State and Feds sign MOU on faster permitting for infrastructure projects; first in the nation

State and Feds sign MOU on faster permitting for infrastructure projects; first in the nation

The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council and the State of Alaska have entered into a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding that sets the stage for faster, more transparent federal permitting for major infrastructure and energy projects across the state. The agreement, signed Wednesday morning in Anchorage by Permitting Council Executive Director Emily Domenech and Gov. Mike […] The post State and Feds sign MOU on faster permittin…

Alaska Launches First-in-the-Nation Partnership to Fast-Track Resource Permitting - Power The Future

Alaska just became the testing ground for a new national model in resource development. On Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, aiming to cut through the bureaucratic red tape that often delays major projects. Anchorage Daily News reports, “Dunleavy signed a memorandum of understanding with Emily Domenech, executive director of the Permitting Council. Under t…

Graphite One Commends Announcement of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between Permitting Council and State of Alaska to Advance Permitting of Critical Infrastructure Projects

/CNW/ - Graphite One Inc. (TSXV: GPH) (OTCQX: GPHOF) ("Graphite One", "G1" or the "Company"), welcomes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")...

Graphite One Inc. In Support Of MOU Between Government Bodies - Canadian Manufacturing

VANCOUVER — Graphite One Inc. says that it welcomes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (the Permitting Council) and the State of Alaska to provide federal permitting assistance via the Permitting Council’s FAST-41 program in an effort to streamline the permitting process for key infrastructure projects across the State of Alaska. “As the only project listed on both the f…

Alaska, White House sign permitting pact

State and the federal Permitting Council sign MOU to streamline the permitting of FAST-41 selected mines and other large projects. Alaska and the federal government have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement that could streamline the permitting of major mines and infrastructure projects in the 49th State and serve as a model for the rest of the nation. Formalized during an Aug. 27 signing...