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Sunshine Act Meetings Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 10 April 2023 Subjects: American Government  , Trucking
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21234-21235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07572]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: April 13, 2023, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
PLACE: This meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn and Suites
Biltmore Village, The Laurel Room, 186 Hendersonville Road, Asheville,
NC 28803. This meeting will also be accessible via conference call and
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare. Any interested person may call (i) 1-
929-205-6099 (US Toll) or 1-669-900-6833 (US Toll), Meeting ID: 928
2739 8984, to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to
participate via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlde6rpzMjEtCzNGAbe-bF3vkE-p3kiNFS.
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 this meeting will include:
Proposed 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 Publication 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 Board Action
The proposed 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 19 UCR Board Meeting--UCR Board
Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
Draft Minutes from the January 19, 2023 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 relevant activity.
VI. Proposal To Send a Letter to All New US DOT Interstate Motor
Carriers, Freight Forwarders, Leasing Companies, and Brokers From Non-
Participating States and Rhode Island--UCR Executive Director and
Seikosoft
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Executive Director and a Seikosoft representative will
present a proposal to the UCR Board to send a letter to all new USDOT
interstate motor carriers, freight forwarders, leasing companies, and
brokers from non-participating states and Rhode Island requesting that
the entity register for UCR. The Board may consider and approve the
cost of sending such a letter to all new USDOT interstate motor
carriers, freight forwarders, leasing companies, and brokers from non-
participating states and Rhode Island.
VII. Subcommittee Reports
Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. Update on the Success of the First Audit Subcommittee Monthly
Question and Answer Session for States Auditors--UCR Audit Subcommittee
Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-
Chair will lead a discussion regarding the turnout for the first 60-
minute virtual question and answer sessions.
B. Review States' Audit Compliance Snapshot for Registration Rates
Audit Percentages for Years 2022 and 2023--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will review audit compliance rates
for the states for registration years 2022 and 2023 and related
compliance percentages for FARs, retreat audits and registration
compliance percentages and open Bracket 5 and 6 motor carriers.
C. Review the Kansas Roadside Inspection Amendment Pilot--UCR Audit
Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will review the Roadside
Inspection Amendment Pilot that began March 1, 2023. The pilot reviews
all Should-Have-Beens (SHBs) for the previous day and then amends the
roadside inspection to include the UCR 392.2 violation. It also
includes a letter that puts the motor carrier on notice that if they
are stopped again, they will be issued a $300 dollar civil fine each
time going forward.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
A. Allocation of Unspent 2022 UCR Administrative Funds and Interest
Earned on UCR Administrative Funds--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion on which
reserve funds should receive allocations
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of unspent 2022 administrative funds and interest earned on those funds
and provide the Subcommittee's recommendation to the Board of Directors
for possible adoption. The Board may consider and approve allocations
of unspent 2022 administrative funds and interest earned on those funds
to reserve funds.
B. Distribution From the UCR Depository for Under-Cap States--UCR
Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager
will provide an update on the timing for a distribution of fees from
the UCR Depository to states that have not yet reached their revenue
entitlements for the 2023 registration year.
C. Discussion of UCR Investment Policy--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair will provide the Board an
overview of the market factors and account structures of UCR Funds and
provide a summary of discussion from the Finance Subcommittee Meeting
in March 2023.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training
Subcommittee Chair
Update on Current and Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and
Training Subcommittee Chair
The Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an
update on current and planned future training initiatives and the E-
Certificate program.
Industry Advisory Subcommittee--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee
Chair
Update on Current Initiatives--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee Chair will provide an update
on current and planned initiatives regarding motor carrier industry
concerns.
Enforcement Subcommittee--UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair
Update on Current Initiatives--UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair will provide an update on
current and planned initiatives.
VIII. Contractor Reports--UCR Board Chair
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 Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) program, discuss motor carrier
inspection results, pilot projects and other matters.
Seikosoft
Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to
the National Registration System (NRS).
UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)
The UCR Chief of Staff will provide a management report covering
recent activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.
IX. Other Business--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will call for any other business, old or new,
from the floor.
X. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
April 5, 2023, 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. 2023-07572 Filed 4-6-23; 4:15 pm]
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