Permitting Council to Host First-Ever Infrastructure Developers Summit
Contact Information
Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
WASHINGTON (August 22, 2024) — The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce the inaugural Infrastructure Developers Summit. Scheduled for October 8th in Washington, D.C., this first-of-its-kind summit will bring together senior leaders and practitioners from throughout the permitting landscape to discuss benefits of the Permitting Council’s FAST-41 permitting assistance program, share best practices to advance permitting excellence, build a network of permitting connections, and cultivate innovative ideas to transform federal permitting.
“One of the greatest benefits of the Permitting Council’s role as a center for permitting excellence is the ability to convene stakeholders from across industry to problem solve and share insights,” said Eric Beightel, Permitting Council Executive Director. “This Summit is an excellent opportunity for our permitting community to come together to strengthen our networks and discuss the progress we’ve made to improve and advance permitting. I’m proud that we're hosting this event and encourage infrastructure developers from industry, states, and tribes to attend.”
The half day summit is free and open to permitting stakeholders inside and outside of the federal government. This event is an opportunity for participants to hear directly from federal leaders on how the Permitting Council is approaching common federal permitting challenges, discovering innovative solutions and forwarding best practices to transform the environmental review and authorization processes. Attendance at the Infrastructure Developers Summit will give participants an up-close-and-personal look into the Permitting Council’s FAST-41 permitting assistance program, showcasing how it can bring transparency, predictability, and accountability to infrastructure projects across sectors.
Event Details
When: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Time: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
Where: USDA Headquarters, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
Registration: Link
Press: Event is open to press
Who should attend?
Infrastructure developers
Past and current FAST-41 project sponsors
State and local governments
Tribal governments and representatives
Federal agency permitting staff and leadership
Permitting stakeholders
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: Thursday, August 29, 2024