CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 2

I

Jun~ 7,

1973

Mr. W1111am C. Paxton

At t o r nt: y at L.n\·I

311 tfo st

Kansas

I n d 2 p ~ ~lde n c e , i!i s s o u r i 6 4 0 5 O

Dear Mr.

Paxton:

Th!s i~ in regard to your letter

of May 30, 1973,

~~questing

in~ormation

concerning

body strength

and

r,:dn/o~·cement

requir2rilents

for

autor.iobiles.

The Consuncr Product

Safety

Commission has no

jurisdiction

over notor vehicles.

Section

3(a)(~)(C)

cf th:~ Act (copy enclosed)

prov·ldes

thiJ.t motor

v2hic1es

~.r.

?~ r.iotor

veh·ic1e

e_quipme~t are

excluded

from

the

C:cfini-

·(·~

--~

1;1011 of

"consumer

product

11

•

~

•

Th~ National

Traffic

and Motor Vehicle

Safety

Act

of 1966,

which provides

for the establishment

and en­

forcement

of safety

standards

for motor vehicles

and

motor vehicle

equipment,

1s administered

by the Admin-

\

istrator,

National

Highway Traffic

Safety

Administration,

U. S. Department

of Transportation,

400 Seventh Street,

£;. W. , U

hi

t o

0 . C . 2 0 5 91 •

Y

i s h

a

s

n

g

n

,

o

u

may

v,

to

com

­

municate

with this

agency concerning

the questions

raised

.1n your

letter.

Sincerely

yours,

Stephen Lemberg

Office

of the Genera1 Counse1

Enclosure

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