Notice2022-12321
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June 7, 2022
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Unified Carrier Registration Plan
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34759-34760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12321]
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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN
Sunshine Act; Meeting
TIME AND DATE: June 7, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 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) or (ii) 1-877-853-5247 (US
Toll Free) or 1-888-788-0099 (US Toll Free), Meeting ID: 954 6813 9784,
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is <a href="https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpceGprTItEtA1WfDtozO5u4kGtHY5U71g">https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpceGprTItEtA1WfDtozO5u4kGtHY5U71g</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 this 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 Publication 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 Board 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 April 21, 2022 UCR Board Meeting--UCR
Board Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
Draft Minutes from the April 21, 2022 UCR Board meeting will be
reviewed. The Board will consider action to approve.
V. Report of FMCSA--FMCSA Representative
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will
provide a report on relevant activity.
VI. Development, Hosting and Maintenance of an IRP Centralized Fee
Calculator--UCR Executive Director
The UCR Executive Director will provide an update regarding the
option of development, hosting and maintenance of a centralized IRP fee
calculator for the purpose of continuing the Board's progress towards
increasing UCR compliance and enhanced data sharing.
VII. Letter of Recommendation to Congress To Approve Legislation
Pertaining To Providing Additional Parking to Motor Carriers--Monte
Wiederhold, Board Member
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
UCR Board Member Monte Wiederhold will discuss the issue of the
lack of parking for motor carriers along highways and pending
legislation before the United States Congress to alleviate the problem.
The Board may consider and take action to authorize the UCR Board Chair
to draft, sign, and send a letter to Congress recommending approval of
such legislation.
VIII. Subcommittee Reports
Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
A. 2021 Annual State Audit Progress Report to the UCR Board of
Directors--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
The Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss the current status of
participating states' audit programs for the 2021 registration year as
required by the UCR Agreement. The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will
recommend corrective action plans for delinquent states. The Board may
consider and take action to approve such plans as recommended.
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B. Discussion Regarding Ways and Means To Increase UCR Registration
Percentages--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion to share
state resources (auditors and other contacts), leveraging partner
relationships, auditing tools and other ideas to increase UCR
registration percentages to promote improving fairness within the
industry.
C. Maximizing the Value of the Should Have Been (SHB) and Enforcement
Efficiency Tools--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and DSL Transportation
Services, Inc. (DSL)
The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will provide an update on the value
achieved by utilizing the Shadow MCMIS and other tools in the National
Registration System (NRS). The discussion will highlight the financial
value to the states by vetting businesses for UCR compliance,
commercial registration, IFTA, intrastate, and interstate operating
authority.
D. Dedicating a Full-Time Employee (FTE) to States' Audit Programs--UCR
Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and DSL
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair
and DSL will lead a discussion regarding the value of dedicating 1 FTE
to each state's UCR compliance efforts including solicitations (new
entrants and unregistered entities), Focused Anomaly Reviews (FAR),
retreat and vehicle inspection audits, Shadow MCMIS, and SHB tools in
the NRS.
E. Updates to the UCR Handbook--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, and UCR
Executive Director
The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and UCR Executive Director will
lead a discussion on updating and clarifying the language in the UCR
Handbook in regard to the usage of the term ``operated'' as it relates
to a motor carrier beginning operations. A general update on other
revisions to the UCR Handbook will also be provided.
F. Accounting for Unregistered Motor Carriers in Brackets 5 and 6--UCR
Audit and Finance Subcommittee Chairs
There are a number of motor carriers in brackets 5 and 6 that have
not registered for UCR that appear, in many, but not in all cases to
have incorrectly overstated on their MCS-150 the number of vehicles in
their fleet or have an inactive authority. The UCR Audit and Finance
Subcommittee Chairs will lead a discussion on ideas to account for the
status of these motor carriers.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair
A. Certificate of Deposit (CD) for Financial Reserve--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 options for investing the proceeds from a CD that
will mature on August 5, 2022. The Board may consider and approve an
option for re-investing the proceeds from the maturing CD.
B. Investment Options for 2021 and 2022 Excess Fees--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 the balances of excess fees from the 2021 and 2022 registration
years. They will also discuss potential options for safely investing
the funds to earn reasonable rates of return that will exceed interest
earnings on standard bank deposit accounts. The Board may consider and
approve an option for investing the excess fees.
C. Update on Response From UCR to the FMCSA's Request for Information
Regarding the UCR Board's Fee Recommendation for the 2023 Registration
Year--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal Officer and UCR
Depository Manager
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair, UCR Chief Legal Officer and UCR
Depository Manager will provide an update to the UCR Board regarding
the response provided to FMCSA from their request for information
pertaining to the Board's fee change recommendation, and subsequent
comment, for the 2023 registration year.
D. Update on Potential 2024 Fee Recommendation--UCR Finance
Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager will
provide an update to the UCR Board regarding the methodology, process,
and timing for a potential fee recommendation to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Transportation and FMCSA for the 2024 registration
year.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training
Subcommittee Chair
Update on Current and Future Training Initiatives--UCR Education and
Training Subcommittee Chair and UCR Operations Manager
The Education and Training Subcommittee Chair and the UCR
Operations Manager will provide an update on the current and planned
future training initiatives for the UCR Plan.
IX. 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 FARs program, discuss motor carrier inspection results, pilot
projects and other matters.
<bullet> Seikosoft
Seikosoft will provide an update on recent/new activity related to
the NRS.
<bullet> UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)
The UCR Staff will provide a management report covering recent
activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.
X. Other Business--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will call for any other business, old or new,
from the floor.
XI. Adjournment--UCR Board Chair
The UCR Board Chair will adjourn the meeting.
The agenda will be available no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time,
June 1, 2022 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#5b3e373e3a363a351b39343a293f752e3829753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="46232a23272b27280624292734226833253468212930">[email protected]</span></a>.
Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2022-12321 Filed 6-3-22; 11:15 am]
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