72974 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

FEDERAL PERMITTING 

IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL 

40 CFR Part 1900 

[Docket Number 2023–001] 

RIN 3121–AA04 

Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of 

Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage 

Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act 

AGENCY: Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council 

(Permitting Council) is extending by 30 

days the deadline for submitting 

comments on its proposal to amend its 

regulations to revise the scope of 

‘‘mining’’ as a sector with infrastructure 

projects eligible for coverage under Title 

41 of the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act (FAST–41) to: (1) 

apply solely to critical minerals mining 

projects; and (2) expand the scope of the 

sector to include infrastructure 

constructed to support critical minerals 

supply chain activities, including 

critical minerals beneficiation, 

processing, and recycling. 

DATES: Comments now must be 

submitted on or before November 22, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by Permitting Council Docket 

Number 2023–001 or RIN 3121–AA04, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. 

• Mail: Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council, Office of 

the Executive Director, 1800 M St. NW, 

Suite 6006, Washington, DC 20036, 

Attention: RIN 3121–AA04. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

G. Cossa, General Counsel, Federal 

Permitting Improvement Steering 

Council, 1800 M St. NW, Suite 6006, 

Washington, DC 20036, john.cossa@

fpisc.gov, or by telephone at 202–255– 

6936. 

Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

may call the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact this individual during normal 

business hours or to leave a message at 

other times. FIRS is available 24 hours 

a day, 7 days a week. You will receive 

a reply to a message during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 22, 2023, the Permitting 

Council published in the Federal 

Register a proposed rule that would 

amend the Permitting Council’s 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1900 to revise 

the scope of the FAST–41 ‘‘mining’’ 

sector to: (1) apply solely to critical 

minerals mining projects; and (2) 

expand the scope of the sector to 

include infrastructure constructed to 

support critical minerals supply chain 

activities, including critical minerals 

beneficiation, processing, and recycling. 

88 FR 65350. The proposal provided a 

30-day comment period, which would 

have expired on October 23, 2023. 

On October 13, 2023, the Permitting 

Council received a letter submitted on 

behalf of various environmental and 

Tribal entities requesting an extension 

of the 30-day comment period by an 

additional 60 days, through December 

22, 2023. The Permitting Council has 

reviewed the request and has 

determined that an extension of 30 days 

is warranted to provide the public 

additional time to review the proposed 

rule and prepare comments. The full 60- 

day request was not granted given that 

the proposed rule is administrative in 

nature and does not make any critical 

minerals mining or supply chain project 

more or less likely to be approved or 

implemented, or any environmental or 

economic effect that may be associated 

with a critical minerals infrastructure 

project to occur. Accordingly, the 

Permitting Council is extending the 

comment period for this proposed 

rulemaking from October 23, 2023, to 

November 22, 2023. Comments on the 

proposed rule now must be submitted 

on or before November 22, 2023. 

* * * * * 

Eric Beightel, 

Executive Director, Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23456 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–PL–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Part 102–83 

[FMR Case 2023–102–1; Docket No. GSA– 

FMR–2023–0012; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AK69 

Federal Management Regulation; 

Designation of Authority and 

Sustainable Siting 

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide 

Policy (OGP), General Services 

Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: GSA, in furtherance of its 

authority to furnish space to Federal 

agencies, proposes to amend the Federal 

Management Regulation (FMR) to 

elaborate on the factors that are 

advantageous to the Government when 

planning for location decisions. In 

addition, the proposed revisions are 

necessary to bring the current regulation 

into compliance with updated 

terminology in statute and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

bulletins. The objective of these changes 

is to direct agencies to better integrate 

strategic, holistic analysis into planning 

for agency location decisions and to 

provide consistency in application of 

these regulations across Federal 

agencies and regions. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

comments in writing on or before 

December 26, 2023 to be considered in 

the formulation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in 

response to FMR Case 2023–102–1 to 

Regulations.gov at http://

www.regulations.gov via the Federal 

eRulemaking portal by searching for 

‘‘FMR Case 2023–102–1.’’ Select the 

link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that corresponds 

with ‘‘FMR Case 2023–102–1.’’ Follow 

the instructions provided at the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ screen. Please include 

your name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘FMR Case 2023–102–1’’ on your 

attached document. If your comment 

cannot be submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, call or email the 

points of contact in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternative instructions. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FMR Case 2023–102–1 in 

all correspondence related to this case. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal or business confidential 

information, or both, provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov 

approximately two-to-three days after 

submission to verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Mr. 

Chris Coneeney, Office of Governmentwide Policy, at 202–208–2956. For 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules, contact the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 

20405, 202–501–4755. Please cite FMR 

Case 2023–102–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Administrator of General Services 

(Administrator) is authorized to acquire 


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