Board of Directors; Request for Nominations Publication: Federal Register Signing Official: Alex B. Leath Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Date: 25 October 2022

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 64548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23107]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Board of Directors; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Unified Carrier Registration Plan.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan Board of Directors 
is requesting nominations of qualified individuals in the Western 
service area of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 
for appointment by the FMCSA to the UCR Plan Board of Directors to fill 
one vacancy for a term which expires on May 31, 2023. The nominees must 
be from among the Chief Administrative Officers of State Agencies 
responsible for overseeing the administration of the UCR Agreement. The 
UCR is also requesting nominations of qualified individuals 
representing a motor carrier that falls within the smallest fleet fee 
bracket for appointment by the FMCSA to the UCR Plan Board of Directors 
to fill one vacancy for a term which expires on May 31, 2024.

DATES: Nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified 
individuals to be considered by the FMCSA for appointment to fill these 
two vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Unified Carrier 
Registration Plan must be received on or before November 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified 
individuals to be considered by the FMCSA for appointment to the Board 
of the UCR Plan may be received by any of the following methods--
internet, regular mail, courier, or hand-delivery.
    Mail, Courier, or Hand-Delivery: Unified Carrier Registration Plan, 
Attention: Matt Mantione, 3200 Windy Hill Rd., Suite 600W, Atlanta, GA 
30339, internet: mmantione@plan.ucr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified 
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783, 
eleaman@board.ucr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Section 4305(b) of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users (SAFETEA-LU) [Pub. L. 109-59,119 Stat. 1144, August 10, 2005] 
enacted 49 U.S.C. 14504a entitled ``Unified carrier registration system 
plan and agreement.'' Under the UCR Agreement, motor carriers, motor 
private carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies 
that are involved in interstate transportation register and pay certain 
fees. The UCR Plan's Board of Directors must issue rules and 
regulations to govern the UCR Agreement. Section 14504a(a)(9) defines 
the Unified Carrier Registration Plan as the organization of State, 
Federal, and industry representatives responsible for developing, 
implementing, and administering the UCRA. Section 14504a(d)(1)(B) 
directed the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Unified Carrier 
Registration Plan Board of Directors made up of 15 members from FMCSA, 
State Governments, and the motor carrier industry.
    The Board also must recommend to the Secretary of Transportation 
annual fees to be assessed against carriers, leasing companies, 
brokers, and freight forwarders under the UCRA. Section 14504a(d)(1)(B) 
provides that the UCR Plan's Board of Directors must consist of 
directors from the following groups:
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: One director must be 
selected from each of the FMCSA service areas (as defined by FMCSA on 
January 1, 2005) from among the chief administrative officers of the 
State agencies responsible for administering the UCRA.
    State Agencies: The five directors selected to represent State 
agencies must be from among the professional staffs of State agencies 
responsible for overseeing the administration of the UCR Agreement.
    Motor Carrier Industry: Five directors must be from the motor 
carrier industry.
    At least one of the five motor carrier industry directors must be 
from ``a national trade association representing the general motor 
carrier of property industry'' and one of them must be from ``a motor 
carrier that falls within the smallest fleet fee bracket.''
    U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department): One individual, 
either the FMCSA Deputy Administrator or such other Presidential 
appointee from the Department appointed by the Secretary, represents 
the Department.
    The establishment of the Board was announced in the Federal 
Register on May 12, 2006 (71 FR 27777). This document serves as a 
notice from the UCR Plan Board of Directors soliciting nominations of 
and expressions of interest by qualified individuals who are interested 
in being considered by the FMCSA for appointment to the Board as a 
representative of a State agency responsible for overseeing the Unified 
Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR Agreement) from a State in the 
FMCSA's Western service area. For purposes of Board appointments, the 
Western service area includes the States of Alaska, California, 
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and 
Washington. The term of this appointment expires on May 31, 2023.
    This document also serves as a notice from the UCR Plan Board of 
Directors soliciting nominations of and expressions of interest by 
qualified individuals who are interested in being considered by the 
FMCSA for appointment to the Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of 
Directors as a representative of a motor carrier that falls within the 
smallest fleet fee bracket (1-2 self-propelled commercial motor 
vehicles). The term of this appointment expires on May 31, 2024.
    All nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified 
individuals received for either currently vacant position described 
above and submitted on or before November 15, 2022, will be forwarded 
to FMCSA. The authority to appoint an individual to fill each of the 
two vacant positions lies with Secretary of Transportation, which has 
been delegated to FMCSA.
    Nominations and expressions of interest should indicate that the 
individual nominated or interested meets the statutory requirements 
specified in 49 U.S.C. 14504a(d)(1)(B). All applications must include a 
current resume.
    The UCR Plan Board may, but is not required to, recommend to FMCSA 
the appointment of individuals from among the nominations and 
expressions of interest received. If the Board does make such 
recommendation(s), it will do so after consideration during an open 
meeting in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act that 
includes such recommendation(s) as part of the subject matter of the 
open meeting.

Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2022-23107 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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