[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 33 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9952-9953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02814]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

14 CFR Parts 250 and 254

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2009-0092]
RIN 2105-AF30


Periodic Revisions to Denied Boarding Compensation and Domestic 
Baggage Liability Limits

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement discretion.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT) will not take enforcement action until March 20, 
2025, against regulated entities for failing to comply with the 
requirements contained in the final rule titled ``Periodic Revisions to 
Denied Boarding Compensation and Domestic Baggage Liability Limits''.

DATES: As of February 20, 2025, enforcement of the amendments enacted 
in the final rule published October 24, 2024, at 89 FR 84815, is 
delayed until March 20, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Hindman, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, (202) 366-9041, 
[email protected].
    Electronic Access and Filing: This document, the notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM), all comments received, the final rule, and all 
background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using 
the docket number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and 
guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each 
day, 365 days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also 
be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register's website at 
www.federalregister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website 
at www.GovInfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 24, 2024, DOT issued a final rule 
titled, ``Periodic Revisions to Denied Boarding Compensation and 
Domestic Baggage Liability Limits'' (89 FR 84815). This final rule 
raised, in accordance with existing regulation, the liability limits 
for denied boarding compensation that U.S. and foreign air carriers may 
impose from the current figures of $775 and $1,550 to $1,075 and 
$2,150. The final rule also raised the liability limit U.S. carriers 
may impose for mishandled baggage in domestic air transportation from 
the current amount of $3,800 to $4,700. This final rule became 
effective on January 22, 2025.
    On January 20, 2025, the President issued a memorandum titled 
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' \1\ to direct executive 
departments and agencies to consider postposing for 60 days the 
effective date for any rules that had been published in the Federal 
Register but had not taken effect for the purpose of reviewing any 
questions of fact, law, and policy that the rules may raise. While not 
explicitly subject to the President's memorandum, DOT is providing 
notice that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and not enforce 
the provisions of the ``Periodic Revisions to Denied Boarding 
Compensation and Domestic Baggage Liability Limits'' final rule until 
March 20, 2025, to allow the officials appointed or designated by the

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President to review the final rule to ensure that it is consistent with 
the law and Administration policies.
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    \1\ 90 FR 8249 (January 28, 2025).

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 
1.27(a):
Gregory D. Cote,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2025-02814 Filed 2-19-25; 8:45 am]
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