Sunshine Act Meetings Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 17 January 2024 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3022-3023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00930]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: January 18, 2024, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 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 (U.S. Toll) or 1-669-900-6833 (U.S. Toll), Meeting ID: 997 6914 
3647, to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to 
participate via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qceCpqjgsHtMsNZs9QvcOAmnQC4sbAjfv.

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:

Proposed 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. The Board will consider 
action to adopt.
Ground Rules
    [rtarr8] Board actions taken only in designated areas on the 
agenda.

IV. Approval of Minutes of the December 7, 2023 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    Draft Minutes from the December 7, 2023, 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 any relevant agency activity, including the status 
of the FMCSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the 2025 UCR 
Fee Rulemaking and its publication in the Federal Register.

VI. Discussion of UCR Outreach to Canadian and Mexican Carriers 
Operating in the United States--UCR Board Chair and UCR Executive 
Director

    The UCR Board Chair and UCR Executive Director will lead a 
discussion on current and possible future UCR outreach to Canadian and 
Mexican carriers operating in the United States. Discussion will 
include the form and cost of current outreach efforts to these motor 
carriers and the form and cost of additional possible outreach.

VI. UCR Chief Legal Officer's Report--UCR Chief Legal Officer

    The UCR Chief Legal Officer will report on his activities as Chief 
Legal Officer of the UCR Plan since the last Board of Directors meeting 
including, among other things, his efforts to protect the intellectual 
property assets of the UCR Plan including the issuance of cease-and-
desist letters regarding alleged trademark infringement, possible 
Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations, the initiation of domain 
name dispute resolution proceedings and the issuance of trademark 
licenses to participating states.

VII. 2024 Engagement Letter Between the UCR Plan and the Bradley Arant 
Law Firm--UCR Executive Director and UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    An engagement letter between the UCR Plan and the Bradley Arant law 
firm will be presented to the Board for consideration and approval. The 
engagement letter covers the legal services performed by Alex Leath, in 
his capacity as the Chief Legal Officer of the UCR Plan, and the 
Bradley Arant law firm in support of the Chief Legal Officer's 
activities. These legal services will be performed on behalf of the UCR 
Plan during calendar year 2024. The presentation will include the scope 
of the engagement as well as the amount budgeted to defray the 
estimated fees and expenses.

VIII. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    No report.

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Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository 
Manager

Distribution From the UCR Depository for the 2024 Registration Year and 
Update on Selection of 2022 External Auditor--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the timing of 
a distribution of the fees from the UCR Depository to states that have 
not yet reached their revenue entitlements for the 2024 registration 
year. In addition, the UCR Depository Manager will give an update on 
the selection of an audit firm to conduct the 2022 external audit.

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

Update on Current and Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an 
update on current and planned future training initiatives, to include 
website content review, website optimization strategy, NRS modules, and 
UCR purpose and subcommittee videos.

Industry Advisory Subcommittee--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee 
Chair

Update on Current Initiatives--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee Chair will provide an update 
on current and planned initiatives, to include the development of a 
video series intended to increase participation in the UCR focused on 
brokers, motor carriers, and bus operators.

Enforcement Subcommittee--UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair

Update on Current Initiatives--UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair will provide an update on 
current and planned initiatives to include a review of enforcement 
rates, creation of standards for annual UCR enforcement awards, 
conducting biannual enforcement blitzes, roadside enforcement of 
carriers who are under-registered, and creation of an enforcement 
presentation.

Dispute Resolution Subcommittee--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee 
Chair

    No report.

IX. Contractor Reports--UCR Board Chair

UCR Executive Director Report

    The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering his 
recent activity for the UCR Plan including any changes in the dates of 
UCR meetings in 2024.

UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)

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

DSL Transportation Services, Inc.

    DSL Transportation Services, Inc. will report on the latest data 
from the FARs program, Tier 5 and 6 unregistered motor carriers, and 
other matters.

Seikosoft

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

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 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
January 11, 2024, 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.
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