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DOT/OST RIN: 2105-AF30 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: ●Periodic Revisions to Denied Boarding Compensation and Domestic Baggage Liability 
Abstract:

This final rule, in accordance with existing regulation, raises the liability limits for DBC that U.S. and foreign air carriers may impose from the current figures of $775 and $1,550.  Also, in accordance with existing regulation, this final rule raises the liability limit U.S. carriers may impose for mishandled baggage in domestic air transportation from the current amount of $3,800. The new figures are  calculated based on the July 2024 CPI-U. Current DOT regulation provides for the periodic review and, as necessary, adjustment of DBC and domestic baggage liability limits.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time 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: 49 U.S.C. secs.41702 and 41712    14 CFR 250 and 259   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    07/30/2025 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Department intends to issue this final rule before the end of this calendar year because publication in the next calendar year will require using the July 2025 CPI-U index, which will delay the rule into August 2025. The Department last reviewed and adjusted these numbers in 2021.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  12/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John Wood
Department of Transportation
Office of the Secretary
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4311
Email: john.wood@dot.gov