40 CFR § 1900.1 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s1900.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 1900.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1900.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL"
part_number: "1900"
part_name: "FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 4370m"
regulatory_source: "86 FR 1287, Jan. 8, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1900"
---


# 1900.1 Definitions.

For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:

*FAST-41* means Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, 42 U.S.C. 4370m *et seq.*

*Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council* or *Permitting Council* means the Federal agency established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-1(a).

*Mining* means the process of extracting ore, minerals, or raw materials from the ground. *Mining* does not include the process of extracting oil or natural gas from the ground.