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consumers, also urged the Department
to reduce the number of categories by
half.
Reason for Withdrawal
The purpose of this rulemaking was to
make airline pricing more transparent to
consumers and airline analysts.
Although we believe there would be
benefits of collecting and publishing the
proposed aviation data, the Department
also takes seriously industry concerns
about the potential burden of this rule.
The Department is withdrawing this
rulemaking proposal. The withdrawal of
this rulemaking corresponds with the
Department’s and Administration’s
priorities and is consistent with the
Executive Order 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, January 30, 2017.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5,
2017.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2017–26708 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Part 399
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2017–0007]
RIN 2105–AE56
Transparency of Airline Ancillary
Service Fees
Office of the Secretary (OST),
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of
proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The Department is
withdrawing the supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) on
Transparency of Airline Ancillary
Service Fees issued on January 9, 2017.
The SNPRM proposed to require air
carriers, foreign air carriers, and ticket
agents to clearly disclose to consumers
at all points of sale customer-specific fee
information, or itinerary-specific
information if a customer elects not to
provide customer-specific information,
for a first checked bag, a second checked
bag, and one carry-on bag wherever fare
and schedule information is provided to
consumers. The withdrawal of this
rulemaking corresponds with the
Department’s and Administration’s
priorities and is consistent with
Executive Order 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, January 30, 2017.
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You may send comments by
sending an email to Kimberly Graber
(kimberly.graber@dot.gov) or Blane A.
Workie (blane.workie@dot.gov). Please
include RIN 2105–AE56 in the subject
line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Graber or Blane A. Workie,
Office of the Assistant General Counsel
for Aviation Enforcement and
Proceedings, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–
9342 (phone), kimberly.graber@dot.gov
or blane.workie@dot.gov (email).
Electronic Access: Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to the street address listed above or visit
https://www.regulations.gov. Enter the
docket number DOT–OST–2017–0007
in the search field.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 9, 2017, the Department issued
an SNPRM that proposed to require air
carriers, foreign air carriers, and ticket
agents to clearly disclose to consumers
at all points of sale customer-specific fee
information, or itinerary-specific
information if a customer elects not to
provide customer-specific information,
for a first checked bag, a second checked
bag, and one carry-on bag wherever fare
and schedule information is provided to
consumers (see 82 FR 7536, Jan. 19,
2017). The SNPRM further proposed to
require airlines to provide useable,
current, and accurate (but not
transactable) baggage fee information to
all ticket agents that receive and
distribute the airline’s fare and schedule
information, including Global
Distribution Systems and metasearch
entities. If an airline or ticket agent has
a website that markets to U.S.
consumers, the SNPRM proposed to
require the baggage fee information to be
disclosed at the first point in a search
process where a fare is listed in
connection with a specific flight
itinerary, adjacent to the fare. The
SNPRM also proposed to permit airlines
and ticket agents to allow customers to
opt-out of receiving the baggage fee
information when using their websites.
On March 2, 2017, the Department
suspended the comment period, which
had been scheduled to close on March
20, 2017. The suspension of the
comment period was to allow the
President’s appointees the opportunity
to review and consider this action. After
a careful review, the Department has
determined to withdraw the SNPRM.
The Department is committed to
protecting consumers from hidden fees
and to ensuring transparency. However,
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we do not believe that Departmental
action is necessary to meet this objective
at this time. The Department’s existing
regulations already provide consumers
some information regarding fees for
ancillary services. The withdrawal
corresponds with the Department’s and
Administration’s priorities and is
consistent with the Executive Order
13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, January
30, 2017.
Issued on 5th day of December 2017 in
Washington, DC.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Part 399
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2017-0007]
RIN 2105-AE56
Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Department is withdrawing the supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) on Transparency of Airline Ancillary
Service Fees issued on January 9, 2017. The SNPRM proposed to require
air carriers, foreign air carriers, and ticket agents to clearly
disclose to consumers at all points of sale customer-specific fee
information, or itinerary-specific information if a customer elects not
to provide customer-specific information, for a first checked bag, a
second checked bag, and one carry-on bag wherever fare and schedule
information is provided to consumers. The withdrawal of this rulemaking
corresponds with the Department's and Administration's priorities and
is consistent with Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, January 30, 2017.
DATES: December 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by sending an email to Kimberly Graber
([email protected]) or Blane A. Workie ([email protected]).
Please include RIN 2105-AE56 in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Graber or Blane A. Workie,
Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and
Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9342 (phone), [email protected]
or [email protected] (email).
Electronic Access: Docket: For access to the docket to read
background documents and comments received, go to the street address
listed above or visit https://www.regulations.gov. Enter the docket
number DOT-OST-2017-0007 in the search field.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 9, 2017, the Department issued an
SNPRM that proposed to require air carriers, foreign air carriers, and
ticket agents to clearly disclose to consumers at all points of sale
customer-specific fee information, or itinerary-specific information if
a customer elects not to provide customer-specific information, for a
first checked bag, a second checked bag, and one carry-on bag wherever
fare and schedule information is provided to consumers (see 82 FR 7536,
Jan. 19, 2017). The SNPRM further proposed to require airlines to
provide useable, current, and accurate (but not transactable) baggage
fee information to all ticket agents that receive and distribute the
airline's fare and schedule information, including Global Distribution
Systems and metasearch entities. If an airline or ticket agent has a
website that markets to U.S. consumers, the SNPRM proposed to require
the baggage fee information to be disclosed at the first point in a
search process where a fare is listed in connection with a specific
flight itinerary, adjacent to the fare. The SNPRM also proposed to
permit airlines and ticket agents to allow customers to opt-out of
receiving the baggage fee information when using their websites.
On March 2, 2017, the Department suspended the comment period,
which had been scheduled to close on March 20, 2017. The suspension of
the comment period was to allow the President's appointees the
opportunity to review and consider this action. After a careful review,
the Department has determined to withdraw the SNPRM. The Department is
committed to protecting consumers from hidden fees and to ensuring
transparency. However, we do not believe that Departmental action is
necessary to meet this objective at this time. The Department's
existing regulations already provide consumers some information
regarding fees for ancillary services. The withdrawal corresponds with
the Department's and Administration's priorities and is consistent with
the Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs, January 30, 2017.
Issued on 5th day of December 2017 in Washington, DC.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2017-26707 Filed 12-13-17; 8:45 am]
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