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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 2PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 25SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS
SUBCHAPTER DRECORDS, REPORTS, AND OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION
RULE §25.79Equal Opportunity Reports

(a) The term "minority group members," when used within this section, shall 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.

(b) Each electric 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.) shall file copies of such completed form with the commission. If such form submitted by a multi-jurisdictional electric utility does not indicate Texas-specific numbers, the electric utility shall 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 electric utility shall also file 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 electric utility, and employment goals relating to them , if any.

(c) Any additional information relating to the matters described in this section may be submitted at the electric utility's option.

(d) Any electric utility filing with the commission any documents described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall file four copies of such documents with the commission's filing clerk under the project number assigned by the Public Utility Commission's Central Records Office for that year's filings. Utilities shall obtain the project number by contacting Central Records.

(e) An electric utility that files a report with local, state or federal governmental agencies and that is required by this section to file such report with the commission, must file the report by December 30 of the year it is filed with the local, state or federal agencies.


Source Note: The provisions of this §25.79 adopted to be effective September 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 9039; amended to be effective July 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 7140

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