Sec. 700.2. Designation of records access officer

(a) The Commissioner of Labor is responsible for insuring compliance with this Part, and designates the following person as records access officer:

Counsel

Department of Labor

Building 12, State Campus

Albany, NY 12240

Telephone: [phone]

(b) The records access officer is responsible for coordinating agency response to public requests for access to records.

(c) The records access officer is responsible for assuring that agency personnel:

(1) maintain an up-to-date subject matter list;

(2) assist the requester in identifying requested records, if necessary;

(3) upon locating the records, take one of the following actions:

(i) make records available for inspection; or

(ii) deny access to the records in whole or in part and explain in writing the reasons therefor;

(4) upon request for copies of records:

(i) make a copy available upon payment or offer to pay established fees, if any; or

(ii) permit the requester to copy those records;

(5) upon request, certify that a transcript or photocopy is a true copy of a record in the files of the Department of Labor; and

(6) upon failure to locate records, certify that:

(i) the Department of Labor is not the custodian for such records;

(ii) the records of which the Department of Labor is a custodian cannot be found after diligent search.