Board of Directors; Request for Nominations Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 24 April 2023 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24850-24851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08519]


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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 all four service 
areas of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) (as 
those areas were defined by FMCSA on January 1, 2005) for appointment 
by the FMCSA to the UCR Plan Board of Directors to fill four vacancies 
for terms which expire on May 31, 2026. The nominees must be from among 
the Chief Administrative Officers of State Agencies responsible for 
overseeing the administration of the UCR Agreement.

DATES: Nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified 
individuals to be considered by the FMCSA for appointment to fill these 
four vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Unified Carrier 
Registration Plan, along with accompanying resumes, must be received on 
or before May 10, 2023.

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 each of 
the FMCSA's four service areas (again, as those service areas were 
defined on January 1, 2005). For purposes of Board appointments, on 
January 1, 2005, the Eastern service area included the UCR 
participating states of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, 
New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and West 
Virginia. The Midwestern service area included the UCR participating 
states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Southern service area 
included the UCR participating states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, 
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The Western service area included the 
UCR participating states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, 
Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington. 
The term of this appointment expires on May 31, 2026.
    All nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified 
individuals received for the four soon to be vacant positions described 
above and submitted on or before May 10, 2023, will be forwarded to 
FMCSA. The authority to appoint an individual to fill each of the four 
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.

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    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. 2023-08519 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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