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

Alex B. Leath
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
9 March 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13616-13617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04983]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


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

TIME AND DATE: March 11, 2021, from Noon to 3 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 938 4665 0671, to participate in the 
meeting. The website to participate via Zoom Meeting and screen share 
is https://kellen.zoom.us/j/93846650671.

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 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 January 28, 2021 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action

    Draft Minutes of the January 28, 2021 UCR Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Replacement of UCR Board Member--UCR Board Chair and UCR Executive 
Director

For Discussion and Possible Action

    One member of the UCR Board of Directors whose term expires on May 
31, 2021 has requested that he not be re-appointed to serve an 
additional term. The UCR Board will discuss and may take action to 
recommend an appointment to the Board from the United States Department 
of Transportation for this position.

VI. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

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

VII. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--UCR Board Chair

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

VIII. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

A. Tracking of Audit Data in the Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs)--UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the merits of the 
Subcommittee having an oversight role in the audit notes on closed 
audits regarding the FARs and MCS-150 databases when there is an 
indication of an error or insufficient documentation to close the 
audit.
B. MCS-150 Retreat Audit Program--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL 
Transportation
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL Transportation will lead a 
discussion regarding the MCS-150 retreat audit program provided by UCR 
and the progress made with participating states. States may opt into 
the program. States will remain engaged in the audit process but may 
have a lesser burden of having to attend to unresponsive/unproductive 
retreat audits.
C. 2020 State UCR Audit Reports--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion regarding 
the states upcoming obligations regarding 2020 audit reports. Reminder 
that the 2020 UCR state annual audit reports will be reviewed after 
March 31, 2021.
D. UCR Violation Assigned in the National Registration System--UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion on the 
importance of states to follow up with motor carriers having inspection 
and UCR violations in the NRS.
E. NRS Testing--Penetration and Vulnerability Testing--UCR Technology 
Manager
    The UCR Technology Manager will provide an update on plans to 
conduct testing of the National Registration System (NRS) to ensure 
that appropriate measures are taken to resist unwanted attacks.
F. State Compliance Reviews--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on plans to 
conduct state compliance reviews and will remind states that have been 
selected for reviews in 2021.

Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair

A. Review UCR Bank Balance Summary Report--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will review the UCR Bank Balance Summary 
Report as of February 28, 2021 and answer questions from the Board.

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B. Review 2021 Administrative Expenses Through February 28, 2021--UCR 
Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will present the administrative costs 
incurred for the period of January 1, 2021 through February 28, 2021, 
compared to the budget for the same time-period, and discuss all 
significant variances.
C. Status of 2020 and 2021 Registration Years Fee Collections and 
Compliance Percentages--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide updates on the results of 
collections and registration compliance rates for the 2020 and 2021 
registration years.
D. Plans for April 2021 Distribution--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will discuss the plans for making a 
second distribution of funds to the remaining states that have not yet 
achieved their full revenue entitlements for the 2021 registration 
year.
E. Plans for Additional Subcommittee Meetings in 2021--UCR Finance 
Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair will discuss the plans for 
holding two additional Subcommittee meetings. The first meeting is 
scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2021. A second meeting is planned for 
mid-May. A date has not yet been finalized for this meeting.

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.

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

Portions Closed to the Public

    Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act at 5 U.S.C. 
552b(d)(1), the Board must now vote to approve closing the portion of 
the meeting dealing with item X on the agenda.
    The Chief Legal Officer has advised that the Board may close this 
portion of this meeting pursuant to Government in the Sunshine Act 
exemptions (9)(B) and (10). By approving this action, the Board 
determines that public participation would likely disclose information 
for which premature disclosure would likely frustrate implementation of 
a proposed agency action and/or specifically concern the discussion of 
information, the premature disclosure of which would likely negatively 
impact the agency's participation in an ongoing civil action or 
proceeding. Therefore, by approving this action, the Board is invoking 
Exemptions (9)(B) and (10) to close this portion of the meeting (5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and (10)).
    A copy of the vote on the closure of this portion of this meeting 
shall be made publicly available on the Unified Carrier Registration 
Plan website within one day of the vote taken herein (https://plan.ucr.gov).

X. Discussion and Possible UCR Board Action Concerning the March 2019 
Data Event--UCR Chief Legal Officer

For Discussion and Possible Action

    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will discuss available legal and 
financial options for obtaining reimbursement of the costs and expenses 
incurred by the UCR as a result of the March 2019 Data Event. The Board 
may adopt legal and/or financial courses of action to obtain 
reimbursement.

Portions Open to the Public

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, 
March 4, 2021 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. 2021-04983 Filed 3-5-21; 4:15 pm]
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