Notice2026-00879
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
January 16, 2026
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Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to reinstate an expired collection of information, previously approved as OMB Control No. 3121-0001, Permitting Notice of Initiation. The Permitting Council publishes this notice and invites the public and Federal agencies to comment on the proposed reinstatement.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2131-2132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00879]
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FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.
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ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the reinstatement of
an OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Federal
Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) will be
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
reinstate an expired collection of information, previously approved as
OMB Control No. 3121-0001, Permitting Notice of Initiation. The
Permitting Council publishes this notice and invites the public and
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed reinstatement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before March 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076b6260666b477762756a6e73736e696029606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83efe6e4e2efc3f3e6f1eeeaf7f7eaede4ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>, with the subject
line ``Comments for Reinstatement of 3121-0001.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anderson Tran at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee8f808a8b9c9d8180c09a9c8f80ae9e8b9c83879a9a878089c0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="54353a303126273b3a7a2026353a14243126393d20203d3a337a333b22">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 748-3727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Established in 2015 by Title 41 of the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), 42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq., the
Permitting Council is a unique Federal agency charged with improving
the transparency and predictability of the Federal environmental review
and authorization process for certain infrastructure projects. The
Permitting Council is comprised of the Permitting Council Executive
Director, who serves as the Council Chair; 13 Federal agency Council
members (including deputy secretary-level designees of the Secretaries
of Agriculture, Army, Commerce, Interior, Energy, Transportation,
Defense, Homeland Security, and Housing and Urban Development, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chairs of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation); and the
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the
OMB. 42 U.S.C. 4370m-1(a) & (b).
The Permitting Council coordinates Federal environmental reviews
and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41
coverage. These projects are entitled to comprehensive permitting
timetables, and a transparent and collaborative management of those
timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard in compliance with FAST-
41 procedural requirements. 42 U.S.C. 4370m-2(c) & (d). Sponsors of
FAST-41 covered projects also benefit from the direct engagement of the
Permitting Council Executive Director and the Permitting Council
members in timely identification and resolution of permitting issues
that affect covered projects' permitting timetables.
Collection of Information: FAST-41 is a voluntary program for
project sponsors to have additional support through the environmental
review and permitting process. The first step to becoming a covered
project under FAST-41 is to submit a FAST-41 Initiation Notice (FIN),
required by 42 U.S.C. 4370m-2(a)(1). The FIN must include the purpose
of the project; a brief description; a statement of technical and
financial feasibility, a statement of anticipated federal financing,
reviews, and authorizations; and an assessment of whether the project
meets the statutory definition of a ``covered project'' under FAST-41.
42 U.S.C. 4370m-2(a)(1)(C).
The FIN is a collection of information necessary for the
administration of FAST-41. Such a collection of information is required
to have approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Approval for the
FIN was originally provided to the General Services Administration
(GSA) in 2018 under OMB control number 3090-0316 and was transferred to
the Permitting Council in 2020 and became OMB control number 3121-0001.
The approval subsequently expired on January 31, 2021. The Permitting
Council seeks to reinstate the approval for the FIN collection of
information.
Estimated Burden: The estimated burden for providing the
information required by the FIN is as follows:
Respondents: 75.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 75.
Hours per Response: 2.
Total Burden Hours: 150.
Public Comments: Public comments are invited on whether this
collection of information is necessary; whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection
of information is accurate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond.
Obtaining Copies of Proposal: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0dcd5d7d1dcf0c0d5c2ddd9c4c4d9ded79ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="731f1614121f330316011e1a07071a1d145d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>, with
the subject line, ``OMB Control No. 3121-0001.''
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.; 5 CFR part 1320; 42 U.S.C.
4370m-2(a)(1).
Dated: January 13, 2026.
Emily Domenech,
Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.
[FR Doc. 2026-00879 Filed 1-15-26; 8:45 am]
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