
[Federal Register: June 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 126)]
[Notices]               
[Page 36956-36957]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

 
Reappointment of Representatives to the Unified Carrier 
Registration Agreement Board of Directors

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces the reappointment of four Directors who serve 
on the Board of Directors that governs the Unified Carrier Registration 
(UCR) Agreement as the representatives from each of the four FMCSA 
service areas. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) created the 
UCR Agreement. Under the UCR Agreement, for-hire and private motor 
carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies provide 
registration and financial responsibility information and pay certain 
fees. The UCR Agreement replaced the Single State Registration System 
(SSRS), which was repealed January 1, 2007.

DATES: The Directors' appointments to the Board are effective beginning 
on June 1, 2008. Their terms will expire May 31, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Otto, Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs (MC-ES), (202) 366-
0710, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours 
are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 4305 of SAFETEA-LU (Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, Aug. 
10, 2005) created, under Title 49 of the U.S. Code, a new section 
14504a titled ``Unified Carrier Registration System Plan and 
Agreement.'' Under the UCR Agreement, for-hire motor carriers, motor 
private carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies 
provide registration and financial responsibility information and pay 
certain fees. The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors 
must issue rules and regulations to govern the UCR Agreement.
    Title 49 U.S.C. 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 UCR Agreement. Section 14504a(d)(1)(B) directed the 
Secretary to establish a Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of 
Directors made up of 15 members representing FMCSA, State government, 
and the motor carrier industry.
    Section 14504a(d) stipulates that the Unified Carrier Registration 
Plan Board of Directors must consist of representatives from the 
following groups:
     One Director from the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
either the FMCSA Deputy Administrator or such other Presidential 
appointee;
     Four Directors, one from each of FMCSA service areas (as 
defined by FMCSA in 71 FR 27778, Jan. 1, 2005), selected from among the 
chief administrative officers of the State agencies responsible for 
overseeing the administration of the UCR agreement;
     Five Directors representing the State agencies responsible 
for overseeing the administration of the UCR Agreement, selected from 
among their professional staffs and nominated by the National 
Conference of State Transportation Specialists (NCSTS), a non-profit 
organization founded in 1959 and consisting of State agencies involved 
in transportation safety, insurance, and consumer protection; and
     Five Directors representing the motor carrier industry.

Board of Directors

    Today's publication serves as public notice of the reappointment of 
the board members from four FMCSA service areas to the Unified Carrier 
Registration Plan Board of Directors. The four members reappointed to 
the Board include the following:
    Mr. Charles ``Buddy'' Covert, Director, Transportation 
Administration Division, Public Service Commission of West Virginia is 
being reappointed to represent the FMCSA Eastern service area. Mr. 
Covert's office assists the State with supporting and promoting a 
transportation safety environment that balances the interests of all 
parties and pursues excellence through quality. The current 
Transportation Administration Division consists of the Director's 
office and three operations sections that include Motor Carrier, 
Hazardous Material Registration, and the Coal Resource Transportation 
System.
    Ms. Sandy Bowling, Supervisor of Insurance and Safety Section, 
Indiana Department of Revenue, Motor Carrier Services Division is being 
reappointed to represent the FMCSA Midwestern service area. Ms. Bowling 
has been with the Motor Carrier Services Division for 23 years. She is 
responsible for issuing U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) 
numbers, UCR registration, intrastate operating authority, intrastate 
household goods and passenger authority, and insurance filings. Ms. 
Bowling's division also created the UCR registration system on behalf 
of the UCR Board. Ms. Bowling is responsible for all maintenance and 
reporting for the UCR registration system.
    Ms. Angel Oliver, Supervisor, Credentialing Unit, Motor Carrier 
Division, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is being 
reappointed to represent the FMCSA Southern service area. The Motor 
Carrier Division is responsible for administering UCR in Texas and 
providing credentials to intrastate and interstate for-hire motor 
carriers. Ms. Oliver has been with TxDOT for 20 years.
    Mr. Frank LaQua, Motor Carrier Services Manager, North Dakota 
Department of Transportation is being reappointed to represent the 
Western service area. Mr. LaQua has been with the North Dakota 
Department of Transportation for 23 years, serving 15 of those years as 
Manager of Motor Carrier Services. Mr. LaQua is responsible for North 
Dakota's International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA), International 
Registration Plan (IRP), and UCR program areas and is North Dakota's 
IRP and IFTA Commissioner.

Board Member Term Limits

    The four Directors who are reappointed in this notice as members of 
the Board will serve a term of 3 years, expiring on May 31, 2011.


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    Issued on: June 18, 2008.
William A. Quade,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. E8-14755 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]

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