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INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NEW YORK STATE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS RULES

            Pursuant to Executive Order No. 25, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (“Department”) invites comments from regulated entities and interested parties to identify existing regulations that impose unnecessary, burdensome or excessive costs, paperwork, reporting or other requirements.  The Department’s regulations are contained in Title 1 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (1 NYCRR), which may be accessed on the website of the New York State Department of State at the following link: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/nycrr.html.

             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 December 28, 2009 and may be submitted in writing to John Rusnica, Esq., NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Counsel’s Office, 10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY  12235 or electronically to John.Rusnica@agmkt.state.ny.us and to the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform at EO25@gorr.state.ny.us.

The following comments are too be sent to John Rusnica at Dept of Ag & Mrkt and to the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform