Sunshine Act Meetings, 84203-84204 [2024-24380]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices Affected Public: Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 168,590. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 212,761. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,563 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Nicole Bouchet, Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. [FR Doc. 2024–24186 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Sunshine Act Meetings The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors and its Audit and Finance committees will hold their fall 2024 quarterly business meeting October 28–29, 2024. On Monday, October 28, the first meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET, with the next meeting commencing at 12:30 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, October 29, the first meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET, with the next meeting commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. PLACE: Public Notice of Hybrid Meeting. LSC will conduct its October 28–29, 2024 meetings at the State Bar of Georgia Conference Center, 104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303, and virtually via Zoom. Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and all committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of the public who wish to participate virtually in the public proceedings may do so by following the directions provided below. TIME AND DATE: Directions for Open Sessions Monday, October 28, 2024 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 • To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link. Æ https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/ 89157264167?pwd= F4bAVwfs6sBMvmcb2fqg5co CJATKwG.1&from=addon Æ Meeting ID: 891 5726 4167 Æ Passcode: 102824 Tuesday, October 29, 2024 • To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link. Æ https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/ 88396199799?pwd=uyxthqpvn5 ocgpxexn6jp108fun3ub.1 &from=addon VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Oct 18, 2024 Jkt 265001 Æ Meeting ID: 883 9619 9799 Æ Passcode: 102924 Æ If calling from outside the U.S., find your local number here: https://lscgov.zoom.us/u/acCVpRj1FD Once connected to Zoom, please immediately mute your computer or telephone. Members of the public are asked to keep their computers or telephones muted to eliminate background noise. To avoid disrupting the meetings, please refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so will trigger recorded music or other sound. From time to time, the Board or Committee Chair may solicit comments from the public. To participate in the meeting during public comment, use the ‘raise your hand’ or ‘chat’ functions in Zoom and wait to be recognized by the Chair before stating your questions and/ or comments. STATUS: Open, except as noted below. Audit Committee—Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to receive a briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement matter(s) and follow up on open investigation referrals to and from the Office of Inspector General (ACC § VIII A (5)); receive briefings by LSC Management regarding the status of the TN–4 Service Area; and receive briefings on significant grantee oversight activities. Board of Directors—Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, a portion of the meeting may be closed to the public to receive briefings from Management and the Inspector General; to receive the General Counsel’s Report on outside counsel expenditures; to consider and act on the General Counsel’s Report on potential and pending litigation involving LSC; and to consider and act on a list of prospective Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council members. Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act’s definition of the term ‘‘meeting’’ and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not apply to such portion of the closed session.1 A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions of the Audit and the Board of Directors meetings. The transcript of any portions of the closed sessions falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), (7), (9) and (10), will not be available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel’s certification that, in his 1 5 U.S.C. 552b (a) (2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3. PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 84203 opinion, the closing is authorized by law will be available upon request. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Meeting Schedule Monday, October 28, 2024 Start Time 9:00 a.m. ET Audit Committee Open to the Public 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee’s Open Session Meeting on July 22, 2024 3. Update on reassessment of the Committee’s Charter (Audit Committee Charter (ACC) § D (2)) 4. Update on selection of external auditor and the scope and plan for LSC’s forthcoming required annual financial statement audit (ACC §§ VII (1) and VIII A (1)) 5. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General (ACC § VIII A (3) and (ACC § VIII A (4)), to include: a. Update on key activities and accomplishments over the last quarter, and overview of plans and key priorities for the next quarter, b. Highlights of recently completed audit work, open recommendations as reported in the latest SemiAnnual Report to Congress, ongoing work, and plans for the next quarter, and c. Highlights of recently completed investigative work, ongoing work, and plans for the next quarter. 6. Review LSC’s efforts, including training and education, to help ensure that LSC employees and grantees act ethically and safeguard LSC Funds (ACC § VIII C (6)) 7. Management Update Regarding Risk Management 8. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on referrals by the Office of Inspector General regarding Audit Reports and Annual Financial Statement Audits of Grantees (ACC § VIII A (5)) 9. Public Comment 10. Consider and Act on Other Business 11. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and Proceed to a Closed Session Meeting Portions Closed to the Public 12. Approval of Minutes of the Committee’s Closed Session Meeting on July 22, 2024 13. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement matter(s) and followup on open investigation referrals to and from the Office of Inspector General (ACC § VIII A (5)) E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1 84204 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices 14. Briefing by LSC Management Regarding Status of TN–4 Service Area 15. Briefing by LSC Management Regarding Significant Grantee Oversight Activities 16. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting Monday, October 28, 2024 Start Time 12:30 p.m. ET Finance Committee Open to the Public 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee’s Open Session Meeting on July 11, 2024 3. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee’s Open Session Meeting on July 22, 2024 4. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee’s Closed Session Meeting on July 22, 2024 5. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee’s Closed Session Meeting on September 23, 2024 6. Presentation of LSC’s Preliminary Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2024 7. Report on status of Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation and Disaster Supplemental Request 8. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2025 Management and Grants Oversight Budget 9. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024–XXX: Temporary Operating Budget and Special Circumstance Operating Authority for Fiscal Year 2025 10. Update on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request 11. Public Comment 12. Consider and Act on Other Business 13. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Start Time 8:30 a.m. ET Board of Directors lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Open to the Public 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Announcement of Results of Recent Notational Votes a. Resolution #2024–007: Ratifying the Collective Bargaining Agreement through 2028 b. Resolution #2024–008: Authorization to Enter into Line of Credit Agreement (FY 2024) 4. Approval of Minutes of the Board’s Open Session Meeting on July 24, 2024 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Oct 18, 2024 Jkt 265001 5. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024–XXX: In Memoriam of Phyllis J. Holmen 6. Chairman’s Report 7. Members’ Reports 8. President’s Report 9. Briefing on LSC’s Office Relocation 10. Briefing on Grantee Activity Reports 11. Inspector General’s Report 12. Consider and Act on the Report of the Delivery of Legal Services Committee (Meeting held October 7) 13. Consider and Act on the Report of the Operations and Regulations Committee (Meeting held October 7) 14. Consider and Act on the Report of the Governance and Performance Review Committee (Meeting held October 8) 15. Consider and Act on the Report of the Institutional Advancement Committee (Meeting held October 15) and Communications Subcommittee (Meeting held October 7) 16. Consider and Act on the Report of the Audit Committee 17. Consider and Act on the Report of the Finance Committee a. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024–XXX: Temporary Operating Budget and Special Circumstance Operating Authority for Fiscal Year 2025 18. Public Comment 19. Consider and Act on Other Business 20. Consider and Act on Whether to Authorize a Closed Session of the Board to Address Items Listed Below Portions Closed to the Public 21. Approval of Minutes of the Board’s Closed Session Meeting on July 24, 2024 22. Management Briefing 23. Inspector General’s Briefing 24. General Counsel’s Report on Outside Counsel Expenditures and Litigation Report 25. Consider and Act on General Counsel’s Report on Potential and Pending Litigation Involving Legal Services Corporation 26. Consider and Act on List of Prospective Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council Invitees 27. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant to the President, at (202) 295–1626. Questions may also be sent by electronic mail to wechterj@lsc.gov. Non-Confidential Meeting Materials: Non-confidential meeting materials will be made available in electronic format at PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 least 24 hours in advance of the meeting on the LSC website, at https:// www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meetingmaterials. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.) Dated: October 16, 2024. Stefanie Davis, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation. [FR Doc. 2024–24380 Filed 10–17–24; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7050–01–P LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office [Docket No. 2024–6] Notice of Intent To Audit U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Public notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing receipt of a notice of intent to conduct an audit pursuant to the section 115 blanket license. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the General Counsel, by email at meft@ copyright.gov or telephone at 202–707– 8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (the ‘‘MMA’’) substantially modified the compulsory ‘‘mechanical’’ license for reproducing and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works under 17 U.S.C. 115.1 It did so by switching from a song-by-song licensing system to a blanket licensing regime that became available on January 1, 2021 (the ‘‘license availability date’’), administered by a mechanical licensing collective (the ‘‘MLC’’) designated by the Copyright Office (the ‘‘Office’’).2 Digital music providers (‘‘DMPs’’) are able to obtain this new statutory mechanical blanket license (the ‘‘blanket license’’) to make digital phonorecord deliveries of nondramatic musical works, including in the form of permanent downloads, limited downloads, or interactive streams (referred to in the statute as ‘‘covered activity’’ where such activity qualifies for a blanket license), subject to various requirements, including reporting and payment obligations.3 The MLC is tasked with collecting royalties from DMPs under the blanket license and SUMMARY: 1 Public 2 17 Law 115–264, 132 Stat. 3676 (2018). U.S.C. 115(d). 3 Id. E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84203-84204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24380]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors 
and its Audit and Finance committees will hold their fall 2024 
quarterly business meeting October 28-29, 2024. On Monday, October 28, 
the first meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET, with the next meeting 
commencing at 12:30 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, October 29, the first meeting 
will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET, with the next meeting commencing promptly 
upon adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting.

