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Hong Kong Special Administrative 

Region ** 

Indonesia 

Iran 

Iraq 

Israel * 

Japan 

Jordan * 

Kuwait 

Laos 

Lebanon 

Malaysia 

Maldives 

Mongolia 

Nepal 

North Korea 

Oman 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 

Singapore 

Sri Lanka 

Syria * 

Taiwan ** 

Thailand 

Timor-Leste 

United Arab Emirates 

Yemen 

* Persons born in the areas 

administered prior to June 1967 by 

Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are 

chargeable, respectively, to Israel, 

Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Persons born 

in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to 

Egypt; persons born in the West Bank 

are chargeable to Jordan; persons born 

in the Golan Heights are chargeable to 

Syria. 

** For the purposes of the diversity 

program only, persons born in Macau 

S.A.R. derive eligibility from Portugal. 

Natives of the following Asia Region 

countries are not eligible for this year’s 

diversity program: Bangladesh, China 

(mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South 

Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. 

Hong Kong S.A.R. (Asia region), 

Macau S.A.R. (Europe region, 

chargeable to Portugal), and Taiwan 

(Asia region) do qualify and are listed 

here. 

Europe 

Albania 

Andorra 

Armenia 

Austria 

Azerbaijan 

Belarus 

Belgium 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Bulgaria 

Croatia 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Estonia 

Finland 

France (including components and areas 

overseas) 

Georgia 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Iceland 

Ireland 

Italy 

Kazakhstan 

Kosovo 

Kyrgyzstan 

Latvia 

Liechtenstein 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Macau Special Administrative Region ** 

Macedonia 

Malta 

Moldova 

Monaco 

Montenegro 

Netherlands (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Northern Ireland ** 

Norway (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Poland 

Portugal (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Romania 

Russia 

San Marino 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

Tajikistan 

Turkey 

Turkmenistan 

Ukraine 

Uzbekistan 

Vatican City 

** Macau S.A.R. does qualify and is 

listed above. For the purposes of the 

diversity program only, persons born in 

Macau S.A.R. derive eligibility from 

Portugal. 

Natives of the following European 

countries are not eligible for this year’s 

DV program: Great Britain (United 

Kingdom). Great Britain (United 

Kingdom) includes the following 

dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, 

British Virgin Islands, British Indian 

Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, 

Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, 

Pitcairn, South Georgia and the South 

Sandwich Islands, St. Helena, and Turks 

and Caicos Islands. Note that for 

purposes of the diversity program only, 

Northern Ireland is treated separately; 

Northern Ireland does qualify and is 

listed among the qualifying areas. 

North America 

The Bahamas 

In North America, natives of Canada 

and Mexico are not eligible for this 

year’s diversity program. 

Oceania 

Australia (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Fiji 

Kiribati 

Marshall Islands 

Micronesia, Federated States of 

Nauru 

New Zealand (including components 

and dependent areas overseas) 

Palau 

Papua New Guinea 

Samoa 

Solomon Islands 

Tonga 

Tuvalu 

Vanuatu 

South America, Central America, and 

the Caribbean 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Argentina 

Barbados 

Belize 

Bolivia 

Chile 

Costa Rica 

Cuba 

Dominica 

Ecuador 

Grenada 

Guatemala 

Guyana 

Honduras 

Nicaragua 

Panama 

Paraguay 

Saint Kitts and Nevis 

Saint Lucia 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

Suriname 

Trinidad and Tobago 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 

Countries in this region whose natives 

are not eligible for this year’s diversity 

program: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican 

Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, 

Mexico, and Peru. 

Carl C. Risch, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22638 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee; Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 


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ACTION: Announcement of Charter 

Renewal of the Motor Carrier Safety 

Advisory Committee (MCSAC). 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces the 

charter renewal of the MCSAC, a 

Federal Advisory Committee that 

provides the Agency with advice and 

recommendations on motor carrier 

safety programs and motor carrier safety 

regulations through a consensus 

process. This charter renewal took effect 

on September 29, 2017, and will expire 

after 2 years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to 

the Associate Administrator for Policy, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 385–2395, mcsac@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463), FMCSA is giving notice of the 

charter renewal for the MCSAC. The 

MCSAC was established to provide 

FMCSA with advice and 

recommendations on motor carrier 

safety programs and motor carrier safety 

regulations. 

