[NAGDU] NAGDU Digest, Vol 158, Issue 7

[Peter Wolf]

Marion,
Thanks for the good work!
-Peter
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>   1. Interim Regulations of the ACAA concerning Service Dogs/ESAs
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> Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 21:20:43 -0400
> From: "NAGDU President" <blind411 at verizon.net>
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> Subject: [NAGDU] Interim Regulations of the ACAA concerning Service
> 	Dogs/ESAs
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>                The United States Office of Information and Regulatory
> Affairs is preparing to promulgate interim regulations for the Air Carrier
> Access Act concerning the carriage of service animals and emotional support
> animals. These interim regulations will create new rules for the ACAA that
> will be effective until new regulations can be promulgated by the United
> States Department of Transportation. At some point after the release of the
> interim regulations, the DOT will release an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule
> Making (ANPRM) at which time the public will have an opportunity to make
> comment. After the comment period, the DOT will then release a Notice of
> Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) and afford another comment period.
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>                On Monday, May 7, representatives from the National
> Federation of the Blind in consultation with the National Association of
> Guide Dog Users, its special interest division, met with officials from the
> Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to offer input concerning the
> interim rules. It is important to understand that the interim rules have not
> been released nor do we have any information about their content. We were
> only afforded an opportunity to present our position on what we feel these
> regulations should entail. The Office did ask questions of our
> representatives; however, their line of questioning did not reveal any
> specific information about the content of the interim regulations.
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>                The position we presented was that service animal users
> should not be subjected to any additional requirements, such as advance
> notification, proof of immunization, documentation of the animal's training,
> nor specific restrictions for check-in. We stated that service animal users
> should have the freedom to spontaneously purchase air travel accommodations
> on terms of full equality with our nondisabled peers. We are hoping the
> interim regulations will reflect the input we have offered to the Office of
> Information and Regulatory Affairs.
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>                We have been told that the interim regulations are planned
> for release in time to be implemented by the summer travel season. As soon
> as the interim regulations are released, we will post a message to the NAGDU
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> Fraternally yours,
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> Marion Gwizdala, President
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> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
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> National Federation of the Blind
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