PLACE: Public Notice of Hybrid Meeting.
    LSC will conduct its October 28-29, 2024 meetings at the State Bar 
of Georgia Conference Center, 104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 100, 
Atlanta, GA 30303, and virtually via Zoom.
    Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and 
all committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of 
the public who wish to participate virtually in the public proceedings 
may do so by following the directions provided below.

Directions for Open Sessions

Monday, October 28, 2024

 To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
    [cir] https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/89157264167?pwd=F4bAVwfs6sBMvmcb2fqg5coCJATKwG.1&from=addon
    [cir] Meeting ID: 891 5726 4167
    [cir] Passcode: 102824

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

 To join the Zoom meeting by computer, please use this link.
    [cir] https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/88396199799?pwd=uyxthqpvn5ocgpxexn6jp108fun3ub.1&from=addon
    [cir] Meeting ID: 883 9619 9799
    [cir] Passcode: 102924
    [cir] If calling from outside the U.S., find your local number 
here: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/acCVpRj1FD
    Once connected to Zoom, please immediately mute your computer or 
telephone. Members of the public are asked to keep their computers or 
telephones muted to eliminate background noise. To avoid disrupting the 
meetings, please refrain from placing the call on hold if doing so will 
trigger recorded music or other sound.
    From time to time, the Board or Committee Chair may solicit 
comments from the public. To participate in the meeting during public 
comment, use the `raise your hand' or `chat' functions in Zoom and wait 
to be recognized by the Chair before stating your questions and/or 
comments.

STATUS: Open, except as noted below.
    Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of 
Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to receive a 
briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow up on open investigation referrals to 
and from the Office of Inspector General (ACC Sec.  VIII A (5)); 
receive briefings by LSC Management regarding the status of the TN-4 
Service Area; and receive briefings on significant grantee oversight 
activities.
    Board of Directors--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of 
Directors, a portion of the meeting may be closed to the public to 
receive briefings from Management and the Inspector General; to receive 
the General Counsel's Report on outside counsel expenditures; to 
consider and act on the General Counsel's Report on potential and 
pending litigation involving LSC; and to consider and act on a list of 
prospective Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council members.
    Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of briefings 
does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the term 
``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not 
apply to such portion of the closed session.\1\
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    \1\ 5 U.S.C. 552b (a) (2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 
1622.3.
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    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions 
of the Audit and the Board of Directors meetings. The transcript of any 
portions of the closed sessions falling within the relevant provisions 
of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), (7), (9) 
and (10), will not be available for public inspection. A copy of the 
General Counsel's certification that, in his opinion, the closing is 
authorized by law will be available upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Meeting Schedule

