Expedited Federal Permitting Process to Continue During Government Shutdown
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The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director said funding will continue for federal permitting efforts through the Environmental Review Improvement Fund (ERIF) during the lapse in annual appropriations.
With 53 new projects added to the FAST-41 program since President Trump took office, the Permitting Council is fully committed to utilizing its statutory authority to keep this critical work moving forward.
“Federal permitting has never been a higher priority, or more effective, than it is today under this administration,” said Emily Domenech, Permitting Council executive director.
“During this time, the Permitting Council expects that any ERIF-funded staff will also take advantage of the opportunity to focus their efforts entirely on expediting permits for FAST-41 projects that are within the President’s stated priorities,” added Domenech.
To learn more about available funding and permitting expectations, read the entire letter HERE.
The Permitting Council coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage. FAST-41 covered projects are entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard. FAST-41 covered projects may be in the energy production, electricity transmission, energy storage, surface transportation, aviation, ports and waterways, water resource, broadband, pipelines, manufacturing, mining, carbon capture, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, and cybersecurity sectors.
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