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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Part 382
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0068]
RIN No. 2105–AE63
Traveling by Air With Service Animals
Office of the Secretary (OST),
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Denial of request for extension
of comment period.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation (Department or DOT) is
denying the requests to extend the
comment period on the Department’s
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
on Traveling by Air with Service
Animals. The NPRM was published in
the Federal Register on February 5,
2020.
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SUMMARY:
The closing date for comments
on the NPRM published February 5,
2020 (85 FR 06448) on Traveling by Air
with Service Animals is April 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may review the
requests to extend the public comment
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period and other comments received
under Docket Number OST 2018–0068
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maegan Johnson, Senior Attorney,
Office of Aviation Enforcement and
Proceedings, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, Washington, DC, 20590, 202–366–
9342, 202–366–7152 (fax),
maegan.johnson@dot.gov (email). You
may also contact Blane Workie,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC,
20590, 202–366–9342, 202–366–7152
(fax), blane.workie@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 22, 2020, the Department
announced the issuance of the NPRM on
Traveling by Air with Service Animals
and placed a copy of the NPRM on the
Department’s website at https://
www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/
latest-news and on the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. On February 5,
2020, the NPRM was published in the
Federal Register and interested parties
were asked to provide comments on or
before April 6, 2020. The NPRM also
stated that late-filed comments will be
considered to the extent practicable.
By written request, dated March 30,
2020, U.S. Support Animals asked the
Department to extend the comment
period on the NPRM by an additional 90
days to July 6, 2020. U.S. Support
Animals asserts that numerous
individuals with concerns about the
NPRM have not yet commented because
they have been focusing on altering
their everyday routines in response to
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–
19) public health emergency.
Additionally, on April 2, 2020, the
American Association of Airport
Executives and Airports Council
International—North America jointly
requested a 30-day extension of the
comment period, stating that the
industry is consumed with responding
to the COVID–19 public health
emergency and that airports need this
additional time to provide meaningful
and substantive feedback on the
Department’s proposed rule.
The Department has carefully
considered the requests to extend the
comment period on the NPRM, beyond
the published 60-day comment period,
which is longer than the generally
prescribed length of the comment
period for significant regulations under
the Department’s rules at 49 CFR
5.13(i)(3). While the Department
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recognizes that COVID–19 has disrupted
the lives of many Americans, the
Department finds that the strong interest
in the timely issuance of this priority
rulemaking outweighs the need to
provide the public with additional time
to comment. The Department also notes
that it has already received thousands of
comments on the NPRM since its
publication, including a steady stream
of comments from the public while the
country is responding to the COVID–19
public health emergency. For the
reasons stated above, and given that the
Department intends to consider latefiled comments to the extent practicable
as indicated in the NPRM, the requests
to extend the comment period on the
Traveling by Air with Service Animals
NPRM are denied.
Issued this 6th day of April 2020, in
Washington, DC under authority delegated in
49 CFR 1.27(n).
Christina G. Aizcorbe,
Deputy General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Part 382
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0068]
RIN No. 2105-AE63
Traveling by Air With Service Animals
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Denial of request for extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is
denying the requests to extend the comment period on the Department's
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Traveling by Air with Service
Animals. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on February 5,
2020.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the NPRM published February 5,
2020 (85 FR 06448) on Traveling by Air with Service Animals is April 6,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may review the requests to extend the public comment
period and other comments received under Docket Number OST 2018-0068
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maegan Johnson, Senior Attorney,
Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC, 20590, 202-
366-9342, 202-366-7152 (fax), [email protected] (email). You may
also contact Blane Workie, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC, 20590, 202-366-9342, 202-366-
7152 (fax), [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 22, 2020, the Department
announced the issuance of the NPRM on Traveling by Air with Service
Animals and placed a copy of the NPRM on the Department's website at
https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/latest-news and on the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. On February
5, 2020, the NPRM was published in the Federal Register and interested
parties were asked to provide comments on or before April 6, 2020. The
NPRM also stated that late-filed comments will be considered to the
extent practicable.
By written request, dated March 30, 2020, U.S. Support Animals
asked the Department to extend the comment period on the NPRM by an
additional 90 days to July 6, 2020. U.S. Support Animals asserts that
numerous individuals with concerns about the NPRM have not yet
commented because they have been focusing on altering their everyday
routines in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public
health emergency. Additionally, on April 2, 2020, the American
Association of Airport Executives and Airports Council International--
North America jointly requested a 30-day extension of the comment
period, stating that the industry is consumed with responding to the
COVID-19 public health emergency and that airports need this additional
time to provide meaningful and substantive feedback on the Department's
proposed rule.
The Department has carefully considered the requests to extend the
comment period on the NPRM, beyond the published 60-day comment period,
which is longer than the generally prescribed length of the comment
period for significant regulations under the Department's rules at 49
CFR 5.13(i)(3). While the Department recognizes that COVID-19 has
disrupted the lives of many Americans, the Department finds that the
strong interest in the timely issuance of this priority rulemaking
outweighs the need to provide the public with additional time to
comment. The Department also notes that it has already received
thousands of comments on the NPRM since its publication, including a
steady stream of comments from the public while the country is
responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency. For the reasons
stated above, and given that the Department intends to consider late-
filed comments to the extent practicable as indicated in the NPRM, the
requests to extend the comment period on the Traveling by Air with
Service Animals NPRM are denied.
Issued this 6th day of April 2020, in Washington, DC under
authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.27(n).
Christina G. Aizcorbe,
Deputy General Counsel.
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