Sunshine Act Meetings Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 27 February 2024 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 14560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04164]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: January 25, 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 (US Toll) or 1-669-900-6833 (US Toll), Meeting ID: 949 7520 9962, 
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate 
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcOyqrjIjHNZzp3Zo54X-XjrybypgFcDG.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Dispute 
Resolution Subcommittee (the ``Subcommittee'') will conduct a meeting 
to 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 Dispute Resolution 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--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    The Subcommittee 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 of the Process and Policy of Resolving Disputes Under the 
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement--UCR Dispute Resolution 
Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal Officer, UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal 
Officer, and UCR Executive Director will review the current process and 
Policy of Resolving Disputes Under the Unified Carrier Registration 
Agreement.

V. Review of the Process and Policy of Resolving Disputes Under the 
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement as They Pertain to Disputes 
Filed by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition--UCR Dispute 
Resolution Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal Officer, UCR Executive 
Director

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    The UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal 
Officer, and UCR Executive Director will review the current process and 
Policy of Resolving Disputes Under the Unified Carrier Registration 
Agreement in the context of three pending requests for dispute 
resolution filed by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition 
(``SBTC''). The Subcommittee may discuss the issue of jurisdiction over 
each of the three requests by the SBTC and the role of the Subcommittee 
in preparing these requests for hearing by the Board.
    The Subcommittee may also discuss the possibility of hiring a 
Hearing Officer employed for the purpose of assisting the Subcommittee 
and the Board in the process of hearing requests for dispute resolution 
brought to the Board.
    The Subcommittee may also discuss and recommend to the Board one or 
more proposed changes to the current Dispute Resolution Policy.

VI. Other Business--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair

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

VII. Adjournment--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
January 18, 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-04164 Filed 2-23-24; 4:15 pm]
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