NY Env Conserv L § 3-0306 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 3 - General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction 3-0306 - Registry of Public Agencies and Private Organizations; Notice of Department Hearings.

§ 3-0306. Registry  of public agencies and private organizations; noticeof department hearings.1.  The  commissioner  shall  develop  and  maintain  a  registry   of   government  agencies  and  officials  and  of  private  organizations of   statewide, regional, county and  local  scope,  with  interests  in  the   regulatory  and  other  programs  of  the  department for the purpose of   providing written notice to such agencies and organizations of the time,   date, place, subject and nature of hearings  on  rules  and  regulations   under  consideration  by  the  department,  or  on  applications  to the   department for permits relating to the use,  improvement,  construction,   change  or  any  modification  whatsoever  of  the  air,  land, or water   resources within the state, or in relation to any other business  before   the  department  for which issuance of a public notice is required or is   appropriate and  desirable  in  accord  with  the  interests  of  public   participation in environmental planning and decision-making.2.  To  aid in the compilation of the registry, the commissioner shall   advertise its purposes no less than annually  to  governmental  agencies   and  the  public  through news releases and other media available to the   department, stating that interested agencies and organizations may apply   to be  listed  in  the  registry  by  completing  forms  requiring  such   information  as  may  be  prescribed  by the commissioner. Said registry   shall be prepared by the department to be as comprehensive  as  possible   and the entries contained therein shall not be limited to those obtained   in  response  to  advertisement by the department of the purposes of the   registry.3. The commissioner shall  publish  and  distribute  or  cause  to  be   published  and  distributed  said  registry,  not  less  frequently than   annually and in whole or in part as deemed appropriate and desirable  by   the  commissioner,  for  the  purpose of providing a directory to assist   with communications between public agencies and private organizations in   all manner of environmental affairs.4. Notices, as described herein,  shall,  at  the  discretion  of  the   commissioner, be published not less frequently than once every two weeks   in  a  departmental  publication  which  shall  be  mailed to registered   agencies and organizations in the area to be affected by the subject  of   said  notices  and  to  other  persons  subscribing to such publication;   provided that the commissioner may require the payment of a subscription   fee not to exceed the reasonable costs of such publication; and provided   further that the commissioner may in lieu of publishing any such  notice   mail  a copy thereof to registered agencies or organizations. In setting   such fee the commissioner shall take into account the purposes  of  this   section  to  provide  broad  public notice of department actions. Unless   otherwise provided by statute or regulation, failure to  provide  notice   as  herein  described shall in no way affect the ordinary proceedings of   the department.