plan, the scope and extent of the activity, the cost and benefits to the ICC/IP and their ancestral domains, perceived disadvantages or adverse effects to the community, and measures adopted by the applicant to avoid or mitigate these. In said meeting, the ICCs/IPs shall prepare a schedule for their decision-making/consensus-building which must start not less than ten (10) days from the first meeting and completed not more than Thirty (30) days thereafter. The First meeting shall be followed by the consensus-building period by and among the council of elders/leaders. They will also use this period to consult with their constituency in accordance with their customary mechanisms. After they are able to arrive at a consensus within the time frame they decided, they shall inform the FPIC Team of such consensus. If the decision/consensus is favorable, the Team shall forthwith convene the Decision meeting, with notice to the concerned parties. During this meeting, the council of elders/leaders will formally proclaim their decision and the parties shall proceed to negotiate and finalize the terms and conditions of the MOA and thereafter consummate the same. If the consensus is against the project, the leaders/elders shall issue a resolution of nonconsent, however, if it is favorable, the Regional Director shall within three (3) days, from receipt of the resolution, prepare and sign the CP and transmit the same, including the FPIC Report, to the concerned commissioner for concurrence, copy furnished ADO. Once concurred, the same shall be endorsed to the Chairperson for confirmation. The process herein provided shall be considered as exception to the strict provisions of Part V of this Guidelines. Section 25. Excluded Areas. The following areas are excluded from any activity except for the exclusive purposes for which they are identified: a. b. c. d. Sacred grounds and burial sites of indigenous communities; Identified international and local cultural and heritage sites; Critical areas identified or reserved by the ICCs/IPs for special purposes; and Other areas specifically identified by ICCs/IPs in their ADSDPP. PART IV POST FPIC ACTIVITIES Section 26. Submission of Report. Where the ICCs/IPs gave their consent in accordance with the foregoing provisions, The FPIC Team shall submit a formal report with recommendation/s, systematically prepared with pertinent and legible annexes, signed by the team leader and members under oath to the Regional Director. An executive summary thereof shall also be prepared and copy furnished the concerned Commissioner/s. In cases where EIA, EIS and/or ECC are required by the regulatory agency, and the same are not available at the time of the FPIC Process, the proponent/applicant shall execute an undertaking that should the same become available, the proponent/applicant shall furnish NCIP a copy of the same, and undergo the FPIC process in areas included in said EIA, EIS and/or ECC as affected areas which were not included in the previously determined affected area/s. In case of non-consent, the FPIC Team shall report the same to the Regional Director, and the latter shall forthwith inform the proponent, copy furnished the concerned Commissioner/s and the ADO. Section 27. Request for Reconsideration. The proponent/applicant may request for reconsideration of the resolution of non-consent within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the said resolution of non-consent. The request for reconsideration shall be addressed to the ICCs/IPs through the Regional Director. It must embody any new proposal to address the reason/s for the rejection. After receipt of the request for reconsideration, the Regional Director shall direct the leader of the FPIC Team to serve copies upon the authorized representatives of the ICCs/IPs. Upon service to the ICC/IP elders/leaders, the FPIC Team Leader shall advise them to consult with the community. Should the leaders believe that there is need for a community assembly to discuss the merit of the request, they shall so inform the FPIC Team Leader with a proposal for the provision of funds for the holding of a community assembly. This shall then be communicated to the Regional Director who shall then inform the proponent/applicant. Should the Elders/Leaders, after consultation with the community on their own, believe that there is no chance for reconsideration, they shall formally inform the FPIC Team Leader, who shall then formally inform the Regional Director, copy furnished the proponent/applicant. Page 10 of 22 NCIP AO 3 s. 2012 (The Revised Guidelines on Free and Prior Informed Consent and Related Processes of 2012)