[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24850-24851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08519]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Board of Directors; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan Board of Directors
is requesting nominations of qualified individuals in all four service
areas of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) (as
those areas were defined by FMCSA on January 1, 2005) for appointment
by the FMCSA to the UCR Plan Board of Directors to fill four vacancies
for terms which expire on May 31, 2026. The nominees must be from among
the Chief Administrative Officers of State Agencies responsible for
overseeing the administration of the UCR Agreement.
DATES: Nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified
individuals to be considered by the FMCSA for appointment to fill these
four vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Unified Carrier
Registration Plan, along with accompanying resumes, must be received on
or before May 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified
individuals to be considered by the FMCSA for appointment to the Board
of the UCR Plan may be received by any of the following methods--
internet, regular mail, courier, or hand-delivery.
Mail, Courier, or Hand-Delivery: Unified Carrier Registration Plan,
Attention: Matt Mantione, 3200 Windy Hill Rd., Suite 600W, Atlanta, GA
30339, internet: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Section 4305(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
[Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, August 10, 2005] enacted 49 U.S.C.
14504a, entitled ``Unified carrier registration system plan and
agreement.'' Under the UCR Agreement, motor carriers, motor private
carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies that are
involved in interstate transportation register and pay certain fees.
The UCR Plan's Board of Directors must issue rules and regulations to
govern the UCR Agreement. Section 14504a(a)(9) defines the Unified
Carrier Registration Plan as the organization of State, Federal, and
industry representatives responsible for developing, implementing, and
administering the UCRA. Section 14504a(d)(1)(B) directed the Secretary
of Transportation to establish a Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Board of Directors made up of 15 members from FMCSA, State Governments,
and the motor carrier industry.
The Board also must recommend to the Secretary of Transportation
annual fees to be assessed against carriers, leasing companies,
brokers, and freight forwarders under the UCRA. Section 14504a(d)(1)(B)
provides that the UCR Plan's Board of Directors must consist of
directors from the following groups:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: One director must be
selected from each of the FMCSA service areas (as defined by FMCSA on
January 1, 2005) from among the chief administrative officers of the
State agencies responsible for administering the UCRA.
State Agencies: The five directors selected to represent State
agencies must be from among the professional staffs of State agencies
responsible for overseeing the administration of the UCR Agreement.
Motor Carrier Industry: Five directors must be from the motor
carrier industry.
At least one of the five motor carrier industry directors must be
from ``a national trade association representing the general motor
carrier of property industry'' and one of them must be from ``a motor
carrier that falls within the smallest fleet fee bracket.''
U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department): One individual,
either the FMCSA Deputy Administrator or such other Presidential
appointee from the Department appointed by the Secretary, represents
the Department.
The establishment of the Board was announced in the Federal
Register on May 12, 2006 (71 FR 27777). This document serves as a
notice from the UCR Plan Board of Directors soliciting nominations of
and expressions of interest by qualified individuals who are interested
in being considered by the FMCSA for appointment to the Board as a
representative of a State agency responsible for overseeing the Unified
Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR Agreement) from a State in each of
the FMCSA's four service areas (again, as those service areas were
defined on January 1, 2005). For purposes of Board appointments, on
January 1, 2005, the Eastern service area included the UCR
participating states of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine,
New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and West
Virginia. The Midwestern service area included the UCR participating
states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Southern service area
included the UCR participating states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The Western service area included the
UCR participating states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington.
The term of this appointment expires on May 31, 2026.
All nominations of or expressions of interest by qualified
individuals received for the four soon to be vacant positions described
above and submitted on or before May 10, 2023, will be forwarded to
FMCSA. The authority to appoint an individual to fill each of the four
vacant positions lies with Secretary of Transportation, which has been
delegated to FMCSA.
Nominations and expressions of interest should indicate that the
individual nominated or interested meets the statutory requirements
specified in 49 U.S.C. 14504a(d)(1)(B). All applications must include a
current resume.
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The UCR Plan Board may, but is not required to, recommend to FMCSA
the appointment of individuals from among the nominations and
expressions of interest received. If the Board does make such
recommendation(s), it will do so after consideration during an open
meeting in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act that
includes such recommendation(s) as part of the subject matter of the
open meeting.
Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2023-08519 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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