[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 47637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19620]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Audit Subcommittee Meeting
TIME AND DATE: September 19, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern
daylight time.
PLACE: The Towers at Wildwood, 3200 Windy Hill Road SE, Suite 600W,
Atlanta, GA 30339. This meeting will also be accessible via conference
call. Any interested person may call 1-866-210-1669, passcode 5253902#,
to listen and participate in the meeting.
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--Subcommittee Chair
Chair will call the meeting to order.
II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--Chief Legal Officer
Chief Legal Officer will verify the publication of meeting notice
on the UCR website and in the Federal Register.
III. Roll Call and Confirmation of Quorum--Operations Manager
Operations Manager will call roll of the Subcommittee members and
confirm whether a quorum is present.
IV. Approval of Minutes From June 3, 2019 Meeting--Operations Manager
Minutes from the June 3, 2019 Registration System Subcommittee
meeting will be reviewed and the Subcommittee will consider action to
approve.
V. Status Report on 2019 Audit Plan--Depository Manager
Depository Audit: Depository Manager will report on the
status of the independent financial review recently conducted by a
third-party accounting firm for the UCR Depository.
State Compliance Reviews: Depository Manager will provide
an update on the recent state compliance review conducted in Kansas, as
well as plans to conduct reviews in Minnesota and Wisconsin later this
year.
VI. 2020 Proposed Audit Plan--Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action:
State Compliance Reviews: Subcommittee will review and
possibly approve recommending to the Board a proposal for conducting
UCR compliance reviews for eight (8) participating states in 2020.
National Registration System Financial Review:
Subcommittee will review and possibly approve recommending to the Board
a proposed plan to conduct an independent financial review of the
National Registration System next year.
Independent State System Interconnection: Subcommittee
will consider and possibly approve recommending to the Board criteria
for interconnecting independent UCR registration systems, operated at
the state level, to the National Registration System.
Depository Audit: Subcommittee will consider and possibly
approve recommending to the Board a preferred vendor to conduct the
independent financial audit of the UCR Depository next year.
Carrier Audit Procedure for States: Subcommittee will
consider and possibly approve recommending to the Board a proposal to
amend the UCR state carrier audit procedure to include a new step that
would require states to review unregistered carriers based in their
respective state.
VII. Amendment to UCR Refund Procedure--Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action: Subcommittee will
consider and possibly approve recommending to the Board a proposal to
amend the UCR refund procedure for the purpose of establishing the
timing and criteria for the potential issuance of a refund that may
result from an audit of a UCR registrant.
VIII. Solicitation of New and Unregistered Motor Carriers--Subcommittee
Chair
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action: Subcommittee will
consider and possibly approve a recommendation to the Board concerning
a plan for solicitation of new and unregistered motor carriers to
encourage compliance.
IX. Definition of a Commercial Motor Vehicle in UCR Agreement--
Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action: Subcommittee will
consider and possibly approve recommendation to the Board of a revised
definition of a Commercial Motor Vehicle in the UCR Agreement.
X. 2018 State Carrier Audits
Subcommittee Chair will report on the number of participating
states that have completed their 2018 annual carrier audits.
XI. Audit Portal in National Registration System--Seikosoft
Subcommittee will receive an update on new functionality in the
National Registration System for states to conduct and manage annual
carrier audits.
XII. Focused Anomalies Review (FARs)--DSL Transportation
Subcommittee will receive an update on the amount of registration
fees collected through the Focused Anomalies Review program in 2019 to
date.
XIII. 2020 Operating Budget--Depository Manager
Depository Manager will report on the development of a proposed
budget for 2020, particularly any expenses related to the UCR audit
program.
XIV. Other Items--Subcommittee Chair
The Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items the
subcommittee members would like to discuss.
XV. Adjourn--Subcommittee Chair
Chair will adjourn the meeting.
This agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern
daylight time, September 7, 2019 at: https://plan.ucr.gov.
CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Acting Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, PH: (617) 305-3783,
EMAIL: [email protected].
Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2019-19620 Filed 9-6-19; 11:15 am]
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