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DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O FTH E SECRETAR Y 1 4 CF RPART S 244 , 250 , 253 , 25 9 an d39 9 Docke t No . DOT-OST-2010-014 0 RiNNo . 2105-AD9 2 Enhancin g Airlin e Passenge r Protections : Limite dExtensio n o f Effectiv e Dat e Fo r

Certai n Provision s AGENCY : Offic e o f

th e Secretar y (GST) , Departmen t o f Transportatio n (DOT) . ACTION : Final Rule , limite dextensio n o f effectiv e dat e fo

r certai n provision s SUMMARY : Th e Department o f Transportatio n i s extendin g the effectiv e date fo r certai n requirement s adopte di

n a n Apri l 25 , 201 1 final rul e o n enhancin g airiin e passenger protections . Specifically , the Department i s extendin g the effectiv e date fromAugus t 23 , 20I I t

o Januar y 24 , 2012 , fo r requirenient s pertainin g t o baggag e fees , pos t

purchas e pric e increases , flight statu s change s andholdin g areservatio n without payment fo r twenty-four

hours . Th e Department

i s als o extendin g th e effectiv e date fromOctobe r 24 , 201 1 to Januar

y 24 , 201 2 fo

r requirement s pertainin g t o ful l far e advertising . Th e effectiv e date remain s Augus t 23 , 201 1 fo

r al l th e othe r

requirement s i

n the Apri l 25 , 201 1 final rule , includin g th e requirement no t to permi t a n international flight

t o remai n o n the tamia c a

t aU.S . airpor

t fo r more tha n fou r hour s withou t

allowin g passenger s t

o deplane , the requiremen t

increasin g th e denie dboardin g compensatio n airline s mus t pa y t o passenger s bumpe d fro mflights, andthe requirement to disclos e prominenfly al l fee s fo r optional aviatio n service s o n carriers ' websites .DATES : Thi s rul e i s effectiv e o n [insert dat e o f publicatio n i

n th e Federa l Register. ] Th e effectiv e dat e o f

th e final rul e publishe da t 7 6 FR23110 , Apri l 25 , 2011 , continue s to b e Augus t 23 , 2011 , excep t

fo r th e amendment s relatin g t o 1 4 CF R399.84 , 399.85(b ) an d(c) , 399.87 , 399.88 , 399.89 , 259.8 , an d259.5(b)(4 ) whic hbecom e effectiv e o n Januar y 24 , 2012 . FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO N CONTACT : Blan e A . Workie , Deput y Assistan t Genera l Counsel , Offic e o f

th e Assistan t

Genera l Counse l fo

r Aviatio n Enforcemen t

an dProceedings , U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportation , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave . SE , Washington , D C 20590 , 202

- 366-934 2 (phone) , 202-366-715 2 (fax) , blane.workie@dot.go v (e-mail) . SUPPLEMENTAR Y INFORMATION : O n Apri l 25 , 2011 , th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n publishe dafinal rul e i

n th e Federa l Registe r

(7 6 FR23110) , title d"Enhancin g Airlin e Passenge r Protections, " containin g man y ne w requirement s t o improv e th e ai r trave l environmen t

fo r consumers , expandin g upo n th e improve dpassenge r rights include di

n arul e publishe do n Decembe r 30 , 2009 . Mor e specifically , th e Apri l 25 , 2011 , rul e (1 ) increases th e numbe r o f carrier s that

ar e require dto adop t

tarma c dela y contingenc y plan s an dinclude s additiona l airport s a t whic hthe y mus t

adher e t o th e plan' s terms ; (2 ) increase s th e numbe r o f carrier s tha

t ar e require dt o report

tarma c delay informatio n t o th e Department ; (3 ) expand s th e grou p o f carrier s tha

t ar e require dt o adopt , follow , an daudi t custome r servic e plan s an destablishe s minimu mstandard s fo

r th e subject s al l carrier s mus t cove r i n suc hplans ; (4 ) add s carrier s t o thos e require dto includ e thei r contingenc y plan s an dcustome r servic e plan s o n thei r

websites ; (5 ) increase s th e numbe r

o f carrier s that

mus t respon dt o consume r

complaints ; (6 ) enhances protection s afforde dpassenger s i n oversale s situations , includin g increasin g th e denie dboardin g compensatio n airline s mus t pa y t o passenger s bumpe dfrom flights; (7 ) strengthens , clarifie s an d codifie s th e Department' s enforcemen t policie s concernin g ai r

