N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 20, § 8188-4.5 – Review of application.

(a) If the applicant satisfies the minimum qualification standards, ORPTS shall advise the applicant and the appointing authority that he or she is eligible for appointment. If the applicant has requested to take the comprehensive examination, ORPTS shall advise him or her whether he or she qualifies for the comprehensive examination, and, if so, provide him or her with the schedule for such examination.
(b) If the applicant does not satisfy those standards, ORPTS shall provide written notification of that determination to the Office of Commission Operations and Municipal Assistance of the State Department of Civil Service, the local civil service commission or personnel officer having jurisdiction, the chief executive officer of the county, the appointing authority and the applicant. Such notice shall set forth the reasons for the determination and state that the appointing authority or the applicant may request a review of such determination.
1. (1) ORPTS may reverse the initial determination within 30 days of the mailing of notice thereof if, after consultations with the Office of Commission Operations and Municipal Assistance of the State Department of Civil Service, the local civil service commission or personnel officer, the appointing authority or the applicant, ORPTS concludes that the initial determination was erroneous.
(c) An appointing authority or applicant adversely affected by a determination may request a review within 15 days of such determination. Such request must be made in writing and be addressed to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Office of Real Property Tax Services.
(d) ORPTS shall provide the appointing authority and the applicant with written notification of the affirmation or reversal of the initial determination, including the reasons for such decision.
(e) The commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative shall conduct a hearing whenever it shall appear that the application form has not been filed as provided in section 8188-4.4 of this Subpart or that a county director does not satisfy the applicable minimum qualification standards set forth in section 8188-4.3 of this Subpart.