Virtual Public Hearing- Proposed Parts 360-366, 369, 371, 377
A public comment hearing for the proposed rule will be held before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) electronically via the Webex Events platform as follows. The electronic format is reasonably accessible to persons with impaired mobility:
Date: July 19, 2022
Time: 6 PM
Access: To join through the internet, visit www.webex.com and click "Join a meeting."
Event Number: 2337 044 0743
Password: Part360-6PM (72783601 from phones)
Location: electronically via Webex Events
To join by phone only, dial: 1-518-549-0500
Access code: 2337 044 0743
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed rule will have the opportunity to make a statement at the public comment hearing webinar. Any person wishing to provide a public statement must register in advance of the hearings no later than 2 p.m. on July 18, 2022. Any person who wishes only to observe the webinar online must also register. Any person may listen to a hearing by phone without pre-registration.
To register electronically: Persons who will login to the hearing electronically must register. To register, visit http://www.webex.com/, click "Join a meeting," input the event number listed above, click "Register," and fill in the requested information. You will be asked whether you wish to make a public statement or not. After registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email with information about how to join the hearing.
On the appropriate date and time of the hearing, participants should visit https://www.webex.com/, click "Join a meeting" at the top right-hand corner of the screen, and input the appropriate event number for the hearing. Participants will be asked to "select audio system." It is recommended that participants choose to have the system "call me" or "call using computer." The "call me" option will require participants to enter their phone numbers.
To register by telephone: Any person who is not able to login electronically may participate by telephone. Call-in participants must register to speak in advance by calling the Department at 518-402-9003 no later than July 5, 2022. Please provide your first and last name, address, email address if any, and telephone number and reference the Part 360 public comment hearing.
On the day and time of the hearing, use the phone access phone number, (518) 549-0500, and the appropriate access code listed above to join the hearing.
The Department will provide interpreter services for hearing impaired persons, and language interpreter services for individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English, at no charge upon written request submitted no later than Tuesday, July 5. The written request must be addressed to ALJ Jennifer Ukeritis, NYS DEC Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, 625 Broadway, 1st Floor, Albany, NY 12233-1550 or emailed to ALJ Jennifer Ukeritis at ohms@dec.ny.gov.
