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Sec. 1132 · S. 5653

Environmental Review and Permitting Tracker

Division A — Committee on Environment and Public Works › Title I — National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 › Subtitle C — Federal Permitting Improvement

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(a) In general The Chairman, in coordination with the General Services Administration, shall maintain an online database, to be known as the Environmental Review and Permitting Tracker, to track the status of Federal environmental reviews and authorizations for each transparency project. (b) List of transparency projects The Tracker shall include an up-to-date list of all transparency projects. (c) Creation of Tracker Entries (1) In general The Chairman shall create a specific entry on the Tracker for a transparency project not later than— (A) in the case of a transparency project described in section 1131(5)(A), the date that is 14 days after the date on which a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for that transparency project is published in the Federal Register in accordance with section 107(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336a(c)); and (B) in the case of a transparency project described in section 1131(5)(B), the date that is 13 months and 14 days after the deadline established for that transparency project under paragraph (1)(A) of section 107(g) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)). (2) Specific and searchable entry Each entry of the Tracker shall include a specific and searchable entry for each transparency project listed on the Tracker in accordance with paragraph (1). (3) Exclusions Any environmental review relating to an action taken by a Federal agency to develop a rule under subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as Administrative Procedure Act), shall not be included on the Tracker. (d) Content of Tracker Postings (1) transparency projects For each transparency project added to the Tracker under subsection (c)(1), the Chairman shall post the most up-to-date information, including— (A) a description of the location and major features of the transparency project; (B) the statement of purpose and need for the transparency project, consistent with section 107(d) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336a(d)); (C) contact information, including the email address, of— (i) a representative of the project sponsor of the transparency project; and (ii) a representative of the lead agency for the transparency project; (D) the status of the compliance of each agency with respect to the applicable schedule and applicable deadlines for the transparency project, to be updated quarterly, including each modification of the applicable schedule, which shall describe— (i) an explanation of each modification, including whether the modification is due to a delay on the part of an agency or the project sponsor; (ii) the time period modified from the originally projected applicable schedule; and (iii) any subsequent modifications from prior modifications, including whether such subsequent modification is due to a delay on the part of an agency or the project sponsor; and (E) a description of the status of any litigation that is directly related to the transparency project, including, if practicable, any judicial document made available on an electronic docket maintained by a Federal, State, or local court. (2) Publication All information described in this subsection shall be posted on the website of the Council not later than 7 days after the date on which the lead agency or the Chairman receives the information.

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