Pursuant to Section 207 of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA), State agencies, including the Office for Technology (OFT), must review after five years, and thereafter at five year intervals, all regulations that were adopted on or after January 1, 1997. The purpose of the SAPA Section 207 review is to determine whether such regulations should be continued as written, modified or repealed. OFT hereby gives notice that the following regulation, which was originally adopted by OFT on October 18, 2000, and subsequently amended effective May 7, 2003, will be subject to this review in calendar year 2008. OFT invites public comment on the continuation, modification or repeal of the following regulation.

9 NYCRR Part 540

Electronic Signatures and Records Act

Statutory Authority: State Technology Law, sections 103(11), 303(2)(a),304(1), 305(1) and 307(4).

This regulation establishes standards and procedures in accordance with the State Technology Law governing the use and acceptance of electronic signatures and electronic records by persons in New York State. OFT intends to continue this regulation and make technical amendments to the same.

Comments concerning the foregoing regulation must be in writing and must be received by March 24, 2008. Send all comments to:

John J. Aveni, Esq.

Office for Technology

State Capitol ESP

PO Box 2062

Albany, NY 12220-0062

(518) 473-0327 (fax)

[email protected] (e-mail)

You may access the complete text of Part 540 on the OFT website at http://www.oft.state.ny. us/Policy/ESRA/Regs050703.htm