transportatio n pric e advertisin gpractices ; (8 ) require s carrier s t o notif y consumer s o f

optiona l fee s relate dto ai r transportation an do f increases i n baggag e fees ; (9 ) prohibit s post-purchas e pric e increases ; (10 ) require s carrier s to provid e passenger s timely notic e o f flight statu s change s suc ha s delay s an d cancellations ; an d(11 ) prohibit s carrier s fromimposin g unfair contrac t o f carriag e choice-of

forumprovisions . A s published , th e effectiv e dat e o f th e rul e i s Augus t

23 , 2011 , excep t

fo r th e ful l far e advertisin g amendment s whic hbecom e effectiv e o n Octobe r 24 , 2011 . W e receive drequest s fro

mU.S . carrie r

associations , foreig n carrie r association s an da trave l agen t

associatio n t o exten dth e effectiv e dat e o f certai n provision s i n thi s rule . Th e Ai r Transpor t Associatio n o f

Americ a(ATA) , th e Regiona l Airlin e Associatio n (RAA ) an dth e Ai r Carrie r Associatio n o f

Americ a(ACAA ) requeste dthat th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n exten d b y 180 day s th e complianc e tim e fo r th e ful l fare advertisin g amendment s i n 1 4 CF R399.84 , th e denie dboardin g compensatio n amendment s i n 1 4 CF RPar

t 250 , th e requiremen t

t o disclos e baggag e fee s i

n e-ticke t confirmation s i

n 1 4 CF R399.85(c) , an dth e requiremen t i n 1 4 CFR 399.8 7 fo r th e sam e baggag e allowance s an dfee s t o appl y t o apassenge r throughou t

a n itinerary . Thes e U.S . carrie r

association s stat e tha

t the y hav e limite dthei r

reques t t o th e fou

r provision s tha t requir e deploymen t

o f additiona l IT resources , developmen t o f ne w protocol s an dth e trainin g o f

man y employees . Th e Nationa l Ai r Carrie r Associatio n (NACA ) joine dth e reques t t o exten dth e effectiv e dat e an dstate dtha t i t als o believe s complianc e canno t b e achieve dwithi n th e tim e contemplate db y th e regulatio n withou t undu e cos t

to th e airline s an dconfusio n to th e travelin g public . Accordin g to th e U.S . carrie r associations , i

t wil l take more than th e tim e allotte db y th e final rul e t o compl y withth e amendment s t o th e denie dboardin g compensatio n rul e becaus e o f th e nee dt o mak e additiona l system s an dprogrammin g change s an dth e nee dt o ensur e th eappropriat e office s an demployee s ar e awar e o f an dtraine do n th e change s t o thi s rule . Th e carrie r association s als o as k

for additiona l tim e t o compl y wit hth e requiremen t

t o disclos e baggag e fee s i

n e-ticke t confirmation s i f

detaile dbaggag e fe

e informafio n individualize dt o a particular passenge r

i s require dan di f

th e notic e o f

applicabl e baggag e informatio n mus t b e i n tex t for man dahyperlin k

i s no t allowed . I

n addition , th e U.S . carrie r association s assert

tha t i t i s no t possibl e to compl y withth e requiremen t t o appl y th e sam e baggag e allowance s an dfee s t o apassenge r

throughou t

a n itinerary withou t

a n additiona l 18 0 day s a s n o centra l repositor y fo r carrie r baggag e policie s an dfee s currentl y exists . The y not e tha t carrier s ar e workin g t o develo p a n industry solutio n t o compl y withthis requiremen t bu t mor e tim e i s needed . Th e U.S . carrie r

association s ar e particularl y concerne dabou t th e ful l far e advertisin g requirements , whic hthe y conten dthe y canno t mee t b y th e publishe deffectiv e dat e o f Octobe r 24 , 2 0 n . The y stat e that thi s aspec t

o f th e final rul e require s th e greates t IT investmen t

an dtha t carrier s ar e preparin g t o reprogra man dreconfigur e thei r onlin e searc hengine s t o incorporat e th e ne w advertisin g requirement s bu t that carrier s woul dnee da

t leas t a n additiona l 18 0 day s t o create , modif

y an dtes t thes e changes . Th e association s as k that th e Departmen t

exten dth e effectiv e dat e fo

r no t onl y onlin e advertisin g bu t als o prin t

advertisin g s o that

consumer s receiv e consisten t advertisin g o f

fare s throug hal l advertisin g channels . Th e foreig n ai r

carrie r association s hav e indicate dthei r stron g suppor t

o f th e reques t

b y th e U.S . carrie r

association s an dhav e aske dthat th e 180-da

y extensio n b e expande dto cove r al l th e requirement s bein g impose dfo r th e first tim e o n non-U.S . airlines . Thes e association s ar e th e Internationa l Ai r

