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"where can I find the official interpretation that clarifies this"
Depending upon your interpretation and acceptance of "the official interpretation", I belive "The 2002 BRD" (Baseball Rule Differences) Pg 183 *348, does a good job of explaining this.
Note ,there is no penalty for not dropping the hands to the sides after disengaging. I am not sure if there is a penalty for engaging the rubber without both hands to the side however, "prior to coming to a set position, the pitcher shall have one hand on his side'. OBR 8.01
BRD states that it is a "Don't do that" pitching infraction, according to OBR. Therefore it may be a balk with runners on base. Mabey someone else can help out here?
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