| |
Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) |
Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) |
Alternative Licensing Process (ALP) |
Consultation
w/ Resource
Agencies and Indian Tribes
|
Integrated |
Paper driven
|
Collaborative
|
FERC Staff Involvement
|
- Pre-filing; beginning at filing of NOI- Early and sustained throughout process |
- Post Application
filing |
- Pre-filing
- Early involvement on requested basis |
| Deadlines |
- Defined deadlines for all participants throughout the process, including FERC |
- Pre-filing
- some deadlines for participants
- Post-filing - defined deadlines for participants |
- Pre-filing
- deadlines defined by collaborative group
- Post-filing - defined deadlines for participants |
| Study Plan Development |
- Developed through study plan meetings
- Plan approved by FERC |
- Developed
by applicant based on early agency and tribal recommendations
- No FERC involvement |
- Developed
by collaborative group
- FERC staff assist as resources allow |
| Study Dispute
Resolution |
- Informal dispute resolution available to all participants
- Formal dispute resolution available to agencies w/ mandatory conditioning authority. Three-member panel technical recommendation on study dispute
- OEP Director opinion binding on applicant |
- FERC study
dispute resolution available upon request
- OEP Director issues advisory opinion |
- FERC study
dispute resolution available upon request
- OEP Director issues advisory opinion |
| Application |
- Preliminary licensing proposal or draft application and final application include Exhibit E that has form and contents of an EA |
- Draft and
final application include Exhibit E |
- Draft and
final application with applicant prepared EA or third-party
EIS |
Additional Information
Requests |
- Available to participants before filing of application
- No additional info requests after application filed |
- Available
to participants after filing of Application |
- Available
to participants primarily before filing of application
- Post-filing requests available but should be limited due
to collaborative approach |
Timing of Resource
Agency
Terms and Conditions |
- Preliminary terms and conditions filed 30 to 60 days after REA notice
- Modified terms and conditions 60 days after comments on draft NEPA document |
- Preliminary
terms and conditions filed 60 days after REA notice
- Schedule for final terms and conditions |
- Preliminary
terms and conditions filed 60 days after REA notice
- Schedule for final terms and conditions |