Monday, October 28, 2024

Start Time 9:00 a.m. ET
Audit Committee

Open to the Public

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on July 
22, 2024
3. Update on reassessment of the Committee's Charter (Audit Committee 
Charter (ACC) Sec.  D (2))
4. Update on selection of external auditor and the scope and plan for 
LSC's forthcoming required annual financial statement audit (ACC 
Sec. Sec.  VII (1) and VIII A (1))
5. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General (ACC Sec.  VIII A (3) 
and (ACC Sec.  VIII A (4)), to include:
    a. Update on key activities and accomplishments over the last 
quarter, and overview of plans and key priorities for the next quarter,
    b. Highlights of recently completed audit work, open 
recommendations as reported in the latest Semi-Annual Report to 
Congress, ongoing work, and plans for the next quarter, and
    c. Highlights of recently completed investigative work, ongoing 
work, and plans for the next quarter.
6. Review LSC's efforts, including training and education, to help 
ensure that LSC employees and grantees act ethically and safeguard LSC 
Funds (ACC Sec.  VIII C (6))
7. Management Update Regarding Risk Management
8. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on referrals by 
the Office of Inspector General regarding Audit Reports and Annual 
Financial Statement Audits of Grantees (ACC Sec.  VIII A (5))
9. Public Comment
10. Consider and Act on Other Business
11. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and 
Proceed to a Closed Session Meeting

Portions Closed to the Public

12. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
July 22, 2024
13. Briefing by the Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active 
enforcement matter(s) and follow-up on open investigation referrals to 
and from the Office of Inspector General (ACC Sec.  VIII A (5))

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14. Briefing by LSC Management Regarding Status of TN-4 Service Area
15. Briefing by LSC Management Regarding Significant Grantee Oversight 
Activities
16. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Monday, October 28, 2024

Start Time 12:30 p.m. ET
Finance Committee

Open to the Public

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee's Open Session 
Meeting on July 11, 2024
3. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee's Open Session 
Meeting on July 22, 2024
4. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee's Closed Session 
Meeting on July 22, 2024
5. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee's Closed Session 
Meeting on September 23, 2024
6. Presentation of LSC's Preliminary Financial Results for Fiscal Year 
2024
7. Report on status of Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation and Disaster 
Supplemental Request
8. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2025 Management and Grants Oversight 
Budget
9. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX: Temporary Operating Budget 
and Special Circumstance Operating Authority for Fiscal Year 2025
10. Update on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request
11. Public Comment
12. Consider and Act on Other Business
13. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Start Time 8:30 a.m. ET
Board of Directors

Open to the Public

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Announcement of Results of Recent Notational Votes
    a. Resolution #2024-007: Ratifying the Collective Bargaining 
Agreement through 2028
    b. Resolution #2024-008: Authorization to Enter into Line of Credit 
Agreement (FY 2024)
4. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Meeting on July 24, 
2024
5. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX: In Memoriam of Phyllis J. 
Holmen
6. Chairman's Report
7. Members' Reports
8. President's Report
9. Briefing on LSC's Office Relocation
10. Briefing on Grantee Activity Reports
11. Inspector General's Report
12. Consider and Act on the Report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee (Meeting held October 7)
13. Consider and Act on the Report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee (Meeting held October 7)
14. Consider and Act on the Report of the Governance and Performance 
Review Committee (Meeting held October 8)
15. Consider and Act on the Report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee (Meeting held October 15) and Communications Subcommittee 
(Meeting held October 7)
16. Consider and Act on the Report of the Audit Committee
17. Consider and Act on the Report of the Finance Committee
    a. Consider and Act on Resolution #2024-XXX: Temporary Operating 
Budget and Special Circumstance Operating Authority for Fiscal Year 
2025
18. Public Comment
19. Consider and Act on Other Business
20. Consider and Act on Whether to Authorize a Closed Session of the 
Board to Address Items Listed Below

Portions Closed to the Public

21. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Closed Session Meeting on July 
24, 2024
22. Management Briefing
23. Inspector General's Briefing
24. General Counsel's Report on Outside Counsel Expenditures and 
Litigation Report
25. Consider and Act on General Counsel's Report on Potential and 
Pending Litigation Involving Legal Services Corporation
26. Consider and Act on List of Prospective Leaders Council and 
Emerging Leaders Council Invitees
27. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant 
to the President, at (202) 295-1626. Questions may also be sent by 
electronic mail to [email protected].
    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 website, at https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

    Dated: October 16, 2024.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-24380 Filed 10-17-24; 11:15 am]
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