Inflation Adjustments to Liability Limits Governed by the Montreal Convention Effective December 28, 2019, 3104-3105 [2020-00713]
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Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§§ 61.3(a)(1)(i); 91.7(a); 91.113(b);
91.119; 91.121; 91.151(b); 91.405(a);
91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) & (2); 91.417(a)
& (b); 107.35; 107.36; 137.19(c), (d),
(e)(2)(ii), (e)(2)(iii), & (e)(2)(v); 137.31;
137.33; 137.41(c); 137.42; & 137.53(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought: The
proposed exemption, if granted, would
allow the petitioner relief for operations
under § 44807 of the Federal Aviation
Administration Reauthorization Act of
2018 (Pub. L. 115–254) to conduct
commercial agricultural services with a
flight of up to five HyLio AG–116
AgroDrone unmanned aircraft systems
simultaneously, each with a takeoff
weight greater than or equal to fifty-five
pounds, at times beyond visual line of
sight, and at times from a moving
vehicle, over rural privately owned
cropland.
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In accordance with the
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I. Background
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of
Transportation (DOT)/Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes to retire
DOT system of records titled,
‘‘Department of Transportation/Federal
Aviation Administration (DOT/FAA)
813 Civil Aviation Security System of
Records.’’
This system was originally
established to collect and maintain
records on hijacking or attempted
hijacking incidents at airports or aboard
civil aviation aircraft, information on K–
9 assignments to airports, K–9 handler
evaluations and information necessary
to manage the Federal Air Marshals
(FAM).
Following September 11, 2001
Congress passed the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA)
(Pub. L. 107–71) which established the
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA). The ATSA transferred the TSA
from the Department of Transportation
to the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
The ATSA transferred responsibility
for civil aviation security from the FAA
to TSA on February 22, 2002. A Transfer
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from the FAA Assistant Administrator,
Office of Security and Hazardous
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Information Staff and the Director of
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SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Department of Transportation/Federal
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813 Civil Aviation Security System of
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HISTORY:
A full notice of this system of records,
DOT/FAA 813 Civil Aviation Security
System, was last published in the
Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65
FR 19519).
Claire W. Barrett,
Departmental Chief Privacy Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Inflation Adjustments to Liability
Limits Governed by the Montreal
Convention Effective December 28,
2019
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department is publishing
a notice to inform U.S. and certain
foreign air carriers of inflation
adjustments to liability limits of air
carriers and foreign air carriers under
the Montreal Convention.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maegan Johnson, Senior Trial Attorney,
Office of Aviation Enforcement and
Proceedings, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, at
maegan.johnson@dot.gov or 202–366–
9342.
SUMMARY:
This
notice informs U.S. and certain foreign
air carriers of inflation adjustments to
liability limits of air carriers and foreign
air carriers under the Montreal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Convention (Convention).1 The
adjustments affect limits on liability for
damages for passenger death or injury,
delay in the carriage of passengers, and
the loss, delay or damage to baggage or
cargo, increasing those limits by nearly
14 percent. This increase became
effective on December 28, 2019. The
U.S. and foreign air carriers affected by
these changes to the Convention include
those providing international carriage
between countries that, like the United
States, are parties to the Convention,
and that provide roundtrip foreign air
transportation that originates and
terminates in the United States.
The liability limits are set out in
Articles 21 and 22 of the Convention.
Under Article 24 of the Convention, the
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) reviews the
liability limits in Articles 21 and 22
Strict liability for death
or bodily injury to
passengers
Limit as of Dec. 28, 2019 ...............................
I 128 821 SDRs ........... I 5 346 SDRs ...............
Pursuant to the terms of Article 24 in
the Convention, the increased limits
become effective six months following
the June 28 notice referred to above, or
December 28, 2019. Carriers should,
therefore, revise their contracts of
carriage, tariffs, required notices, and
practices to conform to the Convention’s
requirements. Failure to implement in a
timely manner the revised liability
limits and required notices would, in
the view of the Department’s Office of
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings,
constitute an unfair 4 or deceptive 5
practice and unfair method of
competition in violation of 49 U.S.C.
41712. This disclosure notice also
extends to ticket agents and indirect air
carriers.6
Issued this 10th day of January, 2020, in
Washington, DC.
Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation
Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
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1 Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules
for International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal
on May 28, 1999.
2 Article 24 of the Convention provides that the
limits of liability shall be reviewed by ICAO at fiveyear intervals and adjusted ‘‘by reference to an
inflation factor which corresponds to the
accumulated rate of inflation since the previous
revision. . . .’’ During its second review in 2014,
ICAO concluded that it was not necessary to
increase liability limits at the time. Thus, the
inflation adjustments to the liability limits in
Articles 21 and 22 announced in this Notice are the
most recent increases since 2009.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request;
Securities Offering Disclosure Rules
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a continuing information
collection as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
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(OMB) control number.
The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning the renewal of an
information collection titled ‘‘Securities
Offering Disclosure Rules.’’
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible.
SUMMARY:
3 The SDR, an international reserve asset, is a
defined basket of major currencies periodically
reviewed by the International Monetary Fund to
reflect the relative importance of the constituent
currencies.
