Hazardous Materials: Safety Device Classification Policy

Portal detail 1Hazardous Materials: Safety Device Classification Policy PHMSA Safety Device Policy FRN - 87 FR 62177 - 10.13.22.pdf (224.11 KB) This Notice details what PHMSA will consider when reviewing an approval request to reclassify a material as a Class 9 safety device. Further, it establishes a policy for classifying subcomponents of existing safety devices as safety devices in their own right. It further states that PHMSA will balance the potential safety benefits to persons in vehicles, vessels or aircraft with the potential danger posed by shipping explosive materials that are not incorporated in a larger component device. Issued Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022#

Attachment 1, passage 1Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2022 / Notices 62177 that operate Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation Systems in their jurisdictions to consider signal system safety and train control as part of the RTA’s Safety Risk Management (SRM) process. In addition, FTA recommends SSOAs incorporate SA 22–2 into their oversight activities. FTA SA 22–1 ‘‘Rail Car Passenger Door Inspection and Functional Testing’’ and SA 22–2 ‘‘Signal System Safety and Train Control’’ are available in their entirety on the agency’s public website: (https:// www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and- guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories). DATES: FTA recommends that SSOAs direct RTAs within their jurisdiction to evaluate the sufficiency of rail car passenger door inspection and function testing procedures, and to consider signal system safety and train control as part of the RTA’s SRM process on an as- needed basis for SA 22–1 and SA 22– 2 by November 14, 2022. In addition, FTA recommends that SSOAs obtain any completed risk assessments and any associated risk mitigations from the RTAs for SA 22–2 by April 11, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, FTA, telephone (202) 366–1783 or Joseph.DeLorenzo@dot.gov. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 670.29. Nuria I. Fernandez, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2022–22278 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Announcement of Fiscal Year 2022 Low or No Emission Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Project Selections; Correction AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: On August 18, 2022, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing project selections for the Fiscal Year 2022 Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Program. This notice provides a correction to eight project descriptions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this notice contact Amy Volz, Program Manager, Office of Transit Programs, at amy.volz@ dot.gov, or (202) 366–7484. Please contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office for any specific requests for information or technical assistance. FTA Regional Office contact information is available at: https:// www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional- offices/regional-offices. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117–58), requires that 25 percent of the funding made available for the Low or No Emission Program each year be awarded to low- emission projects. In order to help meet this requirement, FTA selected eight projects which applied for a mixture of low-emission and zero-emission components, only funding the low- emission components of the project. The notice, published on August 18, 2022, 87 FR 50916, which included the list of selected projects, did not make this distinction in the project descriptions. The following table contains the corrections to the project descriptions found in Table 1 ‘‘FY 2022 Low or No Emission Project Selections’’ in the prior publication. State Recipient Project ID Project description Allocation AL ........................... CA .......................... IL ............................ MA .......................... MS .......................... NC .......................... OH .......................... OK .......................... Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority. Fresno, City of ....................................... Rockford Mass Transit District ............... Massachusetts Department of Transpor- tation (MassDOT). City of Jackson ...................................... City of Fayetteville ................................. Stark Area Regional Transit Authority ... Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), dba EM- BARK. D2022–LWNO–003 D2022–LWNO–013 D2022–LWNO–039 D2022–LWNO–049 D2022–LWNO–062 D2022–LWNO–068 D2022–LWNO–077 D2022–LWNO–079 Purchase CNG vehicles and associated infrastructure. Replace vehicles with CNG vehicles ..... Replace diesel buses with hybrid elec- tric buses. Replace diesel buses with propane buses. Purchase hybrid electric buses .............. Purchase propane vehicles ................... Purchase CNG vehicles ......................... Replace diesel buses with CNG vehi- cles. $13,654,636 17,367,042 6,328,980 4,143,750 8,714,400 280,500 2,393,600 6,745,732 Nuria I. Fernandez, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2022–22256 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice; safety device classification policy. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket Number PHMSA–2019–0156 (Notice No. 2022–07)] Hazardous Materials: Safety Device Classification Policy AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice setting forth and requesting comments from the public and other interested parties regarding its policy on classification of articles containing hazardous materials used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft to enhance safety to persons. These articles are described as ‘‘Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ for purposes of transportation under the U.S. hazardous material regulations. DATES: Comments must be received by November 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number PHMSA–2019–0156 by any of the following methods: • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets Operations, M–30, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Oct 12, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1#

