N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 3, § 2.8 – Hearing officer's report.

(a) If the evidence has been taken before a hearing officer, he shall, after considering the briefs and proposed findings that may have been filed with him and any oral argument that may have been made before him, make and file a report with the superintendent, and shall thereupon serve a copy of such report on the respondent. Such report shall contain:
1. (1) recommended findings of fact, together with the page numbers of the transcript supporting those findings;
2. (2) recommended conclusions of law;
3. (3) any statement as to the credibility of witnesses that the hearing officer may deem desirable.
(b) Together with his report, the hearing officer shall file with the superintendent the entire record of the proceedings before him, including the transcript, any exhibits, and the briefs and proposed findings of the parties, if any were filed.