Interpretation ID: nht93-2.10

DATE: March 8, 1993

FROM: John Womack -- Acting Chief Counsel, NHTSA

TO: Fredd Scheys -- President S.C.C. CARAT Inc.

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: Attached to 1/27/95 letter from Philip R. Recht to Fredd Scheys (A43; Sec. 1397(b)(2); Also attached to 1/25/95 fax from Fredd Scheys to John Womack; Also attached to 11/16/92 letter from Paul Rice to Fredd Scheys

TEXT: Dear Mr. Scheys:

This responds to your FAX of March 2, 1993, to Taylor Vinson of this Office. You have heard that Paul Jackson Rice is no longer Chief Counsel of this agency and you request confirmation that his letter to you of November 16, 1992, remains valid.

The opinion rendered you approximately 4 months ago remains unchanged and valid.

For your information, once an interpretation has been issued by this Office, it remains in effect regardless of who may be Chief Counsel. Generally, an interpretation is affected only if the statute or regulation upon which it is based is amended. The interpretation furnished you was based upon the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and 49 CFR Part 567. Neither the Act nor Part 567 has been amended since November.

Sincerely,