I've been reading through the Consolidated DSHMRA and found "if the applicant seeks to use the consolidated license and permit procedure, it would not be a new application and would not negate work completed to date. To the contrary, NOAA would apply whatever work has been done to date, and then continue under § 971.214, supplementing already-completed steps as necessary to account for changes and additions in the consolidated application, including for example, substantial changes (if any) to the exploration plan as well as new plans and information regarding a commercial recovery permit."
My question is this- what work already done during the EL process may speed up the CRP?
I know that EIS data is probably very similar but what else? Public comments are going to be almost identical as the EL, both positive and negative. I know TMC does not want to skip any steps to avoid later litigation, but it seems to me like a few months might shave off the timeline and Q1 of 2027 CRP seems extremely conservative.