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: This action further extends the comment period for a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) on transparency of airline ancillary fees and other consumer protection 

issues that was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2014. We are extending the end of 

the comment period from September 22,2014, to September 29,2014. Open Allies for Airfare 

Transparency and the Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) have noted the delay in 

posting the summary of a meeting attended by DOT staff with representatives of Airlines for 

America (A4A), the Regional Airline Association (RAA), and several of their member airlines 

on August 7, 2014. The extension of the comment period is intended to provide all interested 

parti es sufficient time prior to the close of the comment period for this rulemaking to review the 

summary of the August 7 meeting that DOT posted in the rulemaking docket. 

DATES: Comments must be received by September 29,2014. Comments received after this date 

will be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may fil e comments identified by the docket number DOT-OST-20 14-0056 

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 Wl2-140, Washington, DC 20590-000 I. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W 12-1 40, 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-20 14-0056 or 

the Regulatory Identification Number, RJN No. 21 05-AE 11 , for the ru1emaking 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 Regisler 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 : Blane A. Workie, Office ofthe 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), blane. workie@dot.gov (email). 

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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 which sought comment on a number of proposals to enhance 

protections for air travelers and improve the air travel environment. Comments on the matters 

proposed were to be received 90 days after publication of the NPRM, or by August 21 , 2014. 

On July 3 1,2014, the Department extended the comment period to September 22, 2014 as it was 

persuaded that more time was needed because of the complexity of the proposals. With this 

notice, the Department is further extending the comment period to September 29, 2014 to 

provide all interested parties two full weeks to review the summary of an August 7 meeting that 

DOT posted in the rulemaking docket on September 15, 20 14, affording commenters the 

opportunity, if necessary, to revise their comments prior to submission, or to supplement any 

previously filed comments. We do not anticipate any further extension of the comment period 

for this rulemaking, but we will consider comments filed after the close of the comment period to 

the extent possible. 

Issued this 19th day of September, 2014, in Washington, D.C. 

Kathryn B. Thomson 

General Counsel 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

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