Interpretation ID: aiam3460
Flag-It Signaling Device Co.
P.O. Box 1709
Bakersfield
CA 93302;
Dear Mr. Schamblin: The National Transportation Safety Board has forwarded for reply you letter of June 10, 1981, asking whether the 'Flag-It Automobile Signaling Device' would be legal to use according to your new regulations . . . .'; Requirements for equipment use are not established by the Federa government but by the individual State in which a vehicle is registered.; Our agency within the Department of Transportation establishes th Federal motor vehicle safety standards which apply to vehicle and equipment manufacturers. Your device consists of reflectors which hang beneath the front and rear bumper. They are not covered by our standard on reflectors (Standard No. 108 *Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment*) nor would their installation appear to impair the effectiveness of lighting equipment required by Standard No. 108, which could raise a question as to their legality.; Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Chief Counsel