Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Duties and Responsibilities of the EVOSS Steering Committee. - The EVOSS Steering Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) Within three (3) months upon the effectivity of this Act, create a detailed process flow of each phase of the permitting process for each kind of power generation, transmission, or distribution project, which should reflect, among others:

(1) Documentary requirements and fees from each government bureau, office, and agency, at both the national and local levels, GOCC, LGU, and other entities involved in the permitting process; and

(2) Internal process flow of the entire organization of the mother agency which includes the attached bureaus, offices, agencies, at both the national and local levels, GOCCs, and other entities to which the applications pass through, the individuals who approve them, and the maximum number of days for action to be released on these applications, the total of which must be within the time frame indicated in this Act, or as imposed by the EVOSS Steering Committee, whichever is shorter;

(b) Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, streamline the said detailed process flow by:

(1) Agreeing on and creating unified forms of electronic documents to replace existing documentary requirements;

(2) Removing duplications and redundancies in required documents; and

(3) Creating a simplified internal process flow within each government bureau, office, or agency, at both the national and local levels, GOCC, and other entities involved in the permitting process such that applications with complete electronic documents shall be resolved within the time frame indicated in Sections 13 and 16 which shall be counted from submission of complete documentary requirements: Provided, That the time frame for applications with LGUs and the NCIP shall be governed by Sections 14 and 15 of this Act: Provided, further, That failure of bureaus, offices, and agencies, at both the national and local levels, GOCCs, LGUs, and other entities involved in the permitting process to release its action on applications duly filed with complete supporting documents within the prescribed time frame shall be deemed approval of such applications.

(c) Review the time frame stated in this Act to release an action on applications with complete documentary requirements and impose a new time frame on such applications: Provided, That the new time frame shall not be longer than the time frame stated in this Act;

(d) Ensure the linkage of an online payment system to the streamlined process flow;

(e) Develop the terms of reference for the EVOSS developer which will be chosen through a public bidding under DOEs Bids and Awards Committee;

(f) Determine a reasonable processing fee for proponents who use the EVOSS;

(g) Meet regularly, as determined by the Chairperson and upon recommendation of the Vice-Chairperson, until the operationalization of the EVOSS which shall not be later than one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act;

(h) Gather bi-annually upon the operationalization of the EVOSS to accomplish the enumeration stated below: Provided, That upon the dissolution of the EVOSS Steering Committee, DOE shall be tasked to accomplish such enumeration:

(1) Monitor and assess the performance of the EVOSS;

(2) Determine congestion points, if any, in the existing system, and mechanisms to address them;

(3) Receive and resolve complaints from government personnel and proponents who use the system;

(4) Convey information, if any, of a bureau, office, agency, GOCC, or LGUs updated requirements and internal processes which make the current system more efficient;

(5) Identify redundant requirements or those not expressly mandated by law, and recommend to the Chairperson the removal of the requirement from the permitting process and the concerned mother agency, if applicable, from the EVOSS Steering Committee;

(6) Identify redundant requirements which are expressly mandated by law and submit a recommendation on the matter to the JCPC; and

(7) Prepare the annual report to the JCPC.

(i) Act upon any recommendation to the Vice-Chairperson to expand the use of the platform to other energy licensing processes; and

(j) Perform other acts necessary and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act.