Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary 14 CFR Part 382 [Docket No. DOT-OST-2022-0144] RIN 2105-AF14 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) is proposing to strengthen its rule implementing the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) to address the serious problems that individuals with disabilities using wheelchairs and scooters face when traveling by air that impact their safety and dignity, including mishandled wheelchairs and scooters and improper transfers to and from aircraft seats, aisle chairs, and personal wheelchairs. DATES: Comments should be filed by May 13, 2024. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: You may file comments identified by the docket number DOT-OST-2022-0144 by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: (202) 493-2251. Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number DOT-O…