"Pursuant to Executive Order No. 25, The Office of General Services invites comments from regulated entities and interested parties to identify existing regulations that impose unnecessary, burdensome or excessive costs, paperwork, reporting or other requirements.

Comments are sought that describe and quantify the burden and suggest appropriate remedies that the agency may undertake to eliminate or amend regulations that are unnecessary, unbalanced, unwise, duplicative or unduly burdensome.

Any comments must be received on or before June 1, 2010 and may be submitted in writing to: Paula B. Hanlon, Senior Attorney, Legal Services, New York State Office of General Services, 41st Fl., Corning Tower, Gov. N.A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242 or electronically at [email protected] and to the Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform at [email protected]”

I, David A. Paterson, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby adopt and promulgate the following regulation which has been recommended by the Municipal Police Training Council pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred forty of the Executive Law. This action is taken pursuant to the authority vested in me by section eight hundred forty-two of such law and, as such, it is exempted from the rule making provisions of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that amendments to §§ 6022.1 and 6022.6 of Title 9 of the New York State Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations are hereby adopted and promulgated and shall become effective upon publication in the State Register.

1. A new subdivision (f) is added to section 6022.1 Title 9 NYCRR to read as follows:

2. Section 6022.6 of Title 9 NYCRR is amended to read as follows:

§ 6022.6 Requirements for issuance of a certificate of completion/certificate of attendance.

(a) Attendance shall be required of each [police officer] candidate at all sessions of the in-service training course except for valid reasons. The director is authorized to determine the validity of and excuse absences of not more than 10 percent of the total hours of instruction as provided for in the curriculum of the course. An absentee from any scheduled class session shall make up such absence as required by the director.

(b) If the taking of examination(s) is required prior to the issuance of certificate(s), candidates must receive a passing score. If a series of examinations is required, candidates must achieve a total passing average for the series. The director shall assemble examination material, give and supervise the examination(s), and grade the examination(s). The director or sponsoring agency shall retain the examination papers as required by the appropriate schedule of records retention and disposition promulgated by the Commissioner of Education. Such records shall be available for inspection by members of the council or the commissioner.

(c) If minimum standards for an in-service course have been established by the council, upon certification by a director stating that a [police officer] candidate has satisfactorily completed all course requirements and any pre-requisite training as determined by the council, the commissioner may issue a certificate of completion.

(d) If minimum standards for an in-service training course have not been established by the council, upon certification by a director that a [police officer] candidate has satisfactorily completed all course requirements any pre-requisite training as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner may issue a certificate of attendance.

The Monroe County Deferred Compensation Plan Committee is soliciting proposals from firms to provide professional auditing services for our Deferred Compensation 457 Plan. The Plan is subject to the Rules and regulations of the New York State Deferred Compensation Board, Part 9000. A copy of the Request for Proposals may be obtained from: Scott M. Adair, CPA, Director of Finance, County of Monroe, 39 W. Main St., Rochester, NY 14614, (585) 753-1157, e-mail: [email protected]

Five copies plus one original of the proposal should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2010 to Scott Adair at the above address. Late proposals will not be considered.

Pursuant to 19 NYCRR 1205, the petitions below have been received by the Department of State for action by the Uniform Code Regional Boards of Review. Unless otherwise indicated, they involve requests for relief from provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Persons wishing to review any petitions, provide comments, or receive actual notices of any subsequent proceeding may contact Steven Rocklin, Codes Division, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12231, (518) 474-4073 to make appropriate arrangements.

2010-0062 Matter of Daniel and Felicia Livingston, 33 Greer Hill Drive, Ellicottville, NY 14731 for a variance concerning residential home automatic sprinkler system R313.3.

Involved is the requirement of Automatic Sprinkler System in the existing structure and the new building addition. The subject property consists of a R-3 (residential one-family dwelling) occupancy Type V-B construction (wood frame construction), three stories in height, having a cumulative gross floor area of 3,380 square feet (2,285 square feet existing and 1,095 square feet proposed), located at 33 Greer Hill Drive, Ellicotville, Cattaraugus County, State of New York.

Pursuant to Section 9-0505 of the Environmental Conservation Law, the Department of Environmental Conservation hereby gives Public Notice for the following:

Sealed bids for 2,094 tons more or less of red pine and 5 cords more or less of hardwood firewood, located on Chenango Reforestation Area No. 2, Stands C-31, 33 & 36, and Chenango Reforestation Area No. 20, Stand A-2.1, 2.2 & 9.2, will be accepted at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Contract Unit, 625 Broadway, 10th Fl., Albany, NY 12233-5027 until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010.

For further information, contact: Robert Slavicek, Supervising Forester, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands and Forests, Region 7, 2715 State Hwy., 80 Sherburne, NY 13460-4507, (607) 674-4036