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Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant 

information collection. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

Please do not include any confidential 

or inappropriate material in your 

comments. 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

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technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide the requested information. 

Approved: December 2, 2020. 

Sara L. Covington, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION 

PLAN 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: December 10, 2020, from 

Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern time. 

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible 

via conference call and screen sharing. 

Any interested person may call 877– 

853–5247 (US toll free), 888–788–0099 

(US toll free), +1 929–205–6099 (US 

toll), or +1 669–900–6833 (US toll), 

Conference ID 977 6073 0690, to 

participate in the meeting. 

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 

the meeting will include: 

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 selfintroductions. 

II. Verification 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 Action 

Agenda will be reviewed and the 

Board will consider adoption. 

Ground Rules 

➢ Board actions taken only in 

designated areas on agenda 

IV. Approval of Minutes of the 

November 5, 2020 UCR Board Meeting— 

UCR Board Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

Draft Minutes of the November 5, 

2020 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 activity. 

VI. Updates Concerning UCR 

Legislation—UCR Board Chair 

The UCR Board Chair will call for any 

updates regarding UCR legislation since 

the last Board meeting. 

VII. Discussion Regarding Development 

of Board Policy for the Mailing of 

Postcards—UCR Executive Director 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Executive Director will lead 

a discussion regarding the need for 

states and the Board to mail postcards 

to unregistered carriers. Items to 

consider may include defining the 

window of time for states/Board to mail 

postcards and require states to 

participate in solicitation campaigns. 

After discussing options, the Board may 

decide to adopt a policy regarding the 

requirements for mailing postcards to 

unregistered carriers. 

VIII. Potential Contract Extensions for 

AAG3 LLC and DSL Transportation 

Services, Inc.—UCR Board Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Chair will lead a discussion 

of the annual renewal of existing 

contracts with AAG3 LLC (Avelino 

Gutierrez) and DSL Transportation 

Services, Inc. (Dave Lazarides). The 

Board may decide to renew the 

contracts for an additional one-year 

term. 

IX. Chief Legal Officer Report—UCR 

Chief Legal Officer 

The UCR Chief Legal Officer will 

provide an update on the status of the 

March 2019 data event, the Twelve 

Percent Logistics litigation, several 

cease and desist letters sent to third 

party permitting service providers, and 

other matters. 

X. Update on the RSM Security 

Assessment Pertaining to the NRS 

Audit—UCR Technology Director 

The UCR Technology Director will 

provide an update on the security 

assessment deliverables from RSM’s 

security team pertaining to the NRS 

Audit. 

• AWS Security Assessment 

• Cloud Vulnerability and 

Configuration Review Sample 

• RSM Sample Penetration Testing 

Report 

XI. Subcommittee Reports 

Audit Subcommittee—UCR Audit 

Subcommittee Chair 

A. Next Steps Regarding the 2019 Audit 

Deficiencies by Idaho and Utah—UCR 

Audit Subcommittee Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will discuss the next steps regarding the 

2019 Audit Deficiencies by Idaho and 

Utah. The Board may authorize 

additional action to be taken against 

Idaho and Utah. 

B. Consideration of the Addition of a 

UCR Auditor/Enforcement Manager— 

UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will lead a discussion considering the 

potential addition of a UCR Auditor/ 

Enforcement Manager to provide 

mentoring and other audit assistance to 

participating states. The Board may take 

action to add a UCR Auditor/ 

Enforcement Manager and include that 

position in the budget for fiscal year 

2021. 

C. Discuss the Possible Requirement for 

the States to Declare in Writing Their 

Audit Policy with Respect to UCR— 

UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will lead a discussion of the possibility 

of requiring the states to formally 

declare, in writing, certain goals, 

objectives, and procedures with regard 

to their UCR audit policy. In addition, 

the Board may discuss a desire to 


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maintain a system to better monitor 

state(s) when turnover in staff leads to 

UCR audit and enforcement 

deficiencies. 

D. Independent Auditor’s Final Report 

(2017–2018)—UCR Depository Manager 

The UCR Depository Manager will 

discuss the outcome of the financial 

statement audits of the Depository for 

each of the 12- month periods ended 

December 31, 2018 and 2017. 

E. Consideration of an Audit Contract of 

the NRS by RSM—UCR Executive 

Director 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Executive Director will lead 

a discussion around the consideration 

and possible approval of an audit 

contract of the NRS by RSM. The Board 

may approve an audit contract between 

the Board and RSM. 

