; and (ii) the date that is 1 year after the date on which a determination of the Commission is provided under paragraph (2). (f) Requirements In determining whether to approve an application for a license for a qualifying facility under subsection (e)(3), in accordance with the deadline described in subsection (b)(4), the Commission, in consultation with applicable Federal and State resource agencies and Indian Tribes with regulatory responsibility for the qualifying facility, shall— (1) (A) use relevant existing studies, monitoring information, and data that are applicable to the relevant qualifying facility, in accordance with section 10(l); (B) avoid duplicating current, existing studies; and (C) design any new studies and information requirements to be consistent with the ability of the Commission to meet the licensing deadline under subsection (b)(4); (2) consider whether obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) may be met through— (A) preparing an environmental assessment; or (B) supplementing a previously prepared environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; (3) develop a licensing process that reduces administrative burdens on resource agencies, Indian Tribes, the applicant, and the public by avoiding unnecessary paperwork, meetings, and other process obligations, subject to the condition that nothing in this paragraph eliminates any applicable consultation requirement under Federal or State law (including regulations); (4) exercise authorities commensurate with the limited unit of development and improvement for a qualifying facility described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i), recognizing— (A) the existence of infrastructure at the time of the license application; and (B) that ongoing operations of existing infrastructure, including water releases, will be materially unchanged as a result of the development and operation of the qualifying facility, in accordance with subsection (d)