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RIN: 2105-AE12

Publication ID: Spring 2013

Title: Carrier-Supplied Medical Oxygen, Accessible In-Flight Entertainment Systems, Service Animals, and Accessible Lavatories on Single-Aisle Aircraft
Abstract: This is the second of two supplemental notices of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to follow-up on air travel accessibility issues discussed in the preamble of the 2008 final Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) rule but deferred for final decision to a later rulemaking. (The first SNPRM is RIN 2105-AD96.) This rulemaking action would consider (1) whether there are safety-related reasons for excluding service animals other than dogs that may be specific to foreign carriers; (2) whether carriers should be required to supply in-flight medical oxygen for a fee to passengers who require it to access air transportation; (3) whether providing accessible in-flight entertainment to passengers with disabilities is technically and economically feasible; (4) whether certain changes should be made to provisions allowing carriers to require medical documentation and 48 hours advance notice from users of emotional support and psychiatric service animals; and (5) whether carriers should be required to report to the Department annually the number of requests for wheelchair assistance they receive. The rulemaking would also seek public comment on the feasibility of requiring accessible lavatories on certain single-aisle aircraft, expanding the applicability of certain required seating accommodations, and clarifications of certain requirements pertaining to the carriage of service animals.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 382
Legal Authority: 49 USC 41702 49 USC 41712 49 USC 47105

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Supplemental NPRM	01/00/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Split from 2105-AD96
Agency Contact: Blane A Workie Principal Deputy Assistant General Counsel Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-9342 TDD Phone:202 755-7687 Fax:202 366-7152 Email: blane.workie@dot.gov