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

Alex B. Leath
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
2 October 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62368-62370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21984]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


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

TIME AND DATE: October 8, 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 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 994 1238 0722, 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

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 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
    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 Minutes of the August 13, 2020 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

    For discussion and possible action

    Minutes of the August 13, 2020 UCR Board meeting will be reviewed. 
The Board will consider action to approve.

V. States Appearing Before the Board Today Due to Non-Compliance With 
UCR Audit Requirements for 2019--UCR Executive Director

    Certain participating states have been advised of their non-
compliance for 2019 with the audit requirements contained in Section 19 
of the UCR Agreement. This section sets minimum performance standards 
for completing Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) and conducting audit 
retreats for UCR Tiers 5 and 6. States not in compliance with these 
requirements have been requested to appear before the UCR Board of 
Directors to address the following:

1. The reason(s) for the state's non-compliance for 2019
2. Action(s) the state intends to take to achieve compliance and avoid 
non-compliance going forward
3. Suggestions regarding how UCR can help states avoid non-compliance 
in the future

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VI. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will 
provide a report on any relevant activity.

VII. Discussion and Possible Approval of 2021 UCR Meetings (Board and 
Subcommittee)--UCR Executive Director

For discussion and possible action

    The UCR Executive Director will discuss a proposed meeting schedule 
for 2021. The Board may take action to adopt a 2021 meeting schedule 
for the Board and its Subcommittees.

VIII. Discussion and Possible Approval of an Additional December 2020 
Education and Training Subcommittee Meeting--UCR Executive Director

For discussion and possible action

    The UCR Executive Director will discuss adding another Education 
and Training Subcommittee Meeting in December of 2020. The Board may 
take action to adopt an additional meeting in December 2020 for the 
Education and Training Subcommittee.

IX. Discussion and Possible Approval of Updates and Clean-up of the UCR 
Handbook--UCR Executive Director

For discussion and possible action

    The UCR Executive Director will discuss various proposed updates 
and clean-up to the UCR Handbook. The Board may take action to update 
and clean-up the UCR Handbook.

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. Chief Legal Officer Report--UCR Chief Legal Officer

    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will provide an update on the status of 
the March 2019 data event, the Twelve Percent Logistics litigation, 
several cease and desist letters sent to third party permitting agents, 
and other matters.

XII. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

A. Requirement to Complete 2019 Audits by December 31, 2020--UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will remind state auditors to 
monitor FARs and the MCS-150 audit list for recently assigned audits. 
September 30, 2020 was the last day for new FARs and MCS-150 audits to 
have been assigned. All assignments must be completed by December 31, 
2020.

B. Update on the 2020 New Entrant and Unregistered Motor Carrier 
Solicitation Campaigns--Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an updated report on new entrant motor 
carrier campaigns managed by the National Registration System (NRS), 
new entrant motor carrier campaigns managed by the states, unregistered 
motor carrier campaigns managed by the NRS, and unregistered motor 
carrier campaigns managed by the states.

C. Update on the Non-Universe Motor Carrier Solicitation Campaigns--
Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an updated report on the solicitation 
campaign targeting motor carriers identified through roadside 
inspections as operating in interstate commerce but identified in MCMIS 
as either intrastate or inactive.

D. Unregistered Carrier List Potentially Containing Private Passenger 
and Intrastate Motor Carriers--Seikosoft/UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    Seikosoft will provide an update on the potential for the 
Unregistered List to contain private passenger and intrastate motor 
carriers that changed carrier status to interstate during 2020.

E. Unregistered Brokers--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the challenges that 
unregistered brokers present to UCR enforcement. The discussion will 
highlight jurisdiction and other challenges, and may also include 
dialogue regarding successes and ideas for addressing broker 
registration enforcement.

F. Update on the Audit of the Depository--UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the progress 
achieved on the 2019 Depository audit and plans for addressing open 
items through completion.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair

A. Review UCR Bank Balance Summary Report--UCR Finance Subcommittee 
Chair/UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will review the new UCR Bank Balance Summary Report and lead a 
discussion regarding its purpose and usefulness.

B. Discuss the Proposed Schedule for Distributions from the Depository 
for the 2021 Registration Year--UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Depository Manager will discuss the proposed schedule for 
the Depository to make distributions to states that have not yet 
achieved their revenue entitlements during 2021.

C. Certificates of Deposit--UCR Depository Manager

    For discussion and possible action

    The UCR Depository Manager will provide a review of the 2019 
Savings Account held at the Bank of North Dakota and discuss the 
benefits of investing those funds in short-term certificates of 
deposit, not to exceed six months in duration. The Board may take 
action to adopt the recommended CD investment proposal.

D. Review 2020 Administrative Expenses Through September 30, 2020--UCR 
Depository Manager

    The UCR Depository Manager will present the administrative costs 
incurred for the period of January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, 
compared to the budget for the same time-period, and discuss all 
significant variances.

E. Status of 2019 Registration Year Fee Collections and Compliance 
Percentages--UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Depository Manager will provide a ``pre-final'' review on 
the results of collections and registration compliance rates for the 
2019 registration year.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair

A. Update on Basic Audit Training Module and Flow Chart/Decision Tree--
UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an 
update on the development of the Basic Audit training module and Flow 
Chart/Decision Tree.

B. Discuss the Approval of Funding for the Basic Audit Training Module 
and Flow Chart/Decision Tree--UCR Education and Training Subcommittee 
Chair

    For discussion and possible action

    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide

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information concerning the cost for the Basic Audit training module and 
Flow Chart/Decision Tree. The Board may take action to approve the cost 
of the Basic Audit Training Module and Flow Chart/Decision Tree.

XIII. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director

 UCR Executive Director
    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, and 
other matters.
 Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to 
the NRS.
 UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)--UCR Operations and 
Depository Managers
    The UCR Administrator will provide its management report covering 
recent activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.

XIV. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

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

XV. 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, 
September 30, 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. 2020-21984 Filed 9-30-20; 4:15 pm]
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