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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. 

NHTSA’s Decision 

NHTSA’s Analysis: NHTSA has 

reviewed Michelin’s petition and has 

determined that the petitioner has not 

met the burden of persuasion that the 

subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

Specifically, failing to mark the 

maximum load and corresponding 

inflation pressure for that load in both 

Metric and English units on the sidewall 

of the tires puts an enormous burden on 

end users to ensure that the subject tires 

will be properly installed, used, and 

serviced in accordance with the tire’s 

maximum capability. In the FMVSS No. 

119 final rule (Nov. 13, 1973; 38 FR 

31299), the Agency explained the 

purpose of labeling the subject tires 

with maximum load and pressure. The 

final rule states: 

The trucking industry questioned the 

advisability of labeling maximum inflation 

and load rating on the tire because it 

appeared to prohibit the adjustment of 

pressures to road conditions. The purpose of 

the labeling is to . . . warn the user of the 

tire’s maximum capabilities.’’ 

Furthermore, in the same rulemaking, the 

Agency provided relief to manufacturers by 

accepting the commenters’ proposal to have 

the information only required on one side of 

M/C tires: ‘‘Several manufacturers suggested 

that labeling appear on only one side of a tire 

when both sides of the tire, as mounted, will 

be available for inspection. Accordingly, 

motorcycle tires must now be labeled on one 

side wall only, . . . 

The complete lack of maximum load 

and corresponding inflation pressure 

information on the subject Michelin 

motorcycle tires creates a potential 

safety hazard to the end users of these 

tires. NHTSA reiterates that marking 

tires with the maximum load and 

corresponding inflation pressure is 

necessary for achieving the following: 

(A) Proper installation on the vehicle— 

in this case a motorcycle, (B) proper 

inflation pressure even when 

application pressures for the front and 

rear positions are identified on the 

motorcycle vehicle placard or vehicle 

owner’s manual, and (C) proper usage 

because the tire size, speed symbol, and 

load index do not adequately or easily 

convey the maximum load and pressure 

capability of a tire. Tire size, speed 

symbol, and load index are indicators 

that may be useful for technical 

professionals in the field; however, it is 

unreasonable to expect a typical end 

user to identify the maximum load and 

pressure using only the markings of tire 

size, speed symbol, and load index. It is 

far more reasonable to expect the 

vehicle user to overload a tire without 

the explicit guidance provided by the 

required sidewall markings. NHTSA 

believes it is necessary to label the tire 

to ensure the end user is adequately 

informed about the maximum capability 

of the tire. Failing to provide load and 

pressure information, both in English 

and Metric units, presents a safety risk 

because users are deprived the 

information needed to properly install, 

use, and service the tire. 

NHTSA’s Decision: In consideration 

of the foregoing, NHTSA finds that 

MNA has not met its burden of 

persuasion that the subject FMVSS No. 

119 noncompliance is inconsequential 

to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, 

NHTSA hereby denies MNA’s petition 

and MNA is consequently obligated to 

provide notification of, and a free 

remedy for, that noncompliance under 

49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120. 

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

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, 

Acting Associate Administrator, Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18628 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Sanctions Action Pursuant to an 

Executive Order Issued on September 

23, 2001, Titled ‘‘Blocking Property and 

Prohibiting Transactions With Persons 

Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or 

Support Terrorism’’ 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is removing the name of 

one individual, whose property and 

interests in property have been blocked 

pursuant to an executive order issued 

on September 23, 2001, titled ‘‘Blocking 

Property and Prohibiting Transactions 

With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To 

Commit, or Support Terrorism,’’ from 

the list of Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN 

List). 

DATES: OFAC’s action described in this 

notice was taken on August 22, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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, Office 

of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief 

Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 

202/622–2410, Office of the General 

Counsel, Department of the Treasury 

(not toll free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The SDN List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available from OFAC’s 

Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac). 

Notice of OFAC Actions 

The following person is removed from 

the SDN List, effective as of August 22, 

2017. 

Individual 

1. SCHNEIDER, Daniel Martin (a.k.a. 

SCHNEIDER, Martin Daniel), zum 

Gruehlingsstollen 1A, Friedrichstahl 66299, 

Germany; Rosenstrasse 2, Friedrichstahl 

66299, Germany; Petrusstrasse 32, 

Herrensohr Dudweiler, Saarbruecken 66125, 

Germany; DOB 09 Sep 1985; POB 

Neunkirchen, Germany; citizen Germany; 

Passport 2318047793 (Germany); Federal ID 

Card 2318229333; currently incarcerated at 

Schwalmstadt, Germany (individual) [SDGT]. 

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18080 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action 

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 name 

of one person that has 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 this 

person are blocked, and U.S. persons are 

generally prohibited from engaging in 

transactions with them. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for effective date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Associate Director for Global 

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

Director for Sanctions Compliance & 

Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; 


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