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Guidance

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2013 Inflation adjustment to domestic baggage liability limit

SUMMARY

In accordance with existing regulations, this final rule raises the minimum limit on domestic baggage liability applicable to air carriers to reflect inflation since July 2008, the basis month of the most recent previous revision to the liability limit.

Guidance on Value of Time

The value of travel time is a critical factor in evaluating the benefits of transportation infrastructure investment and rulemaking initiatives.  Reduction of delay in passenger or freight transportation is a major purpose of investments, and rules to enhance safety sometimes include...

Service Animal Guidance

This notice publishes a revision to the Department of Transportation’s Guidance Concerning Service Animals in Air Transportation, originally published in the Federal Register on November 1, 1996 (61 FR 56409, 56420).  It is the result of the Department’s review of a September 19, 2002,...

Reporting of Disability-Related Air Travel Complaints

This document requires most  certificated U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers operating to and from the U.S. that conduct passenger-carrying service to record and categorize complaints that they receive alleging inadequate accessibility or discrimination on the basis of disability...

Role of air charter brokers

The purpose of this notice is to provide guidance regarding the lawful role of air charter brokers (i.e., entities, including persons, that link prospective charter customers with direct air carriers) in the provision of air transportation.1 This guidance will be used by the Office of the...

Guidance on reporting disability-related complaints

A July 8, 2003, final rule (68 FR 40488) requires, among other things, that certain certificated U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers record disabilityrelated complaints and submit a summary report of those complaints annually to the Department.