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The Seeing Eye®"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt'><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>Dear Seeing Eye graduate:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>It has very recently come to the attention of The Seeing Eye and other consumer organizations that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on proposed revisions to the Service Animal Air Transportation Form and Relief Attestation Form.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>We are disappointed that the DOT did not alert stakeholders of this request for comment as they have made a practice of doing in the past. Although the notice was published on November 13, 2023 allowing sixty days for public comment, it would appear that many stakeholders have only recently learned of the request for comment. Comments must be submitted by this <strong>Friday, January 12, 2024.</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>We urge you to review the notice and follow the instructions for submitting a comment at the link below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://support.seeingeye.org/site/R?i=V7bqZ1CGoScCQzhxJBRRFrllD9sMrOhH2vtXHf_p7XJ9G7ESLm0PRg">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/13/2023-24885/notice-of-submission-of-proposed-information-collection-to-omb-agency-request-for-reinstatement-of</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>Please be assured that The Seeing Eye will be submitting comments, and we urge you as a graduate of The Seeing Eye to do the same. Please do not forget that your comments must be submitted by Friday January 12, 2024.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'>Dave Johnson and Melissa Allman<br>Seeing Eye Department of Accessibility, Advocacy, and Government Relations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DA42F8.F44F20C0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#1F3734;padding:22.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 18.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://support.seeingeye.org/site/R?i=vX20E8iKn4cl6s3qn0JBI17yCafKD4CjSDMK3M2R4qaPL-5vbHEnnw"><span style='color:#B0DBD7;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=109 height=109 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DA42F8.F44F20C0" alt="Image removed by sender. 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