Interpretation ID: nht93-3.31

DATE: May 3, 1993

FROM: John Rhein -- Manager, Product Engineering, Fisher-Price, Inc.

TO: John Womack -- Chief Council, Chief Council's Office, NHTSA

COPYEE: D. Campbell; P. Mitchell; M. Weatherston

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 4/14/94 from John Womack to John Rhein (A42; Std. 213)

TEXT:

Please find this letter to be a request for an official interpretation of the Standard 213 Amendment Docket No. 74-09: Notice 26 (Child Restraint Registration).

It has been Fisher-Price's experience that registration cards of the new format are being returned but are sometimes illegible. Because the card does not specify "to print", consumers sometimes fill in the card in a manner which is illegible (please note examples provided). The inability to interpret the consumer information has created problems in our registration recording system.

Fisher-Price would like to amend the child restraint registration card to encourage the consumer to PRINT required information. Prior to doing so, we seek NHTSA's concurrence that the existing docket maintains sufficient latitude to allow specified changes.

Specifically, we would like to enlarge the consumer address space of the card, specify "(please print)" and use open box spaces as opposed to horizontal lines (please see example provided).

Please take our concerns into consideration and inform us whether the Register will allow specified amendments. We feel that these changes will greatly facilitate our registration program. We anxiously await your response. Thank you for your consideration.

(Sample registration cards omitted.)