Sunshine Act; Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 28 February 2022 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11152-11153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04317]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act; Meeting

TIME AND DATE: March 3, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern 
time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and 
screensharing. Any interested person may call 877-853-5247 (US toll 
free), 888-788-0099 (US toll free), +1 929-205-6099 (US toll), or +1 
669-900-6833 (US toll), Conference ID 920 2493 9329, to participate in 
the meeting. The website to participate via Zoom meeting and 
screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtde2hrTIpGN1UxVfSCrLBaqt3I-sDBwzt.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board 
of Directors (the ``Board'') will continue its work in developing and 
implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement. The 
subject matter of the meeting will include:

Agenda

I. Welcome and Call to Order--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will welcome attendees, call the meeting to 
order, call roll for the Board, confirm the presence of a quorum, and 
facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive 
Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify publication of the meeting 
notice on the UCR website and distribution to the UCR contact list via 
email followed by subsequent publication of the notice in the Federal 
Register.

III. Review and Approval of Board Agenda--UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action

    The proposed Agenda will be reviewed, and the Board will consider 
adoption.
Ground Rules
    [rtarr8] Board actions taken only in designated areas on agenda.

IV. Approval of Board Minutes of the January 27, 2022 UCR Board 
Meeting--UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action

    Draft Minutes from the January 27, 2022 UCR Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)--
FMCSA Representative

    The FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity.

VI. Chief Legal Officer Report--UCR Chief Legal Officer

    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will report on matters of interest to 
the UCR Plan.

VII. Engagement Letter Between the UCR Plan and the Bradley Law Firm--
UCR Executive Director and UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    A general engagement letter between the UCR Plan and the Bradley 
Law Firm, covering the broad scope of legal issues directed to Alex 
Leath by the UCR Plan in calendar year 2022, will be presented to the 
UCR Board for its consideration and approval.

VIII. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

A. UCR Compliance Snapshot--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will review audit compliance rates 
for the states for registration years 2020, 2021, and 2022 and will 
include compliance percentages for Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs), 
retreat audits, and registration compliance percentages as mandated by 
the UCR Board. A new element has been added that focuses on the states' 
enforcement and citations actually issued versus the ``Should Have 
Been'' (``SHB'') road-stops that were not cited. The new feature ranks 
the states based on citation percentages.
B. Discuss the New IRP and IFTA Reports Available on the NRS--UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair and DSL Transportation Services, Inc. (DSL)
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL will discuss the value of 
following up on the Title 49 CFR 392.2 violations. The discussion will 
highlight the financial value to the states by vetting these companies 
for UCR compliance, commercial registration, IFTA, intrastate, 
interstate operating authority and safety compliance. Title 49 CFR 
392.2 requires commercial motor vehicles to operate in accordance with 
the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the jurisdiction in which they 
are operating within.
C. Review 2022 Kansas SHB Report--Audit Subcommittee Chair, Verna 
Jackson, and DSL
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, supported by Verna Jackson and 
DSL, will explain the Kansas review process. The discussion will focus 
on the value of following up on 49 CFR 392.2 violators to ensure both 
UCR and safety compliance, and the correlation between various NRS 
tools available to the states.

Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair

A. Redemption of Certificates of Deposit (CDs)--UCR Finance 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will 
discuss the opportunity to redeem up to two separate CDs prior to 
maturity and use the proceeds to purchase U.S. Treasury Bills which 
have higher income earning potential than CDs do. The Board may take 
action to redeem the CDs and use the proceeds to purchase U.S. Treasury 
Bills.
B. Fee Recommendation for 2023 Registration Year--UCR Comment--UCR 
Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will provide an update on the issuance of a comment to the FMCSA by UCR 
resulting from the Notice of Preliminary Rulemaking published on 
January 24, 2022. The comment updated the fee calculations by using 
more current data

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than was used in the original recommendation submitted to the Secretary 
of The U.S. Department of Transportation and the FMCSA in August 2021.

Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair

A. Update on Current and Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair and the UCR 
Operations Manager will provide an update on the current and planned 
future training initiatives for the UCR Plan.

IX. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director

 UCR Executive Director's Report

    The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering recent 
activity for the UCR Plan.

 DSL Transportation Services, Inc.

    DSL Transportation Services, Inc. will report on the latest data 
from the FARs program, discuss motor carrier inspection results, pilot 
projects and other matters.

 Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to 
the National Registration System.

 UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)

    The UCR staff will provide a management report covering recent 
activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.

X. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any other items Board members 
would like to discuss.

XI. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    This agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
February 23, 2022 at: https://plan.ucr.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified 
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783, 
eleaman@board.ucr.gov.

Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2022-04317 Filed 2-24-22; 4:15 pm]
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