| (a) This section does not apply to a deregulated company
that holds a certificate of operating authority or to an exempt carrier
under Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §52.154.
(b) The term "minority group members," when used within
this section, must include only members of the following groups:
(1) African-Americans;
(2) American Indians;
(3) Asian-Americans;
(4) Hispanic-Americans and other Americans of Hispanic
origin; and
(5) women.
(c) Each utility that files any form with local, state
or federal governmental agencies relating to equal employment opportunities
for minority group members, (e.g., EEOC Form EEO-1, FCC Form 395,
RUS Form 268, etc.) must file a copy of such completed forms with
the commission. If such a form submitted by a multi-jurisdictional
utility does not indicate Texas-specific numbers, the utility must
also prepare, and file with the commission, a form indicating Texas-specific
numbers, in the same format and based on the numbers contained in
the form previously filed with local, state or federal governmental
agencies. Each utility must also file with the commission copies of
any other forms required to be filed with local, state or federal
governmental agencies which contain the same or similar information,
such as personnel data identifying numbers and occupations of minority
group members employed by the utility, and employment goals relating
to them, if any.
(d) Any additional information relating to the matters
described in this section may be submitted at the utility's option.
(e) Any utility filing with the commission any documents
described in subsections (c) and (d) of this section must file a copy
of such documents with the commission under the project number assigned
for that year's filings. Utilities may obtain the project number by
contacting Central Records.
(f) A utility that files a report with local, state
or federal governmental agencies and that is required by this section
to file such a report with the commission, must file the report by
December 30 of the same calendar year it is filed with the local,
state or federal agencies.
(g) A utility that files a report in accordance with §26.85(f)(1)
of this title (relating to Report of Workforce Diversity and Other
Business Practices) satisfies the requirements of subsection (c) of
this section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §26.79 adopted to be effective September 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 9046; amended to be effective July 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 7142; amended to be effective April 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 2499; amended to be effective December 21, 2023, 48 TexReg 7524 |