Attachment 1, passage 2khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 62178 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2022 / Notices 30, Ground Floor, Room W12–140 in the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number PHMSA–2019–0156 for this notice at the beginning of the comment. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http:// www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. If sent by mail, comments must be submitted in duplicate. Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their comments must include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or comments received, go to http:// www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket Operations Office; see ADDRESSES. Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA; 5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ‘‘PROPRIETARY.’’ Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Lad Falat, Sciences and Engineering Division, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, (202) 366–1655, PHMSA, East Building, PHH10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. Any commentary that PHMSA receives, which is not specifically designated as CBI, will be placed in the public docket. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lad Falat, Sciences and Engineering Division, (202) 366–1655, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary PHMSA publishes and seeks comments on this Safety Device Classification Policy (Policy). This Policy outlines the parameters for what PHMSA will approve as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices under 49 CFR 173.166(b)(1)(iv). Specifically, PHMSA will approve as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices articles that are complete, assembled components used in transportation by vehicle, vessel, or aircraft and which perform a stand- alone mechanical action enhancing safety to persons. As explained below, because subcomponents of safety devices do not meet the threshold and because they pose a potential risk when transported, they must continue to be transported under existing regulatory authorities. This notice also provides guidance on the types of data and documentation an applicant can provide to support an application to the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety for classification of an article as a Class 9 (UN3268) safety device. II. Background PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171– 180) prescribe requirements for the transportation in commerce of safety devices, including labeling, marking, and shipping paper requirements. The HMR provides that articles containing Class 1 (Explosive) materials must seek classification approval from PHMSA and adhere to important labeling, marking, and shipping paper requirements. The HMR also establishes requirements for assignment of shipping descriptions that incorporate information regarding the classification of materials as Class 1, Class 9, or another hazard class. Section 173.166 of the HMR defines ‘‘safety devices’’ as ‘‘articles which contain pyrotechnic substances or hazardous materials of other classes and are used in vehicles, vessels or aircraft to enhance safety to persons.’’ That section identifies three types of proven safety devices (specifically, air bag inflators, air bag modules, and seat-belt pretensioners) that, if certified by a PHMSA-certified explosives testing laboratory as Class 9 materials, do not require PHMSA approval for use of the shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9.’’ Section 173.166, however, contemplates that certain other articles could be eligible for approval by the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety for use of the ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ shipping description. Articles determined by a PHMSA-certified explosives testing laboratory to have passed the testing criteria established in Special Provision 160 and which are used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft to enhance the safety of persons, may be submitted to the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety for approval as a Class 9 (UN3268) safety device. Other safety devices, which had been deemed ineligible for approval as Class 9 hazardous materials by either the terms of § 173.166, or the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, may apply for approval to use the shipping description ‘‘UN0503, Safety devices, pyrotechnic, 1.4G.’’ Division 1.4G explosives are subject to enhanced labeling, marking, and shipping paper requirements that notify transportation workers, emergency responders, and import controllers of the presence of explosives. In addition, division 1.4G explosives are not allowed for bulk transportation, or transport by passenger rail or passenger aircraft. The above-described § 173.166 construct reflects a 2015 amendment of the HMR 2 to account for a change in the 19th Edition of the United Nations Model Regulations 3 expanding eligibility for use of the ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ shipping description to other proven technologies. Historically, the shipping description for UN3268 safety devices in the UN Model Regulations (‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, air bag inflators, air bag modules, or seat-belt pretensioners’’) had been explicitly limited to the specific safety devices identified in italics. The HMR at § 173.166 had mirrored that limitation. However, the 19th Edition of the UN Model Regulations deleted the historical reference to specific safety devices within a revised shipping description— ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’—to accommodate technological development of new safety devices for vehicles, vessels, and aircraft. PHMSA subsequently revised § 173.166 in its HM–215M rulemaking to incorporate that revised shipping description within UN Model Regulations and introduced the approval process by which stakeholders can seek to use the shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9.’’ Since issuance of HM–215M, PHMSA has received special permit applications to classify Class 1 articles, that had been classified through an EX approval as Division 1.4S explosives and which are not used in vehicle, vessel, or aircraft transportation, as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices. UN3268 is limited by the 2 ‘‘Final Rule: International Standards Harmonization (HM–215M),’’ 80 FR 1075 (Jan. 8, 2015) (HM–215M). 3 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations, Nineteenth revised edition (2015) (19th Edition of the UN Model Regulations). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Oct 12, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1#

