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NEC/NEP Process Timeline
5 Business Days Before
NEC/NEP presentations & read-aheads due to DCO for DUS briefing


3 Business Days Before
NEC/NEP, DCO sends agenda and presentation materials to NEC/NEP group

 

1 Business Day Before
NEC/NEP, DCO sets up meeting room
 
NEC/NEP MEETING
DCO takes notes for minutes and develops action items
 
2 Business Days After
NEC/NEP, DCO sends minutes, decisions, and actions to NEC/NEP group and presenters
 
4 Business Days After
NEC/NEP group reviews and comments to DCO within 2 days
 
6 Business Days After
Within 2 days after NEC/NEP group review,
DCO finalizes minutes/prepares NDM and submits to UNSEC/DUS for signature
 
7 Business Days After
Within 1 day UNSEC/DUS signs NDM, DCO enters actions into tracker, scans NDM and posts to NEI, which is then sent to ExecSec to log actions into WebCIMS
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