Interpretation ID: Congressman Tom Udall

The Honorable Tom Udall

Member, U.S. House of Representatives

811 Saint Michaels Drive, Suite 104

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Dear Congressman Udall:

Thank you for your letter of January 12 on behalf of your constituent, Mr. Lance Tunick, who raised concerns about two requests he submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The first is a request for interpretation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection, and the second, a petition requesting that the Morgan Motor Company be temporarily exempted from the advanced air bag requirements.

I am pleased to inform you that decisions have been made on both of these requests. On January 18, NHTSA responded to Mr. Tunicks request for interpretation of FMVSS No. 208. On January 30, NHTSA issued a Federal Register notice responding to Morgans petition for exemption. It was published February 2 and appears at page 5099 in volume 72 of the Federal Register. We have enclosed copies of both documents for your convenience.

I apologize for the delay in our response to his inquiries. I hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please have your staff contact me or Anthony M. Cooke,

Chief Counsel, at (202) 366-9511.

Sincerely yours,

Michael W. Harrington

Director of External Affairs

Enclosures

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