[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10060]
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[Federal Register: April 26, 1994]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Bylaws of the Legal Services Corporation
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the bylaws of the
Legal Services Corporation (LSC or Corporation) and proposes to amend
the provision of the bylaws governing amendments to the bylaws.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation, 750 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel,
Legal Services Corporation, 202-336-8810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By final rule published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register, the Corporation has withdrawn its bylaws
from the Code of Federal Regulations. Copies of the Corporation's
bylaws, however, are available to the public, and may be obtained by
submitting a request to: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel, at the
address noted.
At the April 16, 1994, meeting of the Corporation's Board of
Directors (Board), the Board proposed to delete the following provision
of the bylaws governing publication of proposed amendments to the
bylaws:
Whenever feasible, the proposed amendment [to the bylaws] shall
have been published in the Federal Register at least thirty (30)
days before the meeting [at which the action to amend the bylaws is
taken] and interested parties shall have been afforded a reasonable
opportunity to comment thereon.
The Corporation's bylaws are purely internal procedural rules
governing the Board and the officers and employees of the Corporation.
As such, the bylaws are rules of organization and procedure which do
not affect the rights and interests of parties outside the Corporation.
Therefore, the bylaws are not subject to the notice and comment and/or
publication requirements of the LSC Act, 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e), and are
not of sufficient interest to the public to otherwise require that a
notice and comment and/or publication procedure be followed prior to
their amendment.
Furthermore, in order to proceed with the process of updating the
Corporation's bylaws, the Board believes that prompt consideration of
this proposed amendment is important and desirable. Thus, the Board has
deemed it necessary to act on the proposed amendment at the next Board
meeting, scheduled for May 14, 1994. Publication of this notice of
proposed amendment 30 days prior to Board consideration would,
therefore, not be feasible. The Board believes, however, that since the
proposed amendment affects a single provision of the bylaws in a very
straightforward manner, a shorter notice period provides an ample and
reasonable opportunity for comment by any interested members of the
public.
Dated: April 20, 1994.
Victor M. Fortuno,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 94-10060 Filed 4-25-94; 8:45 am]
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