; and (II) the manner of service of notice of the application on interested persons. (B) Preapplication discussions; commission proceedings With respect to an application submitted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Commission may carry out preapplication discussions with the project sponsor (and 1 or more project States, as applicable) and initiate a Commission proceeding for purposes of subparagraph (C) at the same time that any State commission or other entity that has authority to approve the siting of the applicable transmission facility considers an application for a permit to construct or modify the transmission facility pursuant to applicable law. (C) Construction permit Except as provided in subsection (i), the Commission may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on an application submitted under subparagraph (A)(i), issue a permit for the construction or modification of the national interest high-impact transmission facility that is the subject of the application if the Commission finds that subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(1) is satisfied with respect to the national interest high-impact transmission facility. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities Section 216 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824p ) is amended— (A) in subsection (d), by inserting or (l)(3)(C) after subsection (b) ; (B) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) by inserting or (l)(3)(C) after subsection (b) ; and (ii) by striking or a State