Interpretation ID: 21572A.ztv

Ms. Kathleen H. Wolf
Consultant to Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
1275 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711

Dear Ms Wolf:

We have received the petition for temporary exemption from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 123 for the Vespa ET4 (125 and 150cc) motor scooter that you have submitted on behalf of its manufacturer, Piaggio & C. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy.

Ordinarily, petitions are filed by manufacturers and not their agents. However, we understand that our laws and language may not be familiar to companies located in countries where English is not the primary tongue, and we are willing to accommodate them when it is feasible. The petition you submitted must be accompanied by a statement signed by an official of Piaggio authorizing you to file the petition and attesting that the signer has read the petition and affirms that the information and arguments contained in it are true and accurate. If you will obtain a statement containing these elements and file it with us, we shall be pleased to consider the matter further.

The petition meets our procedural requirements, and we require no further information. We shall begin to prepare a notice for publication in the Federal Register when we have received the statement, and you may expect a decision three to four months after that.

If you have any questions, you may call Taylor Vinson of this Office (202-366-5263).

Sincerely,
Frank Seales, Jr.
Chief Counsel
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