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Chapter IX: Siting and Permitting of TS&D Infrastructure
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Processes Include Multiple Steps, and Time Frames Vary.” February 15, 2013. http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652225.
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35. Government Accountability Office. “2013 Pipeline Permitting: Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas Permitting
Processes Include Multiple Steps, and Time Frames Vary.” February 15, 2013. http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652225.
pdf. Accessed January 15, 2015.
36. Government Accountability Office. “2013 Pipeline Permitting: Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas Permitting
Processes Include Multiple Steps, and Time Frames Vary.” p. 30. February 15, 2013. http://www.gao.gov/
assets/660/652225.pdf. Accessed January 15, 2015.
37. Executive Order No. 13604. “Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects.”
77 Fed. Reg. 18887. March 22, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/22/executive-order-improvingperformance-federal-permitting-and-review-infr.
Accessed January 21, 2015.
38. Zichella, C. and J. Hladik. “America’s Power Plan—Transmission Policy: Planning for and Investing in Wires.” p. 14.
September 19, 2013. http://americaspowerplan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/APP-TRANSMISSION-PAPER.pdf.
39. National Electrical Manufacturers Association. “Siting Transmission Corridors – A Real Life Game of Chutes and
Ladders.” 2011. http://www.nema.org/Policy/Documents/tc-gameboard-4web.pdf. Accessed January 21, 2015.
40. Steering Committee on Federal Infrastructure Permitting and Review Process Improvement. “Implementation Plan
for the Presidential Memorandum on Modernizing Infrastructure Permitting.” p. 4–5. May 2014. http://www.permits.
performance.gov/pm-implementation-plan-2014.pdf. Accessed January 15, 2015.
41. The White House. “Presidential Memorandum – Transforming our Nation’s Electric Grid Through Improved
Siting, Permitting, and Review.” June 7, 2013. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/07/presidentialmemorandum-transforming-our-nations-electric-grid-through-i.
Accessed January 15, 2015.
42. Government Accountability Office. “2013 Pipeline Permitting: Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas Permitting
Processes Include Multiple Steps, and Time Frames Vary.” p. 12–16. February 15, 2013. http://www.gao.gov/
assets/660/652225.pdf. Accessed January 15, 2015.
43. Government Accountability Office. “Renewable Energy – Agencies Have Taken Steps Aimed at Improving the
Permitting Process for Development on Federal Lands.” p. 26. January 18, 2013. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-
189. Accessed February 10, 2015.
44. Department of Energy. “Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects.” 78 Fed.
Reg. 53436. August 29, 2013. http://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/08/f2/RFI-IIP-FRN082913.pdf. Accessed January
20, 2015.
45. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. “Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing
Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development and Technical Changes and Corrections.” Proposed Rule. 79
Fed. Reg. 59022. September 30, 2014. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-09-30/pdf/2014-23089.pdf. Accessed
February 26, 2015.
46. Government Accountability Office. “Renewable Energy – Agencies Have Taken Steps Aimed at Improving the
Permitting Process for Development on Federal Lands.” p. 37. January 18, 2013. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-
189. Accessed February 10, 2015.
47. Steering Committee on Federal Infrastructure Permitting and Review Process Improvement. “Implementation Plan
for the Presidential Memorandum on Modernizing Infrastructure Permitting.” p. 44. May 2014. http://www.permits.
performance.gov/pm-implementation-plan-2014.pdf. Accessed January 15, 2015.
48. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. “Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing
Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development and Technical Changes and Corrections.” Proposed Rule. 79
Fed. Reg. 59022. September 30, 2014. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-09-30/pdf/2014-23089.pdf. Accessed
February 26, 2015.
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