Document ID: FMCSA-2013-0161-0199
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings; Sunshine Act
Posted Date: 2022-01-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3641-3642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01413]

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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: January 27, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern 
time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and 
screensharing. 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 997 9209 5957, to participate in 
the meeting. The website to participate via Zoom meeting and 
screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qfuuopz4jH9OuYMzVZU5qWXmcuft08lcA.

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 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 Action

    The proposed Agenda will be reviewed, and the Board will consider 
adoption.
Ground Rules
[rtarr8] Board actions taken only in designated areas on agenda

IV. Approval of Board Minutes of the December 16, 2021 UCR Board 
Meeting--UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action

    Draft Minutes from the December 16, 2021 UCR Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)--
FMCSA Representative

    The FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity.

VI. Extension of UCR Plan/Kellen Company Contract--UCR Executive 
Director and UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action

    The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Board Chair will present and 
discuss with the Board a 1-year extension to the existing agreement 
between the UCR Plan and the Kellen Company. The Board may take action 
to approve the extension.

VII. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

A. Update to Internal Controls Accounting Guidelines--UCR Executive 
Director and UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will 
discuss potential amendments to the UCR Accounting Guidelines based on 
recommendations from a report on the internal controls review that was 
performed by an independent audit firm, Williams, Benator & Libby 
(WBL). Enhancements to the internal controls policies recommended by 
WBL in their report have been included in the proposed update to the 
written internal controls of the UCR Plan. The Board may consider 
adoption of the amendments to the UCR Accounting Guidelines.

B. UCR Compliance Snapshot--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, supported by the UCR Vice-Chair 
and DSL Transportation, Inc., will review audit compliance rates for 
the states for registration years 2020, 2021, and 2022 and included 
compliance percentages for Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs),

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retreat audits, and registration compliance percentages as mandated by 
the UCR Board. A new element is being added that focuses on the states' 
enforcement and citations actually issued versus the ``Should Have 
Been'' (``SHB'') road-stops that were not cited. The new feature ranks 
the states based on citation percentages.

Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair

A. Certificate of Deposit (CD) for Financial Reserve--UCR Finance 
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will present and discuss options for 
investing the proceeds from a CD that will mature on February 05, 2022. 
The Board may take action approving one of the presented options or 
another option for reinvesting the proceeds from the maturing CD.

B. Distribution From the UCR Depository for 2022 Registration Year--UCR 
Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager

    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will provide an update on the timing for a distribution of fees from 
the UCR Depository to states that have not yet reached their revenue 
entitlements for the 2022 registration year.

Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair

A. Update on Current and Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair

    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair and the UCR 
Operations Manager will provide an update on current and future 
training initiatives for the UCR Plan.

VIII. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director

 UCR Executive Director's Report

    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 National Registration System.

 UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)

    The UCR staff will provide a management report covering recent 
activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.

IX. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

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

X. 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, 
January 20, 2022 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. 2022-01413 Filed 1-20-22; 4:15 pm]
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