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219, Windshield Zone Intrusion, 225, 

Child Restraint Anchorage Systems, 

301, Fuel System Integrity, and 302, 

Flammability of Interior Materials. 

The petitioner also contends that the 

subject non-U.S. certified vehicles are 

capable of being readily altered to meet 

the following FMVSS, in the manner 

indicated: 

FMVSS No. 101, Controls and 

Displays: The instrument cluster will 

require replacement with a part meeting 

the requirements of this standard. 

FMVSS No. 110, Tire Selection and 

Rims and Motor Home/Recreation 

Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity 

Information for Motor Vehicles with a 

GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 

pounds) or Less: The addition of a tire 

label is required. FMVSS No. 111, Rear 

Visibility: Inscription of the required 

warning statement on the face of the 

passenger mirror. FMVSS No. 114, Theft 

Protection: The addition of an audible 

anti-theft system is required, which 

gongs when the key is left in the 

ignition module and the driver’s door is 

opened. FMVSS No. 208, Occupant 

Crash Protection: Both front and rear 

outboard designated seating positions 

will require replacement with Type 2 

seat belts. However, the petitioner notes 

‘‘driver and passenger front outboard 

seating positions are equipped with US 

version air bag systems and knee 

bolsters’’. FMVSS No. 209, Seat Belt 

Assemblies: Both front and rear 

outboard designated seating positions 

will require replacement with Type 2 

seat belts. 

The petitioner additionally states that 

all vehicles will be inspected prior to 

importation for compliance with the 

Theft Prevention Standard per 49 CFR 

part 541. The petitioner further states a 

vehicle identification plate must be 

affixed to the vehicle, near the left 

windshield pillar, to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR part 565, as well 

as, a reference and certification label 

added to the left front door post area to 

meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 

567. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), 

(a)(1)(B), and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; delegation 

of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2019–0048; Notice 2] 

Porsche Cars North America, Inc., 

Grant of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition. 

SUMMARY: Porsche Cars North America, 

Inc. (Porsche), has determined that 

certain model year (MY) 2008–2019 

Porsche Cayenne and Macan motor 

vehicles do not comply with Federal 

motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) 

110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor 

Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load 

Carrying Capacity Information for Motor 

Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 

kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less. 

Porsche filed a noncompliance report 

dated March 28, 2019, and subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA on April 20, 2019, 

for a decision that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. This 

notice announces the grant of Porsche’s 

petition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kerrin Bressant, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

telephone (202) 366–1110, facsimile 

(202) 366–5930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview 

Porsche has determined that certain 

MY 2008–2019 Porsche Cayenne and 

Macan motor vehicles do not fully 

comply with paragraphs S4.4.2(a) and 

S4.4.2(c) of FMVSS No. 110, Tire 

Selection and Rims and Motor Home/ 

Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load 

Carrying Capacity Information for Motor 

Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 

kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less (49 

CFR 571.110). Porsche filed a 

noncompliance report dated March 28, 

2019, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports, and 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

April 20, 2019, for an exemption from 

the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 

on the basis that this noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 

556, Exemption for Inconsequential 

Defect or Noncompliance. 

Notice of receipt of Porsche’s petition 

was published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on October 15, 2019, 

in the Federal Register (84 FR 55219). 

One comment was received but lacked 

relevance to the subject petition. To 

view the petition and all supporting 

documents log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) website at 

https://www.regulations.gov/. Then 

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2019– 

0048.’’ 

II. Vehicles Involved 

Approximately 230,212 of the 

following MY 2008–2019 Porsche 

Cayenne and Macan motor vehicles, 

manufactured between June 1, 2007, 

and September 21, 2018, are potentially 

involved: 

• MY 2008–2014 Porsche Cayenne; 

• MY 2016–2019 Porsche Cayenne; 

• MY 2017–2018 Porsche Cayenne 

‘‘Platinum Edition;’’ 

• MY 2014 Porsche Cayenne Diesel 

‘‘Platinum Edition;’’ 

• MY 2014 Porsche Cayenne ‘‘Platinum 

Edition;’’ 

• MY 2013–2016 Porsche Cayenne 

Diesel; 

• MY 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid; 

