5:45 A state legislative committee is discussing the last stages of approval for a major oil and gas project in Converse County. The U.S. Department of Interior just has to sign the Record of Decision (ROD), which Select Federal Natural Resource Management committee members like Douglas Sen. Brian Boner is anxious to finish or even speed up. "Especially with everything that we're faced with, with a potential new administration slowing down permitting for oil and gas, I think it's good to have at least the opportunity or the potential of having an expedited process," he said. APDs received since January. Graphed by Wyoming Public Radio.