Notice2021-27011
Sunshine Act Meeting
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December 13, 2021
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Unified Carrier Registration Plan
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70888-70890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27011]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE: December 16, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern
time.
PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and
screensharing. Any interested person may call 877-853-5247 (US toll
free), 888-788-0099 (US toll free), +1 929-205-6099 (US toll), or +1
669-900-6833 (US toll),
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Conference ID 910 1040 9956, to participate in the meeting. The website
to participate via Zoom meeting and screenshare is <a href="https://kellen.zoom.us/j/91010409956">https://kellen.zoom.us/j/91010409956</a>.
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, confirm the presence of a quorum, 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
The proposed 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 November 4, 2021 UCR Board Meeting--UCR
Board Chair
For Discussion and Possible Action
Draft Minutes of the November 4, 2021 UCR Board meeting will be
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.
V. Report of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)--
FMCSA Representative
The FMCSA will provide a report on any relevant activity.
VI. Subcommittee Reports
Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. Review Proposals Received for Independent Audit of the UCR
Depository--UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will
discuss the proposals received from the respondents to the request-for-
proposal (RFP) that was distributed to four selected firms in November
2021. The purpose of the RFP was to begin a process to identify and
engage a new independent auditing firm to conduct an assurance
engagement of the UCR Depository's financial statements for the year
ending December 31, 2021. All four firms responded and provided
proposals that have been tabulated, ranked, and will be presented to
the Board. The Audit Subcommittee has recommended one of the proposals
and that recommendation and the other proposals will be presented to
the Board for its consideration and approval as the independent
auditors for the Depository's financial statements ending December 31,
2021.
B. Discussion of the UCR Internal Controls Procedures Report
Prepared by the Independent Audit Firm--UCR Executive Director.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Executive Director will lead a discussion of the report on
the internal controls review that was performed by Williams, Benator &
Libby (WBL). The response to the report from Kellen will also be
reviewed and discussed. The Board may consider amendments to the
written internal controls procedures based on WBL's report.
C. Motor Carriers Selecting Option B for UCR Renewals--UCR Audit
Subcommittee Chair, UCR Executive Director, and DSL Transportation
Services, Inc. (DSL).
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Executive Director, and DSL
will discuss issues related to motor carriers who select Option B to
utilize UCR registration. The discussion will include consideration of
the ``pros'' and ``cons'' regarding the potential requirement on motor
carriers to upload a list of intrastate exempt vehicles to the National
Registration System when registering in the portal.
D. Review 49 CFR 392.2 Violations--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and
DSL.
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL will review the 49 CFR
392.2 violations in the State of Kansas (``Kansas''). The discussion
will highlight the financial value to Kansas by vetting these companies
for UCR compliance, commercial registration, IFTA, intrastate, and
interstate operating authority. 49 CFR 392.2 requires commercial motor
vehicles to operate in accordance with the laws, ordinances, and
regulations of the jurisdiction in which they are operating within.
E. UCR Compliance Snapshot--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair.
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will review audit compliance rates
for the states for registration years 2020, 2021, and 2022 and included
compliance percentages for Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs), retreat
audits, and registration compliance percentages as mandated by the UCR
Board.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
A. Review of 2022 Administrative Budget--UCR Finance Subcommittee
Chair and UCR Depository Manager.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will
present and discuss a proposed budget for the 2022 UCR administrative
expenses. The Board may take action to approve and adopt the 2022
budget. The UCR Finance Subcommittee has recommended the Board adopt
the proposed budget for the 2022 administrative year as presented.
B. Investing Excess Fees for the 2021 Registration Year in
Certificates of Deposit (CDs)--Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR
Depository Manager.
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will lead
a discussion regarding an opportunity to invest 2021 excess fees in two
CDs with one half in a CD maturing in January 2023 and one half in a CD
maturing in April 2023 at the Bank of North Dakota. The CDs will earn a
better rate-of-return than the savings accounts at the Bank of North
Dakota where these funds are currently deposited. The 2021 excess fees
will not be utilized until January 2023 at the earliest, so earning a
higher rate-of-return will increase the excess fees, providing for
additional funding in 2023. The Board may take action to invest the
2021 excess fees in CDs at the Bank of North Dakota. The Finance
Subcommittee recommends that the Board authorize the investment of 2021
excess fees in two separate CDs as presented.
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Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training
Subcommittee Chair
A. Update on Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and
Training Subcommittee Chair.
The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will provide an
update on the planned future training initiatives for the UCR Plan.
VII. Contractor Reports--UCR Executive Director
<bullet> UCR Executive Director's Report
The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering recent
activity for the UCR Plan.
<bullet> DSL Transportation Services, Inc.
DSL Transportation Services, Inc. will report on the latest data
from the Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) program, discuss motor carrier
inspection results, and other matters.
<bullet> Seikosoft
Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to
the National Registration System.
<bullet> UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)--UCR Operations Director and
UCR Depository Manager
The UCR staff will provide a management report covering recent
activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.
VIII. Other Business--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will call for any other items Board members
would like to discuss.
IX. 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,
December 9, 2021 at: <a href="https://plan.ucr.gov">https://plan.ucr.gov</a>.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d0801080c000c032d0f020c1f0943180e1f430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bedbd2dbdfd3dfd0fedcd1dfccda90cbddcc90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2021-27011 Filed 12-9-21; 4:15 pm]
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