Document ID: FMCSA-2013-0161-0213
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings; Sunshine Act
Posted Date: 2022-06-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38263-38264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13755]

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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN

Sunshine Act; Meeting

TIME AND DATE: June 30, 2022, 12 p.m. to 2 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) or (ii) 1-877-853-5247 (US 
Toll Free) or 1-888-788-0099 (US Toll Free), Meeting ID: 984 5137 4096, 
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate 
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpcuirqT8qE9JrExdxhInvTjO-4LtN_WZV.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit 
Subcommittee (the ``Subcommittee'') 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. Call to Order--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call 
the meeting to order, call roll for the Audit 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 Audit Subcommittee Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Audit Subcommittee Action--The 
agenda will be reviewed, and the Subcommittee will consider 
adoption.
    Ground Rules
    [rtarr8] Subcommittee action only to be taken in designated 
areas on the agenda.

IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes from the April 14, 
2022 Meeting--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action--Draft minutes 
from the April 14, 2022 Subcommittee meeting via teleconference will 
be reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action to approve.

V. Additional Compliance Evaluation Tools for the Annual State Audit 
Progress Report--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action--The UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion regarding the current 
evaluation process for the participating states' audit programs as 
required by the UCR Agreement. The Subcommittee will discuss options 
to require states to review and close all bracket 5 and 6 
unregistered motor carriers. The Subcommittee may take action to 
approve and recommend to the UCR Board such requirement as discussed 
by the Subcommittee.

VI. Potential revisions to the UCR Handbook--UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Chair and UCR Executive Director
    For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action--The UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Executive Director will lead a discussion 
regarding potential revisions and clarifications to the language in 
the UCR Handbook pertaining to the usage of the term ``operated'' as 
it relates to a motor carrier beginning operations. An update on 
other proposed revisions to the UCR Handbook will also be presented 
and discussed. The Subcommittee may take action to approve proposed 
revisions to the UCR Handbook and recommend the revisions to the UCR 
Board.

VII. Motor Carriers Operating Without an Active USDOT Number--UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair will lead a discussion on 
how often a 49 CFR Section 392.9b (Prohibited Transportation) 
violation occurs and how to contact operators to remedy the problem.

VIII. State Compliance Review Program--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 
and UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will lead a discussion on program objectives and states scheduled 
for review in 2022.

IX. Open Discussion Regarding Ways and Means to Increase UCR 
Registration Percentages--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Vice-Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Vice-Chair will lead a discussion to share state resources (auditors 
and other contacts), leveraging partner relationships, auditing 
tools and other ideas to increase UCR registration percentages to 
promote improving fairness within the industry.

X. Maximizing the Value of the Should Have Been (SHB) and 
Enforcement Efficiency Tools--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair and DSL Transportation Services, Inc. 
(DSL)
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-
Chair and DSL will provide an update on the value achieved by 
utilizing the Shadow MCMIS and other tools in the National 
Registration System (NRS). The discussion will highlight the 
financial value to the states by vetting businesses for UCR 
compliance, commercial registration, IFTA, intrastate, and 
interstate operating authority.

XI. Future Virtual Audit Training Sessions for State Auditors--UCR 
Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair and DSL
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-
Chair and DSL will lead a discussion regarding the value of 
providing a series of 30-minute virtual audit training sessions.

XII. Future Audit Subcommittee Meetings--UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Chair and UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Vice-Chair will lead a discussion regarding future virtual and in-
person meetings.

XIII. Other Items--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items 
Subcommittee members would like to discuss.

XIV. Adjournment--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.

    The agenda will be available no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time, 
June 22, 2022 at: https://plan.ucr.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified 
Carrier Registration Plan Board of

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Directors, (617) 305-3783, [email protected].

Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
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