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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 20.08.01.04" title_num="20" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Annual public conference” or “public conference” means a yearly Commission legislative style en banc review of the participating company filed reports and plans, attended by interested parties and executive representatives of all participating companies.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Commission” means the Public Service Commission of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Company” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A public service company as defined in Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Electricity supplier, as defined in Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Gas supplier, as defined in Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Any other entity regulated by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“MOU” means a voluntary memorandum of understanding between the Commission and a company containing specific requirements and details of a company’s diverse supplier program.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Participating company” means a company that has voluntarily entered into an MOU with the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Public determination” means a publicly available report prepared by the Commission on the status of the Supplier Diversity Program.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Staff” means the Commission’s Consumer Affairs Division and the Commission’s technical staff.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Supplier Diversity Program” means the Maryland Public Service Commission Supplier Diversity Program encompassed in an MOU.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>