Interpretation ID: aiam2452

Mr. W. G. Milby, Manager, Engineering Services, Blue Bird Body Company, P.O. Box 937, Fort Valley, GA 31030; Mr. W. G. Milby
Manager
Engineering Services
Blue Bird Body Company
P.O. Box 937
Fort Valley
GA 31030;

Dear Mr. Milby: This is in response to your letter of November 3, 1976, in which yo ask whether the label Emergency Door' when placed on the glass near the top of a school bus emergency exit, complies with the requirements of Standard No. 217, *Bus Window Retention and Release*.; The positioning of this label will be regulated by S5.5.3 of Standar No. 217 in the case of school buses manufactured on or after April 1, 1977. That section, as it pertains to the location of the designation Emergency Door,' states in part that the designation shall be ...located at the top of or directly above the emergency exit...' The markings you describe, located at the top of the glass of the emergency door, would appear to be in compliance with the location requirements of S5.5.3 of Standard No. 217 (effective April 1, 1977).; Sincerely, Frank A. Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel