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

Alex B. Leath
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
29 October 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68635-68637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24067]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


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

TIME AND DATE: November 5, 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 925 8091 3586, to participate in the 
meeting.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

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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 October 8, 2020 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
    Draft Minutes of the October 8, 2020 UCR Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

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

VI. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--UCR Board Chair

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

VII. 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 service 
providers, and other matters.

VIII. Amendment to UCR Agreement--UCR Executive Director

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Executive Director will discuss a proposal to change the 
UCR Agreement to reflect the language of the UCR Handbook on the issue 
of International Registration Plan (IRP) vehicle plates equating to the 
number of vehicles counting towards a carrier's fleet for the purpose 
of calculating its UCR fee. The UCR Agreement currently states that 
``IRP plates cannot be excluded from the vehicle count.'' UCR 
Agreement, Section 10(e)(5)(i). The UCR Handbook adopted by the Board 
at the October 8, 2020 Board meeting states [that there is] ``a very 
strong presumption that a vehicle registered under IRP is countable 
towards a carrier's fleet for purposes of calculating its UCR fee.'' 
UCR Handbook, Effect of IRP Registration, page 26. The Board may take 
action to change the UCR Agreement to mirror the language of the UCR 
Handbook as discussed above.

IX. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. Tracking of Audit Data in the National Registration System (NRS)--
UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the merits of the 
Audit Subcommittee having an oversight role in the audit notes on 
closed Focused Anomaly reviews (FARs) and MCS-150 retreat audits when 
there is an indication of an error or insufficient documentation to 
close the audit. The Board may take action to authorize the Audit 
Subcommittee having an oversight role regarding audit notes. The Audit 
Subcommittee recommends that the Board adopt this action. The Board may 
take action to approve the Audit Subcommittee's recommendation.
B. State Compliance Reviews--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will discuss plans for completing state 
compliance reviews for calendar year 2020 and make recommendations for 
the eight state compliance reviews planned for calendar year 2021. The 
Board may take action to approve the compliance reviews planned for 
calendar year 2021.
C. Update on the 2020 New Entrant and Unregistered 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.
D. 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 to be operating in interstate commerce but identified in 
the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as either 
intrastate or inactive.
E. Update to the Unregistered Carrier List for 2019 Potentially 
Containing Private Passenger and Intrastate Motor Carriers--Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will provide an update on the potential for the 
Unregistered Carrier List to contain private passengers and intrastate 
motor carriers that changed their carrier status to interstate during 
calendar year 2020.
F. Update on Unregistered Brokers--Seikosoft/UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and Seikosoft will discuss the 
challenges of unregistered Brokers on UCR enforcement. The discussion 
will regard jurisdiction and other challenges, and may also include 
dialogue regarding successes and ideas for addressing the issue.
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 UCR Bank Balance Summary Report and answer questions 
from the Board.
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 for the 2021 registration year.

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C. Certificates of Deposit--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on investing 
funds from the 2019 Savings Account held at the Bank of North Dakota in 
short-term certificates of deposit, not to exceed six months in 
duration.
D. Review 2020 Administrative Expenses Through October 31, 2020--UCR 
Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will present the administrative costs 
incurred for the period of January 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020, 
compared to the budget for the same time-period, and discuss all 
significant variances.
E. Status of 2020 and 2021 Registration Years Fee Collections and 
Compliance Percentages--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an initial update on the 
results of collections and registration compliance rates for the 2020 
and 2021 registration years.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair
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.

X. 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.

XI. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

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

XII. 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, 
October 26, 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. 2020-24067 Filed 10-27-20; 4:15 pm]
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