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 of Transportation (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notification of enforcement discretion. SUMMARY: This document announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action against regulated entities before August 1, 2025, for failing to comply with the new or revised requirements contained in the final rule on “Ensuring Safe ( printed page 24320) Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs” (Wheelchair Rule). This enforcement discretion does not apply to violations of DOT's regulations regarding the treatment of air travelers with disabilities that would also have been violations prior to the issuance of the Wheelchair Rule. DATES: As of June 10, 2025, enforcement of the amendments enacted in the final rule published December 17, 2024, at 89 FR 102398 , is delayed until August 1, 2025. ADDRESSES: This notification of enforcement discretion, the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), all comments received, the final rule, and all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the docket number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Regist…