The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) is proposing to amend its rules to create an Interior Advertising Provider License applicable to for-hire-vehicles (FHVs). The agency will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule Jan. 9, at 10:00am. It will be held online using Zoom and will be livestreamed at www.nyc.gov/tlc. There will be no in-person public hearing.

To participate in the hearing, e-mail the TLC at tlcrules@tlc.nyc.gov or call 212-676-1135 by Jan. 8. After you have signed up to speak, TLC provides a Zoom URL to enter in on your computer or dial-in via phone number if you prefer to call.

Anyone can comment on the proposed rules by:

  • You can submit comments to the TLC through the NYC rules website at www.nyc.gov/nycrules.
  • You can email comments to tlcrules@tlc.nyc.gov.
  • You can mail comments to the Taxi and Limousine Commission, Office of Legal Affairs, 33 Beaver Street – 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10004.
  • You can fax comments to the TLC at 212-313-3027.
  • By speaking at the hearing. To sign up to speak and provide testimony, you must e-mail the TLC at tlcrules@tlc.nyc.gov or call 212-676-1135 by 5:00pm on Jan. 8. Speakers will not be able to sign up the day of the hearing.

Note: The hearing is for accepting oral testimony only and is not held in a “Question and Answer” format. The deadline to submit written comments is Jan. 9.

If you need assistance to participate in the hearing, you must tell the Office of Legal Affairs if you need a reasonable accommodation of a disability (like a sign language interpreter). You can tell the TLC by mail at the address above or call 212-676-1135 by Jan. 8.

The TLC is proposing rule amendments in relation to interior advertising in FHVs and the compensation derived from the revenue. This initiative will permit qualified vendors to offer information, news and entertainment for passengers via tablets installed in FHVs while enabling drivers to be paid a share of the revenue and will facilitate the payment of gratuities through the tablets. Read more at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/tlc/downloads/pdf/proposed_rule_for_interior_advertising_fhv.pdf.

Source: NYC TLC

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