Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Duties and Responsibilities of the EVOSS Steering Committee Chairperson. - The Chairperson of the EVOSS Steering Committee shall, upon consultation with the DOE, convene the EVOSS Steering Committee within two (2) months from the effectivity of this Act.

The Chan-person of the EVOSS Steering Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) Provide leadership direction for the EVOSS Steering Committee in order to implement this Act and achieve its policy objectives while ensuring the responsiveness of the EVOSS to changing developments in information technology and the needs of the energy sector;

(b) Promote collaborative relationships and open communication among members of the EVOSS Steering Committee;

(c) Encourage effective collaboration and consensus building in decision-making by the EVOSS Steering Committee: Provided, That in cases where a consensus cannot be reached, the Chairperson shall decide on the matter;

(d) Upon consultation with the Vice-Chairperson and the Secretariat, set the EVOSS Steering Committee meeting schedule and agenda;

(e) Preside over all meetings of the EVOSS Steering Committee;

(f) Ensure that all key and relevant issues and concerns are discussed, deliberated upon, and resolved in a timely manner;

(g) Review and approve all acts of the EVOSS Steering Committee concerning recommendations on removal or inclusion of mother agencies and other entities in the permitting process and in the EVOSS Steering Committee: Provided, That a mother agency or entity may be removed for reasons of redundancy or lack of express legal mandate: Provided, further, That a mother agency or entity may be included if supported by an express legal mandate: Provided, finally, That the inclusion of an attached bureau, office, and agency, at both the national and local levels, and GOCC in the EVOSS Steering Committee shall be limited to its mother agency; and

(h) Initiate disciplinary action against any member of the EVOSS Steering Committee as provided in Section 17 of this Act: Provided, That disciplinary actions against the market operator and system operator hall be determined and initiated by the ERC.