[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3488-3489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00988]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan 
Board of Directors Meeting

TIME AND DATE:  January 28, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Central 
time.

PLACE:  Drury Inn & Suites Riverwalk Hotel, 201 N St. Mary's Street, 
San Antonio, Texas. This meeting will be accessible via conference 
call. Any interested person may call 1-866-210-1669, passcode 5253902# 
to participate in this 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

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, and facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the 
meeting notice on the UCR website and in the Federal Register.

III. Review and Approval of Board Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules--
UCR Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
    Agenda will be reviewed and the Board will consider adoption.
    Ground Rules:

[rtarr8] Board action only to be taken in designated areas on agenda
[rtarr8] Please MUTE your phone
[rtarr8] Please do NOT place the call on HOLD

IV. Approval of Minutes of the December 5, 2019 UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Action
     Minutes of the December 5, 2019 Board meeting will be 
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.

V. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative

    FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity or rulemaking, 
including any pending appointments, as well as any update available 
regarding a final rulemaking on 2020 UCR fees.

VI. Enforcement Delay--UCR Executive Director

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Executive Director will lead a discussion on a recommended 
enforcement date for the 2020 Registration Year. The Board may act to 
recommend to law enforcement a 2020 Registration Year enforcement date.

VII. Data Event Update--Chief Legal Officer

    The Chief Legal Officer will provide an update to the Board on the 
action items approved at its August 1, 2019 meeting related to the 
March 2019 data event.

VIII. UCR Handbook Amendments--Vice Chair

    The Board will consider and may act on proposed amendments to the 
UCR Handbook concerning intrastate DOT numbers and the UCR fees for the 
2020 registration year.

IX. UCR Plan Website Agreement--Kellen & Seikosoft

For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will consider and may act upon a proposed UCR Plan 
website Agreement with either Kellen or Seikosoft. Each vendor will 
have approximately 10 minutes to present and the Board will have time 
to ask questions.

X. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--Subcommittee Chair
A. State Compliance Review Results--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will report on key findings from 
recently completed state compliance reviews. The Board may act to adopt 
recommended corrective actions required by the states in areas deemed 
not in compliance with UCR policy.
B. State Audit Performance Standards--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will review draft state audit 
performance standards. The Board may act to adopt state audit 
performance standards.
C. Report on 2020 State Compliance Reviews--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will report on plans for conducting 
state compliance reviews in 2020 and answer questions.
D. Communication Campaigns--Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion on the need for UCR 
to execute carrier solicitations for states currently running limited 
or no campaigns of their own. Next, the Subcommittee Chair will discuss 
the need for UCR to execute communications to carriers, identified 
through roadside inspections to be operating in interstate commerce, 
but identified in MCMIS as ``inactive'' or ``intrastate.'' The Board 
may act to adopt the proposals.
E. UCR State-Carrier Audit Methodology--Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will consider proposed amendments, related to state 
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audits, for the UCR Agreement and Handbook in order to align both 
guidance documents with current practice and may act to adopt.
F. Report on the Depository Audit for 2017 and 2018--UCR Depository 
Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will report on results from the 2017 and 
2018 Depository audits and answer questions.
G. Report on the Depository Financial Statement Audit for 2019--UCR 
Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will report on the status of the 
Depository financial audit and answer questions. The Board may act to 
adopt this proposal.
H. Potential of Additional Funding for DSL--Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion on a proposal for the 
UCR Board to fund an additional one-half Full Time Equivalent for DSL 
for the purpose of continuing to process prior year Focused Anomalies 
Reviews (FARs). The Board may act to adopt this proposal.
Finance Subcommittee--Subcommittee Chair
A. Initial 2020 Distributions to States--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will review proposed plans for initial distributions to 
states for 2020 registration year and reducing excess fees from certain 
past years by including these sums in the distributions. The Board may 
act to adopt.
B. Certificates of Deposit--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide a report on activities 
required to redeem certificates of deposit at the Bank of North Dakota 
scheduled to mature on February 5, 2020 as well as discuss reinvestment 
of the proceeds from the matured CDs. The Board may act to adopt the 
proposal.
C. Board Insurance--UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Board will hear a report on plans to procure insurance for the 
UCR Board and Officers (directors and officers, cybersecurity, general 
liability). The Board may act to adopt the proposal.
D. Financial & Unbudgeted Expense Reserves--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will report on the financial and 
unbudgeted expense reserve fund.
E. 2019 Administrative Expenses--UCR Depository Manager
    The UCR Depository Manager will provide a report on 2019 
administrative expenses.
Education and Training Subcommittee--Subcommittee Chair
A. Report on Plans To Launch Training Modules--UCR Operations Manager
    The UCR Operations Manager will report on plans to launch an 
initial wave of training modules by June 2020.
B. Mandatory Training for States--Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion on a proposed policy 
requiring all participating states to engage in UCR trainings once 
available. Specifically, the proposed policy would require at least one 
state representative to participate in any new remote trainings (e.g., 
videos, webinars) within 30 days of its release, as well as attend any 
new live/in-person training when scheduled. The Board may act to adopt 
the policy.
C. Travel Reimbursement for Training Attendees--Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion on a proposed policy 
stating that UCR will reimburse one attendee from each state for 
reasonable travel expenses incurred for attending any mandatory UCR 
trainings. The Board may act to adopt the policy.

XI. Updates Concerning UCR Legislation--Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any updates regarding UCR 
legislation since the last Board meeting.

XII. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director

 UCR Executive Director
    The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering recent 
activity for the UCR Program.
 UCR Administrator (Kellen)
    The UCR Administrator will provide their management report covering 
recent activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.
 DSL Transportation Services, Inc.
    DSL will report on the latest data on state collections based on 
reporting from the Focused Anomalies Review (FARs) program.
 Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to 
the National Registration System.

XIII. Other Business--Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will call for any business, old or new, from 
the floor.

XIV. Adjournment--Board Chair

    The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    This agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
January 20, 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. 2020-00988 Filed 1-16-20; 4:15 pm]
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