(a) a table of contents;
(b) a table which includes a general description of the identification
number system, the alphanumeric abbreviation assigned to each agency and
the symbol to denote the various types of notices pursuant to article
two of the state administrative procedure act;
(c) a complete list of all public hearings to be conducted for which a
notice of proposed rule making has been published therein or in any
previous issue of the state register. Such list shall include (i) the
agency which will conduct the public hearing; (ii) the date, time, place
and subject of such public hearing; and (iii) the identification number
for the proposed rule making which is the subject of such public
hearing;
(d) a presentation of notices, required by article two of the state
administrative procedure act and not already published in the state
register, in a sequence that provides by agency (i) notices of emergency
adoption, (ii) notices of adoption, (iii) notices of expiration, (iv)
notices of withdrawal, (v) notices of proposed rule making for which a
public hearing is scheduled, (vi) notices of proposed rule making for
which no hearing is scheduled and (vii) notices of revised rule making;
(e) an action pending index, in tabular form, by agency in
alphabetical order, which shall identify all previously noticed proposed
rules for which the secretary of state has not published a notice of
expiration, of adoption or of withdrawal, and, with respect to a rule
defined in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of
section one hundred two of the state administrative procedure act, for
which the secretary of state has not published a notice of adoption or
withdrawal for one year after the publication of the proposed rule
making notice or two years if such notice has been renewed by the
agency. Such action pending index shall include a description of the
subject and purpose of the proposed rule and the identification number
described in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this section.
3. With respect to notices published in the state register pursuant to
article two of the state administrative procedure act: (a) each notice
of proposed rule making shall be identified in the state register by an
identification number which shall include a separate alphanumeric
abbreviation to identify the agency, the issue number and year of
publication of the state register, a consecutive number assigned by the
secretary of state to such notice, and a symbol denoting that the notice
is for a proposed rule making;
(b) each notice of expiration, revised rule making, withdrawal,
adoption or emergency adoption shall be identified by the identification
number assigned to the notice of proposed rule making to which it
corresponds, followed by a symbol denoting that such notice is for an
expiration, withdrawal, adoption or emergency adoption;
(c) if a notice of emergency adoption does not correspond to a prior
notice of proposed rule making, such notice of emergency adoption shall
be assigned an identification number in accordance with paragraph (a) of
this subdivision, except that the symbol shall denote that the notice is
for an emergency adoption.
4. To the extent practicable, every version of the state register
transmitted by electronic means shall substantially comply with the
provisions of this section.