WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a rule called: Procedures in Regulating and Enforcing Unfair or Deceptive Practices.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Gregory Zerzan, General Counsel.
Summary: The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is amending its regulations regarding the hearing procedures available when the Department proposes a discretionary aviation consumer protection rulemaking declaring a practice to be unfair or deceptive. This final rule revises the hearing procedures established in 2022 to align them with the more robust due process protections originally set forth in 2020, ensuring the use of neutral hearing officers and the issuance of formal findings of fa...