Sunshine Act Meetings
| Published date | 26 February 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-04014 |
| Citation | 89 FR 14152 |
| Court | Unified Carrier Registration Plan |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14152-14153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04014]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: February 29, 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: 997 0103 4622,
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qd-iorT8sGNbSuEQM-d2U0A_c3gFdaqie.
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 January 18, 2024 UCR Board Meeting--UCR
Board Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
Draft Minutes from the January 18, 2024, UCR Board meeting will be
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.
V. Approval of Minutes of the February 1, 2024 UCR Board Meeting--UCR
Board Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
Draft Minutes from the February 1, 2024, UCR Board meeting will be
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.
VI. 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.
VII. Engagement Letter Between the UCR Plan and the Bradley Arant Law
Firm--UCR Board Chair and UCR Executive Director
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
covering legal services provided by the Bradley Arant law firm in
representing the UCR Plan before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office in the trademark cancellation proceeding filed by the Small
Business in Transportation Coalition. The Board may take action to
approve the engagement letter on the terms outlined in the engagement
letter.
VIII. UCR Plan Legal Counsel Report--UCR Plan Legal Counsel
UCR Plan Legal Counsel will report on his activities as UCR Plan
Legal Counsel since the last Board of Directors meeting including, the
issuance of trademark licenses to participating states, developing a
procedure to amend the UCR Agreement and responding to comments
received by the FMCSA in connection with the 2025 UCR Fee Rule making.
IX. Subcommittee Reports
Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit
Subcommittee Vice-Chair
A. Updates to the UCR Handbook--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit
Subcommittee Vice-Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and Vice Chair will lead a
discussion on steps to update the UCR Handbook in order to reduce
confusion and eliminate conflicting guidance in the Handbook. The
proposed amendments relate to the following sections of the Handbook:
``Leasing Companies'' page 10
``Effect of IRP Registration'' page 27
``Entities Performing More Than One Function'' ``Businesses
Operating More Than One Motor Carrier'' pages 10 and 11
The Board may take action to amend the UCR Handbook in the sections
listed above.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository
Manager
A. Financial Update--UCR Depository Manager
The UCR Depository Manager will provide an update on the financial
status of the administrative fund. An update on fees collected for the
2024 registration year will also be provided.
B. The Finance Subcommittee Recommendation to the UCR Board for the
Selection of External Auditor To Audit the Unified Carrier Registration
Plan Depository for the Year Ended December 31, 2022--UCR Finance
Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Vice-Chair and the UCR Depository
Manager
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will give an update on the selection of an audit firm to conduct the
2022 external audit. The UCR Finance Subcommittee recommends the
appointment of Williams Benator and Libby, LLP (``WBL'') to serve as
the external auditors of the 2022 financial year. The Board may take
action to engage the services of an external auditor for the Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Depository for the year ended December 31,
2022.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training
Subcommittee Chair
No significant action to report.
Industry Advisory Subcommittee--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee
Chair
No significant action to report.
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, enforcement as against under-registered carriers, how
enforcement can support and contribute to inspection audits,
presentation on reports available through the NRS to enforcement staff,
an update on PowerPoint training, creation of standards for annual UCR
enforcement awards, and conducting biannual enforcement blitzes.
Dispute Resolution Subcommittee--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee
Chair
A. Update on the Status of the Three Pending Complaints Before the
Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Filed by the Small Business in
Transportation Coalition (``SBTC'')--UCR Dispute Resolution
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Plan Counsel
The UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair and UCR Plan Counsel
will discuss the status of the three pending complaints before the
Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Filed by the Small Business in
Transportation Coalition (``SBTC'').
B. Possible Change to the Policy for Resolving Disputes Under the
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement--UCR Dispute Resolution
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Executive Director
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
The UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Chair and UCR Executive
Director will present the motion passed by the Dispute Resolution
Subcommittee to amend the Policy for Resolving Disputes Under the
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement, under Section IV, ``Public
Notice'', to make clear that a notice of hearing before the Board is
now submitted directly to the Federal Register for publication by the
UCR Plan, and not as previously was the case, through a request to the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The Board may take action
to approve this change in the Policy for Resolving Disputes Under the
Unified Carrier Registration Agreement.
X. 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.
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,
February 21, 2024, at: https://plan.ucr.gov.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783,
[email protected].
Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2024-04014 Filed 2-22-24; 4:15 pm]
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