LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT BRIAN TATE (MD) FORWARDED TO NHTSA BY SEANTOR BARBARA MIKULSKI'S OFFICE AND ASKED THAT NHTSA RESPOND DIRECTLY TO MR. TATE. MR. TATE INQUIRED ABOUT FEDERAL STATISTICS OF SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES (SUV) ACCIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY INVOLVING FORD EXPLORERS AND/OR FIRESTONE TIRES. *PH *NLM. *AK