• MY 2008–2010 Porsche Cayenne GTS; 

• MY 2013–2014 Porsche Cayenne GTS; 

• MY 2010 Porsche Cayenne GTS 

‘‘Porsche Design Edition 3;’’ 

• MY 2008–2010 Porsche Cayenne GTS; 

• MY 2016–2018 Porsche Cayenne GTS 

• MY 2015–2018 Porsche Cayenne S EHybrid; 

• MY 2011–2014 Porsche Cayenne S 

Hybrid; 

• MY 2010 Porsche Cayenne S 

Transsyberia; 

• MY 2008–2018 Porsche Cayenne S; 

• MY 2017–2018 Porsche Cayenne S EHybrid ‘‘Platinum Edition;’’ 

• MY 2008–2019 Porsche Cayenne 

Turbo; 

• MY 2009–2010 Porsche Cayenne 

Turbo S; 

• MY 2016–2018 Porsche Cayenne 

Turbo S; 

• MY 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S; 

• MY 2015–2018 Porsche Macan Turbo; 

• MY 2017–2018 Porsche Macan; 

• MY 2018 Porsche Macan ‘‘Sport 

Edition;’’ 

• MY 2017–2018 Porsche Macan GTS; 

• MY 2015–2018 Porsche Macan S; and 

• MY 2017–2018 Porsche Macan Turbo 

Plus Performance Package. 

III. Noncompliance 

Porsche explains that the 

noncompliance is that the subject 

vehicles are equipped with rims that do 

not contain the required rim markings 

as specified in paragraph S4.4.2 of 

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FMVSS No. 110. Specifically, the rims 

on the subject vehicles do not contain 

the designation symbol ‘‘E’’ as required 

by paragraph S4.4.2(a) of FMVSS No. 

110 and the certification symbol ‘‘DOT’’ 

as required by paragraph S4.4.2(c) of 

FMVSS No. 110. 

IV. Rule Requirements 

Paragraphs S4.4.2(a) and S4.4.2(c) of 

FMVSS 110, include the requirements 

relevant to this petition. In section 

S4.4.2(a), each rim or, at the option of 

the manufacturer in the case of a singlepiece wheel, each wheel disc shall be 

marked with the designation that 

indicates the source of the rim’s 

published nominal dimensions. 

Specifically, the noncompliant rims 

should have been marked with the letter 

‘‘E’’ indicating the European Tire and 

Rim Technical Organization as the 

source of nominal dimensions. Section 

S4.4.2(c) requires each wheel disk to be 

marked with the symbol ‘‘DOT,’’ 

constituting a certification of 

compliance with all applicable FMVSS. 

V. Summary of Porsche’s Petition 

Porsche described the subject 

noncompliance and stated its belief that 

the noncompliance is inconsequential 

as it relates to motor vehicle safety. 

In support of its petition, Porsche 

submitted the following reasoning: 

1. With respect to FMVSS No. 110, 

paragraph S4.4.2(c), the DOT marking 

signifies that the manufacturer of the 

rim has certified that the rim complies 

with all applicable FMVSSs. Porsche 

asserts that because the DOT marking is 

a ‘‘certification,’’ it is a violation of 49 

U.S.C. 30115 (‘‘Certification’’), which 

does not require notification or remedy. 

Porsche asserts that this is consistent 

with NHTSA’s prior decision on 

petitions for the same issue. (See Volvo 

Cars of North America, LLC, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance, 74 FR 69376, December 

31, 2009). 

2. With respect to FMVSS No. 110, 

paragraph S4.4.2(a), Porsche believes 

that the omission of the designation 

symbol ‘‘E’’ will not prevent the proper 

matching of tires and rims because 

sufficient information about rim size is 

available from other markings on the 

rim and the corresponding owner’s 

manual instructions. More specifically, 

Porsche states, the rims are marked 

correctly with the size designation; the 

correct tire size information is listed on 

the Tire and Loading Information 

placard, and the tire size is marked on 

the tire sidewall. The vehicles’ 

Certification label also contains the 

correct tire and rim sizes. Porsche 

indicates that, importantly, the omitted 

marking does not affect the ability to 

identify the rims in the event of a recall 

and is not likely to have any effect on 

motor vehicle safety. Porsche asserts 

that this is again consistent with 

NHTSA’s prior decision on petitions for 

the same. (See 74 FR 69376). 

