{"abstract":"On December 30, 2009, the Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) published a final rule that requires, among other things, that U.S. carriers adopt contingency plans for lengthy tarmac delays that include an assurance that a carrier will not permit an aircraft to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours in the case of domestic flights and for more than a set number of hours as determined by a carrier in the case of international flights without providing passengers an opportunity to deplane, with certain exceptions for safety, security or Air Traffic Control-related reasons. This rule becomes effective on April 29, 2010. Several airlines have requested an exemption from these requirements for operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), for seven months in 2010 during which runway construction is expected to be under way at that airport and the rule will otherwise be effective, one airline has asked that operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) be similarly exempted for the same time period, and another has requested that Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) be included in any relief granted by the Department. The Department is seeking comment on the exemption requests to assist it in deciding whether it should grant or deny these requests. The Department will publish a document in the Federal Register regarding its decision on the exemption requests after it has reviewed the comments submitted.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2010/03/30/2010-7198.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"75 FR 15765","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2010-04-09","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments should be filed by April 9, 2010. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. DOT-OST-2007-0022"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2010-7198","effective_on":null,"end_page":15767,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2010/03/30/2010-7198.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/30/2010-7198/request-for-comments-on-carriers-temporary-exemption-requests-from-dots-tarmac-delay-rules-for-jfk","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2010-7198?publication_date=2010-03-30","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2010-03-30/2010-7198/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":50,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-03-30/pdf/2010-7198.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2010-03-30","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2010/03/30/2010-7198.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Air Transport Association of America, Inc.","document_id":"DOT-OST-2007-0022-0269"},{"title":"U.S. DOT/OST - Final Regulatory Impact Analysis of Rulemaking on Enhanced Airline Passenger Protections - Final Regulatory Evaluation","document_id":"DOT-OST-2007-0022-0265"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2105-AD72/enhancing-airline-passenger-protections","title":"Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=DOT-OST-2007-0022","supporting_documents_count":2,"docket_id":"DOT-OST-2007-0022","regulation_id_number":"2105-AD72","title":"Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2010-03-30T16:05:23Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":15765,"subtype":null,"title":"Request for Comments on Carriers' Temporary Exemption Requests From DOT's Tarmac Delay Rules for JFK, EWR, LGA and PHL Operations","toc_doc":"Carriers' Temporary Exemption Requests from DOT's Tarmac Delay Rules for JFK, EWR, LGA and PHL Operations","toc_subject":"Request for Comments:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":75}