Executive Committee Approvals Required Sample Clauses

Executive Committee Approvals Required. The EC is the final decision making group for modification requests. The most significant and major requests will be evaluated by the EC. The EC will review and decide on the following:  Time extensions of more than two years over the initial period of performance for the project;  SAR requests exceeding $250,000.00 or 5% of the Secretarial approved project budget;  Requests for waiver of SNPLMA business rules outlined in the IA;  Major changes in size or quantity (20 percent or more), and in siting or configuration of primary or anticipated deliverables from what was described in the nomination: o After initially determined and documented in the workplan based on the results of studies, reports, or analyses that were identified in the nomination; o Where the nomination did not indicate that these factors were dependent upon the results of certain studies, analyses, or reports; and o Where changes in quantity of acres or water rights to be acquired under an environmentally sensitive land acquisition exceed 20 percent or negatively impact resources being acquired.  Changes in the rights to be acquired in a land acquisition from what was nominated and approved (e.g., removal of all water rights, exclusion of mineral rights).  Addition of new Primary Deliverables to the scope that were proven by the results of studies, reports, or analyses to be necessary to accomplish the purpose and complete the project.  Removal of any Primary Deliverable from the scope of a project where additional time or funds is required.  Removal of any Anticipated Deliverable after it was designated for inclusion in the project based on the results of completed studies, reports, or analyses.  Recommendations by the SNPLMA Division or PWG to deny an agency/entity modification request.  SNPLMA Division initiated project termination requests. Once the initial SNPLMA Division review has been completed, a decision memorandum will be prepared and forwarded to the PWG which will have two weeks to vote on a recommendation to the EC. The decision memorandum with the PWG’s recommendation will be forwarded with the signature of the PWG chair to the EC whose members will then have two weeks to vote on the recommendation or develop an alternate decision. All EC decisions will be documented by signature of the EC Chair on the decision memorandum.