This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

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Rules and Regulations Federal Register

41381 

Vol. 86, No. 145 

Monday, August 2, 2021 

1See, Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Agency Request for 

Revision of BTS Form 251 and Renewal of OMB 

Control Number 2138–0018: Part 250 of the 

Department’s Economic Regulations—Oversales. 85 

FR 86990, Dec. 31, 2020. 

2See, Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB, 85 FR 12668, March 

3, 2020; Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Agency Request for 

Revision of BTS Form 251 and Renewal of OMB 

Control Number 2138–0018: Par 250 of the 

Department’s Economic Regulations—Oversales, 85 

FR 86990, December 31, 2020. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

14 CFR Parts 250 and 254 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2020–0251] 

RIN 2105–AE81 

Implementing Certain Provisions of the 

TICKETS Act and Revisions to Denied 

Boarding Compensation and Domestic 

Baggage Liability Limits 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; correcting 

amendments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (Department or DOT) 

published a final rule to, among other 

things, raise the liability limits for 

denied boarding compensation that U.S. 

and foreign air carriers may impose 

from the current figures of $675 and 

$1,350 to $775 and $1,550. That final 

rule became effective on April 13, 2021. 

This document corrects an editorial 

error in the rule text of that final rule. 

This document also makes several 

technical corrections to the regulation 

regarding oversales reporting. 

DATES: This final rule is effective August 

2, 2021. The correcting amendment to 

14 CFR 250.5(b)(3) reflecting the dollar 

amount is applicable beginning April 

13, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clereece Kroha, Senior Trial Attorney, 

Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20590, 202–366–9342, 202–366–7152 

(fax), clereece.kroha@dot.gov (email). 

You may also contact Blane Workie, 

Assistant General Counsel, Office of 

Aviation Consumer Protection, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20590, 202–366–9342, 202–366–7152 

(fax), blane.workie@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction to 14 CFR 250.5(b)(3): In 

the final rule published in the Federal 

Register of Wednesday, January 13, 

2021 (86 FR 2534), there was an error 

in a dollar figure in § 250.5(b)(3). This 

dollar figure was $1,350 prior to April 

13, 2021, and the January 13, 2021 final 

rule revised this figure according the 

formula set forth in 14 CFR 250.5(e) and 

applicable inflation indexes. The 

January 13, 2021 final rule inadvertently 

did not revise this dollar figure in the 

rule text. The figuire should be ‘‘$1,550’’ 

instead of ‘‘$1,350.’’ 

Corrections to 14 CFR 250.10: 14 CFR 

250.10 required certain air carriers to 

submit, on a quarterly basis, the 

information related to passengers 

denied confirmed space as specified in 

the Department’s Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics (BTS) ‘‘Form 

251.’’ This rule makes several technical 

corrections to the rule text of § 250.10 to 

reflect the recent revisions to BTS Form 

titled ‘‘Report of Passengers Denied 

Confirmed Space.’’ 1 Specifically, the 

form, previously named ‘‘Form 251,’’ is 

now named ‘‘Form 250.’’ Accordingly, 

this rule is changing all the references 

to ‘‘Form 251’’ in § 250.10 to ‘‘Form 

250.’’ In addition, the form previously 

included reporting field ‘‘Total 

Boardings’’ on Line 7. On the revised 

form, the ‘‘Total Boardings’’ field is now 

on Line 6. This rule changes the 

reference of ‘‘Total Boardings’’ in ‘‘Line 

7’’ in § 250.10 to ‘‘Line 6.’’ 

Section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) 

provides that when an agency, for good 

cause, finds that notice and public 

procedure thereon are impractical, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest, the agency may issue a final 

rule without providing notice and an 

opportunity for public comment (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)). The Department 

has determined that there is good cause 

to issue these corrections to section 

250.10 without notice and an 

opportunity for public comment 

because such notice and comment 

would be unnecessary. The technical 

changes made in this rule merely 

conform our regulations to reflect the 

changes to Form 250. The Department 

provided two notices and the 

opportunity for public comment on 

Form 250, consistent with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) (PRA) and its implementing 

regulations, 5 CFR part 1320.2 These 

technical changes provided in this 

notice do not change or amend any 

requirements from the rule’s previous 

requirements and is not expected to 

impact carriers’ current practice. For the 

same reason, the corrections to § 250.10 

are effective August 2, 2021. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 250 

Air carriers, Consumer protection, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Accordingly, 14 CFR part 250 is 

corrected by making the following 

amendments: 

PART 250—OVERSALES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 250 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 

41102, 41301, 41708, 41709, and 41712. 

§ 250.5 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 250.5 is amended in 

paragraph (b)(3) by removing ‘‘$1,350’’ 

and adding ‘‘$1,550’’ in its place. 

§ 250.10 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section 250.10 is amended by 

removing ‘‘Form 251’’ wherever it 

appears and adding ‘‘Form 250’’ in its 

place, and in paragraph (a) by removing 

‘‘Line 7’’ and adding ‘‘Line 6’’ in its 

place. 

Dated: July 26, 2021. 

Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.27(c). 

John E. Putnam, 

Acting General Counsel. 

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