Interpretation ID: 86-4.22

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: 07/25/86 EST

FROM: ERIKA Z. JONES -- CHIEF COUNSEL NHTSA

TO: GEORGE W. KEELEY, -- HALFPENNY, HAHN & ROCHE

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: LETTER DATED 03/04/86 TO DIANE K STEED, FROM GEORGE W KEELEY; LETTER DATED 02/25/86 EST, TO RICHARD F HAHN FROM DIANE K STEED

TEXT: Dear Mr. Keeley:

Thank you for your letter of March 4, 1986, to Administrator Steed, which was referred to my office for reply. As stated in the Administrator's letter of February 25, 1986, to Mr. Hahn, the interpretation letter to Mr. Pennells should not be interpreted as a departure from our long-standing policy on the application of our standards to construction equipment. Therefore, the Pennells letter, when read together with the Administrator's letter of February 25, 1986, represents the agency's advisory opinion on this issue.

As to your request for a copy of any future request for interpretation from Mr. Pennells, please be advised that all the requests for interpretations and agency advisory letters are publicly available from our docket section which is located at room 5109, at the above address. You may wish to contact, periodically, the docket section to obtain a copy of any interpretation letter issued by the agency.

Sincerely,