Interpretation ID: aiam0425

Mr. J. A. Westphal, Senior Staff Engineer, FWD Corporation, Clintonville, WI 54929; Mr. J. A. Westphal
Senior Staff Engineer
FWD Corporation
Clintonville
WI 54929;

Dear Mr. Westphal: This is in reply to your letter of August 12 asking for a clarificatio of the effect of the recent firefighting vehicle amendment (36 F.R. 13926) on Federal standards published prior to September 1, 1971, but effective after that date.; Specifically you ask whether Standard No. 302, *Flammability o Interior Materials*, published on January 8, 1971, applies to firefighting vehicles on September 1, 1972, or September 1, 1974.; The firefighting vehicle amendment is effective September 1, 1971, an has no effect upon standards or amendments to standards issued before that date. Thus Standard No. 302 applies to firefighting vehicles as of September 1, 1972.; Sincerely, Lawrence R. Schneider, Acting Chief Counsel