 17. Public comment 18. Consider and act on other business 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. Approval of minutes of the Board’s Closed Session of October 22, 2013 21. Management Briefing 22. Inspector General Briefing 23. Consider and act on General Counsel’s report on potential and pending litigation involving LSC 24. Consider and act on list of prospective funders 25. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3411 by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_ QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. 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 https:// www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/ board-meeting-notices/non-confidentialmaterials-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 FR_ NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, 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: January 15, 2014. Atitaya C. Rok, Staff Attorney. [FR Doc. 2014–01086 Filed 1–16–14; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7050–01–P NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION Sunshine Act: Notice of Agency Meeting 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 23, 2014. PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 7047, 1775 Duke Street (All visitors must use Diagonal Road Entrance), Alexandria, VA 22314–3428. STATUS: Open. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. NCUA’s Strategic Plan for 2014 through 2017, and Annual Plan for 2014 and 2015. 2. Federal Credit Union Loan Interest Rate Ceiling. 3. NCUA’s Rules and Regulations, Financial Derivative Transactions to Mitigate Interest Rate Risk. 4. NCUA’s Rules and Regulations, Prompt Corrective Action and RiskBased Capital Measures. RECESS: 11:00 a.m. TIME AND DATE: 11:15 a.m., Thursday, January 23, 2014. PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314–3428. TIME AND DATE: E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3409-3411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01086]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors and 
its six committees will meet January 23-25, 2014. On Thursday, January 
23, the first meeting will commence at 2 p.m., Central Standard Time 
(CST), with the meeting thereafter commencing promptly upon adjournment 
of the immediately preceding meeting. On Friday, January 24, the first 
meeting will commence at 7:45 a.m., CST, with the next meeting 
commencing at 2:45 p.m., CST, and the meeting thereafter commencing 
promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On 
Saturday, January 25, the first meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m., 
CST, and it will be followed by the meeting of the Board of Directors 
which will commence promptly upon adjournment of the first meeting.

LOCATION: Sabine Conference Room, Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown, 
500 North Interstate 35, Austin, Texas 78701.

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 SESSIONS:
     Call toll-free number: 1-866-451-4981;
     When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code: 
5907707348
     When connected to the call, please immediately ``MUTE'' 
your telephone.
    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

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                                                       Time *
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                       Thursday, January 23, 2014
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1. Finance Committee.....................  2 p.m.
2. Audit Committee.......................
3. Operations & Regulations Committee....
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                        Friday, January 24, 2014
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1. Institutional Advancement Committee...  7:45 a.m.
2. Delivery of Legal Services Committee..  2:45 p.m.
3. Governance & Performance Review
 Committee.
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                       Saturday, January 25, 2014
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1. Institutional Advancement Committee...  9:30 a.m.
2. Board of Directors....................
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* Please note that all times in this notice are in the Central Standard
  Time.


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.**
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    ** Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of 
briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the 
term ``meetings'' and therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine 
Act do no 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.
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    Institutional Advancement Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public for 
a briefing on contributions pledged and received, to discuss 
prospective funders for LSC's 40th anniversary celebration and 
development activities, and to consider and act on recommendation of 
new prospective funders members to the Board of Directors.**
    Audit Committee--Open, except that the meeting may be closed to the 
public to hear briefings on the following matters: The Office of 
Compliance and Enforcement's active enforcement matter(s) and follow-up 
to the Office of the Inspector General's open investigations; 
governance under Statement on Auditing Standard 114; and the 
Information Technology Systems Risk Assessment.**

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    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.

