Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board Subcommittee Meeting

Alex B. Leath
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
13 October 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64615-64616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22678]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan 
Board Subcommittee Meeting

TIME AND DATE: October 14, 2020, from Noon to 2 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 (U.S. Toll) or 1-669-900-6833 (U.S. Toll) or (ii) 1-877-853-5247 
(U.S. Toll Free) or 1-888-788-0099 (U.S. Toll Free), Meeting ID: 988 
769 77934, to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to 
participate via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/j/98876977934.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit 
Subcommittee (the ``Subcommittee'') 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

I. Call To Order--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call the meeting to 
order, call roll for the Subcommittee, confirm whether a quorum is 
present, and facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive 
Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the 
meeting notice on the UCR website and distribution to the UCR contact 
list via email followed by the subsequent publication of the notice in 
the Federal Register.

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

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
    The Subcommittee Agenda will be reviewed, and the Subcommittee will 
consider adoption.
Ground Rules
[rtarr8] Subcommittee action only to be taken in designated areas on 
agenda

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IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes From the January 27, 
2020 Meeting--Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
    Draft minutes from the January 27, 2020 Subcommittee meeting will 
be reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action to approve.

V. Update From Williams Benator and Libby (Independent Auditors)--UCR 
Depository Manager

    The Independent Auditors will address the Subcommittee and answer 
questions, with an emphasis on the financial statement audits of the 
UCR Depository for the 2017-2019 fiscal years and issues regarding 
internal controls over financial reporting.

VI. State Compliance Reviews--UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
    The UCR Depository Manager will discuss plans for completing state 
compliance reviews for 2020 and make recommendations for the eight 
state compliance reviews planned for 2021.

VII. Unregistered Brokers--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will discuss the challenges that 
unregistered brokers present to UCR enforcement. The discussion will 
highlight jurisdiction and other challenges, and may also include 
dialogue regarding successes and ideas for addressing broker 
registration enforcement.

VIII. Tracking of Audit Data in the National Registration System 
(NRS)--Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will discuss the merits of the Subcommittee 
having an oversight role in the audit notes on closed audits regarding 
the FARs and MCS-150 databases when there is an indication of an error 
or insufficient documentation to close the audit. The Subcommittee may 
take action to recommend to the Board adoption of an oversight role 
regarding audit notes.

IX. Discuss the Effectiveness of Solicitation Programs at Both the 
State Level and in the NRS--Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will lead a discussion regarding the various 
solicitation programs/policies deployed by the participating states and 
the NRS. The Subcommittee may take action to recommend to the Board 
adoption of a model solicitation program/policy.

X. Search and Recommendation of a Vice-Chair for the Audit 
Subcommittee--Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action
    The Subcommittee Chair will seek nominations for a Vice-Chair of 
the Audit Subcommittee. Action may be taken to nominate and recommend 
to the Chair of the UCR Board a candidate for Vice-Chair of the Audit 
Subcommittee.

XI. Other Items--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items the committee 
members would like to discuss.

XII. Adjournment--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.

The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
October 7, 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. 2020-22678 Filed 10-8-20; 4:15 pm]
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