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) is delaying enforcement of certain provisions of the final rule on “Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs” (Wheelchair Rule) while it engages in a ( printed page 46752) new rulemaking that will consider whether to modify those provisions. As described below, this exercise of enforcement discretion applies to provisions of the Wheelchair Rule related to airline liability for mishandled wheelchairs, refresher training frequency, pre-departure notifications, and fare difference reimbursements. This exercise of enforcement discretion is intended to remove the burden of complying with requirements under review by DOT and does not prejudge the outcome of the new rulemaking. This notice does not affect the enforcement of requirements in the Wheelchair Rule beyond the four identified provisions. DATES: As of September 30, 2025, enforcement of 14 CFR 382.125(e) , 382.130(a) , 382.132 , and 382.141(a)(6) contained in the Wheelchair Rule, published on December 17, 2024, at 89 FR 102398 , is delayed until December 31, 2026. ADDRESSES: This notification of enforcement discretion, the notice of proposed …