Private Service Bureaus

NY-ADR

3/15/17 N.Y. St. Reg. MTV-11-17-00005-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXIX, ISSUE 11
March 15, 2017
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. MTV-11-17-00005-P
Private Service Bureaus
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
This is a consensus rule making to amend section 77.7 of Title 15 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Vehicle and Traffic Law, sections 215(a) and 395
Subject:
Private Service Bureaus.
Purpose:
To delete the outdated DMV website address from the regulation.
Text of proposed rule:
Paragraph (f) of section 77.7 is amended to read as follows:
(f) Disclaimer. In any case where a private service bureau maintains a website that offers services or transactions that an applicant could obtain or conduct directly via the department's own website, the private service bureau must include the following language by means of a statement on its website on any pages that refer to licensing, registration or title transactions performed by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles in a noticeably distinct manner and in bold type New York State Department of Motor Vehicles in a noticeably distinct manner and in bold type of a size equal to at least 24 point type:
NOTICE:
THIS TRANSACTION OR SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, DIRECTLY FROM THE OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WEBSITE [AT www.nysdmv.com].
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Heidi Bazicki, Department of Motor Vehicles, 6 Empire State Plaza, Rm. 522A, Albany, NY 12228, (518) 474-0871, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Ida Traschen, Department of Motor Vehicles, 6 Empire State Plaza, Rm. 522A, Albany, NY 12228, (518) 474-0871, email: [email protected]
Public comment will be received until:
45 days after publication of this notice.
Consensus Rule Making Determination
15 NYCRR 77.7(f) provides that if a private service bureau (PSB) maintains a website that offers services and transactions that the applicant could obtain directly from the Department of Motor Vehicles’ website, the PSB must post a notice advising the applicant that the service may be obtained from the DMV at no cost. The regulation cites an outdated address for the DMV website, which is currently www.dmv.ny.gov.
Since the address for the DMV website may change from time to time, the actual website address is deleted from the regulation. Since this is a technical revision to the regulation, a consensus rulemaking is appropriate.
Job Impact Statement
Since this proposed rulemaking has no adverse impact on job creation or development in New York State, a Job Impact Statement is not submitted.
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