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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Guidance on Disclosure of Policies
and Charges Associated With Checked
Baggage; Notice
This notice is intended to give
guidance to air carriers and foreign air
carriers on disclosure of carrier baggage
policies and associated fees in
connection with checked baggage. The
general industry practice until recently
has been to allow passengers two free
checked bags, generally of up to 50 or
70 pounds each. Several air carriers
have recently adopted policies of
charging passengers an amount, in
addition to the fare already paid, for any
checked baggage or for more than one
checked bag. Some of these policies
imposing charges for checking a second
bag add $25 to the cost of a passenger’s
trip while others may add far greater
amounts for checking a single bag,
either because it is overweight or
because the carrier has different fares
based on whether a passenger checks
bags and the number he or she checks.
A number of others have announced
plans to implement similar policies.
The Department’s long-standing
policy has been to require carriers to
clearly disclose significant conditions
applicable to air fares. Failure to
disclose such conditions has been
considered an unfair and deceptive
practice and unfair method of
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competition in violation of 49 U.S.C.
41712 and where warranted the
Aviation Enforcement Office has taken
enforcement action against carriers who
engage in such practices. The Aviation
Enforcement Office considers such
significant conditions to include
limiting passengers to fewer than two
free checked bags of the size and weight
that have generally been free on the
carrier in the past and to assessing
passengers a charge in addition to the
air fare for such checked baggage.
Therefore, it is important that carriers
provide prominent and timely notice of
these baggage policies and such charges.
To meet the requirements implicit in
49 U.S.C. 41712 with respect to Internet
advertisements, air carriers and foreign
air carriers should place a notice
regarding the above-described
additional baggage charges on the first
screen in which the carrier offers a fare
quotation of a specific itinerary selected
by a consumer. This notice should
appear if the carrier imposes an
additional baggage charge for one or two
checked bags. The notice may consist of
either (1) an asterisk or similar character
in close proximity to the fare quotation
referring to a statement on the same
screen that ‘‘additional baggage charge
may apply,’’ or (2) a more detailed
summary of the baggage charges on the
same screen as the fare quotation. In
either case, the text should contain a
hyperlink to a full description of the
carrier’s baggage policies.
In print advertisements, an asterisk or
similar character in close proximity to
the fare quotation should refer the
reader to a succinct statement of the
baggage policies and charges. This
statement may appear in typeface
smaller than the rest of the
advertisement and be placed, for
example, along with the summary of
other significant conditions and all fees
and taxes which currently may be
separated out from the base fare.
Furthermore, in order to ensure
compliance with 49 U.S.C. 41712,
airline reservations agents should
disclose these baggage charges and
limitations during telephone or counter
sales prior to completing a sale.
Internet displays and airline agents
should also make clear when the added
charges or revised policies are to take
effect. In no case should more restrictive
baggage policies or additional charges
be applied retroactively to a consumer
who purchased his or her ticket at a
time when the charges did not apply, or
when a lower charge applied. Whatever
the contract of carriage provides
regarding free baggage as of the date of
each ticket sale is binding on the carrier.
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considers any carrier practice that
violates its contract of carriage
provisions to constitute an unfair and
deceptive trade practice in violation of
49 U.S.C. 41712.
With respect to fares that are
purchased at the time of an
advertisement for future travel after new
baggage policies and charges are
planned to take effect, carriers should
place a notice on their home Web site
screen highlighting the new policies and
charges. Similar notices should appear
in print advertisements relating to fare
offerings applicable to future travel that
is subject to new baggage policies and
charges.
This disclosure guidance’s
applicability, it should be noted,
extends to ticket agents. Questions
regarding this notice may be addressed
to the Office of Aviation Enforcement
and Proceedings (C–70), U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC
20590.
An electronic version of this
document is available at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: May 13, 2008.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation
Enforcement and Proceedings.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement:
Fresno County, California
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the
California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), is issuing this notice to
advise the public that a Tier I
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared for the State Route 180
Westside Expressway Route Adoption
Study, located in Fresno County,
California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trais Norris, Senior Environmental
Planner, Sierra Pacific Environmental
Analysis Branch, Caltrans, 2015 E.
Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno,
California 93726, or call (559) 243–8178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, and
Caltrans assumed, environmental
responsibilities for this project pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans will prepare
a Tier I EIS on a proposal to establish
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a route for improving and extending
State Route 180 (SR 180) from Interstate
5 (I–5) to State Route 99 (SR 99), in
Fresno County, California.
In late 2005, at the behest of local and
regional government representatives,
Caltrans began work on a Route
Adoption Study with a multi-staged
alternative screening process and a
broad range of environmental studies.
All of this work was aimed at preparing
and processing an Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) under the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970
(CEQA) and subsequently
recommending a route for adoption by
the California Transportation
Commission (CTC). The goal of this
proposal has now extended to include
preparation of a Tier I EIS under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). SR 180 is a west-to-east, rural,
two-lane highway extending
approximately 25 miles between State
Route 33 (SR 33) in the community of
Kerman and SR 99 in the city of Fresno.
A 20-mile gap exists between the
current westerly terminus of SR 180 and
I–5, farther to the west. The proposed
action consists of selecting the most
appropriate location for an ultimate
four-lane expressway between I–5 and
SR 99, over a distance of approximately
45 miles. Two generally 1,000-foot-wide
alternative corridor alignments, the
Northern Route and the Southern Route,
will be considered in the EIS along with
several alignment variations that avoid
impacts to site-specific resources. The
Northern Route Alternative extends an
estimated 48.3 miles beginning at an
existing interchange on I–5 at Shields
Avenue. The Southern Route
Alternative extends an estimated 47.4
miles beginning at a point where the
Belmont Avenue alignment would
intersect I–5 about 2 miles south of the
Shields Avenue interchange. Both
routes proceed east, bypassing the City
of Mendota to the north and the south
and merge on a single alignment
between Shields and Belmont Avenues
just east of the City of Mendota.
Continuing east for approximately 10
miles, the routes split again. The
Northern Route continues on an
alignment just south of Belmont,
terminating at Valentine Avenue in the
City of Fresno. The Southern Route runs
generally on an alignment just north of
Whitesbridge and ends at a connection
with the future westerly extension of SR
180 at Brawley Avenue. In addition, a
No Build Alternative will be considered,
which would leave existing SR 180
unchanged. Upon completion of the
NEPA and CEQA environmental
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processes, the CTC will make the route
adoption decision.
In 2005, letters describing the
proposed action and soliciting
comments were sent to the appropriate
federal, state and local agencies and to
private organizations and citizens who
have expressed or are known to have
interest in this proposal. Public
information meetings were also held in
February 2006 and October 2006.
Although the proposal and the
alternatives it describes are unchanged,
following publication of the NOI, a
public scoping meeting will be held on
June 11, 2008 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
the Kerman Community Center in
Kerman, California. A newsletter
describing the new direction and
opportunity provided by the Tier I
document will also be sent to agencies
and local residents.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties. If
you have any information regarding
historic resources, endangered species,
or other sensitive issues, which could be
affected by this route adoption, please
notify this office. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed
action and the EIS should be directed to
Caltrans’ contact at the address
provided previously.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,
Planning, and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: May 12, 2008.
Nancy Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway
Administration, Sacramento, California.
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Environmental Impact Statement:
Milwaukee County, WI
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement will be
prepared for a proposed interchange
project in Milwaukee County,
Wisconsin by the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
(WisDOT).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Scott, FHWA, Suite 8000, 525
Junction Road, Madison, WI 53717;
Telephone: (608) 829–7522.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), in cooperation with the
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement on
a proposal to improve the Zoo
Interchange (I–94 and I–894/U.S. 45
interchange) and adjacent interchanges
in Milwaukee County, WI. This freeway
interchange has emerging pavement and
structural needs, safety issues and
design deficiencies. The proposed
project may require full reconstruction
and redesign of the Zoo Interchange
study area in the vicinity of: U.S. 45 at
Burleigh Street on the north and I–894/
U.S. 45 at Lincoln Avenue on the south
(5.5 miles), I–94 at 124th Street on the
west, and I–94 at 70th Street on the east
(3.5 miles). The Environmental Impact
Statement will evaluate the Zoo
Interchange, I–94 and U.S. 45 freeway
mainline for the entire corridor as well
as the service interchanges in
Milwaukee County. Those service
interchanges within these limits include
U.S. 45 and North Avenue, U.S. 45 and
Swan Boulevard/Watertown Plank
Road, U.S. 45 and Wisconsin Avenue/
Bluemound Road, U.S. 45/I–894 and
Greenfield Avenue, I–94 and STH 100/
108th Street, and I–94 and 84th Street
interchanges.
