Interpretation ID: nht76-1.36

DATE: 02/26/76

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; R. B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: E.T.R.T.O.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in response to your letter of January 26, 1976, which inquired about the status of the E.T.R.T.O. petition for an amendment of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars, concerning tires for low-power motorcycles with restricted speed capability.

We expect to issue a Federal Register notice on this subject in the near future.

Yours truly,

ATTACH.

The Director -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

JANUARY 26, 1976

ETRTO SUBMISSION No. 6/119

TYRES FOR LOW-POWER MOTORCYCLES WITH RESTRICTED SPEED CAPABILITY

Dear Sir,

The above Submission was made in ETRTO letter ref. RD/MS 048/75 dated February 5, 1975 and in a letter dated March 4, 1975, ref. N40-30 MS, signed by Mr. R.B. DYSON, Assistant Chief Counsel, receipt of the Submission was acknowledged with the advice that it was under consideration. Since then, as far as is known, there has been no further communication from NHTSA and no notice referring to the Submission has appeared in the Federal Register.

News of the current status of this Submission would be greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

J. TRIMBLE Secretary General

cc: R.P. Monier, Chairman of the ETRTO Road Safety Sub-Committee.