Office of the Secretary November 21, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Civil Penalties
Document Number: E8-27774
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-21
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
This rule raises the maximum civil penalties that can be assessed as a result of DOT aviation enforcement actions for violations of certain economic provisions of U.S.C. Title 49. This inflation adjustment is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
Domestic Baggage Liability
Document Number: E8-27772
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-11-21
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
In accordance with Department of Transportation regulations, this final rule raises the minimum limit on domestic baggage liability applicable to air carriers to reflect inflation since July 2006, the basis month of the most recent previous revision to the liability limit. Regulations require that the Department of Transportation periodically revise the limit to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. This revision adjusts the minimum limit of liability from the current amount of $3,000 announced by the Department in January 2007 to $3,300, to take into account the changes in consumer prices since the prior revision.
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