WASHINGTON The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking nominations from the motor carrier industry for the board that oversees the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement.

Under the federal law that established the board, five directors must come from the motor carrier industry.

However, at least one of the five must be from the American Trucking Associations and one must be from ``a motor carrier that falls within the smallest (UCRA) fleet-fee bracket" and must be a member of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, a trade group that represents small truckers.

The directors serve three-year terms.

The FMCSA is requesting either nominations or expressions of interest from individuals to serve on the UCRA board.

The nominations or expressions of interest should indicate the person being nominated or recommended meets the statutory requirements specified in 49 U.S. Code 14504a(d)(1)(B)(iii).

Additionally, nominations or expressions of interest must be transmitted using procedures outlined in a notice published in the Federal Register on April 6 (volume 77, number 67, pages 20881-20882). The deadline is May 7.

The Federal Register can be found online at www.gpo.gov.

For additional information, contact Jose M. Rodriguez, FMCSA Office of Research and Information Technology, (202) 366-3517, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, or by email at: jose.rodriguez@dot.gov.

The UCRA board was established by federal law in 2005. It is comprised of 15 members who issue rules and regulations that govern the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement, including recommending its fees to the FMCSA, which has the final say.