Interpretation ID: nht91-2.47

DATE: March 25, 1991

FROM: Jerald L. Mikesell, Ed.D. -- Assistant Superintendent, Sierra Vista Public Schools

TO: Erika Z. Jones -- Chief Counsel, U. S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 4-12-91 from Paul Jackson Rice to Jerald L. Mikesell (A37; Part 571.3)

TEXT:

We would like to request a copy of the federal regulations regarding school vans being used for transporting of students. We are especially interested in the number of students which can be transported before a van is considered a school bus.

We appreciate your help in this matter as an answer to this question is needed as soon as possible. Thank you for your time.