2105-AF14 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2105 Office of the Secretary OST 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs

This rulemaking would amend 14 CFR part 382 to enhance the safety of air travel for individuals with disabilities who use wheelchairs. Specifically, this rulemaking would (1) clarify that an airline's current regulatory obligation to provide individuals with disabilities connecting, enplaning, and deplaning assistance, upon request, inherently includes the obligation that the assistance provided be safe;” (2) make airline mishandling of assistive devices a per se regulatory violation subject to administrative penalties; and, (3) require airlines to provide hands-on training to their employees and contractors who physically assist passengers with mobility disabilities or handle battery-powered wheelchairs or scooters. This rulemaking would also address the topic of whether to amend 14 CFR part 382 to clarify airlines’ responsibility to provide prompt assistance to passengers with disabilities who request assistance in moving within the airport that was transferred from RIN 2105-AE95.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 14 CFR 382 49 U.S.C. 41702 49 U.S.C. 41705 No NPRM 08/00/2023 Reg Eval needs completed. No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Blane Workie A. Assistant General Counsel 2105 Office of the Secretary OST 202 366-9342 202 366-7153 blane.workie@ost.dot.gov Room 4116/C-70, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590