The word any, used in connection with a range of values or set of items in the requirements, conditions, and procedures of the standards or regulations in this chapter, means generally the totality of the items or values, any one of which may be selected by the Administration for testing, except where clearly specified otherwise.
Examples: "The vehicle shall meet
the requirements of S4.1 when tested at any point between 18 and 22 inches
above the ground." This means that the vehicle must be capable of meeting
the specified requirements at every point between 18 and 22 inches above the
ground. The test in question for a given vehicle may call for a single test (a
single impact, for example), but the vehicle must meet the requirement at
whatever point the Administration selects, within the specified range.
"Each tire
shall be capable of meeting the requirements of this standard when mounted on
any rim specified by the manufacturer as suitable for use with that tire."
This means that, where the manufacturer specifies more than one rim as suitable
for use with a tire, the tire must meet the requirements with whatever rim the
Administration selects from the specified group.
"Any one of the
items listed below may, at the option of the manufacturer, be substituted for
the hardware specified in S4.1." Here the wording clearly indicates that
the selection of items is at the manufacturer's option.
[36 FR 2511, Feb. 5, 1971]