Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Federal Register/2025-05685
Notice2025-05685

Sunshine Act Meetings

Primary source

Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.

Published
April 1, 2025

Issuing agencies

Legal Services Corporation

Full Text

<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 61 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14392-14394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05685]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors 
and its Audit, Institutional Advancement and Communications 
Subcommittee, Delivery of Legal Services, Finance, Combined Audit & 
Finance committees will hold their 2025 quarterly business meetings 
April 6-7, 2025. On Sunday, April 6, the first meeting will begin at 
12:45 p.m. ET, with the next meeting commencing promptly upon 
adjournment of the immediately preceding meeting. On Monday, April 7, 
the first meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET, with the next meeting 
commencing promptly upon adjournment of the immediately preceding 
meeting.

PLACE: LSC will conduct its April 6-7, 2025, meetings at the Legal 
Services Corporation offices, 1825 I (Eye) Street NW, Suite 800, 
Washington, DC 20006.
    Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the Board and 
all committee meetings will be open to public observation. Members of 
the public wishing to observe the meetings in person must register in 
advance by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be3eee7fbefeef8e0cbe7f8e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c6469607c68697f674c607f6f226b637a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> by no later than 5:00 
p.m. Eastern on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

STATUS: Open, except as noted below.
    Audit Committee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of 
Directors,

[[Page 14393]]

the meeting may be closed to the public to receive a briefing by the 
Office of Compliance and Enforcement on active enforcement matter(s); 
follow up on open investigation referrals to and from the Office of 
Inspector General (ACC Sec.  VIII A (5)); and receive briefings by LSC 
Management regarding significant grantee oversight activities.
    Institutional Advancement Committee and Communications 
Subcommittee--Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, 
the meeting may be closed to the public to receive a Development Report 
and consider and act on a Motion to Approve Leaders Council and 
Emerging Leaders Council Invitees.
    Delivery of Legal Services Committee--Open, except that, upon a 
vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public 
to receive a briefing on service area configuration.
    Combined Audit & Finance Committees--Open, except that, upon a vote 
of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to 
receive an opportunity to ask Auditors questions without management 
present and communication by Corporate Auditor with those charged with 
Governance Under Auditing Standard 114.
    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 
consider and act on the General Counsel's report on potential and 
pending litigation and spending on outside legal counsel; to consider 
and act on a request to modify LSC's line of credit agreement; 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\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ 5 U.S.C. 552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 
1622.3.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed sessions 
of the Audit, Institutional Advancement and Communications 
Subcommittee, Delivery of Legal Services, Combined Audit & Finance, 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

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Start Time 12:45 p.m. ET
Audit Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2025
3. Briefing by the Office of Inspector General, 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 audit insights, recently completed work, ongoing 
work, and planned work for the next quarter, and
    c. Highlights of investigative insights recently completed work, 
ongoing work, and planned oversight work for the next quarter.
4. Management Update Regarding Risk Management
5. Management Update Regarding IT Security Strategy
6. Briefing about Follow-up 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
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and Act on Other Business
9. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and 
Proceed to a Closed Session Meeting
Portions Closed to the Public
10. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2025
11. Briefing by Office Compliance and Enforcement on Active Enforcement 
Matter(s) and Follow-Up on Open Investigation Referrals from the Office 
of Inspector General
12. As Needed Briefing by LSC Management Regarding Significant Grantee 
Oversight Activities
13. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Institutional Advancement Committee and Communications Subcommittee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Open Session Meeting on January 23, 2025
3. Update on Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council
4. Development Report
5. Update on Civil Court Data Initiative
6. Communications and Social Media Update and Preview of Dynamic 
Strategic Communication Plan for 2025
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and Act on Other Business
9. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and 
Proceed to a Closed Session
Portions Closed to the Public
1. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement Committee's 
Closed Session Meeting on January 23, 2025
2. Development Report
3. Consider and Act on Motion to Approve Leaders Council and Emerging 
Leaders Council Invitees
4. Consider and Act on Other Business
5. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of the Committee's Open Session meeting on 
January 28, 2025
3. Update on LinkedIn Learning for Grant Recipient Staff and Board 
Members
4. LSC Performance Criteria Revisions Update & Timeline
5. Presentation on LSC Grantee Oversight and Compliance
6. Comments from Client Leadership Council
7. Public Comment
8. Consider and Act on Other Business
9. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Open Session Meeting and 
Proceed to a Closed Session Meeting
Portions Closed to the Public
10. Briefing on Service Area Configuration
11. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting

Monday, April 7, 2025

Start Time 9:00 a.m. ET
Finance Committee
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2025

[[Page 14394]]

3. Approval of the Minutes of the Committee's Closed Session Meeting on 
January 27, 2025
4. Discussion of LSC's FY 2025 Appropriation
5. Discussion of LSC's FY 2026 Appropriations Request
6. Discussion Regarding Process and Timetable for FY 2027 Budget 
Request
7. Presentation of LSC's Financial Report for the First Five Months of 
Fiscal Year 2025 (October 1, 2024-February 28, 2025)
8. Public Comment
9. Consider and Act on Other Business
10. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Combined Audit & Finance Committees
Portions Open to the Public
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Financial Audit
3. Consider and Act on Motion to Suspend the Open Session Meeting and 
Proceed to a Closed Session
Portions Closed to the Public
4. Management Briefing on Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Financial Audit
5. Opportunity to Ask Auditors Questions without Management Present
6. Communication by Corporate Auditor with those Charged with 
Governance Under Auditing Standard 114
7. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Closed Session Meeting and 
Resume the Open Session Meeting
Portions Open to the Public
8. Consider and Act on Resolution #2025-XXX, Acceptance of the Draft 
Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2023
9. Public Comment
10. Consider and Act on Other Business
11. Consider and Act on Motion to Adjourn the Meeting
Board of Directors
Portions Open to the Public
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of the Board's Open Session Meeting on January 
28, 2025
4. Consider and Act on Resolution #2025-XXX: In Memoriam of Alan 
Houseman
5. Consider and Act on Resolution #2025-XXX: In Memoriam of Herb Garten
6. Consider and Act on Resolution #2025-XXX: In Memoriam of Alex Forger
7. Chairman's Report
8. Members' Reports
9. President's Report
10. Inspector General's Report
11. Consider and Act on the Report of the Governance and Performance 
Committee (Meeting held March 24)
12. Consider and Act on the Report of the Operations and Regulations 
Committee (Meeting held March 31)
13. Consider and Act on the Report of the Audit Committee (Meeting held 
April 6)
14. Consider and Act on the Report of the Institutional Advancement 
Committee and Communications Subcommittee (Meeting held April 6)
15. Consider and Act on the Report of the Delivery of Legal Services 
Committee (Meeting held April 6)
16. Consider and Act on the Report of the Finance Committee (Meeting 
held April 7)
17. Consider and Act on the Report of the Combined Audit and Finance 
Committees (Meeting held April 7)
    a. Consider and Act on Resolution #2025-XXX: Acceptance of Draft 
Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2023
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 the Minutes of the Board's Closed Session Meeting on 
January 28, 2025
22. Management Briefing
23. Inspector General's Briefing
24. Consider and Act on Resolution #2025-XXX: Authorization to Modify 
LSC's Line of Credit Agreement (Fiscal Year 2025)
25. General Counsel's Report on Potential and Pending Litigation and 
Spending on Outside Legal Counsel
26. Consider and Act on Consider and Act on List of Prospective Leaders 
Council and Emerging 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b3c2e28233f2e39210b273828652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88ffedebe0fcedfae2c8e4fbeba6efe7fe">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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 <a href="https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials">https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials</a>.

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

    Dated: March 28, 2025.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2025-05685 Filed 3-28-25; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 7050-01-P


</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>
View on FederalRegister.gov →Plain-text source
Indexed from Federal Register on April 1, 2025.

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.