The proposed Zoo Interchange project
is intended to make necessary safety
improvements and to accommodate
existing and projected future traffic
volumes through the interchange.
Public involvement will be solicited
throughout this process including
involvement from minority and lowincome populations in the project study
area to ensure that the construction of
the corridor does not create
disproportionately high and adverse
environmental and health impacts to
these communities. A series of public
information meetings will be held
during the project study. Public notice
will be given as to the time and place
of all workshops and public information
meetings. In addition, a public hearing
will be held after the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement has
been prepared. A Zoo Interchange
project study e-mail address,
dotdtsdsezoo@dot.state.wi.us, and a
public Web site will be maintained
throughout the study for public
comment and information at https://
www.sefreeways.org. To ensure that the
full range of issues related to this
proposed action are addressed and all
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Fresno County, California
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to advise the public
that a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for
the State Route 180 Westside Expressway Route Adoption Study, located
in Fresno County, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trais Norris, Senior Environmental
Planner, Sierra Pacific Environmental Analysis Branch, Caltrans, 2015
E. Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno, California 93726, or call (559)
243-8178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned,
and Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans will prepare a Tier I EIS on a
proposal to establish
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a route for improving and extending State Route 180 (SR 180) from
Interstate 5 (I-5) to State Route 99 (SR 99), in Fresno County,
California.
In late 2005, at the behest of local and regional government
representatives, Caltrans began work on a Route Adoption Study with a
multi-staged alternative screening process and a broad range of
environmental studies. All of this work was aimed at preparing and
processing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) and subsequently recommending
a route for adoption by the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
The goal of this proposal has now extended to include preparation of a
Tier I EIS under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). SR 180
is a west-to-east, rural, two-lane highway extending approximately 25
miles between State Route 33 (SR 33) in the community of Kerman and SR
99 in the city of Fresno. A 20-mile gap exists between the current
westerly terminus of SR 180 and I-5, farther to the west. The proposed
action consists of selecting the most appropriate location for an
ultimate four-lane expressway between I-5 and SR 99, over a distance of
approximately 45 miles. Two generally 1,000-foot-wide alternative
corridor alignments, the Northern Route and the Southern Route, will be
considered in the EIS along with several alignment variations that
avoid impacts to site-specific resources. The Northern Route
Alternative extends an estimated 48.3 miles beginning at an existing
interchange on I-5 at Shields Avenue. The Southern Route Alternative
extends an estimated 47.4 miles beginning at a point where the Belmont
Avenue alignment would intersect I-5 about 2 miles south of the Shields
Avenue interchange. Both routes proceed east, bypassing the City of
Mendota to the north and the south and merge on a single alignment
between Shields and Belmont Avenues just east of the City of Mendota.
Continuing east for approximately 10 miles, the routes split again. The
Northern Route continues on an alignment just south of Belmont,
terminating at Valentine Avenue in the City of Fresno. The Southern
Route runs generally on an alignment just north of Whitesbridge and
ends at a connection with the future westerly extension of SR 180 at
Brawley Avenue. In addition, a No Build Alternative will be considered,
which would leave existing SR 180 unchanged. Upon completion of the
NEPA and CEQA environmental processes, the CTC will make the route
adoption decision.
In 2005, letters describing the proposed action and soliciting
comments were sent to the appropriate federal, state and local agencies
and to private organizations and citizens who have expressed or are
known to have interest in this proposal. Public information meetings
were also held in February 2006 and October 2006. Although the proposal
and the alternatives it describes are unchanged, following publication
of the NOI, a public scoping meeting will be held on June 11, 2008 from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kerman Community Center in Kerman, California.
A newsletter describing the new direction and opportunity provided by
the Tier I document will also be sent to agencies and local residents.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. If you have
any information regarding historic resources, endangered species, or
other sensitive issues, which could be affected by this route adoption,
please notify this office. Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be directed to Caltrans' contact at
the address provided previously.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research, Planning, and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: May 12, 2008.
Nancy Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. E8-11074 Filed 5-16-08; 8:45 am]
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