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Permitting Council Executive Director Releases Quarterly Agency Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2023 Quarter 1

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Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)

WASHINGTON (April 3, 2023) - Today the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director released the quarterly Agency Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2023 Quarter 1. This report evaluates agency compliance with provisions of Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).

“This quarterly report showcases the hard work being done at our member agencies to achieve the ambitious infrastructure goals of the Biden-Harris administration,” says Christine Harada, Executive Director of the Permitting Council. “From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Inflation Reduction Act and the Permitting Action Plan, the strides detailed in this report show how Permitting Council agencies are taking the charge given to them and using the embedded collaboration, coordination, and transparency of our program to make a difference as we work to build once-in-a-generation infrastructure.”  

This report provides an overview of:

  • The current FAST-41 project portfolio

  • Agency implementation of the FAST-41 initiation process, including the requirements for Coordinated Project Plans (CPPs);

  • Agency completion of the required CPP quarterly updates;

  • Agency management of permitting timetables; and

  • Agency postings of required information to the Dashboard.

During the first fiscal quarter of 2023 there were 25 active FAST-41 covered projects on the Permitting Dashboard, with the majority in the offshore wind, solar, and other renewable energy sectors. 

Performance highlights in this report include:

  • All three of the projects with CPP establishment deadlines in this reporting quarter were established timely, and in compliance with FAST-41 requirements.

  • All agencies met CPP review and update requirements for all twenty-seven projects on the Dashboard.

  • Agencies modified sixty-three of sixty-four completion dates in compliance with FAST-41 requirements.

  • Agencies met twenty-seven of twenty-eight completion dates that were posted on the Permitting Dashboard during this quarter.

View the Agency Performance Report here.

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: Monday, April 3, 2023