[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85290-85292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24933]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: October 24, 2024, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
PLACE: The meeting will take place at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at
Galleria 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339. The meeting
will also 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), Meeting ID: 959 2582 0112, to listen
and participate in this
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meeting. The website to participate via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is
https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkdeygrDsrG9aZGuO8EERziWj3QruXVtwg.
STATUS: Portions of this meeting will be open to the public. A portion
of this meeting will be closed 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 this meeting will include:
Proposed Agenda
Portions Open to the Public
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 Board Action
The proposed Agenda will be reviewed. The Board will consider
action to adopt.
Ground Rules
[rtarr8] Board actions taken only in designated areas on the
agenda.
IV. Approval of Minutes of the August 15, 2024, UCR Board Meeting--UCR
Board Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
Draft Minutes from the August 15, 2024, UCR Board meeting will be
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.
V. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will
provide a report on any relevant agency activity, including the status
of the FMCSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the 2025 UCR
Registration Fee.
VI. Subcommittee Reports
Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
Require all UCR Participating States To Utilize the Address of the
UCR's National Registration System in Idaho Falls, ID, for the
Remittance of All Mailed UCR Registration Fees--UCR Audit Subcommittee
Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss a proposal to require all
participating Sates to utilize the address of the UCR's National
Registration System in Idaho Falls, ID, for the remittance of all
mailed UCR registration fees. The Board may consider a proposal to
require all UCR participating states to utilize the address of the
UCR's National Registration System in Idaho Falls, ID, for the
remittance of all mailed UCR registration fees.
Dispute Resolution Subcommittee--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee
Chair
No report.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training
Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will discuss the
development of key projects. The projects that will be discussed
include the development of the educational audit certificate program,
the optimization and redesign of the website, and the creation of a
video explaining the purpose and value of the UCR Plan and the National
Registration System it operates.
Enforcement Subcommittee--UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair
No report.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository
Manager
A. 2022 Financial Audit Recommendations--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager
will provide an update on UCR's 2022 Financial Audit recommendations
made by the external auditor. The Board will consider whether to adopt
the recommendations made by the external auditor.
B. The Finance Subcommittee Recommendation to the UCR Board for the
Selection of an External Auditor To Audit the Unified Carrier
Registration Plan Depository for the Year Ended December 31, 2023--UCR
Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager
will provide an update on the selection of an audit firm to conduct the
2023 external audit. The UCR Finance Subcommittee recommends the
appointment of Williams Benator and Libby, LLP (``WBL'') to serve as
the external auditors for the 2023 financial year. The Board may take
action to engage the services of an external auditor for the Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Depository for the year ended December 31,
2023.
Industry Advisory Subcommittee--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee
Chair
No report.
VII. Contractor Reports--UCR Board Chair
UCR Executive Director Report
The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering his
recent activity for the UCR Plan including any changes in the dates of
UCR meetings in 2024.
UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)
The UCR Chief of Staff will provide a management update covering
recent activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.
DSL Transportation Services, Inc.
DSL Transportation Services, Inc. will report on the latest data
from the FARs program, Tier 5 and 6 unregistered motor carriers, and
other matters.
Seikosoft
Seikosoft will provide an update on its recent/new activity related
to the UCR's National Registration System.
Portion Closed to the Public
Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act at 5 U.S.C.
552b(d)(1), the Board will now vote to approve closing the portion of
the meeting dealing with item VIII on the agenda.
UCR's Legal Counsel has advised that the Board may close this
portion of this meeting pursuant to Government in the Sunshine Act
exemptions (9)(B) and (10). By approving this action, the Board
determines that public participation would likely disclose information
for
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which premature disclosure would likely frustrate implementation of a
proposed agency action and/or specifically concern the discussion of
information, the premature disclosure of which would likely negatively
impact the agency's participation in an ongoing civil action or
proceeding. Therefore, by approving this action, the Board is invoking
exemptions (9)(B) and (10) to close this portion of the meeting (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and (10)).
A copy of the vote on the closure of this portion of this meeting
will be made publicly available on the Unified Carrier Registration
Plan website within one day of the vote taken herein (https://plan.ucr.gov).
VIII. Discussion and Possible UCR Board Action Concerning the Federal
Trademark Cancellation Proceeding Initiated by the Small Business in
Transportation Coalition, Inc. (``SBTC'') Before the Trademark Trial
and Appeal Board (``TTAB'')--UCR Legal Counsel
For Discussion and Possible Action
UCR Legal Counsel will discuss the federal Trademark Cancellation
Proceeding initiated by the SBTC before the TTAB. UCR Legal Counsel
will also discuss the legal and financial options available to the UCR
in responding to the letter received on September 5, 2024, from legal
counsel to the SBTC proposing settlement terms for the TTAB proceeding.
The Board may vote to authorize legal and/or financial responses to the
September 5, 2024, settlement letter.
Portions Open to the Public
IX. UCR Legal Counsel Will Announce Any Action Taken by the UCR Board
X. Other Business--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will call for any other business, old or new,
from the floor.
XI. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
October 17, 2024, 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. 2024-24933 Filed 10-23-24; 11:15 am]
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