Section 9Sec./Art. 9

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

(a) Identify all government bureaus, offices, and agencies, at both the national and local levels, GOCCs, LGUs, and other entities involved in each phase of the permitting process of each kind of power generation, transmission, or distribution project, and submit it to the Chairperson within one (1) month upon the effectivity of this Act;

(b) Preside over meetings of the EVOSS Steering Committee, in the absence of the Chairperson;

(c) Prepare the bidding documents for the EVOSS as approved by the EVOSS Steering Committee: Provided, That the terms of reference shall come from the EVOSS Steering Committee as provided under Section 11(e) of this Act;

(d) Act as the Procuring Entity for the EVOSS;

(e) Upon consultation with the EVOSS Steering Committee, invest in the necessary hardware and software to improve and update the operation and maintenance of the EVOSS, including a virtual storage public data center and Quality of Service of the EVOSS;

(f) Equip the DOE personnel to maintain and operate the EVOSS;

(g) Provide the necessary training and capacity building to all government boards, offices, agencies, GOCCs, LGUs, other entities, and stakeholders involved in the EVOSS;

(h) Exercise supervision over the EVOSS;

(i) Submit regular reports to the EVOSS Steering Committee on matters enumerated in Section 9(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this Act; and

(j) Recommend to the EVOSS Steering Committee the possible expansion of the use of the platform to other energy licensing processes, if any.