N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 17, § 129.3
(e) The applicant will have on file with the Department of Transportation an acceptable undertaking under which the insurance requirements have been waived by the Commissioner of Transportation. Further, the waiver of such insurance requirements shall not abridge, diminish or affect a permittee's legal responsibilities for the consequences of accidents arising out of or resulting from operations of a permittee under a permit.
(f)
(a)