Interpretation ID: aiam0343

Mr. H. William Tanaka, Counsel, Tanaka and Walders, Federal Bar Building West, 1819 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006; Mr. H. William Tanaka
Counsel
Tanaka and Walders
Federal Bar Building West
1819 H Street
N.W.
Washington
DC 20006;

Dear Mr. Tanaka: This is in response to your letter of April 19, 1971, in which yo discussed the difficulties that may be caused by State enforcement procedures that require a manufacturer to obtain State approval of products covered by Federal standards before he may sell the products in the State. Your letter was an amplification of the JAMA petition for reconsideration of Standard No. 209, submitted April 3, 1971.; The NHTSA is giving careful consideration to the situation you hav described. We intend to take action to alleviate the problem in the near future.; Sincerely, Lawrence R. Schnider, Acting Chief Counsel