3. The tire and rim of the affected 

spare wheels are properly matched and 

are appropriate for the load-carrying 

characteristics of the subject vehicle. 

Porsche asserts that the incorrect 

association marking has no effect on the 

performance of the tire/rim 

combination. 

4. The subject tire/rim assembly meets 

paragraph S4.4.1(b) rapid air loss 

requirement of FMVSS No. 110. All 

other applicable requirements of 

FMVSS Nos. 109 and 110 have been 

met. 

5. Lastly, Porsche is unaware of any 

accidents, injuries, or customer 

complaints related to the omitted 

markings. 

Porsche concluded by expressing the 

belief that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, and that its petition to be 

exempted from providing notification of 

the noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

Porsche’s complete petition and all 

supporting documents are available by 

logging onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) website at 

https://www.regulations.gov and by 

following the online search instructions 

to locate the docket number as listed in 

the title of this notice. 

VI. Comments 

NHTSA received one comment from 

the general public. While the Agency 

takes great interest in the public’s 

concerns and appreciates the 

commenter’s feedback, the comment 

does not address the purpose of this 

particular petition. 

VII. NHTSA’s Analysis 

The intent of the labeling 

requirements in paragraphs 4.4.2(a) and 

S4.4.2(c) of FMVSS No. 110 is to 

provide safe operation of vehicles by 

ensuring that vehicles are equipped 

with rims of appropriate size and type 

designation mounted with compatible 

tires of appropriate size and load rating. 

The purpose of the ‘‘DOT’’ marking is to 

certify compliance with all applicable 

standards. The ‘‘DOT’’ certification is 

also itself a requirement of the standard, 

49 CFR 571.110, S.4.4.2(c). However, 

NHTSA finds that the noncompliance 

with the ‘‘DOT’’ marking requirement is 

inconsequential in this situation, given 

Porsche’s representation that the 

vehicles comply with the standard, 

other than as discussed herein, and 

given that the vehicles have a vehiclelevel certification of compliance. See 49 

U.S.C. 30115; 49 CFR 567.4. 

Furthermore, while manufacturers are 

required to include the designation 

symbol required by S4.4.2(a), its 

omission does not prevent the proper 

matching of tires and rims in this 

unique situation because sufficient 

information about rim size is available 

from other markings on the rims, as well 

as information available from the 

certification label required by 49 CFR 

part 567 and the vehicle placard (tire 

information label) required by FMVSS 

No. 110 that are present on the affected 

vehicles. In addition, the omitted 

marking does not affect the ability to 

identify the rims in the event of recall 

and is not likely to have a consequential 

effect on motor vehicle safety. 

NHTSA’s Decision 

In consideration of the foregoing, 

NHTSA has decided that Porsche has 

met its burden of persuasion that the 

failure to mark the wheels with the 

letter ‘‘E’’ as the source of wheel 

nominal dimensions, as required by 

paragraph S4.4.2(a), and the symbol 

‘‘DOT’’ for recognizing certification to 

all applicable FMVSSs, are 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

Accordingly, Porsche’s petition is 

granted, and it is exempted from 

providing the notification of 

noncompliance that is required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and from remedying the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject vehicles that Porsche no 

longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, any decision on this 

petition does not relieve vehicle 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant vehicles under their 

control after Porsche notified them that 

the subject noncompliance existed. 

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(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

based on OFAC’s determination that one 

or more applicable legal criteria were 

satisfied. All property and interests in 

property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of 

these persons are blocked, and U.S. 

persons are generally prohibited from 

engaging in transactions with them. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for effective date(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 

202–622–2420; Associate Director for 

Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; 

Assistant Director for Sanctions 

Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 

2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, 

tel.: 202–622–2480; or Assistant Director 

for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622– 

4855. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The Specially Designated Nationals 

and Blocked Persons List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). 

Notice of OFAC Action(s) 

On October 2, 2020, OFAC 

determined that the property and 

interests in property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction of the following persons are 

blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below. 

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