F. FARs Audit Procedure for Motor 

Carriers in Foreign Jurisdictions and 

Non-Participating States—UCR Audit 

Subcommittee Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will lead a discussion on the unique 

issues regarding Focused Anomaly 

Reviews (FARs) of non-United States 

based motor carriers and motor carriers 

based in non-participating states. The 

Board may take action to adopt new 

FARs audit procedures to be utilized by 

participating states for these motor 

carriers. 

G. Discussion of Vehicles Conducting 

Emergency Operations—UCR Audit 

Subcommittee Chair 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will discuss exempting electric utility 

and other businesses operating vehicles 

interstate only when responding to an 

emergency or natural disaster from UCR 

requirements in accordance with 49 

CFR part 390.23, unless the states 

involved in its interstate travel have 

waived those requirements. The Board 

may take action to exclude these carriers 

from Unified Carrier Registration. 

H. Update on the Audit Functionality in 

the National Registration System— 

Seikosoft 

Seikosoft will provide updates on the 

NRS Audit Module, solicitation 

campaigns (new entrant, unregistered, 

non-universe motor carriers, etc.), and 

other relevant topics for the Board. 

Finance Subcommittee—UCR Finance 

Subcommittee Chair 

A. Discussion Regarding the Board To 

Self-Insure Against the Risk of Directors 

and Officers Liability Claims—UCR 

Chief Legal Officer and UCR Depository 

Manager 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Chief Legal Officer and the 

UCR Depository Manager will lead a 

discussion regarding the purpose for 

Officer and Directors insurance and 

discuss the cost effectiveness of the 

option to self-insure rather than procure 

insurance from the marketplace. The 

Board may decide to self-insure or 

obtain insurance from the insurance 

marketplace. 

B. Review UCR Bank Balance Summary 

Report—UCR Depository Manager 

The UCR Depository Manager will 

review the UCR Bank Balance Summary 

Report as of November 30, 2020 and 

answer questions from the Board. 

C. Review 2020 Administrative 

Expenses Through November 30, 2020— 

UCR Depository Manager 

The UCR Depository Manager will 

present the administrative costs 

incurred for the period of January 1, 

2020 through November 30, 2020, 

compared to the budget for the same 

time-period, and discuss all significant 

variances. 

D. Presentation of the Proposed 2021 

Administrative Expenses Budget—UCR 

Depository Manager 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Depository Manager will 

present the proposed administrative 

expenses budget for calendar year 2021 

to the Board. The Board may consider 

adopting the budget. 

E. Status of 2020 and 2021 Registration 

Years Fee Collections and Compliance 

Percentages—UCR Depository Manager 

The UCR Depository Manager will 

provide updates on the results of 

collections and registration compliance 

rates for the 2020 and 2021 registration 

years. 

Education and Training 

Subcommittee—UCR Education and 

Training Subcommittee Chair 

Update on Basic Audit Training Module 

and Flow Chart/Decision Tree—UCR 

Education and Training Subcommittee 

Chair 

The UCR Education and Training 

Subcommittee Chair will provide an 

update on the development of the Basic 

Audit Training Module and Flow Chart/ 

Decision Tree. 

XII. Contractor Reports—UCR Executive 

Director 

• UCR Executive Director 

The UCR Executive Director will 

provide a report covering recent 

activity for the UCR Plan. 

• DSL Transportation Services, Inc. 

DSL Transportation Services, Inc. will 

report on the latest data from the 

FARs program, discuss motor 

carrier inspection results, and other 

matters. 

• Seikosoft 

Seikosoft will provide an update on 

recent/new activity related to the 

NRS. 

• UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)— 

UCR Operations and Depository 

Managers 

The UCR Administrator will provide 

its management report covering recent 

activity for the Depository, Operations, 

and Communications. 

XIII. Public Comment—James Lamb 

Mr. Lamb will be allotted five (5) 

minutes to address the UCR Board. 

XIV. Other Business—UCR Board Chair 

The UCR Board Chair will call for any 

business, old or new, from the floor. 

XV. Adjournment—UCR Board Chair 

The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the 

meeting. 

This agenda will be available no later 

than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, December 

3, 2020 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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BILLING CODE 4910–YL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0741] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Department of 

Veterans Affairs, Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU) VA Form 0896A, Report of 

Subcontracts to Small and VeteranOwned Business 

AGENCY: Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 


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