Interpretation ID: nht70-2.41

DATE: 12/10/70

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Lawrence R. Schneider; NHTSA

TO: Kawasaki Motors Corporation

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: We have received your Petition for Reconsideration of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 (Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment), dated November 30 and air-mailed that date.

To be considered as a petition for reconsideration our regulations (49 CFR @ 553.35(a)) require that a petition be "received not later than thirty (30) days after publication of the rule in the Federal Register". Because we did not receive your petition until the thirty-second day, @ 553.35(a) requires that it be treated as a petition for rule-making under @ 553.31. However, many of the questions you raise were also raised in the petition of the Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc. which was timely filed.

You will hear in due course as to the disposition of your petition.