Sunshine Act; Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 7 June 2022 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34759-34760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12321]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act; Meeting

TIME AND DATE: June 7, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 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: 954 6813 9784, 
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate 
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpceGprTItEtA1WfDtozO5u4kGtHY5U71g.

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:

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 April 21, 2022 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    Draft Minutes from the April 21, 2022 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. Development, Hosting and Maintenance of an IRP Centralized Fee 
Calculator--UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Executive Director will provide an update regarding the 
option of development, hosting and maintenance of a centralized IRP fee 
calculator for the purpose of continuing the Board's progress towards 
increasing UCR compliance and enhanced data sharing.

VII. Letter of Recommendation to Congress To Approve Legislation 
Pertaining To Providing Additional Parking to Motor Carriers--Monte 
Wiederhold, Board Member

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    UCR Board Member Monte Wiederhold will discuss the issue of the 
lack of parking for motor carriers along highways and pending 
legislation before the United States Congress to alleviate the problem. 
The Board may consider and take action to authorize the UCR Board Chair 
to draft, sign, and send a letter to Congress recommending approval of 
such legislation.

VIII. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

A. 2021 Annual State Audit Progress Report to the UCR Board of 
Directors--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the current status of 
participating states' audit programs for the 2021 registration year as 
required by the UCR Agreement. The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will 
recommend corrective action plans for delinquent states. The Board may 
consider and take action to approve such plans as recommended.

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B. Discussion Regarding Ways and Means To Increase UCR Registration 
Percentages--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion to share 
state resources (auditors and other contacts), leveraging partner 
relationships, auditing tools and other ideas to increase UCR 
registration percentages to promote improving fairness within the 
industry.
C. Maximizing the Value of the Should Have Been (SHB) and Enforcement 
Efficiency Tools--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL Transportation 
Services, Inc. (DSL)
    The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will provide an update on the value 
achieved by utilizing the Shadow MCMIS and other tools in the National 
Registration System (NRS). The discussion will highlight the financial 
value to the states by vetting businesses for UCR compliance, 
commercial registration, IFTA, intrastate, and interstate operating 
authority.
D. Dedicating a Full-Time Employee (FTE) to States' Audit Programs--UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and DSL
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair 
and DSL will lead a discussion regarding the value of dedicating 1 FTE 
to each state's UCR compliance efforts including solicitations (new 
entrants and unregistered entities), Focused Anomaly Reviews (FAR), 
retreat and vehicle inspection audits, Shadow MCMIS, and SHB tools in 
the NRS.
E. Updates to the UCR Handbook--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, and UCR 
Executive Director
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Executive Director will 
lead a discussion on updating and clarifying the language in the UCR 
Handbook in regard to the usage of the term ``operated'' as it relates 
to a motor carrier beginning operations. A general update on other 
revisions to the UCR Handbook will also be provided.
F. Accounting for Unregistered Motor Carriers in Brackets 5 and 6--UCR 
Audit and Finance Subcommittee Chairs
    There are a number of motor carriers in brackets 5 and 6 that have 
not registered for UCR that appear, in many, but not in all cases to 
have incorrectly overstated on their MCS-150 the number of vehicles in 
their fleet or have an inactive authority. The UCR Audit and Finance 
Subcommittee Chairs will lead a discussion on ideas to account for the 
status of these motor carriers.

Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair

A. Certificate of Deposit (CD) for Financial Reserve--Finance 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will 
present and discuss options for investing the proceeds from a CD that 
will mature on August 5, 2022. The Board may consider and approve an 
option for re-investing the proceeds from the maturing CD.
B. Investment Options for 2021 and 2022 Excess Fees--UCR Finance 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will 
present the balances of excess fees from the 2021 and 2022 registration 
years. They will also discuss potential options for safely investing 
the funds to earn reasonable rates of return that will exceed interest 
earnings on standard bank deposit accounts. The Board may consider and 
approve an option for investing the excess fees.
C. Update on Response From UCR to the FMCSA's Request for Information 
Regarding the UCR Board's Fee Recommendation for the 2023 Registration 
Year--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal Officer and UCR 
Depository Manager
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal Officer and UCR 
Depository Manager will provide an update to the UCR Board regarding 
the response provided to FMCSA from their request for information 
pertaining to the Board's fee change recommendation, and subsequent 
comment, for the 2023 registration year.
D. Update on Potential 2024 Fee Recommendation--UCR Finance 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will 
provide an update to the UCR Board regarding the methodology, process, 
and timing for a potential fee recommendation to the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Transportation and FMCSA for the 2024 registration 
year.

Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair

Update on Current and Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair and UCR Operations Manager
    The Education and Training Subcommittee Chair and the UCR 
Operations Manager will provide an update on the current and planned 
future training initiatives for the UCR Plan.

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, pilot 
projects and other matters.

 Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to 
the NRS.

 UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)

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

X. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any other business, old or new, 
from the floor.

XI. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    The agenda will be available no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time, 
June 1, 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. 2022-12321 Filed 6-3-22; 11:15 am]
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