At the completion of this phase, the sponsor has local approval to 

 proceed with his concept and can purchase the property. After the 

 property is purchased , a series of preconstruction permits must be 

 obtained; these incorporate most of the major Federal requirements such 

 as environmental impact statements and dredge and fill permits in 

 selected cases. 



After the permits are obtained, construction is initiated. During 

 the construction phase, operating permits that may not have been obtained 

 earlier, are sought; however, any permits that are considered difficult 

 to obtain are likely to have been sought prior to construction while the 

 investment was still minimal. After construction is completed the 

 facility can then begin functioning in the OCS oil and gas process. 



Figure 8. Project implementation schedule (sample). 



INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS: 



Site Purchase 

 Site Option(s) Taken 



Start of 

 Construction 



YEARS ••• 



PERMIT ACQUISITIONS: 



Begin 

 O Project 

 Operations 



Acquisition of Use and 

 Location Permits 



Operating Permits 



Preconstruction Permits 

 (Includes EIS) 



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