Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors Meeting

Alex B. Leath
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
19 July 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35000-35001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15522]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan 
Board of Directors Meeting

TIME AND DATE: August 1, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern 
daylight time.

PLACE: National Press Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 529 14th 
Street NW, Washington, DC. This meeting will also be accessible via 
conference call. Any interested person may call 1-866-210-1669, 
passcode 5253902#, to listen and participate in the open portions of 
the meeting.

STATUS: Parts of this meeting will be open to the public. Parts of this 
meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to Government in the 
Sunshine Act exemptions (c)(9)(B) and (c)(10) (see agenda below for 
further information).

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

Portions Open to the Public

I. Welcome, Call to Order, and Introductions--UCR Acting Chair
    UCR Chair will welcome attendees and call the meeting to order.
II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--UCR Acting Chair
    UCR Chair will report the date of meeting notice publication in 
Federal Register.
III. Review and Approval of Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules--UCR 
Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    Agenda will be reviewed and the Board will consider adoption.
    Ground Rules
     Board action only to be taken in designated areas on 
agenda.
     Please MUTE your telephone.
     Do NOT place call on hold.
IV. Approval of Minutes of the June 4, 2019 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Acting Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Board Action
     Minutes of the June 4, 2019 Board meeting will be reviewed 
and the Board will consider approval.
V. Subcommittee Reports--Subcommittee Chairs
Finance Subcommittee Report
A. Proposal for Funding Unbudgeted Expense Reserve--Subcommittee Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    Proposal for establishing an amount to fund the unbudgeted expense 
reserve at a level of $1.5 million to $2.5 million will be reviewed and 
the Board will consider action.
B. Closing 2018 Registration Year on Sept. 30--Subcommittee Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    Proposal to close the 2018 UCR registration year on September 30, 
2019 will be reviewed and the Board will consider action.
C. Subcommittee Reports & Updates--Subcommittee Chair
    (No Board action to be taken)
    [ssquf] Update on the UCR-related audit conducted by the state of 
Texas in connection with its effort to obtain an increase in its UCR 
entitlement cap will be presented to the Board.
    [ssquf] Report on the status of the preparation of a fee 
recommendation for the 2020-21 UCR registration year will be presented 
to the Board.
Audit Subcommittee Report
Subcommittee Reports & Updates--Subcommittee Chair
    (No Board action to be taken)
    [ssquf] Update on plan for rollout of new module in National 
Registration System that will enable the 41 participating states to 
conduct

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annual carrier audits will be presented to the Board.
    [ssquf] Report on the timeline for conducting the remaining 
compliance reviews scheduled for 2019 in Kansas, Minnesota and 
Wisconsin will be presented to the Board.
    [ssquf] Report on the status of the Subcommittee's plan to select 
eight (8) states scheduled in 2020 for UCR compliance reviews will be 
presented to the Board.
Registration System Subcommittee Report
Subcommittee Reports & Updates--Subcommittee Chair
    (No Board action to be taken)
    [ssquf] Report on the status of retaining a third-party to conduct 
security testing of National Registration System will be presented to 
the Board.
    [ssquf] Report on the Subcommittee's efforts to determine 
additional technology requirements needed to integrate independent 
state registration systems with National Registration System will be 
presented to the Board.
Education and Training Subcommittee Report
Subcommittee Reports & Updates--Subcommittee Chair
    (No Board action to be taken)
    [ssquf] Report on the results of a recent focus group meeting to 
prioritize education topics for initial rollout of the new UCR 
education/training program will be presented to the Board.
Industry Advisory Subcommittee Report
Subcommittee Reports & Updates--Subcommittee Chair
    (No Board action to be taken)
    [ssquf] Status of the Subcommittee's efforts to solicit feedback 
from carriers on performance of National Registration System will be 
presented to the Board.
VI. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--UCR Acting Chair
    UCR Chair will call for any updates regarding UCR Legislation since 
the last Board meeting.
VII. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA
    FMC FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity or 
rulemaking, including the status of the 2020 UCR fee rulemaking and 
pending appointments for Board seats and Chair.SA will provide updates 
on any relevant activity or rulemaking.
VIII. Contractor Reports
     UCR Administrator (Kellen)
    UCR Administrator will provide management report covering recent 
activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications activities.
     DSL Transportation Services, Inc.
    DSL will report on the latest data on state collections based on 
reporting from the Focused Anomalies Review (FARs) program.
     Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will report on recent development-enhancements to the 
National Registration System.

Portions Closed to the Public

IX. Update Board RE: Data Investigation--UCR Acting Chair, Scott 
Morris, and Chief Legal Officer
    Board will receive an update concerning the status of the data 
investigation reported to the Board at its June 4, 2019 meeting.
X. Update on Twelve Percent Logistics Litigation--UCR Acting Chair, 
Scott Morris, and Chief Legal Officer
    Board will receive an update on the status of the ongoing 
litigation reported to the Board at its June 4, 2019 meeting.

Portions Open to the Public

XI. Old/New Matters--UCR Acting Chair
    UCR Acting Chair will call for any business requiring possible 
Board action for inclusion on the August 1, 2019 Board agenda. UCR 
Chair will call for any old or new business from the floor.
XII. Future UCR Meetings--UCR Acting Chair
    UCR Acting Chair will review the schedule for upcoming Board and 
Subcommittee meetings.
XIII. Adjourn
    UCR Chair will adjourn the meeting.

    This agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
daylight time, July 19, 2019 at: https://plan.ucr.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Acting Chair, 
Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783, 
elizabeth.leaman@state.ma.us.

Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2019-15522 Filed 7-17-19; 4:15 pm]
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