40 CFR Part 1900

Part 1900—Federal Permitting Improvement

Protection of Environment · Chapter IX, Chapter IX—Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

40 CFR Part 1900

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Last amended: January 8, 2021
Administered by: Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

40 CFR Part 1900

Text as published by eCFR on 2026-07-30.

PART 1900—FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT

Authority:

42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq.

Source:

86 FR 1287, Jan. 8, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

§ 1900.1 Definitions.

For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:

FAST-41 means Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, 42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq.

Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council or Permitting Council means the Federal agency established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-1(a).

Mining means the process of extracting ore, minerals, or raw materials from the ground. Mining does not include the process of extracting oil or natural gas from the ground.

§ 1900.2 FAST-41 sectors.

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A), the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council has added the following sectors to the statutorily defined list of FAST-41 sectors:

(a) Mining.

(b) [Reserved]