Interpretation ID: nht94-4.24

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: September 7, 1994

FROM: John Womack -- Acting Chief Counsel, NHTSA

TO: David L. Clark -- Aquilino & Welsh, P.C., Arlington, VA

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 08/10/94 from David L. Clark to Office of Chief Counsel, NHTSA

TEXT: This responds to your letter of August 10, 1994, asking for "information necessary for obtaining Federal approval and/or meeting Federal safety standards for an add-on seat belt device." In a August 23 phone call with Mary Versailles of my staff, you exp lained that the device is intended to alter the fit of the safety belt.

I am enclosing three letters which explain how Federal laws administered by this agency apply to such devices (3/16/94to Ms. Angela R. Caron; 4/26/93 to Mr. Brett J. Higgins; and 11/16/92 to Angela R. Caron; 4/26/92 to Mr. Michael J. Vacanti). If you ha ve any other questions, please contact Mary Versailles of my staff at this address or by phone at (202) 366-2992.