This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 79, No. 151 

Wednesday, August 6, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–CE–0077] 

10 CFR Part 460 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee 

(ASRAC)—Regional Standards 

Enforcement Working Group 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting for the Regional Standards 

Enforcement Working Group (RSE 

Working Group). The purpose of the 

working group will be to discuss and, if 

possible, reach consensus on a proposed 

rule for the energy efficiency of 

requirements of enforcement of regional 

standards, as authorized by the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 

1975, as amended. 

DATES: A two-day, open meeting will be 

held on: 

Wednesday, August 13; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

(EDT) and 

Thursday, August 14; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

(EDT). 

Foreign nationals wishing to 

participate in the meeting must respond 

by email to asrac@ee.doe.gov as soon as 

possible, to initiate the necessary 

security screening procedures. 

ADDRESSES: Wednesday: U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, Room 8E– 

089. Thursday: 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

Washington, DC 20024, room 6097/8/9. 

Individuals will also have the 

opportunity to participate by webinar. 

Webinar: To register for the webinar 

and receive call-in information, please 

register for Wednesday, August 13 at 

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/

831773864 and for Thursday, August 14 

at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/

register/916598880. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Armstrong, Lead Project 

Manager, Building Technologies Office, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202– 

586–6590; Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting 

The purpose of the working group 

will be to discuss and, if possible, reach 

consensus on a proposed rule for the 

enforcement of regional energy 

efficiency standards for split-system 

central air conditioners and singlepackage central air conditioners, as 

authorized by the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as 

amended. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change): 

• Overview of Working Group’s Task 

• Discussion and formation of a work 

plan for the RSE Working Group to 

accomplish its objectives. 

Public Participation 

Members of the public are welcome to 

observe the business of the meeting and, 

if time allows, may make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. To attend the 

meeting and/or to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, email asrac@ee.doe.gov. In the 

email, please indicate your name, 

organization (if appropriate), 

citizenship, and contact information. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

Any foreign national wishing to 

participate in the meeting should advise 

ASRAC staff as soon as possible by 

emailing asrac@ee.doe.gov to initiate 

the necessary procedures, as soon as 

possible. Anyone attending the meeting 

will be required to present a government 

photo identification, such as a passport, 

driver’s license, or government 

identification. Due to the required 

security screening upon entry, 

individuals attending should arrive 

early to allow for the extra time needed. 

Members of the public will be heard 

in the order in which they request to 

make a statement at the public meeting. 

Time allotted per speaker will depend 

on the number of individuals who wish 

to speak but will not exceed five 

minutes. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The co-chairs 

of the Committee will make every effort 

to hear the views of all interested parties 

and to facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Participation in the meeting is not a 

prerequisite for submission of written 

comments. ASRAC invites written 

comments from all interested parties 

during the course of the negotiations. If 

you would like to file a written 

statement with the committee, you may 

do so either by submitting a hard or 

electronic copy before or after the 

meeting. Electronic copy of written 

statements should be emailed to asrac@

ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: All notices, public 

comments, public meeting transcripts, 

and supporting documents associated 

with this working group are included in 

Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–CE–0077. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

14 CFR Parts 234, 244, 250, 255, 256, 

257, 259, and 399 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2014–0056] 

RIN 2105–AE11 

Transparency of Airline Ancillary Fees 

and Other Consumer Protection Issues 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Extension of comment period on 

proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This action extends the 

comment period for an NPRM on 

transparency of airline ancillary fees 

and other consumer protection issues 

that was published in the Federal 

Register on May 23, 2014. The 

Department of Transportation is 

extending the period for interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

rulemaking from August 21, 2014, to 

September 22, 2014. This extension is a 

result of a joint petition filed by a 

number of airline associations to extend 

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DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 22, 2014. Comments received 

after this date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may file comments 

identified by the docket number DOT– 

OST–2014–0056 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 

9:00a.m. and 5:00p.m. ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number DOT– 

OST–2014–0056 or the Regulatory 

Identification Number, RIN No. 2105– 

AE11, for the rulemaking at the 

beginning of your comment. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received in any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment if 

submitted on behalf of an association, a 

business, a labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78), or you may visit http://

Docketslnfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or to the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Graber or Blane A. Workie, 

Office of the Assistant General Counsel 

for Aviation Enforcement and 

Proceedings, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202–366– 

9342 (phone), 202–366–7152 (fax), 

Kimberly.graber@dot.gov or 

blane.workie@dot.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

23, 2014, the Department published a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

on transparency of airline ancillary fees 

and other consumer protection issues, 

including clarifying and codifying the 

Department’s interpretation of the 

statutory definition of ‘‘ticket agent;’’ 

expanding the pool of ‘‘reporting’’ 

carriers; requiring enhanced reporting 

by mainline carriers for their domestic 

code-share partner operations; requiring 

large travel agents to adopt minimum 

customer service standards; codifying 

the statutory requirement that carriers 

and ticket agents disclose any airline 

code-share arrangements on their Web 

sites; and prohibiting unfair and 

deceptive practices such as undisclosed 

biasing in schedule and fare displays 

and post-purchase price increases. 

