4 Ianuary to March - NCIP April to Iune - LRA Iuly to September - DAR October to December - DENR The Ioint Regional Steering Committee may call upon the concerned Provincial Technical Working Group (TWG) to act as its Technical Support Staff. A Permanent Joint Regional Secretariat shall be constituted composed ofthe personnel of the four (4) agencies. It shall be headed by the agency personnel to whom the Chair of the Regional Steering Committee for the quarter belongs. 6.2 Joint Provincial Steering Committee: DAR Provincial Agrarian Refonn Officer DENR Provincial Environment and NatUIal Resources Officer Concerned ProvinciaJlCity ROD where landholding subject of dispute is located NCIP Provincial Officer or Community Development Officer (for concerned Provinces without Provincial Officer) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. Chainnanship ofthe Committee shall be on quarterly rotation basis as follows: January to March - NCIP April to June - LRA July to September - DAR October to December - DENR 6.3 Joint Provincial Technical Working Group: Concerned MARO Concerned DENR Sector Specialist/s LRA Personnel designated by the ROD Concerned NCIP Personnel A Pennanent Joint Provincial Secretariat shall be constituted composed of the personnel of the four (4) agencies. It shall be headed by the agency personnel to whom the Chair of the Provincial Steering Committee for the quarter belongs. Sec. 7. Functions of the Joint Regional/Provincial Committees and Special Teams. 7.1 The Joint Regional and Provincial Connnittees shall serve as the venues for the resolution of jurisdictional, operational and policy issues on the contentious areas within their territorial jurisdiction. 7.2 In special cases, the mc may create Special Teams to handle specific contentious issues. The Special Teams shall submit their findings and recommendations to the mc for resolution ofthe issue. Sec. 8. Procedures in the Resolution of Issues 8.1 General Procedures in Resolving Issues To facilitate the resolution of the issues, Completed Staff Work (CSW) on contentious or potentially contentious issues shall be observed by all the concerned staff of the agencies at all levels of proceedings. 8.1.1 v Administrative remedies shall be exhausted at the Joint Provincial Committee. If the contentious issue remains unresolved at the Provincial level, the case shall be elevated to the Regional Committee. If still unresolved, the case shall be elevated to themC. M