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Under this proposal, a carrier's failure to provide family seating would subject it to civil penalties on a per passenger (child) basis, and if the carrier charged families a fee beyond the fare to secure family seating, the carrier would be subject to civil penalties for each fee imposed.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).","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/2024/08/09/2024-17323.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":259,"title":14},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":261,"title":14}],"citation":"89 FR 65272","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2024-10-08","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments should be filed by October 8, 2024. 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