Proposed Rules. Proposed rule; extension of comment period

Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT)
Action: Proposed rule; extension of comment period
Citation: FR Doc. 02-8552 · RIN 2105-AD04 · OST Docket No. 2002-11473 · 14 CFR 382

Summary

The Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) hereby extends the comment period on the proposed rule requiring certain foreign and domestic air carriers to report complaints that they receive alleging inadequate accessibility or discrimination on the basis of disability.

Dates

The comment period is extended from April 15, 2002, to June 1, 2002.

Supplementary Information

On March 8, 2002, the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) and the Regional Airline Association (RAA) filed a request to extend to June 1, 2002, the comment period on the Department's proposed rule requiring certain foreign and domestic air carriers to report disability-related complaints (see 67 FR 6892, February 14, 2002). In their request, ATA and RAA stated that they and their members need additional time to analyze the proposed rule, to assess its impact, to devise an appropriate survey, and to develop substantive recommendations. They maintain that additional time will yield more insightful comments that will, in turn, improve the final rule. The Department concurs that an extension of the comment period is necessary to allow members of industry sufficient time to analyze the impact of the proposed rule and determines that this extension would not unduly affect the public's or the government's interest. Moreover, the Department has not received any objection to the extension of time requested by ATA and RAA. Accordingly, the Department finds that this constitutes good cause to extend the comment period on the proposed rule from April 15, 2002, to June 1, 2002. Issued in Washington, DC this 3rd day of April, 2002, under authority delegated to me by 14 CFR 385.17(c). Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 02-8552 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]