Interpretation ID: aiam0850

Mr. Larry E. Rhude, Bristol Laminating Corporation, P. O. Box 296, Bristol, IN, 46507; Mr. Larry E. Rhude
Bristol Laminating Corporation
P. O. Box 296
Bristol
IN
46507;

Dear Mr. Rhude: This is in reply to your letter of July 5, 1972, concerning th application of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302, 'Flammability of Interior Materials', to countertop materials used in recreational vehicles.; With regard to the specific components you have listed, sink tops vanity tops, and shelves would be considered 'compartment shelves' under paragraph S4.1 of Standard No. 302, and would therefore be subject to the requirements of the Standard. You are correct in assuming that the material used for countertops would be subject to the requirements of the Standard whenever it is used for the manufacture of components enumerated in S4.1.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel