[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9362-9363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02536]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: February 20, 2025, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern time.
PLACE: This meeting will 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: 986 9281 6669,
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrfuugrz0sHN028Q4hJZiFSewa3UkRJhjS.
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--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call the
meeting to order, call roll for the Audit Subcommittee, confirm whether
a quorum is present, and facilitate self-introductions.
II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive
Director
The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the
meeting notice on the UCR website and distribution to the UCR contact
list via email followed by the subsequent publication of the notice in
the Federal Register.
III. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Agenda and Setting of Ground
Rules--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
The agenda will be reviewed, and the Subcommittee will consider
adoption.
Ground Rules
Subcommittee action only to be taken in designated areas on the
agenda.
IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes From the July 25, 2024,
Meeting--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
Draft minutes from the July 25, 2024, Subcommittee meeting via
teleconference will be reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action
to approve.
V. Discuss the Current Evaluation Process for the Upcoming 2024 & 2025
State Annual Audit Report--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit
Subcommittee Vice-Chair, DSL Transportation, and UCR Executive Director
The Audit Subcommittee Chair, Audit Subcommittee Vice Chair, DSL
Transportation, and the UCR Executive Director will lead a discussion
on changes made to the 2024 and 2025 evaluation process for the State
Annual Audit Report.
For the 2024 audit year, States must comply with three of the five
compliance initiatives:
a. FARs closed percentage 80% in Tiers 5 & 6, for Reporting Year.
b. FARs closed percentage 100% in Tiers 4, 5, & 6, 2025, (October-
June) current year.
c. Retreat Audits closed 60% in Tiers 5 & 6, for Reporting Year.
(The Board had placed a hold on Retreats while the NRS program was
being developed.)
d. Registration percentage for Motor Carriers 85% for Reporting
Year.
e. Registration percentage for Brokers 60%, for Reporting Year.
f. Unregistered Motor Carriers registration percentage 100% in
Tiers 5 & 6, for Reporting Year.
For the 2025 audit year, States must comply with three of the four
compliance initiatives:
a. Unregistered Motor Carrier Audits, Tiers 4, 5, and 6, requiring
100% closure for the previous or Reporting Year.
b. Retreat Audits, Tiers 4, 5, and 6, requiring 100% closure for
the previous or Reporting Year.
c. FARs Audits, Tiers 4, 5, and 6, requiring 100% closure for
(October-June) current year.
d. UCR Violation Audits, requiring 100% closure for the previous or
Reporting Year.
* If a State does not receive a FARs Audit, Retreat Audit, or
Violation Audit for a specific registration year, the State is
considered to have complied with the specific compliance initiative.
VI. Update on the Retreat Audit Program and Consider Options for the
Program During the Renewal--The Audit Subcommittee Chair, Audit
Subcommittee Vice Chair, DSL Transportation, and Seikosoft
Representative
The Audit Subcommittee Chair, Audit Subcommittee Vice Chair, DSL
Transportation, and Seikosoft will lead a discussion on the status of
the new Retreat Audit Program that utilizes roadside inspection data
for an automation driven audit for non-IRP and IRP plated commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs).
Specifically, three options the system could consider during
renewal are:
Stop renewal transaction if the motor carrier does not
agree.
Interrupt transaction by showing inspections and send to
support for assistance.
Allow for normal renewal and the creation of a Retreat
Audit.
VII. Update the Subcommittee on the FARs Audits for the States That
Have Signed Up for the Audit Assistance Program (AAP) and Discuss the
Program's Success in General--The Audit Subcommittee Chair, Audit
Subcommittee Vice Chair, DSL Transportation
For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
The Audit Subcommittee Chair, Audit Subcommittee Vice Chair, and
DSL Transportation will lead a discussion on the status of the AAP,
topics will include:
An updated list of participating States.
Discuss Missouri FARs success scenario.
Importance of States to have authority to suspend a non-
compliant motor carrier.
Outreach to delinquent States.
At what point should the Board assume the duties of a
delinquent State, (FARs, Retreat, Unregistered Tiers 4, 5, & 6 and
Violation Audits).
Additional auditor duties include:
[cir] New Entrant List
[cir] Intrastate Motor Carriers with an active MC Number
[cir] Should have been (SHB) Live
[cir] Intrastate Motor Carriers with interstate trips
[cir] IRP Monitor
[cir] Unregistered with Federal Authority
[cir] Unregistered Brokers
[cir] Unregistered Motor Carriers
[cir] Kentucky Activity Tracking System (KATS) List
The Audit Subcommittee may vote to recommend that the UCR Plan
Board
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take action to assume some or all of a delinquent State's required
audit compliance initiatives under certain circumstances.
VIII. Update the Subcommittee on the Recent Monthly Question and Answer
Session for State Auditors--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit
Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and UCR Executive Director
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair
and UCR Executive Director will lead a discussion on the value of and
topics for the next scheduled 60-minute virtual question and answer
session for UCR state auditors on March 13, 2025.
IX. Other Business--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items
Subcommittee members would like to discuss.
X. Adjournment--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.
The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
February 6, 2025 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. 2025-02536 Filed 2-7-25; 4:15 pm]
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