N.Y. Executive Law § 149: Format of state register

§ 149. Format of state register. 1. The printed version of the state

register shall be an eight and one-half by eleven inch booklet with

three holes punched in the left hand margin to make such register

suitable for storage in an eight and one-half by eleven inch loose-leaf

binder.

2. Each regular issue of the state register shall contain:

(a) a table of contents;

(b) a table which includes a general description of the identification

number system, the alphanumeric abbreviation assigned to each agency and

the symbol to denote the various types of notices pursuant to article

two of the state administrative procedure act;

(c) a complete list of all public hearings to be conducted for which a

notice of proposed rule making has been published therein or in any

previous issue of the state register. Such list shall include (i) the

agency which will conduct the public hearing; (ii) the date, time, place

and subject of such public hearing; and (iii) the identification number

for the proposed rule making which is the subject of such public

hearing;

(d) a presentation of notices, required by article two of the state

administrative procedure act and not already published in the state

register, in a sequence that provides by agency (i) notices of emergency

adoption, (ii) notices of adoption, (iii) notices of expiration, (iv)

notices of withdrawal, (v) notices of proposed rule making for which a

public hearing is scheduled, (vi) notices of proposed rule making for

which no hearing is scheduled and (vii) notices of revised rule making;

(e) an action pending index, in tabular form, by agency in

alphabetical order, which shall identify all previously noticed proposed

rules for which the secretary of state has not published a notice of

expiration, of adoption or of withdrawal, and, with respect to a rule

defined in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of

section one hundred two of the state administrative procedure act, for

which the secretary of state has not published a notice of adoption or

withdrawal for one year after the publication of the proposed rule

making notice or two years if such notice has been renewed by the

agency. Such action pending index shall include a description of the

subject and purpose of the proposed rule and the identification number

described in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this section.

3. With respect to notices published in the state register pursuant to

article two of the state administrative procedure act: (a) each notice

of proposed rule making shall be identified in the state register by an

identification number which shall include a separate alphanumeric

abbreviation to identify the agency, the issue number and year of

publication of the state register, a consecutive number assigned by the

secretary of state to such notice, and a symbol denoting that the notice

is for a proposed rule making;

(b) each notice of expiration, revised rule making, withdrawal,

adoption or emergency adoption shall be identified by the identification

number assigned to the notice of proposed rule making to which it

corresponds, followed by a symbol denoting that such notice is for an

expiration, withdrawal, adoption or emergency adoption;

(c) if a notice of emergency adoption does not correspond to a prior

notice of proposed rule making, such notice of emergency adoption shall

be assigned an identification number in accordance with paragraph (a) of

this subdivision, except that the symbol shall denote that the notice is

for an emergency adoption.

4. To the extent practicable, every version of the state register

transmitted by electronic means shall substantially comply with the

provisions of this section.