NY Exec L § 889 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 39 - Office of Business Permits 889 - Program Responsibilities.

* § 889. Program responsibilities. 1. The office shall obtain and keep on  an annual basis appropriate statistical data regarding the number of permits issued by state agencies, the amount of time necessary  for  the permits  to  be issued, the cost of obtaining such permits, the types of projects  for  which  specific  permits   are   issued,   a   geographic distribution  of  permits  issued,  and  other  pertinent data which the director deems appropriate. The office shall analyze such data  by  type of  permit  and by agency responsible and make its findings available to the public.   2. The office shall conduct or cause to be conducted a thorough review of permit requirements and  the  need  by  the  state  to  require  such permits.  The office shall draw on such review, on its direct experience and its statistical analyses to prepare  recommendations  from  time  to time  for  the  appropriate  agencies, the legislature, and the governor regarding how to:  (a) eliminate unnecessary or antiquated permit requirements;  (b) consolidate duplicative or overlapping permit requirements;  (c) simplify overly complex or lengthy application procedures;  (d) expedite time consuming agency review and approval procedures; or,  (e) otherwise improve the permitting processes in the state.   3. Prior to the adoption of any new or modified permit  which  is  not expressly  mandated by legislative direction, the office shall conduct a review in the following manner:  (a) A state agency proposing to adopt a new  or  modified  permit  not expressly  legislatively  mandated,  shall,  thirty  days  prior  to its effective date, file such proposed action with the  office.  The  office shall conduct its review in accordance with the following standards:  (i) necessity: whether the proposed new or modified permit is the most effective means of carrying out the intent of the legislature;  (ii)  duplication:  whether  the permit duplicates or overlaps another existing permit;  (iii) simplicity: whether the requirements of the permit impose overly complex or lengthy application or reporting procedures and forms.   The office shall review and comment  upon  the  proposed  permit,  and submit  its  findings  in  writing  to  the submitting state agency, the administrative regulations review commission and the  secretary  to  the governor within twenty-one days of receipt of the proposed permit.  (b)  Any  new or modified non-legislatively mandated permit adopted as an emergency measure shall be submitted to the office within  five  days after  its  effective date.   The office shall review and comment on the permit according to  the  criteria  listed  in  paragraph  (a)  of  this subdivision   and   report   to   the   submitting   state  agency,  the administrative regulations review commission and the  secretary  to  the governor within five days of receipt of notice of the emergency action.  (c)  Any  applicant  or  holder of a permit may petition the office in writing to review the need for the permit. The office shall  acknowledge such  petition  within  five  days  of its receipt. Such review shall be conducted within sixty days of receipt and the office's  findings  shall be  submitted  in  writing  to  the  petitioner,  the  state agency, the administrative regulations review commission and the  secretary  to  the governor.   * NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995