Whereas, section 363-c(e) of the Retirement and Social Security Law requires timely filing of written notice of occurrence(s) with the Comptroller as a prerequisite to the granting of retirement for disability incurred in the performance of duty, and whereas paragraph c of subdivision e of section 363-c provides that the notice requirement shall apply to all occurrences before and after the August 1, 1984 effective date of section 363-c, and whereas section 363-c(e) provides that a failure to file timely notice may be excused for good cause shown as provided by rules and regulations promulgated by the Comptroller, this Part is promulgated to establish the standard by which failure to file timely notice of occurrence of disability will be excused for good cause.