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DOT/OST RIN: 2105-AE39 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: ●Revisions to Denied Boarding Compensation, Domestic Baggage Liability Limits, and Maximum Civil Penalty 
Abstract:

In accordance with 14 CFR 250.5(e), this final rule raises the maximum denied boarding compensation (DBC) amounts that have been in effect since August 2011 from $650 to $675 and from $1300 to $1350. In accordance with 14 CFR 254.6, this final rule raises the minimum liability limit air carriers may impose for mishandled baggage in domestic air transportation, from $3400 to $3500. Pursuant to 14 CFR 383.1(b), this final rule raises the maximum civil penalty for violations of section 41712 and consumer protection rules and orders by small businesses and individuals from $2,500 to $2,750.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 250.5(e)    14 CFR 254.6    14 CFR 383.1(b)   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 329 and ch 41102, 41301, 41708, and 41712    49 U.S.C. sec 40113, 41501, 41504, 41510, 41702 and 41707    Pub. L. 108-176 sec 503, 117 Stat. 2490    Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Baggage Liability Adjustment  03/02/2015 
Final  Statutory  Civil Penalty Adjustment  11/28/2014 
Final  Statutory  DBC adjustment  04/01/2015 

Overall Description of Deadline: The aforementioned legal deadlines include DBC adjustment, baggage liability adjustment and civil penalty adjustments.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  05/27/2015  80 FR 30144   
Final Rule Effective  08/25/2015 
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 
Agency Contact:
Blane A. Workie
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Transportation
Office of the Secretary
Room 4116/C-70, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-9342
Fax:202 366-7153
Email: blane.workie@ost.dot.gov