Notice to Legal Services Corporation Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting Special Grant Funds, 88307-88308 [2024-25852]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 216 / Thursday, November 7, 2024 / Notices TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION—Continued Test standard UL 891 .......... ASME 17.5 ... Test standard title Standard for Switchboards Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment V. Authority and Signature III. Preliminary Findings on the Application QPS submitted an acceptable application for expansion of the scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of the application files and pertinent documentation indicates that QPS has met the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the recognition to include the addition of the seven test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed in Table 1. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of QPS’s application. OSHA seeks comment on this preliminary determination. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 IV. Public Participation OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether QPS meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL. Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request in writing, stating the reasons for the request by the due date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester justifies a longer time period. OSHA may deny a request for an extension if it is not adequately justified. To review copies of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well as comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA–2010–0046 (for further information, see the ‘‘DOCKET’’ heading in the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES). OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments, staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant QPS’s application for expansion of the scope of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on granting the application. In making VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Nov 06, 2024 Jkt 265001 this decision, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of the final decision in the Federal Register. James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7. Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2024. James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2024–25827 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Notice to Legal Services Corporation Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting Special Grant Funds AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Notice of application dates and format for applications to make subgrants of LSC Special Grant Funds, including Technology Initiative Grant, Pro Bono Innovation Fund, and Disaster Relief Grant funds. ACTION: The Legal Services Corporation is the national organization charged with administering Federal funds provided for civil legal services to low-income people. LSC hereby announces the submission dates for applications to make subgrants of its Special Grant funds. LSC is also providing information about where applicants may locate subgrant application questions and directions for providing the information required to apply for a subgrant. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for application dates. ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation—Office of Compliance and Enforcement, 1825 I Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Lacchini, Office of Compliance and Enforcement at lacchinim@lsc.gov or (202) 295–1506, or visit the LSC website at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/grantee-guidance/ how-apply-subgrant. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 88307 Under 45 CFR part 1627, LSC must publish, on an annual basis, ‘‘notice of the requirements concerning the format and contents of the application annually in the Federal Register and on LSC’s website.’’ 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice and the publication of the Subgrant Application on LSC’s website satisfy § 1627.4(b)’s notice requirement for LSC Special Grant programs. Only current or prospective recipients of LSC Special Grants may apply for approval to subgrant these funds. An applicant must submit an application to make a subgrant of LSC Special Grant funds at least 45 days in advance of the subgrant’s proposed effective date. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(2). All applicants must provide answers to the application questions in GrantEase and upload the following documents: • A draft subgrant agreement (with the required terms provided in LSC’s Special Grant Subgrant Agreement Template); and • A subgrant budget (using LSC’s Subgrant Budget Template) Applicants seeking to subgrant to a new subrecipient that is not a current LSC grantee or applying to renew a subgrant with an organization that is not a current LSC grantee in a year in which the applicant was not already required to submit the documents listed below as a part of an application to subgrant LSC Basic Field funds, must also upload: • The subrecipient’s accounting manual; • The subrecipient’s most recent audited financial statements; • The subrecipient’s current cost allocation policy (if not in the accounting manual); • The recipient’s 45 CFR part 1627 policy (required under 45 CFR 1627.7). A list of subgrant application questions, the Special Grant Subgrant Agreement Template, and the Subgrant Budget Template are available on LSC’s website at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/grantee-guidance/ how-apply-subgrant. LSC encourages applicants to use LSC’s Special Grant Subgrant Agreement Template as a model subgrant agreement. If the applicant does not use LSC’s Template, the proposed agreement must include, at a minimum, the substance of the provisions of the Template. Once submitted, LSC will evaluate the application and provide applicants with instructions on any needed modifications to the submitted documents or Draft Agreement provided with the application. The applicant must then upload a final and signed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1 88308 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 216 / Thursday, November 7, 2024 / Notices subgrant agreement through GrantEase by the date requested. As required by 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(3), LSC will inform applicants of its decision to disapprove, approve, or request modifications to the subgrant no later than the subgrant’s proposed effective date. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).) Dated: November 1, 2024. Stefanie Davis, Deputy General Counsel for Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Legal Services Corporation. [FR Doc. 2024–25852 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7050–01–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Pro Bono Innovation Fund Process for Submitting Pre-Applications for 2025 Grants Legal Services Corporation. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice describing the conditions for submitting a Pre-Application for 2025 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants. DATES: Pre-applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, January 10, 2025. ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent must be submitted electronically at https:// lscgrants.lsc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Harris, Special Grant Program Coordinator, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation, 1825 I Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006; (202) 295– 1572 or harrisk@lsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: I. Introduction Since 2014, Congress has provided an annual appropriation to LSC ‘‘for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund.’’ See, e.g., Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117–328, 136 Stat. 4553 (2022). LSC requested these funds for grants to ‘‘develop, test, and replicate innovative pro bono efforts that can enable LSC grantees to expand clients’ access to high quality legal assistance.’’ LSC Budget Request, Fiscal Year 2014 at 26 (2013). The grants must involve innovations that are either ‘‘new ideas’’ or ‘‘new applications of existing best practices.’’ Id. Each grant would ‘‘either serve as a model for other legal services providers to follow or effectively replicate a prior innovation.’’ Id. The Senate Appropriations Committee explained that these funds ‘‘will support VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Nov 06, 2024 Jkt 265001 innovative projects that promote and enhance pro bono initiatives throughout the Nation,’’ and the House Appropriations Committee directed LSC ‘‘to increase the involvement of private attorneys in the delivery of legal services to [LSC-eligible] clients.’’ Senate Report 114–239 at 123 (2016), House Report 113–448 at 85 (2014). Since its inception, the Pro Bono Innovation Fund has advanced LSC’s goal of increasing the quantity and quality of legal services by funding projects that more efficiently and effectively involve pro bono volunteers in serving the critical unmet legal needs of LSC-eligible clients. PBIF has four funding categories that are described in further detail below: Planning, Project, Sustainability, and Transformation. II. Funding Opportunities Information A. Eligible Applicants To be eligible for PBIF grants, Applicants must be current grantees of LSC Basic Field-General, Basic FieldMigrant, or Basic Field-Native American grants. To qualify for a Sustainability Grant, Applicants must also have a 2023 PBIF Project Grant. B. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Purpose and Key Goals PBIF grants develop, test, and replicate innovative pro bono efforts that can enable LSC grantees to use pro bono volunteers to serve larger numbers of low-income clients and improve the quality and effectiveness of the services provided. The key goals of the Pro Bono Innovation Fund are to: 1. Address gaps in the delivery of legal services to low-income people; 2. Engage more lawyers and other volunteers in pro bono service; 3. Develop, test, and replicate innovative pro bono efforts. C. Funding Categories 1. Planning Grants Planning Grants provide organizations with a one-time grant to complete an assessment of their pro bono program and develop a plan to build or revitalize their pro bono delivery system. Planning Grants have a 6-month term. 2. Project Grants Project Grants aim to leverage volunteers to meet a critical, unmet and well-defined client need. Consistent with the key goals of PBIF, Applicants are encouraged to focus on engaging volunteers to increase free civil legal aid for low-income Americans by proposing new, replicable ideas. Applicants are strongly encouraged to research prior PBIF projects to replicate PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and improve upon them. LSC is particularly interested in applications that propose to replicate projects LSC has previously funded with ‘‘Sustainability’’ Grants. Project Grants can be either 18 or 24 months. 3. Sustainability Grants Sustainability Grants are available to current PBIF grantees who received a 2023 Project Grant. Sustainability Grants provide the most promising and replicable PBIF projects with an additional 24 months of funding so grantees can leverage new sources of revenue for the project and collect meaningful data to demonstrate the project’s results and outcomes for clients and volunteers. Applicants for Sustainability Grants are asked to propose an ambitious strategy that reduces the Pro Bono Innovation Fund contribution to the project over the Sustainability Grant term. Sustainability Grants have a 24-month term. 4. Transformation Grants Transformation Grants aim to support LSC grantees in the comprehensive assessment and restructuring of their pro bono programs using best practices in pro bono delivery. Each Transformation Grant will support a rigorous assessment of a grantee’s pro bono program and identify best practices in pro bono delivery suited to that grantee’s needs and circumstances. Transformation Grants are for LSC grantees whose leadership is committed to restructuring their pro bono delivery system to create a high-impact pro bono program now. Transformation Grants can have either a 24- or 36-month term. D. Available Funds for 2025 Grants The amount of funds available for PBIF Grants for FY2025 depends on LSC’s final appropriation. LSC currently operates under a Continuing Resolution for FY2025, which funds the Federal government through December 20, 2024. The Continuing Resolution maintains funding for PBIF at $5,000,000. LSC will make PBIF grant decisions for FY2025 in the summer of 2025. LSC anticipates publicizing the total amount available for Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants when Congress enacts the FY2025 appropriation. LSC will not designate fixed or estimated amounts for the four different funding categories and will make grant awards for the three categories within the total amount of funding available. E. Grant Terms Pro Bono Innovation Fund awards can have grant terms of 6, 18, 24, or 36 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88307-88308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25852]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice to Legal Services Corporation Grantees of Application 
Process for Subgranting Special Grant Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation (LSC).