Matters To Be Considered

 January 23, 2014

Finance Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on October 22, 2013
3. Presentation of the LSC's Financial Report for FY 2013
4. Presentation of the LSC's Financial Report for the first two months 
of FY 2014
5. Consider and act on LSC's Revised Temporary Operating Budget for FY 
2014, Resolution 2014-0XX
     Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller
6. Discussion on submission of LSC's FY 2015 appropriations request
     Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government 
Relations & Public Affairs
7. Discussion of Committee's evaluation for 2013 and the Committee's 
goals for 2014
8. Public comment
9. Consider and act on other business
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Audit Committee
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's October 20, 2013 meeting
3. Presentation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Annual Financial Audit
     Ronald (Dutch) Merryman, Assistant IG for Audits
     Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown
4. Review of LSC's Form 990 for FY 2013
5. Briefing by Office of Inspector General
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
6. Management discussion regarding risk management
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
7. Discussion of Committee's evaluation for 2013 and the Committee's 
goals for 2014
8. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement about follow-up 
from referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding audit and 
investigation reports and annual Independent Public Accountants' audits 
of grantees
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
9. Public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
Closed Session
11. Briefing by Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up to OIG open investigations
     Lora Rath, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement
12. Briefing by Corporate Auditor with those charged with governance 
under Statement on Auditing Standard 114
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Ronald ``Dutch'' Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for 
Audits
     Nancy Davis, WithumSmith+Brown
13. Briefing on the Information Technology Systems Risk Assessment by 
the OIG
     Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General
     Ronald ``Dutch'' Merryman, Assistant Inspector General for 
Audits
14. Briefing on Management's response to the Information Technology 
Systems Risk Assessment
     Peter Campbell, Chief Information Officer
15. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Operations & Regulations Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on October 20, 2013
3. Update on rulemakings for Private Attorney Involvement and 
Restrictions on Legal Assistance with Respect to Criminal Proceedings 
and the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
     Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
4. Consider and act on rulemaking on Restrictions on Legal Assistance 
to Aliens
     Final Rule and Program Letter to replace the current 
appendix regarding documentation
     Public comment
    a. Ron Flagg, General Counsel
    b. Stefanie Davis, Assistant General Counsel
5. Consider and act on review of Management's report on implementation 
of the Strategic Plan 2012-2016, as provided by section VI (3) of the 
Committee Charter
     Jim Sandman, LSC President
6. Consider and act on Management's annual report regarding FY 2013 
implementation of new enforcement mechanisms
     Jim Sandman, LSC President
7. Consider and act on amendments to LSC's Employee Handbook.
    (a) Elimination of requirement for Board approval of revisions to 
the Employee Handbook
    (b) Elimination of section 2.5 regarding Audit Committee 
investigations of employee complaints
     Ron Flagg, General Counsel
8. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2013 and the Committee's 
goals for 2014
9. Other public comment
10. Consider and act on other business
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Institutional Advancement Committee
January 24, 2014
Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's closed session meeting of 
December 10, 2013
3. Briefing on contributions pledged and received
4. Discussion of prospective funders for LSC's 40th anniversary 
celebration and development activities
5. Consider and act on recommendation of new prospective funders to the 
Board of Directors
6. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on September 20, 2013
3. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting on October 21, 2013
4. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2013 and the Committee's 
goals for 2014
5. Panel presentation and Committee discussion of LSC's Performance 
Criteria, Performance Area Four, Criterion 1. Board Governance--fiscal 
and financial oversight
     AnnaMarie Johnson, Executive Director, Nevada Legal 
Services
     Paul Larsen, former Board Chair, Nevada Legal Services
     Steve Gottlieb, Executive Director, Atlanta Legal Aid 
Society
     Mike Nations, Chair, Audit Committee, Atlanta Legal Aid

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Society
     Lynn Jennings, Vice President for Grants Management, Legal 
Services Corporation (Moderator)
6. Public comment
7. Consider and act on other business
8. Consider and act on motion to adjourn the meeting
Governance and Performance Review Committee
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of the Committee's meeting of October 20, 2013
3. Report on Public Welfare Foundation grant and LSC research agenda
     Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
     Presentation by David Bonbright, Keystone Accountability
4. Discussion of President's evaluation for 2013
5. Discussion of renewal of President's contract
6. Discussion of the Inspector General's evaluation for 2013
7. Discussion of Board evaluations
     Staff Report on 2013 Board & Committee Evaluations
     Discussion of Governance & Performance Committee 
Evaluation
8. Report on progress in implementing GAO recommendations
     Presentation by Carol Bergman, Director of Government 
Relations & Public Affairs
     Consider and act on Performance Management Process (GAO 
recommendation 12)
    [cir] Presentation by Jim Sandman, President
    9. Consider and act on LSC's Whistleblower Policy
     Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary
10. Consider and act on proposed amendment to LSC Bylaw section 5.02(a)
     Presentation by Ron Flagg, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary
11. Consider and act on other business
12. Public comment
13. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting

January 25, 2014

Institutional Advancement Committee
Open Session
7. Approval of agenda
8. Approval of minutes of the Committee's open session meeting of 
November 22, 2013
9. Approval of minutes of the Committee's open session meeting of 
December 10, 2013
10. Discussion of Committee's evaluations for 2013 and the Committee's 
goals for 2014
11. Presentation of LSC's online giving portal
     Wendy Rhein, Chief Development Officer
12. Discussion of proposed 40th anniversary events
13. Public comment
14. Consider and act on other business
Board of Directors
Open Session
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of agenda
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic meeting 
of November 21, 2013
4. Consider and act on nominations for the Chairman of the Board of 
Directors
5. Consider and act on nominations for the Vice Chairman of the Board 
of Directors
6. Chairman's Report
7. President's Report
8. Members' Reports
9. Inspector General's Report
10. Consider and act on the report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee
11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee
12. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee
13. Consider and act on the report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee
14. Consider and act on the report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee
15. Consider and act on the report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee
16. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Pro Bono Task 
Force
17. Public comment
18. Consider and act on other business
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. Approval of minutes of the Board's Closed Session of October 22, 
2013
21. Management Briefing
22. Inspector General Briefing
23. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC
24. Consider and act on list of prospective funders
25. 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.

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 https://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 FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, 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: January 15, 2014.
Atitaya C. Rok,
Staff Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2014-01086 Filed 1-16-14; 4:15 pm]
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