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.