Some treks in #Nepal require special #permits. For example, the Everest Base Camp Trek and Annapurna Circuit Trek require TIMS

The loan was reviewed by the department's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program office for more than two #years and is conditional on receiving #permits and other factors.

The U.S. #pipeline regulator launched a review this year of its special #permits that waive certain operating requirements for #pipelines.

But the tide has turned.

The state’s grid operator, the Electric #Reliability Council of Texas, or Ercot, has slowed issuance of new #permits for miners to connect to the grid,