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

Alex B. Leath
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
9 March 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13711-13713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04881]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


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

TIME AND DATE:  March 12, 2020, from Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and screen 
sharing. Any interested person may call 1-866-210-1669, passcode 
5253902# to participate in the meeting.

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

Open to the Public

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, and facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the 
meeting notice on the UCR website and in the Federal Register.

III. Review and Approval of Board Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules--
UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible 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 phone
--Please do NOT place the call on HOLD

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IV. Approval of Minutes of the January 28, 2020 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
     Minutes of the January 28, 2020 Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

    FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity or rulemaking, 
including any pending appointments.

VI. Ratify Extension of Recommended 2020 Enforcement Date--UCR Chief 
Legal Officer

For Discussion and Possible Ratification
    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will lead a discussion on the proposed 
ratification of the decision by the UCR Board Chair and the UCR 
Executive Director to extend the recommended 2020 enforcement date to 
June 1, 2020. The Board may act to ratify the action of the UCR Board 
Chair and the UCR Executive Director to extend the recommended 
enforcement date.

VII. UCR Board Nominations--UCR Executive Director

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will consider and may possibly act to adopt a 
recommendation to the Secretary of the United States Department of 
Transportation of four nominations to the UCR Board from the FMCSA's 
four service areas (as those service areas were defined by the FMCSA on 
January 1, 2005) from among the chief administrative officers of the 
State agencies responsible for overseeing the administration of the UCR 
Agreement for terms scheduled to begin June 1, 2020.

VIII. Proposed Adjustments to UCR 2020 Meetings Schedule--UCR Executive 
Director

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Executive Director will present proposed modifications to 
the 2020 UCR calendar of meetings, and the Board may act to adopt.

IX. Data Event Update--UCR Chief Legal Officer

    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will provide an update to the Board on 
the action items approved at its August 1, 2019 meeting related to the 
March 2019 data event.

X. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any updates regarding UCR 
legislation since the last Board meeting.

XI. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. Update on 2020 State Compliance Reviews--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the plans for 
the 2020 state compliance review, including a discussion of the planned 
schedule, so states can expect and plan for the review.
B. 2020 Solicitation Campaigns--Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will report on percentage of new entrant motor carrier 
campaigns managed by the National Registration System (``NRS''), 
percentage of new entrant motor carrier campaigns managed by the 
states, percentage of unregistered motor carrier campaigns managed by 
the NRS, and percentage of unregistered motor carrier campaigns managed 
by the states.
C. Non-Universe Motor Carrier Solicitation Campaigns--Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will report on the solicitation campaign targeting motor 
carriers identified through roadside inspections to be operating in 
interstate commerce, but identified in MCMIS as either intrastate or 
inactive.
D. State Audit Activity to Date--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will report on state audit 
activity to date, including percentage of closed Focused Anomalies 
Reviews (``FARs'') for 2019 and 2020, closed MCS-150 retreats for 2019 
and 2020, as well as closed inspections/unregistered carriers for 2019 
and 2020.
E. Annual State Reports--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will report on the need for states 
to perform their MCS-150 retreat audits in the NRS, review and close 
their FARs, as well as reporting requirements in the NRS. The UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair will also lead a discussion on the need for states 
to collect UCR registrations and adjustments for both 2019 and 2020 
registration periods as part of their audit investigations through 
December 31, 2020.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
A. Proposed Cash Advance Policy--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will review a proposed policy for cash advances from the 
UCR Depository to state personnel and other applicable stakeholders who 
are requested to travel for UCR training and other sanctioned events, 
but who will incur financial hardship if they have to finance the 
advanced travel costs with their own personal funds. Travelers that 
have state credit cards or receive advanced funding from their state 
should not request an advancement of funds from UCR.
B. Certificates of Deposit--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the 
reinvestment of funds in CDs based on the previous direction from the 
Board at the January 2020 meeting.
C. Status of 2020 Registration Year Fee Collections--UCR Depository 
Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the status of 
collections for the 2020 registration year and reaffirm the dates for 
month-end cut-offs, as well as when participating states should expect 
to receive registration funds from the Depository, when appropriate.
D. January 2020 Operating Costs--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the year-to-
date costs of operating the UCR plan and provide insights into how 
costs compare with the operating budget.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair
A. Update on Plans To Launch Training Modules--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an 
update on plans to launch an initial wave of training modules by June 
2020.
B. Training Plans for NCSTS Summer Conference--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will report on 
plans to conduct in-person UCR training on June 8, 2020 in Portland, 
Oregon.

XII. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director

 UCR Executive Director


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

 DSL Transportation Services, Inc.

    DSL will report on the latest data on state collections based on 
reporting from the FAR program.

 Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to 
the NRS.

 UCR Administrator (Kellen)

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

XIII. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any business, old or new, from 
the floor.

XIV. 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, 
March 4, 2020 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. 2020-04881 Filed 3-5-20; 4:15 pm]
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