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The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) appreciates the
opportunity to provide comments regarding the Department of Energy (DOE) Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to amend its regulations governing coordination of Federal
authorizations for electric transmission facilities pursuant to section 216(h) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA). The proposed Integrated Interagency Pre-application Process (IIP) is intended
to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and predictability of the permitting process for
transmission projects requiring interagency and intergovernmental coordination.
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