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DOT/OST RIN: 2105-AE53 Publication ID: Spring 2022 
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: 49 U.S.C. 41704 note    49 U.S.C. 42301 note   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  for delayed baggage (FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016); Final, Statutory, Oct. 5, 2019 for ancillary fees for services related to air travel (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018).  07/15/2017 
Final  Statutory  For ancillary fees for services related to air travel.  10/05/2019 
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  01/00/2023 
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@dot.gov