Sunshine Act Meetings Publication: Federal Register Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath Date: 12 August 2024 Subjects: American Government , Trucking

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65719-65720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18033]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: August 15, 2024, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

PLACE: The meeting will take place at the Hotel Indigo Traverse City 
263 W Grandview Parkway, Traverse City, MI 49684. The meeting will also 
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: 973 8008 2585, to listen and 
participate in this meeting. The website to participate via Zoom 
Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuf-mopjkvEtGCoVMWN3tQ6EmUCVXWOmkD.

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 June 6, 2024, UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    Draft Minutes from the June 6, 2024, 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.

VI. Next Steps in Amending the UCR Agreement Including the Possible 
Formation of an Amendments Subcommittee--UCR Legal Counsel and UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    UCR Legal Counsel will discuss some of the more significant 
proposed changes to the UCR Agreement. The UCR Board Chair will 
discuss the formation and composition of an Amendments Subcommittee 
to consider these and other proposed amendments to the UCR 
Agreement. These proposed amendments will be considered in a manner 
which is in accordance with the Procedure for Amending the Unified 
Carrier Registration Plan Agreement (the ``Procedure''). This 
Procedure was adopted by the UCR Board at its June 6, 2024, UCR 
Board meeting. The Board may consider action to approve the 
formation of an Amendments Subcommittee to consider proposed 
amendments to the UCR Agreement pursuant to the Procedure.

VII. UCR Penetration Test--Kellen Representative

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    Kellen's Chief Technology Officer will provide an update on 
relevant activity, to include a multi-year penetration testing 
proposal. The Board may consider action to approve a multi-year 
penetration testing proposal.

VIII. Subcommittee Reports

Finance Subcommittee

A. Distribution From the UCR Depository for Under-Cap States--UCR 
Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository 
Manager will provide an update on the distribution of fees from the 
UCR Depository to the participating states for the 2024 registration 
year.

B. UCR Administrative Fund Update--UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the 
financial status of the administrative fund for the 6 months ended 
June 30, 2024.

C. The Finance Subcommittee Recommendation to the Board Based on a 2026 
Registration Fee Analysis To Notify FMCSA That the UCR Plan 
Registration Fee Schedule Will Remain Unchanged for 2026--UCR Finance 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager 
will provide an analysis pertaining to the setting 200E; of 2026 
registration fees. The Board may authorize and direct notification 
to the FMCSA that the UCR Plan registration fee schedule will remain 
unchanged for 2026.

D. The Finance Subcommittee Recommendation To Move UCR Plan Bank 
Accounts--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    The Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will 
discuss moving UCR Plan bank accounts from Truist Bank to a 
different bank. The Board may take action to approve the move of UCR 
Plan bank accounts from Truist Bank to a different bank.

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Audit Subcommittee

A. The Audit Subcommittee Recommendation to the UCR Board That the UCR 
Plan Board Remake Existing Audit Compliance Initiatives and Annual 
State Audit Evaluation Criteria--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and Vice-Chair will summarize 
the recommendations made by the Audit Subcommittee at its July 25, 
2024, meeting to remake the existing compliance initiatives 
applicable to all UCR Plan participating States. The revised 
compliance initiatives would instead require, beginning with the 
2025 registration/audit year, that all participating States meet 3 
out of the following 4 compliance initiatives as follows:
    1. Previous or Reporting Year Unregistered Motor Carrier Audits 
for Tiers 4, 5, and 6 and requiring 100% closure;
    2. Tying Retreat Audits to Inspections that occurred within the 
previous year or reporting year and requiring 100% closure;
    3. Making FARs Audits applicable to the current year (October-
June) in Tiers 4, 5, and 6 and requiring 100% closure; and,
    4. Previous or Reporting Year UCR Violations Audits and 
requiring 100% closure. The Board may consider action to approve (1) 
replacing the current compliance initiatives with the new compliance 
initiatives described above, and (2) revising the Annual State Audit 
Reporting Evaluation Process to require participating states to meet 
3 out 4 of the new compliance initiatives beginning with the 2025 
registration/audit year.

B. Discussion of Retreat Audit Program and Possible Options Under 
Consideration for the Program During Motor Carrier UCR Registration/
Renewal--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice 
Chair, DSL Transportation and Seiko Soft Representative

    The Subcommittee Chair, Vice Chair, DSL Transportation and Seiko 
Soft will lead a discussion on the status of the new Retreat Audit 
Program. The new Program utilizes roadside inspection data to 
conduct real-time automated audits of both non-IRP and IRP-plated 
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). At least three possible choices 
will be presented for Board discussion tying inspection data to a 
CMVs' UCR registration/renewal:
     Stopping the registration/renewal transaction if the 
CMV does not agree with the vehicle count.
     Interrupting the registration/renewal transaction by 
showing inspection data to the CMV and sending the renewal to 
support for assistance.
     Allowing for normal CMV registration/renewal but with 
the creation of a Retreat Audit.

Education and Training Subcommittee

    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will discuss 
the development of key projects. The projects that will be discussed 
include the development of the educational audit certificate 
program, the optimization and redesign of the UCR Plan website, and 
the creation of a video explaining the importance of the UCR Plan 
and the National Registration System.

Industry Advisory Subcommittee

    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

    The UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair will provide an update on 
current and planned initiatives to include an update on PowerPoint 
training, the creation of standards for annual UCR enforcement 
awards and recognition, and the upcoming awareness initiative.

Dispute Resolution Subcommittee

    No significant action to report.

IX. Amendment of ``Professional Services Agreement'' and ``Additional 
Professional Services Agreement'' Between the UCR Plan and DSL 
Transportation Services, Inc.--UCR Board Chair and UCR Executive 
Director

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    The UCR Board Chair and the UCR Executive Director will present 
proposed amendments to the ``Professional Services Agreement'' and 
``Additional Professional Services Agreement'' between the UCR Plan 
and DSL Transportation Services, Inc. The proposed amendments would 
change the scope of both contracts. One proposed amendment would 
also change the term of the ``Additional Professional Services 
Agreement'' should the Board approve Audit Subcommittee Report Item 
A regarding the remake of compliance initiatives and annual state 
audit evaluation criteria. The Board may consider action to approve 
the proposed amendments to both agreements.

X. Contractor Reports

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.

XI. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

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

XII. 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, 
August 7, 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. 2024-18033 Filed 8-8-24; 4:15 pm]
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