Transpor t

Associatio n (lAT) , Associafio n o f Asi aPacifi c Airline s (AAPA) , Associatio n o f

Europea n Airline s (AEA) , an dLafin an dCaribbea n Ai r Transpor t

Associatio n (ALTA) . The y hav e state dtha t the y believ e investment s an dchange s ar e neede dto mee t th ene w DO T requirements . The y als o stat e that th e abilit y o f

th e non-U.S . airline s t o mee t thes e requirement s i

n atimel y fashio n i s impacte db y constraint s o n existin g operations , staffing , I T support , local law s an dregulations , labo r practice s an dresources . I n additio n to th e airiines , th e America n Societ y o f Trave l Agent s (ASTA ) ha s requeste d a n extensio n o f

th e effectiv e dat e o f

th e final rule . AST A request s tha t th e Departmen t

exten d th e effectiv e dat e o f

th e requiremen t

i n sectio n 399.85(b ) t o disclos e baggag e fee informatio n o n website s whe n afar

e quotatio n for

aspecifi c itinerar y i s selecte db y aconsume r an dth e requiremen t

i n sectio n 399.85(c ) t o disclos e baggag e fe e informatio n o n al l e-ticke t confirmations . ASTA' s reques t differ s fromth e request s o f th e U.S . an dforeig n ai r

carrie r association s i

n tha t AST A i s no t

requestin g aspecifi c amoun t o f additiona l tim e t o implemen t th e requirements . Rather , AST A i s askin g that th e Departmen t

defe r th e effectiv e dat e o f

thes e tw o requirement s unti l th e Departmen t conclude s it s upcomin g rulemakin g o n disclosur e o f fee s fo r ancillar y services . ASTA , like th e U.S . carriers , note s it s uncertaint y a s t o whethe r th e requiremen t

to provid e specifi c informatio n to passenger s abou t baggag e allowance s an d baggag e fee s means providin g individualize dinformatio n abou t thos e matters . AST A als o assert s that

th e tw o method s th e rul e describe s fo r agent s t o provid e baggag e informatio n t o consumer s ar e no t

feasible . I

t call s th e first

metho d(providin g alink t o a n airlin e website ) "an ac t o f commercia l suicide' * an dbelieve s th e secon dmetho d(referrin g consumer s t o it s ow n sit e i f i t display s airlines ' baggag e fees ) impractica l becaus e o f th e labo r cos t t o achiev e i

t initiall y an dt o monito r

airiin e website s constantl y fo r updates . I n additio n t o th e request s t o exten dth e effectiv e dat e o f th e rule , w e receive dareques t fro mAilegian t

Ai r an dSpiri t

Airiine s a s wel l a s Southwes t Airline s to postpon e o r

sta y th e effectiv e dat e pendin g judicia l revie w o f variou s provision s i

n this regulatio n b y th e Unite dState s Cour t o f Appeal s fo

r th e Distric t

o f Columbi aCircuit . I

n June , Ailegian t

an dSpiri t

filed petition s fo

r revie w before tha

t court assertin g that

th e rul e unlawfully : (1 ) end s th e practic e o f permittin g sellers o f

ai r transportation t o exclud e governmen t taxe s an dfee s fro

mth e advertise d price ; (2 ) prohibit s th e sal e o f nonrefundabl e ticket s b y requirin g airline s to hol dreservation s a t th e quote dfar

e withou t paymen t o r cance l withou t

penalt y fo

r a t leas t twenty-fou r

hour s afte

r th e reservatio n i s mad e i f

th e reservatio n i s mad e on e week o r more prio r

to aflight's departure ; (3 ) prohibit s post-purchas e pric e increases , includin g increases i n th e pric e o f

