{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New York (MTA subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, Staten Island Railway, paratransit)","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren","authority":"New York State Department of Health and CDC requirements (recited: \u0027The guidance is consistent with New York State Department of Health and the CDC\u0027s guidelines that require masks in certain settings including public transit\u0027)","instrument":"MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; \u0027changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements\u0027","title":"MTA Reminds Customers to Wear a Mask While Riding Trains and Buses - Masks Still Required Onboard Subways, Buses, Commuter Rails and Paratransit Except on Outdoor Train Platforms and Bus Stops","dateIssued":"2021-06-16","effective":"2021-06-16 (continuing requirement; outdoor platforms and stops relieved)","end":"New York\u0027s own transit mask directive was rescinded June 25, 2021 (per the New York State file); the federal CDC order and TSA directives continued past Sept. 30, 2021 (vacated Apr. 18, 2022)","startDate":"2021-06-16","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV"],"addressees":["all MTA riders (onboard and in indoor stations)"],"clause":"The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is reminding customers that masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations. The guidance is consistent with New York State Department of Health and the CDC\u0027s guidelines that require masks in certain settings including public transit. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday that state-mandated restrictions were being lifted as 70% of New Yorkers aged 18 or older have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccination series, but that changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements. Under updated CDC guidance masks are no longer required on outdoor NYC Transit platforms... Once a customer boards a train, bus or paratransit vehicle, masks are required.","enforcement":"MTA rules of conduct ($50 fine, Ex. 091); federal TSA civil penalties and CDC refusal-of-boarding rule","functions":["WF commuting workforce (mask condition on every MTA ride continuing into Q3 2021 after New York lifted its general restrictions)","TV travel (LIRR and Metro-North commuters)","CB customer access"],"notes":"Q2-Q3 2021 instrument: the MTA\u0027s own statement, the day after New York\u0027s general restrictions ended, that the transit mask requirement continued under federal requirements. Implementing rule under State and federal orders.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":170106,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090","citation":"Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren, MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; \u0027changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements\u0027 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090)","stateName":"New York","related":[]}