Sunshine Act; Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 1 September 2022 Subjects: American Government , Trucking Topic:

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53829-53830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19020]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act; Meeting

TIME AND DATE: September 8, 2022, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern 
time.

PLACE: This meeting will 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) or (ii) 1-877-853-5247 (US 
Toll Free) or 1-888-788-0099 (US Toll Free), Meeting ID: 965 9441 3860, 
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate 
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIofu2srzgiHNToYfHwsskxuOVfwq0MUrdg.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit 
Subcommittee (the ``Subcommittee'') 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. Call to Order--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call the 
meeting to order, call roll for the Audit Subcommittee, confirm whether 
a quorum is present, and facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive 
Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the 
meeting notice on the UCR website and distribution to the UCR contact 
list via email followed by the subsequent publication of the notice in 
the Federal Register.

III. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Agenda and Setting of Ground 
Rules--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Audit Subcommittee Action

    The agenda will be reviewed and the Subcommittee will consider 
adoption.
Ground Rules
[rtarr8] Subcommittee action only to be taken in designated areas on 
the agenda.

IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes From the June 30, 2022 
Meeting--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    Draft minutes from the June 30, 2022 Subcommittee meeting via 
teleconference will be reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action 
to approve.

V. Additional Compliance Evaluation Tools for the Annual State Audit 
Progress Report--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion regarding 
the current evaluation process for the participating states' audit 
programs as required by the UCR Agreement. The Subcommittee will 
discuss options that may require states to add broker registration 
percentages to the annual state audit requirements in addition to the 
established compliance requirements set forth in the UCR Agreement. The 
Subcommittee may take action to approve such options as may be 
discussed.

VI. Audit Compliance Snapshot by State for Registration Years 2021 and 
2022--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will present registration 
performance statistics and the related compliance percentages, Focused 
Anomaly Reviews (FARs), unregistered bracket 5 and 6 motor carriers and 
retreat audits for the 2021 and 2022 registration years.

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VII. Review of States Enforcement Efficiency Reports--UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will review the ``Should-Have-
Been'' (``SHB'') report and discuss ideas regarding how to assist 
states to improve their UCR violation issuance rates.

VIII. Update Regarding the Enforcement Video for FMCSA's National 
Training Center--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Education and 
Training Chair, and the UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, the UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Executive Director will provide an 
update regarding the progress achieved on the enforcement video for use 
in the FMCSA's National Training Center.

IX. State Compliance Review Program--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and 
UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will lead a discussion on program objectives and states scheduled for 
review in 2022.

X. Maximizing the Value of the Should Have Been (SHB) and Enforcement 
Efficiency Tools--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Vice-Chair and DSL Transportation Services, Inc. (DSL)

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair 
and DSL will provide an update on the value achieved by utilizing 
Shadow MCMIS and other tools in the National Registration System (NRS). 
The discussion will highlight the financial value to the states of 
vetting businesses for UCR compliance, commercial registration, IFTA, 
intrastate, and interstate operating authority.

XI. Audit Subcommittee Meetings in 2023--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 
and UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Executive Director will 
discuss tentative plans for Audit Subcommittee meetings virtually and 
in-person during calendar year 2023.

XII. Future Auditor Training Opportunities--UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Chair, UCR Audit Vice-Chair and DSL

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair 
and DSL will direct a discussion regarding the value added to state 
enforcement efforts by developing short virtual audit training 
sessions.

XIII. Audit Subcommittee Consideration of Future Education and Training 
Products--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair may discuss recommendations for future state 
training products intended to increase states UCR registration 
efficiency.

XIV. Presentation From Warren Averett (the UCR Depository Independent 
Auditors)--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will introduce the independent auditors of the UCR Depository and allow 
them to address issues of significance to the subcommittee, in 
fulfillment of the subcommittee's fiduciary responsibility to the UCR 
Plan. The Audit Subcommittee may ask any questions to the external and 
independent auditors that they may have of the UCR Plan.

XV. Other Items--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items 
Subcommittee members would like to discuss.

XVI. Adjournment--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
August 31, 2022 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. 2022-19020 Filed 8-30-22; 4:15 pm]
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