ancillar y product s an d services , after

th e initial ticke t

sale ; (4 ) require s baggag e fee s t o b e disclose do n e-ticke t confirmations ; an d(5 ) mandate s notificatio n o f flight schedul e changes . Spirit' s an dAllegiant' s reques t to th e Departmen t

t o stay th e rul e pendin g judicia l revie w cover s al l th e specifi c provision s that

are par t o f th e litigation . Southwes t i s requestin g tha

t th e Departmen t

sta y th e effectiv e dat e o f

th e ne w ful

l far e advertisin g rule . A fe w othe r organization s hav e als o provide dth e Departmen t thei r view s o n th e request s t o stay th e rul e an dth e request s t o exten dth e effecfiv e dat e o f th e rule . Th e Consume r Trave l Allianc e (CTA ) ha s expresse dit s oppositio n to an y dela y i n implementatio n o f

th e rulemaking . CT A appear s particularl y concerne dabou t request s to delay th e requiremen t t o disclos e baggag e fe e informatio n to consumers . I t note s tha t airline s hav e th e means throug hth e Airlin e Tarif f Publishin g Compan y (ATPCO ) t o disclos e al l baggag e fe e informatio n s o tha

t bothairline s an d ticke t agent s ca n easil y disclos e baggag e fee informatio n to consumers . Th e Airport s Counci l International

- Nort

hAmeric a(ACI-NA ) ha s als o note dit s concern wit hth e recen t

filings requestin g extension s t o th e effectiv e dat e o f th e rul e bu t

state s that

i t recognize s tha

t th e Departmen t

ma y determin e tha

t th e implementatio n dat e fo r som e portion s o f

th e regulation smay nee dto b e extended . ACI-N A doe s urg e th e Departmen t to no t dela y th e implementatio n dat e fo r U.S . carrier s t o exten dthei r tarma c dela y plan s t o smal l an dnon-hu b airports . Similarly , a

n individua l commente r

wh o work s i n th e trave l industr y state dtha t i t may b e appropriat e to exten dth e effectiv e dat e o f certai n provision s i n th e final rul e suc ha s th e ful l far e advertisin g requirement s bu t expresse dhi s stron g opposifio n t o th e blanke t reques t fo r a n extensio n o f

th e effectiv e dat e o f

al l th e consume r

protectio n requirement s i n th e rule . Thi s individua l identifie dth e provision s pertainin g t o denie dboardin g compensafio n an dbaggag e fee s a s one s tha

t shouldno t

b e delaye dbasedo n hi s belie f that airline s ca n easil y compl y with thes e provision s an dthei r importanc e t o consumers . At^e r carefull y considerin g al l th e request s an dcomment s provided , th e Departmen t ha s decide dt o exten dth e effectiv e dat e o f th e requirement s pertainin g t o full fare advertisin g (sectio n 399.84 ) b y a

n additiona l thre e month s t o Januar y 24 , 2012 , an dexten dth e effectiv e dat e o f certai n specifi c requirement s pertainin g t o baggag e fee s (section s 399.85(b ) an d(c ) an d 399.87) , post-purchas e pric e increase s (section s 399.8 8 an d399.89) , flight statu s notification s (sectio n 259.8 ) an dholdin g areservatio n withou t paymen t (sectio n 259.5(b)(4) ) to th e sam e date . W e ar e denyin g th e reques t o f U.S . carrie r

association s to exten dth e effectiv e dat e o f denie d boardin g compensatio n amendment s an dth e reques t o f th e foreig n carrie r

association s t o exten d th e effectiv e dat e o f

th e entir e rule . Th e Departmen t

too k anumbe r

o f factor s int o consideratio n i n decidin g to exten dcertai n provision s o f

th e rul e unti l Januar y 24 , 2011 , includin g th e fact that ther e ar e limite dobjection s t o th e request s fo

r a n extensio n o f

time . W e ar e persuade dtha t additiona l tim e i s neede dto compl y withth e ful

l fare advertisin g amendment s a s the y relat e t o onlin e advertisin g a s the y ma y requir e th e deploymen t

o f IT resources , an dt o allo w maximu mflexibility to make alteration s to

^"i^""T~~^ ^we b site s wit hminima l disruption . We als o believ e tha t w e shoul dappl y th e sam e effectiv e dat e to prin t advertisin g s o that

