Proposed Rule2021-14890
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
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Published
July 30, 2021
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Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Abstract
This agenda contains the proposed regulatory actions that the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) plans to undertake in 12 months following the General Service Administration's Fall 2020 edition of its semiannual regulatory agenda, which included the Permitting Council's previous regulatory agenda. The Permitting Council developed this agenda consistent with the Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and Executive Order 13563 ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.''
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14890]
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Vol. 86
Friday,
No. 144
July 30, 2021
Part XXIV
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL
40 CFR Part 1900
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This agenda contains the proposed regulatory actions that the
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council)
plans to undertake in 12 months following the General Service
Administration's Fall 2020 edition of its semiannual regulatory agenda,
which included the Permitting Council's previous regulatory agenda. The
Permitting Council developed this agenda consistent with the Executive
Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and Executive Order
13563 ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cossa, General Counsel, Federal
Permitting Improvement Steering Council, Office of the Executive
Director, 1800 G Street NW, Suite 2400, Washington, DC 20006, (202)
607-3498, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84eeebeceaaae7ebf7f7e5c4e2f4edf7e7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72181d1a1c5c111d0101133214021b01115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established pursuant to Title 41 of the
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), 42 U.S.C. 4370m
et seq., the Permitting Council is comprised of the Permitting Council
Executive Director, the designees of 13 Federal agency councilmembers
(including designees of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Army, Commerce,
the Interior, Energy, Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security,
Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Chairmen of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation), and additional
council members, the Chair of CEQ and the Director of OMB. The
Permitting Council facilitates coordinated and timely Federal
environmental review and permitting for FAST-41 ``covered''
infrastructure projects. Certain actions of the Permitting Council may
affect the rights of the public or the regulated community, and
accordingly warrant informal rulemaking pursuant to section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553.
The Permitting Council's complete Unified Agenda will be available
online at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> and <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> in a format that
offers users an enhanced ability to obtain information from the Unified
Agenda database. Publication in the Federal Register is mandated for
the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 602. Printing of the semiannual
regulatory agenda entries is limited to fields that contain information
required by the RFA's Unified Agenda requirements.
Dated: March 22, 2021.
Karen Hanley,
Acting Executive Director.
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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390....................... FPISC Case 2018-001; Fees 3121-AA00
for Governance,
Oversight, and Processing
of Environmental Reviews
and Authorizations.
391....................... FPISC Case 2020-001, 3121-AA01
Adding Mining as a Sector
of Projects Eligible for
Coverage Under Title 41
of the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation
Act (FAST-41).
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FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL (FPISC)
Completed Actions
390. FPISC Case 2018-001; Fees for Governance, Oversight, and
Processing of Environmental Reviews and Authorizations
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4370m-8
Abstract: The Permitting Council is withdrawing its proposal (83 FR
44846 (Sep. 4, 2018)) to establish an initiation fee for project
sponsors to reimburse the Permitting Council for reasonable costs
associated with implementing and managing certain aspects of the
program established under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act (FAST41). The Permitting Council will continue to
assess the relative merits of collecting fees from project sponsors and
various fee structures.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/04/18 83 FR 44846
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/05/18
Withdrawn........................... 05/30/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amber Levofsky, Executive Operations Manager,
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, 1800 G Street NW,
Suite 2400, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: 202 412-2064, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d5d9d6d1c69ad8d1c2dbd2c7dfcdf4d2c4ddc7d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4d414e495e0240495a434a5f47556c4a5c455f4f024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 3121-AA00
391. FPISC Case 2020-001, Adding Mining as a Sector of Projects
Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act (FAST-41)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)
Abstract: Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Act (FAST-41), 42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq., established the Federal
Permitting Improvement Council (Permitting Council), which is comprised
of an Office of the Executive Director, 13 Federal Agency Council
members, and additional Council members, the Council on Environmental
Quality, and Office of Management and Budget. The Permitting Council is
charged with improving the timeliness, predictability, and transparency
of the federal environmental review and authorization process for
``covered'' infrastructure projects across a statutorily-identified
range of industry sectors, including renewable and conventional energy
production, electricity transmission, surface transportation, aviation,
ports and waterways, water resource projects, broadband, pipelines,
manufacturing, and carbon capture. FAST-41 authorizes the Permitting
Council, by majority vote of the Council members, to add classes of
projects to those eligible for FAST-41 coverage. 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A).
Pursuant to that authority, and consistent with Executive Orders 13807
and 13817, the Permitting Council is proposing to include mining as a
sector of projects eligible for coverage under FAST-41. Inclusion of
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mining on the covered sector list does not guarantee that any
particular mining project will be covered under FAST-41 or receive the
benefits of enhanced coordination under the statute. A project sponsor
seeking the benefits of FAST-41 must apply to the Permitting Council
for project coverage.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/27/20 85 FR 75998
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/28/20
Final Rule.......................... 01/08/21 86 FR 1281
Final Rule Effective................ 01/08/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: John Cossa, General Counsel, Office of the
Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council,
1800 G Street NW, Suite 2400, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: 202 255-
6936, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f45404741014c405c5c4e6f495f465c4c01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c66636462226f637f7f6d4c6a7c657f6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 3121-AA01
[FR Doc. 2021-14890 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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