The MCSAC is composed of up to 20 

voting representatives from safety 

advocacy, safety enforcement, labor, and 

industry stakeholders of motor carrier 

safety. The diversity of the Committee 

ensures the requisite range of views and 

expertise necessary to discharge its 

responsibilities. See the MCSAC Web 

site for details on pending tasks at 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac. 

Issued on: October 12, 2017. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22581 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0015; Notice 2] 

Volvo Trucks North America, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition. 

SUMMARY: Volvo Trucks North America 

(VTNA), has determined that certain 

model year (MY) 2017 Volvo VNL and 

2017 Volvo VNM heavy duty trucks do 

not fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

120, Tire selection and rims and motor 

home/recreation vehicle trailer load 

carrying capacity information for motor 

vehicles with a GVWR of more than 

4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). VTNA 

filed a noncompliance information 

report dated February 9, 2017. VTNA 

also petitioned NHTSA on February 28, 

2017, and revised its petition on April 

29, 2017, for a decision that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

ADDRESSES: For further information on 

this decision 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: Volvo Trucks North 

America (VTNA), has determined that 

certain model year (MY) 2017 Volvo 

VNL and 2017 Volvo VNM heavy duty 

trucks do not fully comply with 

paragraph S5.2(b) of Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

120, Tire selection and rims and motor 

home/recreation vehicle trailer load 

carrying capacity information for motor 

vehicles with a GVWR of more than 

4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). VTNA 

filed a noncompliance report dated 

February 9, 2017, pursuant to 49 CFR 

part 573, Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. VTNA also 

petitioned NHTSA on February 28, 

2017, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) 

and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, and 

revised its petition on April 29, 2017, to 

obtain 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. 

Notice of receipt of the petition was 

published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on July 20, 2017, in 

the Federal Register (82 FR 33549). No 

comments were received. To view the 

petition and all supporting documents 

log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Web site 

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

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2017– 

0015.’’ 

II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 

862 MY 2017 Volvo VNL and 2017 

Volvo VNM heavy duty trucks, 

manufactured between August 15, 2016, 

and November 10, 2016, are potentially 

involved. 

III. Noncompliance: VTNA explains 

that the noncompliance is that the 

wheels on the subject vehicles 

incorrectly identify the rim size as 24.5′′ 

x 8.25′′ instead of 22.5′′ x 8.25′′, and 

therefore do not meet the requirements 

of paragraph S5.2(b) of FMVSS No. 120. 

Specifically, the marking error 

overstates the wheel diameter by 2′′. 

IV. Rule Text: paragraph S5.2 of 

FMVSS No. 120 states: 

S5.2 Rim marking. Each rim or, at the 

option of the manufacturer in the case of a 

single-piece wheel, wheel disc shall be 

marked with the information listed in 

paragraphs (a) through (e) of this paragraph, 

in lettering not less than 3 millimeters high, 

impressed to a depth or, at the option of the 

manufacturer, embossed to a height of not 

less than 0.125 millimeters . . . 

(b) The rim size designation, and in case 

of multipiece rims, the rim type designation. 

For example: 20 x 5.50, or 20 x 5.5. 

V. Summary of VTNA’s Petition: 

VTNA 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, VTNA 

referenced a letter to NHTSA, dated 

December 5, 2016, from Arconic Wheel 

and Transportation Products (Arconic), 

which is the rim manufacturer, and 

provided the following reasoning: 

1. A 24.5′′ inch tire will not seat on 

the rim; therefore, if someone tries to 

mount a 24.5′′ tire to the rim, it will not 

hold air and therefore cannot be 

inflated. 

2. When tires are replaced, the 

technician will select the tire based on 

the size and rating of the tire being 

replaced. When Volvo manufactured the 

vehicle, the tire used was a 22.5′′ (i.e. 

the correct size for the rim). Therefore, 

the tires installed by Volvo have the 

correct size on the sidewall of the tire. 

3. Volvo is required to list the tires 

size and inflation pressures on the 

certification label as required by 49 CFR 

567. The information printed on the 

label is the correct size, a 22.5′′ inch tire 

and reflects the tires that were installed 

when manufactured. The certification 

label is located inside the driver’s door 

and can be easily accessed by the tire 

installer. 

Volvo 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. 

To view VTNA’s petition analyses in 

its entirety you can visit https://

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets and by using the docket ID 


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