Matters for Comment

Open rulemakings can be found on the rulemaking page at:
http://www.lsc.gov/about/regulations-rules/open-rulemaking

PLEASE NOTE that LSC may post comments at www.lsc.gov; personally identifiable information such as phone numbers and addresses may be redacted upon request and LSC may redact third party personal information. Comments are also subject to FOIA disclosure without redaction.

All documents, unless otherwise noted, are available as Portable Document Format (PDF) files, which may be viewed with a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016

• Updated Draft LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016 (August 2012 Draft)
• Federal Register Notice - LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016 Request for Comment
• Draft LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016 for Public Comment (June 2012 Draft)
• Summary of Public Comments to the Draft Strategic Plan
• Public Comments on Draft LSC Strategic Plan 2012-2016
  • Comments of Iowa Legal Aid (July 9, 2012)
  • Comments of American Bar Foundation (July 9, 2012)
  • Comments of Midwest Project Directors (July 9, 2012)
  • Comments of Richard Zorza (July 10, 2012)
  • Comments of Legal Aid of Western Missouri (July 10, 2012)
  • Comments of Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (July 10, 2012)
  • Comments of Standing Committee on Legal Aid & Indigent Defendants (July 10, 2012)
  • Comments of Jim Greiner (July 10, 2012)
  • Comments of Coalition of Connecticut Programs (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Wayne Moore (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Legal Services Association of Michigan (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Doug German (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Gerry Singsen (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Alan Ells (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of National Legal Aid and Defender Association (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Legal Services New York City (July 11, 2012)
  • Comments of Michigan State Bar Foundation (July 12, 2012)
  • Comments of LSC's Office of Inspector General (July 12, 2012)
  • Comments of Washington State Legal Aid Funders (July 17, 2012)
  • Comments of Management Information Exchange (July 20, 2012)            
  • Supplemental Comments of Wayne Moore (July 23, 2012)    
  • Comments of Legal Action of Wisconsin (July 26, 2012)    

LSC Strategic Planning 2011-2015 - Request for Comments     

• LSC Strategic Planning 2011-2015 - Request for Comments
• Public Comments on LSC Strategic Planning 2011-2015
  • Comments of N-LAAN
  • Comments of NLADA
  • Comments of SCLAID
  • Comments of OSLSA
  • Comments of NAIP
  • Comments of 39 Legal Services Community Leaders
  • Comments of D. White, Executive Director, LAFMC
  • Comments of The Bronx Defenders

 Draft Financial-Screening Program Letter

• Draft Financial-Screening Program Letter
  • Comments of Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.(April 19, 2012)
  • Comments of Minnesota Legal Services Coalition (April 19, 2012)
  • Comments of Illinois LSC - funded programs (April 24, 2012)
  • Comments of Colorado Legal Services ( April 25, 2012)
  • Comments of Legal Services of Northern Michigan Inc. (April 25, 2012)
  • Comments of National Legal Aid & Defender Association (April 25, 2012)
  • Comments of Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. (April 26, 2012)
• Federal Register Notice for Comments (March 26, 2012, with a comment deadline of April 25, 2012) (PDF version)

Fiscal Oversight Task Force Report to LSC’s Board of Directors

• Fiscal Oversight Task Force Report to LSC’s Board of Directors (July 28, 2011)
• Federal Register Notice for Comments (anticipated August 30, 2011)
  • Comments of Janet LaBella (October 5, 2011)
  • Comments of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (October 5, 2011)
  • Comments of the IFPTE Local 135 (October 4, 2011)
  • Comments of the American Bar Association (September 30, 2011)
  • Comments of Charles Crittenden (September 30, 2011)
  • Comments of Chuck Greenfield (September 29, 2011)
  • Comments of Bertrand Thomas (September 28, 2011)
  • Comments of Mary Higgins (September 27, 2011)
  • Comments of John Meyer (September 26, 2011)
• Summary Report of Comments Submitted
  • Summary of Public Comments on the Fiscal Oversight Task Force (October 6, 2011)
  • Summary of FOTF Members’ Reactions to Public Comments on the FOTF Report (November 14, 2011)

Poverty Data and LSC Funding Distribution

• LSC Board Resolution Recommending Changes to FY 2013 Appropriation
• LSC Management Summary of Comments and Final Recommendation (September 14, 2011)
• LSC Management Recommendation on Funding Reallocation Issues (July 13, 2011)
• NLADA Recommendations Regarding Legislative Implementation of Census Changes (July 12, 2011)
• Federal Register Notice for Comments (August 9, 2011)
  • Comments of the National Association of IOLTA Programs (September 9, 2011)
  • Comments of the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission (September 8, 2011)
  • Comments of the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education (September 8, 2011)
  • Comments of Puerto Rico Legal Services (September 8, 2011)
  • Comments of South Carolina Legal Services (September 7, 2011)
  • Comments of New York LSC Recipients (September 7, 2011)
  • Comments of Legal Services of South Central Michigan (September 7, 2011)
  • Comments of Colorado Legal Services (September 7, 2011)
  • Comments of Louisiana LSC Recipients (September 6, 2011)
  • Comments of Asian American Justice Center (September 6, 2011)
  • Comments of Georgia Legal Services Program (September 6, 2011)
  • Comments of Atlanta Legal Aid (September 6, 2011)
  • Comments of Anishinabe Legal Services (September 2, 2011)
  • Comments of Terry Adams (September 1, 2011)
  • Comments of Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society (August 17, 2011)
  • Comments of Micronesian Legal Services Corporation (August 16, 2011)
  • Comments of Anonymous (August 10, 2011)
  • Comments of Beatrice Sonnier (August 10, 2011)