President Biden Appoints Eric Beightel as Permitting Council Executive Director

June 21, 2023

WASHINGTON (June 21, 2023) — The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce that President Biden has appointed Eric Beightel as its incoming Executive Director. Beightel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the environmental review and approval process for major infrastructure projects in both the public and private sectors, most recently serving as an Associate Vice President and national lead for Infrastructure Policy and Environmental Strategy at HDR, Inc., a global engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services firm. 

Atlantic Shores South Project; COP (BOEM), Section 106 (BOEM), Section 408 (USACE) ED Determination

Sunrise Wind Farm; NEPA (BOEM), COP (BOEM), Section 106 (BOEM), MMPA (NOAANMFS), Sections 10/404/408 (USACE), NPS Permit (NPS), Clean Water Act Section 402 (EPA), OCS Air Permit (EPA) ED Determination

Revolution Wind Farm: COP (BOEM), Section 106 (BOEM), MMPA (NMFS), OCS Air Permit (EPA) ED determination

Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project ED Determination on the Record

Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line ED Determination on the Record

Kitty Hawk Wind North Project—NEPA (BOEM), COP (BOEM), Section 106 (BOEM), Section 10/404/408 (USACE), OCS Air Permit (EPA) Executive Director Determination

New England Wind Project—NEPA (BOEM), COP (BOEM), Section 106 (BOEM), Section 10/404 (USACE), OCS Air Permit (EPA) Executive Director Determination_1

First-Ever Tribal and First Broadband Project Receives FAST-41 Coverage

May 9, 2023

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2023) – The Permitting Council is excited to announce the first Tribal and first broadband project to receive FAST-41 coverage. If permitted, the Santa Fe Indian School Pueblo Education Network Broadband project will provide high speed internet access to communities and students throughout rural and Tribal areas of New Mexico. 

Permitting Council Announces First-Ever Critical Minerals Mining Project to Gain FAST-41 Coverage

May 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (May 8, 2023) – Today, the Permitting Council announces the first mining project to receive FAST-41 coverage. The $1.7 billion South32 Hermosa Critical Minerals project is a proposed zinc and manganese mining and processing operation located 55 miles south of Tucson, Arizona. If permitted, the project would be the largest investment in Santa Cruz County, Arizona history.