### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary 14 CFR Parts 234,244, 250,255,256, 257,259, and 399 [Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-00561 RIN 2105-AEll Transparency of Airline Ancillary Fees and Other Consumer Protection Issues AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department ofTransportation (DOT). ACTION: Extension of comment period on proposed rule. SUMMARY: Thi s action furth e r ex t e nd s th e c o mme nt p e ri o d for a No tic e o f Pro p ose d Rul e m a kin g (N PRM) on tran s p a re nc y o f a irlin e an c illar y fee s and o th e r c o n s um e r pro tec ti o n i ss ue s th at w a s published in the Fe de ral R eg is t e r on May 23 , 2014. We are ex te n d in g the end o f th e comment p e riod from Septemb er 22,2 014 , to S e pte mb e r 29 ,2 014 . Op e n Alli es fo r A irf a r

e Tra n s p a re nc y and th e Trave l T ec hn o l ogy A ssoc i ati o n (Trave l T ec h ) h ave n o t e d th e d e l ay in p os tin g th e s umm a r y o f a me e tin g a tt e nd e d b y D OT s ta ff w ith re prese nt a ti ves of Ai rl in es fo r A m e ri ca (A 4A ) , the Reg ional Airline A sso ciati o n ( RAA ), a nd sever a l of their me mb e r a irlin es o n A u g u s t 7 , 20 14. The e x ten s io n of th e c o mm e nt p e ri o d i s intend e d t o prov id e a ll in te r es te d p a rti es s uffi c ient time prior to th e cl ose o f th e comm e nt p e riod for thi s rul e m a kin g to rev i ew th e s umm a ry of the Au g u s t 7 me etin g th a t DOT po s t e d in the rul e m a kin g d o ck et. 

### DATES: Co mm e nt s mu s t b e rece i ve d b y Se pte mb e r 29,2 014. Co mme n ts r ece i ved a ft e r thi s d ate w ill b e c on s id er e d to th e e x t e nt prac t icabl e . 

### ADDRESSES : Yo u m ay fil e c o mm e nt s id e ntifi e d by the d o cke t numb e r D OT-OST-20 14-0056 b y an y o f t he f o llo w in g me th o d s :• Fede r a l e Rul e m a kin g P o rta l: go to htt p ://www. r eg ul a ti o n s .go v and fo ll ow the o nlin e inst ruc t io n s fo r s ubmitt in g c o mm e nts.
• Ma il : D oc ket Man age me nt Fac ili ty , U . S. De p a rtment o f Tran s p o rt a ti o n , 1 200 New Je rsey Ave . SE, Roo m Wl 2 -14 0, Wa s hin g t o n , D C 20590 -0 00 

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nstr u c t ions: Yo u mu s t in c lud e th e age ncy n a me and d o cke t num be r D OT
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- 0056 or t he Reg ul ato r y Ide ntific a ti o n N umb er, RJN No. 2 1 05
- AE 11 , f o r t he ru 1 e m aki n g at th e b eg in nin g of yo ur co mm e nt. All c o mm e nt s rece i ve d w ill b e p os ted w ith o ut ch a n ge to http : //www .re g ul a tion s . g o v, includin g any p e r so n a l information prov id e d . Pri vacy Ac t : A nyo ne i s abl e to sea r c h th e e le ctronic form of all c o mm e nt s receive d in an y of o u r doc k et s b y th e n am e o f th e individu a l s ubmittin g th e co mm e nt (or s i g nin g th e comme nt if
s ub mitte d o n b eh a lf o f an asso ci a ti o n , a b us in ess, a la b o r uni on , etc.). Yo u m ay review D OT's
co m p le t e Pri va cy A ct s ta t e m e nt in the Federal R egis l er publi she d o n Ap r i l 11 , 2000 (65 FR 1 9477-78) , o r yo u m ay v i s it htt p : // Dockets ln fo.dot.gov . Docke t : Fo r access to th e d oc ke t t o rea d b ac kgro un d d oc um e nts o r co mm e nt s rece ived, go to http : //www .r eg ul a ti o n s . gov o r t o the s tree t ad d ress li s te d a bo ve . F o ll ow t he o nlin e in s tru ct io n s f o r access in g th e d oc ke t. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTA C T : Bl a ne A. Worki e , Office of t he Ass i stant Ge nera l Counse l for Av ia ti o n E n forceme n t a nd Proceed in gs, U.S. De part men t of T rans p o rta ti on , 1 200 New J e r sey Ave. SE. , Was hin g t o n , D C 20590,202-366-9342 (p h on e), 202
- 366-7 152 ( f ax) , blane. workie @ dot .g ov (e m a il ).

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### SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On May 23 ,20 14 , the D e partmen t published a Not ice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) o n t ra n s parenc y of a irlin e anc ill ary fees and other
consume r protection issues w h ic h so u gh t co mm e nt o n a numb er of propo sa l s to e nh a nce protection s for a ir tra ve lers a nd improve th e a ir tra ve l e n v ironme nt. Comme n ts on th e matters propo se d were to be recei ved 90 da ys afte r public atio n of the N PRM , or b y Augu s t 21 , 20 14 . On Jul y 3 1 ,2 014, the D e p art ment extended the comment period to September 22 , 2014 as i t was per s uaded t h at more time wa s needed b ecause of the comp l exi t y of the prop osa l s. With this notice , the Department i s further exten din g the comme nt period to Sep te m ber 29, 20 14 to provide a ll interes ted parties two full weeks to review the s ummary of a n A u gust 7 meeting that DOT po s t e d in th e ru le makin g docket on Sep t e mb e r 1 5, 20 14 , affordi n g com m enters t h e op po rtunity, if ne cessa r y, to re v i se th e ir co mm en t s prior to s ubmi ssion , o r to s uppl e m e nt any previou s l y fi l e d comments. We do n ot a nti c ip ate a n y further extension of th e comment per iod for thi s rul e makin g, but we w ill co n s ider comme nts fil ed after th e close of the co mm e nt per iod to t h e exten t possib le .
Iss u e d thi s 19th day of September, 2014, in Was hin g ton , D .C.

Kathryn B. T h omson Gene r a l Co un se l U .S. Departme nt of Tran spo rtation

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