consumer s d o no t

se e differen t

advertisin g display s i

n different

medi a whic hcoul dresul t

i n consume r

confusion . Wit hregardto baggag e fees , ther e appear s t o b e som e confusio n regardin g what th e Departmen t

mean t b y th e requiremen t

i n sectio n 399.8 5 (b ) tha

t "specifi c baggag e fe

e information " mus t

b e disclose do n website s whe n afar e quotatio n fo

r aspecifi c itinerary i s selecte db y aconsume r

an db y th e requiremen t

i n sectio n 399.85(c ) tha

t carrier s mus t

provid e informatio n o n al l e-ticke t confirmation s regardin g th e free baggag e allowanc e an dfe e fo r a carry-o n ba g an dth e first an dsecon dchecke dba g "a s specifi c charge s takin g int o accoun t an y factor s (e.g. , frequent

flyer status , earl y purchase , an ds o forth ) that affec t thos e charges. " We wan t to clarif y tha t th e rul e doe s no t

requir e passenger-specifi c informatio n concernin g baggag e allowance s an dbaggag e fee s o n e-ticke t confirmation s o r

o n website s providin g far e quotations . W e use dth e term"specifi c charges " to ensur e that th e regulate dentitie s understoo dtha t arang e o f fee s woul dno t

b e acceptabl e unde r

th e rule . I

n othe r words , carrier s mus t

provid e specifi c informatio n t o consumer s abou t al l th e factor s tha t

caus e th e fe

e for acarry-o n ba g o r

th e first an dsecon dchecke dba g t o vary s o passenger s ca n determin e fo r themselve s th e fee s tha

t woul d appl y t o them . Fo r

example , i

t woul dno t

b e sufficien t

fo r acarrie r to stat e that

th e fe e fo r th e first checke dba g range s fro

m$ 0 t o $50 . However , i t woul dacceptabl e i f

th e carrie r

state s tha

t th e fe e fo r th e first checke dba g woul db e $ 0 fo r it s elit e frequent

flyer passenger s o r

thos e wh o purchase dthei r

ticke t withaspecifie dcredi t

card , $2 5 fo

r passenger s wh o pa y fo

r baggag e online , an d$5 0 fo

r thos e passenger s wh o pay a t th e airport . O f

course , carrier s ar e free t o provid e individualize dbaggag e charg e informatio n to passenger s bu t thi s i s no t

require db y th e rule .Althoug hindividualize dbaggag e fe e informafio n i s no t

require db y th e final rule , th e Departmen t

sfill see s meri t

i n extendin g th e effectiv e dat e o f th e requirement s i

n secfio n 399.85(b ) an d(c ) a s th e trave l agencie s nee dtim e to determin e th e metho dthe y wil l us e to ensur e tha

t specifi c baggag e fee informatio n i s availabl e to thei r consumers . We ar e als o persuade dtha

t additiona l tim e i s neede db y th e carrier s a s the y ar e no t permitte dunde r

th e rul e t o provid e th e require dnotic e o f applicabl e baggag e charge s throug hahyperlink . However , w e don' t believ e tha

t i t wil l b e i n th e bes t interes t o f consumer s to delay th e effectiv e dat e o f thes e provision s unti l th e Departmen t conclude s it s rulemakin g o n disclosur e o f ancillar y fee s a s requeste db y ASTA . Wit hrespec t t o th e U.S . carrie r

association s reques t

t o dela y th e effectiv e dat e o f th e provisio n requirin g consisten t baggag e rule s acros s a

n entir e itinerary , th e association s hav e adequatel y demonstrate dth e difficultie s i n applyin g th e sam e baggag e allowance s an dfee s acros s a n itinerary whe n the y canno t readil y acces s eac hother' s fee schedules . We ar e encourage dtha

t the y ar e workin g toward s a n industr y solutio n an dhav e provide dthe m additiona l tim e s o that

a n industry standar dca n b e developed . W e hav e als o decide dto extendthe effecfive date o f

the provision s pertainin g to pos t purchas e pric e increases , flight statu s change s an

d holdin g areservatio n withou t payment fo r twenty-four

hour s to provid e additional time t o overcome an y technica l difficultie s i

n implementin g th e rules . I n extendin g th e effectiv e dat e for thes e requirements , th e Departmen t i s balancin g th e benefi t o f havin g thes e protection s i n plac e fo r consumer s a s soo n a s practica l withth e capabilit y o f airline s to compl y wit

