Establishment of data standards

(a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, the Office of Management and Budget, and other relevant stakeholders and Federal agencies, shall develop, publish, and iteratively update data standards for the collection and curation of authorization data by Federal agencies, which shall be used to— (1) assist with environmental reviews and authorizations; (2) organize, define, and standardize various concepts, formats, and protocols that are included in environmental reviews and authorizations; and (3) reduce the need for redundant environmental reviews by creating a shared vocabulary and software systems that will support vendor neutrality, data interoperability, workflow automation, and automatic data exchange between Federal agencies. (b) Inclusions The data standards developed, published, and iteratively updated under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A standardized taxonomy that allows Federal agencies to identify and track data types, relationships, and values. (2) Comprehensive categories for data, such as— (A) projects; (B) processes; (C) environmental documents; (D) public comments; (E) geospatial information; (F) public engagement events, as applicable by process or Federal agency; (G) case events; and (H) milestones to ensure clarity and uniformity.

(a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, the Office of Management and Budget, and other relevant stakeholders and Federal agencies, shall develop, publish, and iteratively update data standards for the collection and curation of authorization data by Federal agencies, which shall be used to— (1) assist with environmental reviews and authorizations; (2) organize, define, and standardize various concepts, formats, and protocols that are included in environmental reviews and authorizations; and (3) reduce the need for redundant environmental reviews by creating a shared vocabulary and software systems that will support vendor neutrality, data interoperability, workflow automation, and automatic data exchange between Federal agencies. (b) Inclusions The data standards developed, published, and iteratively updated under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A standardized taxonomy that allows Federal agencies to identify and track data types, relationships, and values. (2) Comprehensive categories for data, such as— (A) projects; (B) processes; (C) environmental documents; (D) public comments; (E) geospatial information; (F) public engagement events, as applicable by process or Federal agency; (G) case events; and (H) milestones to ensure clarity and uniformity.