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RIN: 2105-AE53

Publication ID: Fall 2021

Title: Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Unused Ancillary Services
Abstract: The Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) would require airlines to refund checked baggage fees when they fail to deliver the bags in a timely manner as provided by the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016. The Department would also require airlines to promptly provide a refund to a passenger of any ancillary fees paid for services that the passenger did not receive as provided by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. No. 115-254 Pub. L. No: 114-190

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	The FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 requires the Department to issue a final rule on this matter within one year of the enactment of the statute, or by July 15, 2017.	07/15/2017

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	10/31/2016	81 FR 75347
ANPRM Comment Period End	11/30/2016
NPRM	07/21/2021	86 FR 38420
NPRM Comment Period End	09/20/2021
Final Rule	07/00/2022

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	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