hth e additiona l requirement s bein g impose dupo n the mi n areasonabl e timeframe . We believ e th e Januar y 24 , 2012 , dat e wil l provid e th e airline s adequat e tim e t o compl y wit

hth e requirements .REGULATOR Y ANALYSE S AND NOTICE S

A . Administrativ e Procedur e Act Sectio n 553(b ) o f

th e Administrativ e Procedure Ac t ("APA" ) generall y require s a n agenc y t o publis hnotic e o f

apropose drul e makin g i

n the Federa

l Register . Thi s requirement doe s not apply , however , if

the agenc y "for

goo dcaus e finds tha

t nofic e an dpubli c procedure thereo n ar e impracticable , unnecessary , or contrary t

o the publi c interest. " Becaus e Augus t 23 , 201 1 (th e effectiv e date fo

r th e Apri l 201 1 final rule ) i s fast approaching , the Department finds goo dcaus e tha

t thi s actio n delayin g th e effectiv e date shoul dtake effect immediately . Today' s final ml e make s n o substantiv e change s t

o the rule , but

simply delay s th e etTective date o f certai n provision s unti l January 24 , 2012 . B . Executiv e Orde r

1286 6 (Regulator y Plannin g an dReview ) an dDO T Regulatory Policie s an dProcedure s Thi s rulemakin g acUon i s no t asignifican t

regulator y acfio n unde r

Executiv e Orde r 1286 6 an dth e Departmen t o f Transportation' s Regulator y Policie s an dProcedures . Accordingly , thi s actio n ha s no t bee n reviewe db y th e Offic e o f Managemen t

an dBudge t (OMB) . C . Regidatory Flexibility Ac t Pursuan t t o sectio n 60 5 o f

th e Regulatory Flexibilit y Ac t (RFA) , 5 U.S.C . 605(b) , a s amende db y th e Smal l Busines s Regulator y Enforcemen t an dFairnes s Ac t

o f 199 6 (SBREFA) , DO T certifie s tha

t thi s actio n wil l no t

hav e asignifican t

impac t o n asubstantial numbe r

o f smal l enfifies . Thi s actio n impose s n o dutie s o r obligation s o n smal l enfifies .

1 0D . Executiv e Orde r 13/3 2 (Federalism ) Thi s actio n wil l no t

hav e asubstantia l direc t effec t o n th e States , o n th e relationshi p betwee n th e nafiona

l Governmen t

an dth e States , o r

o n th e distributio n o f

powe r an d responsibilitie s amon g th e variou s level s o f government , an dtherefor e wil l no t hav e federalis m implications . E . Executiv e Orde r

1308 4 Thi s notic e ha s bee n analyze di n accordanc e wit

hth e principle s an dcriteri acontaine di n Executiv e Orde r

1308 4 ("Consuhatio n an dCoordinatio n withIndian Triba l Govemments") . Becaus e th e provision s fo r whic hw e ar e delayin g th e effectiv e dat e woul dno t significantl y o r uniquel y affec t

th e communitie s o f

th e Indian tribal govemment s o r impos e substantia l direc t complianc e cost s o n them , th e fundin g an dconsultatio n requirement s o f Executiv e Orde r

1308 4 d o no t apply . F . Paperwor k

Reductio n Ac t Th e Paperwork

Reductio n Ac t

o f 199 5 (PRA ) (4 4 U.S.C . 350 1 e t seq. ) require s tha

t DO T conside r

th e impac t

o f paperwork

an dothe r

informatio n collecfio n burden s impose do n th e publi c and , unde r

th e provision s o f

PR A secfio n 3507(d) , obtai n approva l fromth e Offic e o f Managemen t

an dBudge t

(OMB ) fo

r eac hcollectio n o f

informatio n i

t conducts , sponsors , o r require s throug hregulations . DO T ha s determine dthat ther e ar e n o ne w informatio n collectio n requirement s associate dwiththis acfion . Th e actio n merel y postpone s th e effectiv e dat e o f a regulatory provisio n whos e paperwork impac t ha s alread y bee n analyze db y th e Department , an d consequentl y n o additiona l OM B approva l i s necessary .

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appl y t o this rulemaking . ISSUE D THI S 20t hDA Y O FJul y , 2011 , IN WASHINGTO N D.C . ORIGINA LSIGNE D Susa n Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y for

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