diff --git a/templates/requests/approval.html b/templates/requests/approval.html
index 9b590ef5..009314fe 100644
--- a/templates/requests/approval.html
+++ b/templates/requests/approval.html
@@ -32,7 +32,55 @@
 
     </section>
 
-    {% if request.is_pending_ccpo_action %}
+    <section class='internal-notes' id='ccpo-notes'>
+      <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('requests.create_internal_comment', request_id=request.id) }}">
+        <div class='panel'>
+          <div class='panel__heading panel__heading--divider'>
+            <h2>CCPO Internal Comments</h2>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class='comment-log'>
+            {% if comments %}
+            <ol>
+              {% for comment in comments %}
+                <li>
+                  <article class='comment-log__log-item'>
+                    <div>
+                      <h3 class='comment-log__log-item__header'>{{ comment.full_name_commenter }}</h3>
+                      <p>{{ comment.message }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                    {% set timestamp=comment.time_created | formattedDate("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z") %}
+                    <footer class='comment-log__log-item__timestamp'>
+                      <local-datetime timestamp='{{ timestamp }}'></local-datetime>
+                    </footer>
+                  </article>
+                </li>
+              {% endfor %}
+            </ol>
+            {% else %}
+              <div class='panel__content'>
+                <p class='h4'>No CCPO comments have been recorded yet.</p>
+              </div>
+            {% endif %}
+
+          </div>
+
+          <div class='panel__heading internal-notes__add-comment__heading'>
+            <h3 class='h3'>Add a comment</h2>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class='panel__content'>
+            {{ internal_comment_form.csrf_token }}
+            {{ TextInput(internal_comment_form.text, paragraph=True, noMaxWidth=True) }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+         <div class='action-group action-group--tight'>
+          <button class='usa-button' type="submit">Save Notes</button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </section>
+
+
     <section class='request-approval__review'>
       <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for("requests.submit_approval", request_id=request.id) }}" autocomplete="off">
         {{ f.csrf_token }}
@@ -40,8 +88,63 @@
         <ccpo-approval inline-template>
           <div>
             <div class='panel'>
+
+              <header class='panel__heading panel__heading--divider'>
+                <h2 class='request-approval__columns__heading'>CCPO Review Activity</h2>
+              </header>
+
+              <div class='approval-log'>
+                {% if reviews %}
+                <ol>
+                  {% for review in reviews %}
+                    <li>
+                      <article class='approval-log__log-item'>
+                        <div>
+                          {{ review.log_name }}
+                          <h3 class='approval-log__log-item__header'>{{ review.status.log_name }} by {{ review.full_name_reviewer }}</h3>
+                          {% if review.comment %}
+                            <p>{{ review.comment }}</p>
+                          {% endif %}
+
+                          <div class='approval-log__behalfs'>
+                            {% if review.lname_mao %}
+                              <div class='approval-log__behalf'>
+                                <h3 class='approval-log__log-item__header'>Mission Owner approval on behalf of:</h3>
+                                <span>{{ review.full_name_mao }}</span>
+                                <span>{{ review.email_mao }}</span>
+                                <span>{{ review.phone_mao }}</span>
+                              </div>
+                            {% endif %}
+
+                            {% if review.lname_ccpo %}
+                              <div class='approval-log__behalf'>
+                                <h3 class='approval-log__log-item__header'>CCPO approval on behalf of:</h3>
+                                <span>{{ review.full_name_ccpo }}</span>
+                              </div>
+                            {% endif %}
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                        {% set timestamp=review.status.time_created | formattedDate("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z") %}
+                        <footer class='approval-log__log-item__timestamp'>
+                          <local-datetime timestamp='{{ timestamp }}'></local-datetime>
+                        </footer>
+                      </article>
+                    </li>
+                  {% endfor %}
+                </ol>
+                {% else %}
+                  <div class='panel__content'>
+                    <p class='h4'>No CCPO approvals or request changes have been recorded yet.</p>
+                  </div>
+                {% endif %}
+              </div>
+
+              {% if request.is_pending_ccpo_action %}
+              <div class='panel__heading request-approval__review__heading'>
+                <h3 class='h3'>Review this Request</h2>
+              </div>
+
               <div class='panel__content'>
-                <h2>Review this Request</h2>
 
                 <div class='usa-input'>
                   <fieldset class='usa-input__choices usa-input__choices--inline'>
@@ -119,8 +222,11 @@
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
+              {% endif %}
+
             </div>
 
+            {% if request.is_pending_ccpo_action %}
             <div v-if='approving || denying' class='action-group' v-cloak>
               <button v-if='approving' type="submit" name="approved" class='usa-button usa-button-big'>Approve Request</button>
               <button v-if='denying' type="submit" name="denied" class='usa-button usa-button-big'>Request Revisions</button>
@@ -129,65 +235,12 @@
                 <span>Cancel</span>
               </a>
             </div>
+            {% endif %}
+
           </div>
         </ccpo-approval>
       </form>
     </section>
-    {% endif %}
-
-    <section>
-      <div class='panel'>
-        <header class='panel__heading panel__heading--divider'>
-          <h2 class='h3 request-approval__columns__heading'>CCPO Activity Log</h2>
-        </header>
-
-        <div class='approval-log'>
-          {% if reviews %}
-          <ol>
-            {% for review in reviews %}
-              <li>
-                <article class='approval-log__log-item'>
-                  <div>
-                    {{ review.log_name }}
-                    <h3 class='approval-log__log-item__header'>{{ review.status.log_name }} by {{ review.full_name_reviewer }}</h3>
-                    {% if review.comment %}
-                      <p>{{ review.comment }}</p>
-                    {% endif %}
-
-                    <div class='approval-log__behalfs'>
-                      {% if review.lname_mao %}
-                        <div class='approval-log__behalf'>
-                          <h3 class='approval-log__log-item__header'>Mission Owner approval on behalf of:</h3>
-                          <span>{{ review.full_name_mao }}</span>
-                          <span>{{ review.email_mao }}</span>
-                          <span>{{ review.phone_mao }}</span>
-                        </div>
-                      {% endif %}
-
-                      {% if review.lname_ccpo %}
-                        <div class='approval-log__behalf'>
-                          <h3 class='approval-log__log-item__header'>CCPO approval on behalf of:</h3>
-                          <span>{{ review.full_name_ccpo }}</span>
-                        </div>
-                      {% endif %}
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
-                  {% set timestamp=review.status.time_created | formattedDate("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z") %}
-                  <footer class='approval-log__log-item__timestamp'>
-                    <local-datetime timestamp='{{ timestamp }}'></local-datetime>
-                  </footer>
-                </article>
-              </li>
-            {% endfor %}
-          </ol>
-          {% else %}
-            <div class='panel__content'>
-              <p class='h4'>No CCPO approvals or request changes have been recorded yet.</p>
-            </div>
-          {% endif %}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </section>
 
 </article>