Agencies implementing CEQ’s Permitting Technology Action Plan are prioritizing innovation in four key standards for modern service delivery:
- Business process modernization
- Workflow automation
- Digital-first documents
- Minimizing timeline uncertainty
In order to meet these standards of modern service delivery, CEQ’s Permitting Technology Action Plan outlines how agencies can advance their capabilities in 10 core areas, defined as minimum functional requirements:
- CEQ’s NEPA and Permitting Data Standard implementation
- Application data sharing
- Automated project screening
- Access to screening criteria
- Automated case management tools
- Integrated GIS analysis tools
- Improved document management
- Automated comment compilation and analysis
- Administrative record management
- Adopt common or interoperable agency services
A single tool is not expected to address all of these areas completely; they represent the essential standards and core requirements most federal agencies will need to successfully accelerate and modernize environmental review and permitting innovation. Each agency will have different starting points, implementation paths, and target end-states based on their unique roles in environmental review and permitting contexts.
