Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 3rd edition (2006) results, the IP communities can elevate their complaints and grievances to the Municipal Resettlement Implementation Committee (MRIC) and the Multi-Sectoral Monitoring Team (MMT). The grievance procedure established herein in no way substitutes for or replaces the grievance procedure set forth in The Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Guidelines of 2006. At their choosing, the IPs may avail of the grievance procedure and mechanisms spelled out in Section 47 of The Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Guidelines of 2006 for complaints regarding the MOA. 2. Outside Ancestral Domains Affected ICCs/IPs living outside ancestral domains can file their grievance or complaint with the Resettlement Implementation Committee. Procedures applicable to Non-IPs shall apply to affected ICCs/IPs living outside ancestral domains. In settling complaints and grievances, the first option is to use customary dispute resolution processes. Conflicts should be resolved at the ICC/IP level first before elevating it to the Resettlement Implementation Committee. A representative of the NCIP should be present during the community dispute resolution process to serve as witness or translator. With the concurrence or at the request of both the project proponent and the ICC/IPs, the NCIP may facilitate the dispute resolution process. Environmental and Social Services Office Department of Public Works and Highways March 2006, Revised October 2006 36