Attachment 1, passage 3HMR for use in transportation, therefore, safety-enhancing articles containing pyrotechnic substances or other hazardous materials that are not used in a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, such as those for table saws, non- vehicular mining equipment, and life- saving appliances as described in § 173.219 cannot be considered ‘‘UN3268, Safety Devices, electrically initiated, 9.’’ PHMSA has also received inquiries and requests for interpretations concerning whether subcomponents of vehicle, vessel, or aircraft safety devices could themselves be eligible for use of the shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9.’’ In response to those inquiries about implementation of § 173.166, PHMSA in June 2020 issued a request for information 4 seeking public input on specific questions and issues relevant to the shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9.’’ These questions sought general information and data on the scope and expansion of the safety device application under § 173.166, the testing required for consideration and approval as a Class 9 (UN3268) safety device, and the conditions for transport and carriage aboard aircraft for items classified as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices under § 173.166. PHMSA received 14 total comments from various stakeholders including safety device manufacturers, explosive testing labs, and trade associations. The input received from these commenters has been considered in formulating this Policy. PHMSA publishes this Policy set forth below and seeks comments from the public and interested stakeholders thereon. III. Policy on Classification of Articles Used in Vehicles, Vessels, or Aircraft as Class 9 (UN3268) Safety Devices In order to provide clarity on what types of articles PHMSA will consider for shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ under 49 CFR 173.166, PHMSA issues this Policy and guidance. This document outlines the types of safety devices PHMSA will consider for approval as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices, the process to seek such approval, and documentation to support such an application for approval. Limitation to Transportation Sector Section 173.166 limits applicability of the shipping description ‘‘UN3268 Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ to ‘‘articles which . . . are used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft to enhance safety to persons.’’ The phrase ‘‘used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft’’ limits eligibility to articles used in transportation by vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. Therefore, if an article is intended to enhance safety to persons, but is not used in a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, it cannot be considered an eligible device under § 173.166 at this time. Subcomponents PHMSA has received inquiries on whether sub-components of safety devices can themselves be considered Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices under § 173.166. Shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ is applicable to air bag inflators, air bag modules, seat-belt pretensioners, and other pyromechanical devices. Section 173.166 describes pyromechanical safety devices as ‘‘assembled components’’ and elsewhere describes some safety devices as being within ‘‘completed components.’’ 5 In determining under § 173.166 if an article (other than air bag inflators, air bag modules, or seat-belt pretensioners) can appropriately be described as a Class 9 (UN3268) safety device, PHMSA will consider whether a sub-component to a safety device will have elevated risk over the safety device they will become a part of, which could be due to greater concentration or total amount of explosive hazard. PHMSA will balance the potential safety benefits to persons in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft with the potential danger posed by shipping explosive materials that are not incorporated in a larger component device. Many sub-components such as pyrotechnic micro-gas generators (MGGs), that supply a burst of gas but which itself does not produce a stand- alone safety-enhancing mechanical action, are not expected to meet these criteria—due to the safety burden they pose in shipment. To date, PHMSA has not received requests to approve any subcomponents that would enhance safety to persons in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft sufficient to outweigh the risks presented by transporting those subcomponents as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices in transportation. This guidance supersedes PHMSA Letters of khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2022 / Notices 62179 4 85 FR 35368 (June 8, 2020). 5 Section 173.166(d)(1) excepts from the requirements of § 173.166 a safety device classified as Class 9 and which is installed in, or is, a completed component of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft. As for what is considered a ‘‘completed component’’ the regulation mentions ‘‘steering columns or door panels’’ as examples, which provides further evidence of the limitations intended in § 173.166. Interpretation 18–0035 and 18–0113, which are hereby withdrawn. PHMSA has not issued any approvals consistent with those Letters of Interpretation. Guidance for Applications for Approval as Class 9 (UN3268) Safety Devices Applicants seeking approval as Class 9 (UN3268) safety devices other than air bag inflators, air bag modules, and seat- belt pretensioners may apply for such approval pursuant to § 173.166(b). Any such articles must be examined and successfully tested by a person or agency who is authorized to perform examination and testing of explosives under § 173.56(b)(1) and submitted to the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety for approval and assigned an EX number (see § 173.166(b)(1)(iv)). In order for PHMSA to assign shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ to an article, an applicant must provide, as part of the approval application, sufficient evidence that the article under consideration has been tested, including records of such tests as outlined in § 173.166(g)(1). Additionally, applicants may provide information that the article is used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft, and demonstrated to enhance safety to persons. Data on the number of articles in use listed by vehicle type and the resulting effects on enhancement of safety to persons is important supporting information for an application under § 173.166(b)(1)(iv). Additional supporting documentation may include written statements confirming the use of the subject articles to enhance safety to persons by manufacturers or modifiers of vehicles, vessels, or aircraft, and statements of recognition from the insurance industry, other trade associations, and/or government bodies that the subject articles are recognized to enhance the safety to persons when used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft. This may include data that demonstrates the devices have been used in foreign vehicle, vessels, or aircraft applications to enhance safety to persons. Applicants’ claims and supporting documentation will be reviewed and verified by the Associate Administrator during the evaluation and approval process. An article seeking the shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9,’’ but that has not been tested and demonstrated to enhance safety to persons when used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft, would not meet the Associate Administrator’s policy for shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9.’’ In such a case, if the article VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Oct 12, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1#

