(B)
Best practices
Not less frequently than annually, the Council shall issue recommendations on the best practices for improving the Federal permitting process for covered projects, which may include—
(i)
enhancing early stakeholder engagement, including—
(I)
engaging with Native American stakeholders to ensure that project sponsors and agencies identify potential natural, archeological, and cultural resources and locations of historic and religious significance in the area of a covered project; and
(II)
fully considering and, as appropriate, incorporating recommendations provided in public comments on any proposed covered project;
(ii)
ensuring timely decisions regarding environmental reviews and authorizations, including through the development of performance metrics;
(iii)
improving coordination between Federal and non-Federal governmental entities, including through the development of common data standards and terminology across agencies;
(iv)
increasing transparency;
(v)
reducing information collection requirements and other administrative burdens on agencies, project sponsors, and other interested parties;
(vi)
developing and making available to applicants appropriate geographic information systems and other tools;
(vii)
creating and distributing training materials useful to Federal, State, tribal, and local permitting officials;
(viii)
in coordination with the Executive Director, improving preliminary engagement with project sponsors in developing coordinated project plans;
(ix)
using programmatic assessments, templates, and other tools based on the best available science and data; and
(x)
addressing other aspects of infrastructure permitting, as determined by the Council.