Sunshine Act Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 13 December 2021 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70888-70890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27011]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: December 16, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern 
time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and 
screensharing. Any interested person may call 877-853-5247 (US toll 
free), 888-788-0099 (US toll free), +1 929-205-6099 (US toll), or +1 
669-900-6833 (US toll),

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Conference ID 910 1040 9956, to participate in the meeting. The website 
to participate via Zoom meeting and screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/j/91010409956.

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 the 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 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 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 November 4, 2021 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action

    Draft Minutes of the November 4, 2021 UCR Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)--
FMCSA Representative

    The FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity.

VI. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    A. Review Proposals Received for Independent Audit of the UCR 
Depository--UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will 
discuss the proposals received from the respondents to the request-for-
proposal (RFP) that was distributed to four selected firms in November 
2021. The purpose of the RFP was to begin a process to identify and 
engage a new independent auditing firm to conduct an assurance 
engagement of the UCR Depository's financial statements for the year 
ending December 31, 2021. All four firms responded and provided 
proposals that have been tabulated, ranked, and will be presented to 
the Board. The Audit Subcommittee has recommended one of the proposals 
and that recommendation and the other proposals will be presented to 
the Board for its consideration and approval as the independent 
auditors for the Depository's financial statements ending December 31, 
2021.
    B. Discussion of the UCR Internal Controls Procedures Report 
Prepared by the Independent Audit Firm--UCR Executive Director.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Executive Director will lead a discussion of the report on 
the internal controls review that was performed by Williams, Benator & 
Libby (WBL). The response to the report from Kellen will also be 
reviewed and discussed. The Board may consider amendments to the 
written internal controls procedures based on WBL's report.
    C. Motor Carriers Selecting Option B for UCR Renewals--UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair, UCR Executive Director, and DSL Transportation 
Services, Inc. (DSL).
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Executive Director, and DSL 
will discuss issues related to motor carriers who select Option B to 
utilize UCR registration. The discussion will include consideration of 
the ``pros'' and ``cons'' regarding the potential requirement on motor 
carriers to upload a list of intrastate exempt vehicles to the National 
Registration System when registering in the portal.
    D. Review 49 CFR 392.2 Violations--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and 
DSL.
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL will review the 49 CFR 
392.2 violations in the State of Kansas (``Kansas''). The discussion 
will highlight the financial value to Kansas by vetting these companies 
for UCR compliance, commercial registration, IFTA, intrastate, and 
interstate operating authority. 49 CFR 392.2 requires commercial motor 
vehicles to operate in accordance with the laws, ordinances, and 
regulations of the jurisdiction in which they are operating within.
    E. UCR Compliance Snapshot--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair.
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will review audit compliance rates 
for the states for registration years 2020, 2021, and 2022 and included 
compliance percentages for Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs), retreat 
audits, and registration compliance percentages as mandated by the UCR 
Board.

Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair

    A. Review of 2022 Administrative Budget--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 and discuss a proposed budget for the 2022 UCR administrative 
expenses. The Board may take action to approve and adopt the 2022 
budget. The UCR Finance Subcommittee has recommended the Board adopt 
the proposed budget for the 2022 administrative year as presented.
    B. Investing Excess Fees for the 2021 Registration Year in 
Certificates of Deposit (CDs)--Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR 
Depository Manager.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will lead 
a discussion regarding an opportunity to invest 2021 excess fees in two 
CDs with one half in a CD maturing in January 2023 and one half in a CD 
maturing in April 2023 at the Bank of North Dakota. The CDs will earn a 
better rate-of-return than the savings accounts at the Bank of North 
Dakota where these funds are currently deposited. The 2021 excess fees 
will not be utilized until January 2023 at the earliest, so earning a 
higher rate-of-return will increase the excess fees, providing for 
additional funding in 2023. The Board may take action to invest the 
2021 excess fees in CDs at the Bank of North Dakota. The Finance 
Subcommittee recommends that the Board authorize the investment of 2021 
excess fees in two separate CDs as presented.

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

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

VII. 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 Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) program, discuss motor carrier 
inspection results, and other matters.

 Seikosoft

    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to 
the National Registration System.

 UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)--UCR Operations Director and 
UCR Depository Manager

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

VIII. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

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

IX. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    This agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
December 9, 2021 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. 2021-27011 Filed 12-9-21; 4:15 pm]
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