Pentagon, Other Agencies Prepare Internal Permitting Changes

The Armed Forces and several other federal agencies appear to be getting ready to quickly eliminate or trim back their permitting rules, according to documents posted by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

The documents say the Air Force, Army, Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, Energy Department, Interior Department, and Federal Highway Administration plan to issue interim final rules that adjust their permitting procedures in some way. The agencies sent the rules to the White House for review starting June 9, a procedural step that is typically followed shortly by publication of the ...