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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
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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,
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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 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).
[FR Doc. 2014-28804 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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