[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 153 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48072-48074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17446]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan 
Board of Directors Meeting

TIME AND DATE: August 13, 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-

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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 996 1775 0976, 
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, and facilitate self-introductions.

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
    [rtarr8] Board actions taken only in designated areas on agenda

IV. Approval of Minutes of the June 9, 2020 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
    Minutes of the June 9, 2020 UCR Board meeting will be reviewed. The 
Board will consider action to approve.

V. Discussion of COVID-19 Impact on UCR--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will lead a discussion on the impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic on industry, state operations, and UCR collections.

VI. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will 
provide a report on any relevant activity.

VII. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any updates regarding UCR 
legislation since the last Board meeting.

VIII. 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 and the Twelve Percent Logistics litigation.

IX. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. Current Status of the 2019 State Audit Reports--UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The current results of the 2019 State Audit Reports will be 
presented to the Board. Information presented will include states 
performance regarding the Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs), the MCS-150 
Retreats, and the compliance registration statistics. The Board may 
consider taking action against those states that are not in compliance 
with the annual audit standards.
B. Addition of State Compliance Percentages to the State Annual Audit 
Criteria--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the benefits of 
potentially adding compliance registration statistics as a third 
evaluation tool for the annual state audit reports presented to the 
Board. The Board may consider action to approve registration statistics 
as a third evaluation tool for state annual audits.
C. Requirement to Continue Audits for 2019 Through December 31, 2020--
UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will remind state auditors to 
continue to monitor FARs and the MCS-150 audit list for newly assigned 
audits. New FARs and MCS-150 audits will continue to be assigned 
through September 30, 2020 and must be completed by December 31, 2020.
D. Update on the 2020 New Entrant and Unregistered Solicitation 
Campaigns--Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will provide an updated report on new entrant motor 
carrier campaigns managed by the National Registration System (NRS), 
new entrant motor carrier campaigns managed by the states, unregistered 
motor carrier campaigns managed by the NRS, and unregistered motor 
carrier campaigns managed by the states.
E. Update on the Non-Universe Motor Carrier Solicitation Campaigns--
Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will provide an updated report on the solicitation 
campaign targeting motor carriers identified through roadside 
inspections to be operating in interstate commerce but identified in 
MCMIS as either intrastate or inactive.
F. Unregistered Carrier List for 2019 Potentially Containing Private 
Passenger and Intrastate Motor Carriers--Seikosoft/UCR Audit 
Subcommittee Chair
    Seikosoft will provide an update on the potential for the 2019 
Unregistered List to contain private passenger and intrastate motor 
carriers that changed their carrier status to Interstate during 2020.
G. Pending Payment Policy--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair/DSL 
Transportation/Seikosoft
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, DSL Transportation, and Seikosoft 
will lead a discussion concerning a possible modification to the 
current Pending Payment Policy. The Board may consider action to 
approve the proposed modifications to the current Pending Payment 
Policy.
H. Unregistered Brokers--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the challenges that 
unregistered brokers present to UCR enforcement. The discussion will 
regard jurisdiction and other challenges, and may also include dialogue 
regarding successes and ideas for addressing broker registration 
enforcement.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
A. Proposed Policy for UCR Board Fee Recommendations--UCR Depository 
Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will present a draft of a proposed 
policy regarding recommendations by the Board to the Secretary of the 
United States Department of Transportation regarding possible UCR fee 
changes that the Board may recommend from time-to-time as conditions 
warrant. The policy will include a general-purpose description, 
guidelines for interacting with the FMCSA, timelines regarding 
submission of fee change recommendations, and the methodology that will 
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fee changes. The UCR Finance Subcommittee recommends that the Board 
adopt the policy. The Board may take action to adopt this proposed 
policy pertaining to UCR board fee recommendations.
B. Proposed Amendment to Refunds Procedure--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will present a draft of a proposed 
amendment to the UCR Refunds Procedure regarding the issuance of 
refunds, especially when related to refunding permitting services that 
register motor carriers without express consent. The UCR Finance 
Subcommittee recommends the Board adopt the proposed amendment. The 
Board may take action to adopt a proposed amendment to this UCR Refunds 
Procedure.
C. Certificates of Deposit--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide a report on activities 
required to redeem one certificate of deposit at the Bank of North 
Dakota that matured on August 5, 2020 as well as discuss the need to 
reinvest proceeds from the matured CD. The Board may take action to 
adopt the recommended CD reinvestment proposal.
D. Board Insurance--UCR Depository Manager/UCR Chief Legal Officer
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager and the UCR Chief Legal Officer will 
provide an update on efforts to provide cybersecurity, as well as 
directors and officers liability insurance for the UCR Board. The Board 
may take action to authorize the UCR Board Chair to procure one or both 
of these insurance policies.
E. Review 2020 Administrative Expenses Through June 30, 2020--UCR 
Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will present the administrative costs 
incurred for the period of January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, 
compared to the budget for the same time-period, and discuss all 
significant variances.
F. Update on Current Financial Reserve Funds--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will discuss the two financial reserves 
authorized by the Board, compare them to current bank account balances, 
and address any over/under-funding of the accounts including plans to 
address funding differences.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair
    Update on Plans to Launch Training Modules--UCR Education and 
Training Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an 
update on plans to launch another wave of training modules.

X. 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 will report on the latest data on state collections based on 
reporting from the FARs program.
     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.

XI. Other Business--UCR Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any business, old or new, from 
the floor.

XII. 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, 
August 5, 2020 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. 2020-17446 Filed 8-5-20; 4:15 pm]
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