Sunshine Act Meetings, 85290-85292 [2024-24933]

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• UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85290-85292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24933]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: October 24, 2024, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

PLACE: The meeting will take place at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at 
Galleria 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339. The meeting 
will also 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), Meeting ID: 959 2582 0112, to listen 
and participate in this

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meeting. The website to participate via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is 
https://kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkdeygrDsrG9aZGuO8EERziWj3QruXVtwg.

STATUS: Portions of this meeting will be open to the public. A portion 
of this meeting will be closed 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:

Proposed Agenda

Portions 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, 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. The Board will consider 
action to adopt.
Ground Rules
    [rtarr8] Board actions taken only in designated areas on the 
agenda.

IV. Approval of Minutes of the August 15, 2024, UCR Board Meeting--UCR 
Board Chair

For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    Draft Minutes from the August 15, 2024, 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 any relevant agency activity, including the status 
of the FMCSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the 2025 UCR 
Registration Fee.

VI. Subcommittee Reports

Audit Subcommittee--UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair
Require all UCR Participating States To Utilize the Address of the 
UCR's National Registration System in Idaho Falls, ID, for the 
Remittance of All Mailed UCR Registration Fees--UCR Audit Subcommittee 
Chair
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The Audit Subcommittee Chair will discuss a proposal to require all 
participating Sates to utilize the address of the UCR's National 
Registration System in Idaho Falls, ID, for the remittance of all 
mailed UCR registration fees. The Board may consider a proposal to 
require all UCR participating states to utilize the address of the 
UCR's National Registration System in Idaho Falls, ID, for the 
remittance of all mailed UCR registration fees.
Dispute Resolution Subcommittee--UCR Dispute Resolution Subcommittee 
Chair
    No report.
Education and Training Subcommittee--UCR Education and Training 
Subcommittee Chair
    The UCR Education and Training Subcommittee Chair will discuss the 
development of key projects. The projects that will be discussed 
include the development of the educational audit certificate program, 
the optimization and redesign of the website, and the creation of a 
video explaining the purpose and value of the UCR Plan and the National 
Registration System it operates.
Enforcement Subcommittee--UCR Enforcement Subcommittee Chair
    No report.
Finance Subcommittee--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository 
Manager
A. 2022 Financial Audit Recommendations--UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair 
and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will provide an update on UCR's 2022 Financial Audit recommendations 
made by the external auditor. The Board will consider whether to adopt 
the recommendations made by the external auditor.
B. The Finance Subcommittee Recommendation to the UCR Board for the 
Selection of an External Auditor To Audit the Unified Carrier 
Registration Plan Depository for the Year Ended December 31, 2023--UCR 
Finance Subcommittee Chair and UCR Depository Manager
For Discussion and Possible Board Action
    The UCR Finance Subcommittee Chair and the UCR Depository Manager 
will provide an update on the selection of an audit firm to conduct the 
2023 external audit. The UCR Finance Subcommittee recommends the 
appointment of Williams Benator and Libby, LLP (``WBL'') to serve as 
the external auditors for the 2023 financial year. The Board may take 
action to engage the services of an external auditor for the Unified 
Carrier Registration Plan Depository for the year ended December 31, 
2023.
Industry Advisory Subcommittee--UCR Industry Advisory Subcommittee 
Chair
    No report.

VII. Contractor Reports--UCR Board Chair

UCR Executive Director Report
    The UCR Executive Director will provide a report covering his 
recent activity for the UCR Plan including any changes in the dates of 
UCR meetings in 2024.
UCR Administrator Report (Kellen)
    The UCR Chief of Staff will provide a management update covering 
recent activity for the Depository, Operations, and Communications.
DSL Transportation Services, Inc.
    DSL Transportation Services, Inc. will report on the latest data 
from the FARs program, Tier 5 and 6 unregistered motor carriers, and 
other matters.
Seikosoft
    Seikosoft will provide an update on its recent/new activity related 
to the UCR's National Registration System.

Portion Closed to the Public

    Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act at 5 U.S.C. 
552b(d)(1), the Board will now vote to approve closing the portion of 
the meeting dealing with item VIII on the agenda.
    UCR's Legal Counsel has advised that the Board may close this 
portion of this meeting pursuant to Government in the Sunshine Act 
exemptions (9)(B) and (10). By approving this action, the Board 
determines that public participation would likely disclose information 
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which premature disclosure would likely frustrate implementation of a 
proposed agency action and/or specifically concern the discussion of 
information, the premature disclosure of which would likely negatively 
impact the agency's participation in an ongoing civil action or 
proceeding. Therefore, by approving this action, the Board is invoking 
exemptions (9)(B) and (10) to close this portion of the meeting (5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and (10)).
    A copy of the vote on the closure of this portion of this meeting 
will be made publicly available on the Unified Carrier Registration 
Plan website within one day of the vote taken herein (https://plan.ucr.gov).

VIII. Discussion and Possible UCR Board Action Concerning the Federal 
Trademark Cancellation Proceeding Initiated by the Small Business in 
Transportation Coalition, Inc. (``SBTC'') Before the Trademark Trial 
and Appeal Board (``TTAB'')--UCR Legal Counsel

For Discussion and Possible Action
    UCR Legal Counsel will discuss the federal Trademark Cancellation 
Proceeding initiated by the SBTC before the TTAB. UCR Legal Counsel 
will also discuss the legal and financial options available to the UCR 
in responding to the letter received on September 5, 2024, from legal 
counsel to the SBTC proposing settlement terms for the TTAB proceeding. 
The Board may vote to authorize legal and/or financial responses to the 
September 5, 2024, settlement letter.

Portions Open to the Public

IX. UCR Legal Counsel Will Announce Any Action Taken by the UCR Board

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 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
October 17, 2024, at: https://plan.ucr.gov.
    Contact Person for More Information: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, 
Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783, 
[email protected].

Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
[FR Doc. 2024-24933 Filed 10-23-24; 11:15 am]
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