FAST-41 Annual Report to Congress for FY 2020
Contact Information
Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
On January 15, 2021, the Permitting Council's Office of the Executive Director issued the Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 4370m-7(a). The report assesses the performance of Permitting Council member agencies based on the Recommended Best Practices for Environmental Reviews and Authorizations for Infrastructure Projects for FY 2020, including agency progress in making improvements consistent with those best practices. Each Permitting Council member agency was given the opportunity to include comments concerning the performance of its agency.
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, January 15, 2021