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The Biden-Harris Permitting Action Plan

The Action Plan outlines the Administration’s strategy for ensuring that Federal environmental reviews and permitting processes are effective, efficient, and transparent, guided by the best available science to promote positive environmental and community outcomes, and shaped by early and meaningful public engagement.

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Biden Administration Accelerates Clean Energy Economy

The Biden-Harris Administration has readied offshore areas to harness power from wind, approved new solar projects on public lands, and plans to build thousands of miles of transmission lines that deliver clean energy.

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Federal Infrastructure Permitting Dashboard

The Permitting Dashboard is an online tool for Federal agencies, project developers, and interested members of the public to track the Federal government’s environmental review and authorization processes for large or complex infrastructure projects, part of a government-wide effort to improve coordination, transparency, and accountability.

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Project Map

The map below depicts all Federal infrastructure projects tracked on the Permitting Dashboard.

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Explore the Permitting Dashboard's informational project pages using the link below, or view and download the project data HERE.

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Announcements

Six Technology-Related Infrastructure Sectors Added to FAST-41

August 18, 2022

Yesterday, President Biden signed into law S.3451, adding six technology-related infrastructure sectors to FAST-41, which allows projects in those sectors to obtain permitting timetable transparency and management benefits of the FAST-41 program:

Semiconductors
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
High-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software
Quantum information science and technology
Data storage and data management
Cybersecurity

Congress Passes Inflation Reduction Act

August 12, 2022

WASHINGTON (August 12, 2022)- Today, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark investment in our nation’s future that will transform efforts to combat climate change and infuse $350 million into the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) to advance permitting efficiency and predictability. The Act is expected to lower energy costs, increase cleaner production and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 40% by 2030.

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The Biden-Harris Permitting Action Plan

Biden Administration Accelerates Clean Energy Economy

Federal Infrastructure Permitting Dashboard

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Announcements

Six Technology-Related Infrastructure Sectors Added to FAST-41

Congress Passes Inflation Reduction Act