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public streets, roads, and highways.’’ 

See 49 U.S.C. 30102(a)(6). In filing the 

petition, US SPECS acknowledges 2012 

Lita GLE–6 is manufactured primarily 

for use on public streets, roads and 

highways. If this were not the case, and 

the 2012 Lita GLE–6 was not 

manufactured primarily for highway 

use, then it is not a ‘‘motor vehicle’’ 

subject to the FMVSS, and there would 

be no reason to consider performing 

conformance modifications to ensure 

that the 2012 Lita GLE-complies with 

those standards. 

Because there is no need to examine 

whether the 2012 Lita GLE–6 is a motor 

vehicle, the next question that arises is 

what class of vehicle is at issue in this 

petition. US SPECS contends that the 

2012 Lita GLE–6 should be classified as 

a Low Speed Vehicle (LSV). NHTSA’s 

regulations at 49 CFR 571.3 define, 

among other things, the types of 

vehicles that are subject to the FMVSS. 

Those regulations state: ‘‘Low-speed 

vehicle (LSV) means a motor vehicle, (1) 

That is 4-wheeled, (2) Whose speed 

attainable in 1.6 km (1 mile) is more 

than 32 kilometers per hour (20 miles 

per hour) and not more than 40 

kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) 

on a paved level surface, and (3) Whose 

GVWR [gross vehicle weight rating] is 

less than 1,361 kilograms (3,000 

pounds).’’ Requirements for LSVs are 

specified in FMVSS No. 500 Low-Speed 

Vehicles, at 49 CFR 571.500. The 

purpose of the standard is to ensure that 

low-speed vehicles operated on the 

public streets, roads, and highways are 

equipped with the minimum motor 

vehicle equipment appropriate for 

motor vehicle safety. The standard 

requires an LSV to be equipped with 

headlamps, front and rear turn signal 

lamps, taillamps, stop lamps, reflex 

reflectors, mirrors, a parking brake, a 

windshield that conforms to the FMVSS 

on glazing materials (49 CFR 571.205), 

a vehicle identification number or VIN 

that conforms to the requirements of 49 

CFR part 565 Vehicle Identification 

Number Requirements, and a Type 1 or 

Type 2 seat belt assembly at each 

designated seating position that 

conforms to FMVSS No. 209 Seat Belt 

Assemblies (49 CFR 571.209). 

Consistent with these requirements, 

US SPEC’s petition stated that the 

company would need to install 

headlights, turn signals, tail lights, a 

stop light, reflex reflectors, mirrors, a 

parking brake, and a compliant 

windshield, seat belts and VIN plate on 

the vehicle if it was not already so 

equipped. In addition, the petition 

stated that every vehicle must be 

weighed and ‘‘[a]ny vehicle not meeting 

the required GVWR for low speed 

vehicle (sic) must have some of the 

seating removed to achieve the correct 

calculated GVWR.’’ This statement was 

made in reference to the requirements 

for calculating a vehicle’s GVWR that 

are found in NHTSA Certification 

regulations at 49 CFR part 567. Section 

567.4(g)(3) of those regulations specifies 

that a vehicle’s stated GVWR ‘‘shall not 

be less than the sum of the unloaded 

vehicle weight, rated cargo load, and 

150 pounds times the number of the 

vehicle’s designated seating positions.’’ 

Finally, the petition states: ‘‘Every 

vehicle must be checked to insure that 

it does not exceed the maximum (25 

mph) and minimum (20 mph) speed 

requirement. We must reprogram any 

vehicle that is not within the required 

speed limits.’’ 

Given the modifications that US 

SPECS described as potentially needing 

to be performed on the 2012 Lita GLE– 

6, a question can be raised as to whether 

the vehicle was originally manufactured 

as an LSV. If the 2012 Lita GLE–6, as 

originally manufactured, had the 

characteristics of LSV but also has a 

GVWR of 3,000 pounds or more, then it 

would need to be classified as a motor 

vehicle of some type other than a low 

speed vehicle, such as a passenger car, 

multipurpose passenger vehicle, or 

truck. If the vehicle met one of those 

classifications, it could not be modified 

and certified as a low speed vehicle by 

a registered importer, as a registered 

importer is not authorized to change a 

vehicle’s type classification to 

circumvent the need for bringing the 

vehicle into compliance with standards 

that would have applied to the vehicle 

had it been originally manufactured for 

sale in the United States. 

By changing the vehicle’s minimum 

or maximum speed capability, by 

removing designated seating positions 

to justify a reduction in its GVWR, and 

by adding equipment items required by 

FMVSS No. 500 that were not installed 

on the vehicle as originally 

manufactured, US SPECS would not be 

conforming something originally 

manufactured as an LSV to applicable 

FMVSS, as RI’s are authorized to do, but 

would instead be converting a passenger 

car, multi-purpose vehicle, truck or bus 

into an LSV. 

In view of these considerations, 

NHTSA has decided to deny the 

petition under 49 CFR 593.7(e). That 

section provides that a notice of denial 

must state that the Administrator will 

not consider a new petition covering the 

model that is the subject of the denial 

until at least 3 months from the date of 

the notice of denial. Because the 2012 

Lita GLE–6 would not be classified as an 

LSV as originally manufactured, 

NHTSA will not consider any further 

import eligibility petitions covering that 

vehicle as an LSV. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) and 

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; delegations of authority 

at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. 

Nancy Lummen Lewis, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of The Secretary 

List of Countries Requiring 

Cooperation With an International 

Boycott 

In accordance with section 999(a)(3) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 

the Department of the Treasury is 

publishing a current list of countries 

which require or may require 

participation in, or cooperation with, an 

international boycott (within the 

meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 

On the basis of the best information 

currently available to the Department of 

the Treasury, the following countries 

require or may require participation in, 

or cooperation with, an international 

boycott (within the meaning of section 

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986). 

Iraq 

Kuwait 

Lebanon 

Libya 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 

Syria 

United Arab Emirates 

Yemen 

Dated: December 2, 2014. 

Danielle Rolfes, 

International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy). 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Publication of Guidance Relating to the 

Provision of Certain Temporary 

Sanctions Relief, as Extended Through 

June 30, 2015 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice, publication of guidance. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing Guidance 


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