98-30003. Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60026-60027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30003]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors

    Time and Date. The Board of Directors of the Legal Services 
Corporation will meet on November 16, 1998. The meeting will begin at 
9:30 a.m. and continue until conclusion of the Board's agenda.
    Location. 9th Floor Conference Room of 750 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20002.
    Status of Meeting. Open, except that a portion of the meeting may 
be closed pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to hold an 
executive session. At the closed session, the Corporation's General 
Counsel will report to the Board on litigation to which the Corporation 
is or may become a party, and the Board may act on the matters 
reported. The closing is authorized by the relevant provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10)] and the 
corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's 
implementing regulation [45 CFR Sec. 1622.5(h)]. A copy of the General 
Counsel's Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be 
available upon request.

Matters To Be Considered

Open Session

    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of September 12, 
1998.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Board's executive session of 
September 12, 1998.
    4. Chairman's and Members' Reports.
    5. President's Report.
    6. Inspector General's Report.
    7. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Provision for the 
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
    8. Consider and act on the report of the Board's Operations and 
Regulations Committee.
    9. Consider and act on schedule and location of meetings for 
calendar year 1999, including whether to change the date of the Board's 
1999 annual meeting and, if so, to what date.
    10. Consider and act on the Board's draft Semi-annual Report to the 
Congress for the period of April 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998.

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    11. Consider and act on delegation to the Board Chair of authority 
to establish a panel and appointment the membership thereof to study 
and report back to the board on an issue relating to LSC grantees' 
representation of H-2A Workers.
    12. Consider and act on renewal of John McKay's contract of 
employment as President of the Corporation.
    13. Consider and act on President McKay's recommendation of Karen 
Sarjeant for appointment to the office of Vice President for Programs.

Closed Session

    14. Briefing \1\ by the Inspector General on the activities of the 
OIG.
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    \1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff 
briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the 
term ``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine 
Act do not apply to any such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR Secs. 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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    15. Consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential 
and pending litigation involving the Corporation.

Open Session

    16. Public comment.
    17. Consider and act on other business.
    Contact Person for Information: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel 
and Secretary of the Corporation, at [phone].

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 Shannon Nicko Adaway, at [phone].

    Dated: November 2, 1998.
Victor M. Fortuno,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-30003 Filed 11-4-98; 3:41 pm]
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