Attachment 1, passage 462180 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2022 / Notices meets the definition of ‘‘explosive’’,6 the applicant must seek approval under § 173.56 to transport the article in accordance with the procedures for the classification and approval of a new Class 1 explosive. If, after such approval is granted, the applicant can demonstrate that the article is used in vehicles, vessels, or aircraft to enhance safety to persons, then they may request that PHMSA apply shipping description ‘‘UN3268, Safety devices, electrically initiated, 9’’ in accordance with the process described above. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2022 under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. William S. Schoonover, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. [FR Doc. 2022–22200 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket ID Number: DOT–OST–2010–0054] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Agency Request for Reinstatement of Previously Approved Collections: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (Department or DOT). ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, the Department is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to OMB for review. DOT published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collections of information on May 10, 2022 (87 FR 28101). DOT received two comments on the 60-day notice which are addressed below. DOT considered khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 6 As defined in § 173.50 an explosive means any substance or article, including a device, which is designed to function by explosion (i.e., an extremely rapid release of gas and heat) or which, by chemical reaction within itself, is able to function in a similar manner even if not designed to function by explosion, unless the substance or article is otherwise classed under the provisions of the HMR. The term includes a pyrotechnic substance or article, unless the substance or article is otherwise classed under the provisions of the HMR. the comments and concluded that it will not make any changes to the information collections based on the comments before it submits the ICR to OMB for review. This notice is to allow the public an additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments to the recently published application to reinstate OMB Control Number: 2105–0551, ‘‘Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints.’’ DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments should be submitted by November 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Comments may also be sent via email to OMB at the following address: oira _ submissions@omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Wood, Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Telephone Number (202) 366–9342 (voice), (202) 366–7152 (fax), john.wood@dot.gov (email). Arrangements to receive this document in an alternative format may be made by contacting the above-named individual. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2105–0551. Title: Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints. Type of Request: Reinstatement of information collections. Background: The Department requires U.S. and foreign air carriers operating to, from and within the United States that conduct passenger-carrying service with at least one aircraft with a designed seating capacity of more than 60 passengers (large aircraft) to record complaints that they receive alleging inadequate accessibility or discrimination on the basis of disability. The carriers must also categorize these complaints according to the type of disability and nature of complaint, prepare a summary report annually of the complaints received during the preceding calendar year, submit the report to the Department’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, and retain copies of correspondence and records of action taken on the reported complaints for three years. Carriers are also required to submit their annual report via the World Wide Web except if the carrier can demonstrate an undue burden by doing so and receives permission from the Department to submit it in an alternative manner. The first required report of disability-related complaints was due to the Department on January 31, 2005, and covered disability-related complaints received by carriers during calendar year 2004. Carriers have since submitted subsequent reports to the Department by the last Monday in January for the prior calendar year. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve paperwork packages. On May 10, 2022, DOT published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on the ICRs for which the agency seeks OMB approval. See 87 FR 28101. DOT received two comments after issuing this notice. One of the comments, filed by a member of the public, addressed modifications of the DOT air service complaint form which is covered under a different OMB control number than is addressed by this notice. The other comment, filed by Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), stated that the collection of information on disability- related complaints is necessary for the proper performance of DOT because DOT is responsible for enforcing the requirements of the Air Carrier Access Act. PVA noted that the collection of the information indicates which airlines receive the most complaints and what types of discrimination are occurring during air travel. PVA stated that without the collection and reporting of the complaints, airlines may not be held responsible for improper procedures, discrimination, and unlawful treatment of individuals with disabilities. In addition, PVA stated that the information collected by DOT is too generalized and ambiguous to provide passengers with disabilities information about which airlines provide the best experience for passengers with disabilities and appropriately to determine the issues that such passengers experience. PVA also stated that the current burden on airlines to collect and categorize the complaints can be alleviated by adding more descriptive options in their complaint forms for passengers to categorize the complaint. For example, PVA stated that airlines could use more specific check boxes or indicators for passengers to select and categorize the complaint. In addition, PVA stated that many online complaint forms are difficult for passengers to find, resulting in passengers calling the airline to file VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Oct 12, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1#