Section 328.103 - Reports(a) Preprinted reports. Newspaper publishers may use standard forms, to be provided by the commission, to submit annual reports required by this section, concerning the publishers' use of recycled newsprint.(b) Due date. Texas newspaper publishers shall be responsible for returning a completed report to the commission on or before January 31 of each year for the immediately preceding calendar year.(c) Report content. The report shall contain the following information: (1) name, mailing address, physical address, and telephone number of the newspaper manufacturer or supplier or corporate media group from which newsprint purchases were made during the preceding calendar year;(2) the total amount of newsprint purchased during the calendar year (in metric tons);(3) the total amount of "recycled newsprint," as defined in § 328.100 of this title (relating to Purpose and Definitions), purchased during the calendar year (in metric tons);(4) the percentage, of the total newsprint purchased during the calendar year, which in accordance with §328.100 qualified as "recycled newsprint;"(5) if the reporting party chooses to comply with the alternative target recycling percentages in §328.101 (relating to General Guidelines and Requirements), the percentage reflecting the aggregate postconsumer recycled content of the total amount of newsprint purchased during the calendar year; and(6) in the event the publisher fails during the preceding year to meet the voluntary requirements set forth in § 328.101 of this title (relating to General Guidelines and Requirements), the publisher shall indicate the following:(A) whether or not the publisher was able to obtain sufficient quantities of "recycled newsprint,"or other newsprint containing certified minimum percentages of postconsumer recovered material, on a timely basis, at roughly the same net cost, and having satisfactory quality;(B) whether or not the publisher attempted to obtain "recycled newsprint," or other newsprint containing certified minimum percentages of postconsumer recovered material, from every manufacturer or supplier that offered to sell such newsprint to the publisher; and(C) such publisher's specific efforts to obtain "recycled newsprint," including the name and address of each producer of newsprint that the publisher contacted, as well as the name and telephone number of the contact person representing each of those producers.(7) Annual reports shall be submitted to the agency address identified on the annual report.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 328.103
The provisions of this §328.103 adopted to be effective September 5, 1999, 24 TexReg 6761