Additionally, this NPRM would correct 

drafting errors and make minor changes 

to the Department’s second Enhancing 

Airline Passenger Protections rule to 

conform to guidance issued by the 

Department’s Office of Aviation 

Enforcement and Proceedings 

(Enforcement Office) regarding its 

interpretation of the rule. See 79 FR 

29970 (May 23, 2014). Comments on the 

matters proposed were to be received 90 

days after publication of the NPRM, or 

by August 21, 2014. 

We received a joint petition for a 90- 

day extension of the comment period for 

this rulemaking by Airlines for America 

(A4A), the International Air 

Transportation Association (IATA), and 

the Regional Airline Association (RAA). 

According to this petition, the extension 

is appropriate because the NPRM 

proposes significant new regulations on 

U.S. and foreign carriers and ticket 

agents, in addition to requesting 

information and views on dozens of 

topics that could materially alter the 

proposal. The petitioners also state that 

the proposed rule would expand the 

regulated community by covering 

previously unregulated entities and 

commercial relationships. Further, the 

petitioners point out that the Regulatory 

Impact Analysis (RIA) accompanying 

the NPRM requests information on a 

number of proposals and alternatives 

and more time is needed to provide the 

Department with the extensive 

information it requests. 

We received four comments generally 

in support of this joint petition. Spirit 

Airlines supports the joint petition and 

its underlying rationale. Airline Tariff 

Publishing Company (ATPCO) also 

agrees with the petition particularly 

because of the complex technical 

questions raised by the NRPM in 

relation to implementing the proposal of 

enhancing transparency in airline 

ancillary fees. Open Allies for Airfare 

Transparency urges the Department not 

to prolong the adoption of a rule that 

would enhance airline pricing 

transparency but also recognizes the 

complexity of the proposals in this 

NPRM. Therefore, it supports a 

‘‘reasonable extension’’ period of less 

than 90 days. Travelers United opposes 

any extension to the comment period for 

the proposal to enhance transparency of 

ancillary fees and states that this topic 

has been debated and commented for 

three years. It also opposes an extension 

to the comment period proposals related 

to reporting issues. Also recognizing the 

complexity of the NPRM, Travelers 

United supports a limited extension to 

the comment period for other topics 

such as codifying the definition of ticket 

agent, requiring large travel agents to 

adopt customer service standards, 

transparency of codeshare operations, 

and disclosure of biasing in schedule 

and fare displays. 

While we concur with the requests for 

an extension of the comment period, we 

believe that a 90-day extension would 

be excessive. We have decided to grant 

an extension of 30 days, or until 

September 22, 2014, for the public to 

comment on the NPRM. We believe this 

extension is appropriate in balancing 

the need for additional time for 

comments and the need to proceed 

expeditiously with this important 

rulemaking. We note that the proposal 

to enhance airline ancillary fee 

transparency, which is the proposal in 

this NPRM that involves the most 

technical complexities, was one of the 

proposals in the Department’s 2010 

Enhancing Airline Passenger Protection 

rulemaking. In the final rule of that 

rulemaking, we deferred final action on 

this matter to a future rulemaking. 

Therefore, the interested parties have 

been on notice that we intended to 

further explore this topic in a 

subsequent rulemaking. We further note 

that with this additional 30 days we are 

granting here, interested parties will 

have total of 120 days to comment on 

the proposals, which we believe is 

adequate time for analysis and 

coordination regarding the proposals. 

Accordingly, the Department finds 

that good cause exists to extend the time 

for comments on the proposed rule from 

August 21, 2014, to September 22, 2014. 

We do not anticipate any further 

extension of the comment period for 

this rulemaking. 

Issued this 31st day of July, 2014, in 

Washington, DC. 

Kathryn B. Thomson, 

General Counsel, Office of Regulation and 

Enforcement, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

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