Interpretation ID: nht68-4.9

DATE: 09/03/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Robert M. O'Mahoney; NHTSA

TO: Department of California Highway Patrol

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letter of August 19, 1968.

You state that you do not find any provision which would permit temporary mounting of lighting devices on mobile homes and ask that we inform you what provision in Public Law 89-563 or the Federal motor vehicle safety standards permits installation of temporary devices. There is no provision in P.L. 89-563 or the standards which either permits or prohibits the temporary mounting of devices. The National Highway Safety Bureau has taken the position that, insofar as mobile homes are concerned, temporary lighting devices may be used if they meet the requirements of Standard No. 108.

With respect to your request for a copy of Docket No. 26, I enclosed a copy of the notice of request for comments recently issued and published in the Federal Register. This docket was opened several months ago and contains several hundred pages of documents. The docket is scheduled to remain open, for the receipt of additional comments, until September 10, 1968. Our rules require us to charge 50 cents per page, payable in advance for copies of docket material. should you want a copy of the complete docket, please let us know and we will advise you, after September 10, of the fee for this service.

Thank you for your continuing interest in motor vehicle safety.