ACTION: Notice of application dates and format for applications to make 
subgrants of LSC Special Grant Funds, including Technology Initiative 
Grant, Pro Bono Innovation Fund, and Disaster Relief Grant funds.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation is the national organization 
charged with administering Federal funds provided for civil legal 
services to low-income people. LSC hereby announces the submission 
dates for applications to make subgrants of its Special Grant funds. 
LSC is also providing information about where applicants may locate 
subgrant application questions and directions for providing the 
information required to apply for a subgrant.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section for application dates.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Office of Compliance and 
Enforcement, 1825 I Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Lacchini, Office of Compliance 
and Enforcement at [email protected] or (202) 295-1506, or visit the 
LSC website at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-guidance/how-apply-subgrant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 45 CFR part 1627, LSC must publish, on 
an annual basis, ``notice of the requirements concerning the format and 
contents of the application annually in the Federal Register and on 
LSC's website.'' 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice and the publication of 
the Subgrant Application on LSC's website satisfy Sec.  1627.4(b)'s 
notice requirement for LSC Special Grant programs. Only current or 
prospective recipients of LSC Special Grants may apply for approval to 
subgrant these funds.
    An applicant must submit an application to make a subgrant of LSC 
Special Grant funds at least 45 days in advance of the subgrant's 
proposed effective date. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(2).
    All applicants must provide answers to the application questions in 
GrantEase and upload the following documents:
     A draft subgrant agreement (with the required terms 
provided in LSC's Special Grant Subgrant Agreement Template); and
     A subgrant budget (using LSC's Subgrant Budget Template)
    Applicants seeking to subgrant to a new subrecipient that is not a 
current LSC grantee or applying to renew a subgrant with an 
organization that is not a current LSC grantee in a year in which the 
applicant was not already required to submit the documents listed below 
as a part of an application to subgrant LSC Basic Field funds, must 
also upload:
     The subrecipient's accounting manual;
     The subrecipient's most recent audited financial 
statements;
     The subrecipient's current cost allocation policy (if not 
in the accounting manual);
     The recipient's 45 CFR part 1627 policy (required under 45 
CFR 1627.7).
    A list of subgrant application questions, the Special Grant 
Subgrant Agreement Template, and the Subgrant Budget Template are 
available on LSC's website at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-guidance/how-apply-subgrant.
    LSC encourages applicants to use LSC's Special Grant Subgrant 
Agreement Template as a model subgrant agreement. If the applicant does 
not use LSC's Template, the proposed agreement must include, at a 
minimum, the substance of the provisions of the Template.
    Once submitted, LSC will evaluate the application and provide 
applicants with instructions on any needed modifications to the 
submitted documents or Draft Agreement provided with the application. 
The applicant must then upload a final and signed

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subgrant agreement through GrantEase by the date requested.
    As required by 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(3), LSC will inform applicants of 
its decision to disapprove, approve, or request modifications to the 
subgrant no later than the subgrant's proposed effective date.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)

    Dated: November 1, 2024.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel for Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 
Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-25852 Filed 11-6-24; 8:45 am]
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