FPISC Rebrands as the Permitting Council
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Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2024) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) unveiled new branding in advance of next year's 10 year anniversary of the founding of the agency. The agency now has a new name –the Permitting Council– and new tagline, Where Projects See Progress, as it works to transform federal environmental permitting review in order to bring once-in-a-generation infrastructure projects to life.
“In the past nine years we have put in place the building blocks to reimagine federal permitting as we know it, breaking down agency silos, improving coordination and creating a path toward true accountability,” says Eric Beightel, Permitting Council Executive Director. “As we approach our 10th year in existence, we are preparing to take that work to new heights and our new branding approach will play a significant role in articulating our value to stakeholders. We look forward to doubling down on our efforts to bring timely, efficient and transparent federal permitting to all stakeholders.”
The Permitting Council has delivered on its charge to bring efficiency and effectiveness to the federal permitting review process since its inception, providing the coordination needed to get infrastructure projects across sectors through the review process. From renewable energy projects like South Fork Wind, the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, to the SunZia Southwest Transmission project, a $1 billion transmission project that is anticipated to transport up to 3,000 megawatts of primarily renewable energy, the work of the Permitting Council is making a difference in federal permitting. The new branding will help make it easier for partners across industry and government to easily identify the federal agency charged with assisting with permitting review accountability.
The new branding will incorporate a new logo, seal and tagline, in addition to the upcoming release of a new website this spring. Learn more about the projects covered by the Permitting Council on the Federal Permitting Dashboard and follow the Permitting Council on Twitter and LinkedIn to stay up to date on permitting news and announcements.
About the Permitting Council and FAST-41
Established in 2015 by Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is a federal agency charged with improving the transparency and predictability of the federal environmental review and authorization process for certain critical infrastructure projects. The Permitting Council is composed of the Permitting Council Executive Director, who serves as the Council Chair; 13 federal agency Council members; and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of the Executive Director coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage, which are in turn entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard.
Learn more about the Permitting Council at permitting.gov.
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Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2024