4 We consider a practice to be unfair if it is likely
to cause substantial injury to consumers which is
not reasonably avoidable by consumers themselves
and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to
consumers or to competition.
5 We consider a practice to be deceptive where:
(1) A representation, omission, or practice misleads
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every five years in light of inflation that
has occurred during that period.2 In a
June 28, 2019, notice, the Secretary
General of ICAO advised parties to the
Convention of revisions required
pursuant to this review. The revised
liability limits effective December 28,
2019 (stated in Special Drawing Rights
(SDRs)) are as follows: 3
Destruction, loss,
damage or delay of
baggage per
passenger
1 288 SDRs ...............
Destruction, loss,
damage, or delay of
cargo
22 SDRs.
You may submit comments by any of
the following methods:
• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, 1557–
0120, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–
218, Washington, DC 20219.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
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Instructions: You must include
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including any business or personal
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address information, email addresses, or
phone numbers. Comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. Do not include any
information in your comment or
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confidential or inappropriate for public
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information collection beginning on the
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Go to www.reginfo.gov. Click on the
consumer’s interpretation of the representation,
omission, or practice is considered reasonable
under the circumstances; and (3) the misleading
representation, omission, or practice is material.
6 Indirect air carrier and foreign indirect air
carrier mean a person or entity that, as a principal,
holds out, sells, or arranges air transportation and
separately contracts with direct air carriers and/or
foreign direct air carriers. 14 CFR 295.5.
1 Following the close of this notice’s 60-day
comment period, the OCC will publish a second
notice with a 30-day comment period.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Inflation Adjustments to Liability Limits Governed by the
Montreal Convention Effective December 28, 2019
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department is publishing a notice to inform U.S. and
certain foreign air carriers of inflation adjustments to liability
limits of air carriers and foreign air carriers under the Montreal
Convention.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maegan Johnson, Senior Trial Attorney,
Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
at [email protected] or 202-366-9342.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs U.S. and certain foreign
air carriers of inflation adjustments to liability limits of air
carriers and foreign air carriers under the Montreal
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Convention (Convention).\1\ The adjustments affect limits on liability
for damages for passenger death or injury, delay in the carriage of
passengers, and the loss, delay or damage to baggage or cargo,
increasing those limits by nearly 14 percent. This increase became
effective on December 28, 2019. The U.S. and foreign air carriers
affected by these changes to the Convention include those providing
international carriage between countries that, like the United States,
are parties to the Convention, and that provide roundtrip foreign air
transportation that originates and terminates in the United States.
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\1\ Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for
International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal on May 28, 1999.
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The liability limits are set out in Articles 21 and 22 of the
Convention. Under Article 24 of the Convention, the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) reviews the liability limits in Articles
21 and 22 every five years in light of inflation that has occurred
during that period.\2\ In a June 28, 2019, notice, the Secretary
General of ICAO advised parties to the Convention of revisions required
pursuant to this review. The revised liability limits effective
December 28, 2019 (stated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)) are as
follows: \3\
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\2\ Article 24 of the Convention provides that the limits of
liability shall be reviewed by ICAO at five-year intervals and
adjusted ``by reference to an inflation factor which corresponds to
the accumulated rate of inflation since the previous revision. . .
.'' During its second review in 2014, ICAO concluded that it was not
necessary to increase liability limits at the time. Thus, the
inflation adjustments to the liability limits in Articles 21 and 22
announced in this Notice are the most recent increases since 2009.
\3\ The SDR, an international reserve asset, is a defined basket
of major currencies periodically reviewed by the International
Monetary Fund to reflect the relative importance of the constituent
currencies.
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Strict liability Destruction, loss,
for death or Delay in the damage or delay of Destruction, loss,
bodily injury to carriage of baggage per damage, or delay
passengers passengers passenger of cargo
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Limit as of Dec. 28, 2019....... 128 821 SDRs...... 5 346 SDRs........ 1 288 SDRs........ 22 SDRs.
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Pursuant to the terms of Article 24 in the Convention, the
increased limits become effective six months following the June 28
notice referred to above, or December 28, 2019. Carriers should,
therefore, revise their contracts of carriage, tariffs, required
notices, and practices to conform to the Convention's requirements.
Failure to implement in a timely manner the revised liability limits
and required notices would, in the view of the Department's Office of
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, constitute an unfair \4\ or
deceptive \5\ practice and unfair method of competition in violation of
49 U.S.C. 41712. This disclosure notice also extends to ticket agents
and indirect air carriers.\6\
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\4\ We consider a practice to be unfair if it is likely to cause
substantial injury to consumers which is not reasonably avoidable by
consumers themselves and not outweighed by countervailing benefits
to consumers or to competition.
\5\ We consider a practice to be deceptive where: (1) A
representation, omission, or practice misleads or is likely to
mislead the consumer; (2) a consumer's interpretation of the
representation, omission, or practice is considered reasonable under
the circumstances; and (3) the misleading representation, omission,
or practice is material.
\6\ Indirect air carrier and foreign indirect air carrier mean a
person or entity that, as a principal, holds out, sells, or arranges
air transportation and separately contracts with direct air carriers
and/or foreign direct air carriers. 14 CFR 295.5.
Issued this 10th day of January, 2020, in Washington, DC.
Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
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