Sunshine Act; Meeting Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 26 November 2021 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 225 (Friday, November 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67584-67585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25920]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act; Meeting

TIME AND DATE: December 2, 2021, 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: 924 8034 4706, 
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate 
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/j/92480344706.

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--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call the meeting to 
order, call roll for the 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--Subcommittee Chair

    For Discussion and Possible 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 agenda.

IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes from the October 21, 
2021 Meeting--Subcommittee Chair

    For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action: Draft minutes from 
the October 21, 2021 Subcommittee meeting via teleconference will be 
reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action to approve.

V. Review Proposals Received for External Audit of the UCR Depository--
UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager

    For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 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. 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. The proposals received will be tabulated, ranked, and then 
presented to the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee may consider making a 
recommendation to the Board to engage a new auditing firm for the 
financial statements ending December 31, 2021.

VI. Discussion of the UCR Internal Controls Procedures Report Prepared 
by the Independent Audit Firm--UCR Executive Director and UCR 
Depository Manager

    The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager 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.

VII. Motor Carriers Selecting Option B for UCR Renewals--Subcommittee 
Chair, UCR Executive Director, and DSL Transportation, Inc. (DSL)

    The Subcommittee Chair, UCR Executive Director, and DSL will 
discuss issues related to motor carriers who select Option B to renew 
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.

VIII. Review 49 CFR 392.2 Violations--Subcommittee Chair and DSL

    The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will review the 49 CFR 392.2 
violations in the State of Kansas (Kansas) for the month of October 
2021. 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.

IX. Vetting the Shadow MCMIS Report--Subcommittee Chair, Verna Jackson, 
and DSL

    The Subcommittee Chair, Verna Jackson, and DSL will update the 
Subcommittee on the value achieved by vetting the Shadow MCMIS report 
in 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.

X. Review States' Audit Compliance Rates Compliance Percentages for 
Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) for Registration Years 2020, 2021, and 
2022--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will review audit compliance rates for the 
states for registration years 2020, 2021, and 2022 and included 
compliance percentages for FARs, retreat audits, and registration 
compliance percentages.


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XI. Support States to Improve Registration Compliance--Subcommittee 
Chair and DSL

    The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will lead a discussion regarding 
methods to help participating states improve registration compliance 
(percentages). Suggested methods might include educating various 
constituents such as state registration offices, state motor carrier 
association offices, state highway patrols, etc. New entrant audits are 
an additional suggestion. Input from the Subcommittee on other ideas is 
encouraged.

XII. Seeking Vice-Chair for the UCR Audit Subcommittee--Subcommittee 
Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion regarding interest in 
the vacant Subcommittee Vice-Chair position.

XIII. Other Business--Subcommittee Chair

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

XIV. Adjournment--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
November 23, 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. 2021-25920 Filed 11-23-21; 11:15 am]
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