Rule Making Activitiess

Subject: Petition dated February 6, 2026 for temporary waiver of 16 NYCRR Section 96.6(j) to provide bills within 30-days. Purpose: Whether to grant, deny or modify, in whole or in part, the temporary waiver requested in the petition.

Subject: Rules and Regulations to effectuate the Purposes of the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act (Civil Service Law Art. 14). Purpose: To streamline the Rules of Procedure governing proceedings brought under the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act.

Subject: Rights of Patients. Purpose: To permit the opening of mail in a secure location to prevent exposure through Office approved safety devices.

Subject: Cybersecurity Requirements for Public Water Systems. Purpose: To establish enforceable cybersecurity requirements to protect public water systems that serve the people of New York.

Subject: Wastewater Cybersecurity and Related Regulations. Purpose: To set forth requirements for baseline cybersecurity controls and related requirements necessary to protect the environment.

Subject: Siting, design, construction and operation of major renewable generation and major electric transmission facilities. Purpose: To establish procedural rules and uniform standards and condi- tions for renewable generation and electric transmission facilities.

Subject: Energy Affordability Guarantee Pilot. Purpose: To authorize Central Hudson’s proposal for cost recovery re- lated to the administration of the Guarantee Pilot.

Subject: Energy Affordability Guarantee Pilot. Purpose: To authorize NYSEG and RG&E’s proposal for cost recovery related to the administration of the Pilot.

Subject: Energy Affordability Guarantee Pilot. Purpose: To authorize Con Edison and Orange & Rockland’s proposal for cost recovery related to the administration of the Pilot.

Subject: Maintenance Tier award. Purpose: To approve Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro, LLC’s petition for a Tier 2 Maintenance award.

Subject: Offshore wind. Purpose: To approve NYSERDA’s proposed implementation plan.

Subject: Lightened regulatory regime. Purpose: To approve MSEC’s petition for lightened regulation for it’s proposed solar facility in the Town of Burns, Allegany County.

Subject: Minor Rate Increase. Purpose: To approve Rouses Point’s tariff amendments to its P.S.C. No. 1 - Electricity.

Subject: Transfer of ownership. Purpose: To authorize CUI and G2P’s petition to transfer ownership of CUI to G2P.

Subject: Climate Change Resilience Plans. Purpose: To approve, with modifications, RG&E’s revised Climate Change Vulnerability Plans.

Subject: Climate Change Resilience Plans. Purpose: To approve with modifications NYSEG’s revised Climate Change Vulnerability Plans.

Subject: Minor water rate filing to increase annual water revenues. Purpose: To ensure that the rates charged by a water company are just and reasonable.

Subject: Rules and procedures for interconnecting energy storage facilities. Purpose: To ensure interconnection rules and procedures are just and rea- sonable and consistent with the public interest.

Subject: Drivers’ Licenses - classifications, endorsements and restrictions. Purpose: Adds a new ‘‘J’’ license endorsement for escort vehicle operation.

Subject: Standards for Tissue Banks and Nontransplant Anatomic Banks, and conforming changes. Purpose: Update to reflect current standards, practices and Federal requirements; include additional protections for donors and recipients.

Subject: Anti-Arson Application. Purpose: To repeal Title 11 NYCRR Subpart 62-4 in compliance with chapter 439 of the Laws of 2025.

Subject: Consolidated rulemaking regarding peer-to-peer car sharing. Purpose: To ensure consumers have appropriate insurance protection when using or operating a vehicle through a car sharing program.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify a position in the non-competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To delete positions from and classify positions in the non- competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify a position in the non-competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify a position in the exempt class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify a position in the non-competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify the positions in the exempt class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify a position in the non-competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To classify a position in the non-competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To delete positions from and classify positions in the non- competitive class.

Subject: Jurisdictional Classification. Purpose: To delete a position from and to classify a position in the non- competitive class.

Subject: Control of the Asian Long Horned Beetle (ALB). Purpose: To lift approximately 7.4 square miles of Asian long horned beetle quarantine in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Subject: Standard Utility Allowances (SUAs) for the Supplemental Nutri- tion Assistance Program (SNAP). Purpose: These regulatory amendments set forth federally-mandated changes to the values and application of the SUAs.

Subject: Fuel use tax on motor fuel and diesel motor fuel and the art. 13-A carrier tax jointly administered therewith. Purpose: To set the sales tax component and the composite rate per gallon for the period January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026.

Subject: Fuel use tax on motor fuel and diesel motor fuel and the art. 13-A carrier tax jointly administered therewith. Purpose: To set the sales tax component and the composite rate per gallon for the period April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.

Subject: Pausing customer disenrollments from Utility EAPs. Purpose: To adopt the emergency rule on a permanent basis.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, consumer protec- tions and energy efficiency protections are in place.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, consumer protec- tions and energy efficiency protections are in place.

Subject: Approval of safety belts. Purpose: Conform regulation to industry practice.

Subject: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyberse- curity Framework (CSF). Purpose: To update the regulations referencing an older version of the NIST CSF and to update an outdated retention policy.

Subject: Special education impartial hearing officers (IHOs). Purpose: To amend the definition of an IHO and to clarify the IHO com- plaint process.

Subject: Epinephrine Devices. Purpose: Removal of the phrase “epinephrine auto-injector” and replace- ment with “epinephrine device” pursuant to chapter 502 of L. 2025.

Subject: Examination requirements for optometry licensure. Purpose: To align the examination requirements for licensure with the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Subject: Take 5 lottery game. Purpose: To update Take 5 lottery game rules in a standardized format for draw-game rules.

Subject: Pick 10 lottery game. Purpose: To update Pick 10 lottery game rules in a standardized format for draw-game rules.

Subject: Powerball lottery game. Purpose: To update Powerball lottery game rules in a standardized format for draw-game rules.

Subject: Monopoly Millionaires’ Club lottery game. Purpose: To repeal rules governing a disused lottery game.