[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
be used to quantify proposed
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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,
eleaman@board.ucr.gov.
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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