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CFR /  Title 14  /  Part 382  /  Sec. 382.159 How are complaints filed with DOT?

(a) Any person believing that a carrier has violated any provision of this part may seek assistance or file an informal complaint at the Department of Transportation no later than 6 months after the date of the incident by either:

(1) Going to the web site of the Department's Aviation Consumer Protection Division at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov and selecting ``Air Travel Problems and Complaints,'' or

(2) Writing to Department of Transportation, Aviation Consumer Protection Division (C-75), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

(b) Any person believing that a carrier has violated any provision of this part may also file a formal complaint under the applicable procedures of 14 CFR part 302.

(c) You must file a formal complaint under this part within six months of the incident on which the complaint is based in order to ensure that the Department of Transportation will investigate the matter. Sec. Appendix A to Part 382--Report of Disability-Related Complaint Data[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR13MY08.000 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR13MY08.001

Sec. Appendix B to Part 382--Cross-Reference Table

The Department is providing the following table to assist users familiar with the current Part 382 in finding material in the new, renumbered Part 382.

Section Numbers: Old and New Rules------------------------------------------------------------------------

New section

Old section (382.x) (382.x) Subject------------------------------------------------------------------------General provisions:

1......................... 1................ Purpose.

3......................... 7................ Applicability.

5......................... 3................ Definitions.

7......................... 11, 13........... Non-discrimination

generally.

9......................... 15............... Contractors.Aircraft accessibility:

21(a)(1).................. 61............... Movable armrests.

21(a)(2).................. 67............... Stowage space in

cabin for passenger

wheelchair.

21(a)(3).................. 63............... Accessible

lavatories.

21(a)(4).................. 65............... Carrier-supplied on-

board wheelchair.

21(e) and (f)............. 71............... Aircraft

accessibility:

miscellaneous.Airport accessibility:

23........................ 51............... General.

(New)..................... 53............... Vision/hearing

impairments.Services and information:

31........................ 19............... Refusal of

transportation.

31(c)..................... 17............... Number limits.

33........................ 25, 27........... Advance notice

requirements.

35........................ 29............... Safety assistants

(formerly

``attendants'').

37........................ 87(a)............ Seat assignments.

38........................ 81 through 87.... Seating

accommodations.

39(a)..................... 91 through 105... Enplaning, deplaning

and connecting

assistance.

39(b)..................... 111 through 119.. Assistance in cabin.

40 and 40a................ 95, 99........... Mechanical lifts.

41........................ 121 through 133.. Stowage of assistive

devices, POCs and

other respiratory

assistive devices.

43(a)..................... 129(b)........... Timely return of

assistive devices.

43(b)..................... 131.............. Liability limits.

43(c)..................... 35............... Liability waivers.

45(a)..................... 41............... Access to information

(general).

45(b)..................... 115.............. Individual safety

briefings.

45(c)..................... 119.............. Access to information

in airport and

aircraft.

45(d)..................... 45............... Availability of copy

of rule.

47(a)..................... 43............... TTY's and

reservations

systems.

47(b)..................... 69............... Accessibility of

videos on aircraft.

49........................ 55............... Security screening.

51........................ 21............... Communicable

diseases.

53........................ 23............... Medical certificates.

55(a)..................... 117.............. Service animals.

55(b)..................... 33............... Sitting on blankets.

55(c)..................... 33............... Restricting movement.

55........................ 31............... Charges for

accommodations.Administrative provisions:

61........................ 141, 143......... Training.

63(c) and (d)............. 145.............. Manuals; directed

changes.

65(a)..................... 151, 153......... Complaints Resolution

Officials.

65(b)..................... 155, 157......... Written complaints to

carriers.

65(c) and (d)............. 159.............. Complaints to DOT.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Doc. OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 11472, Mar. 18, 2009]