; or (II) denies the application with respect to that route. (D) Rulemaking (i) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the FASTER Act of 2023 , the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this paragraph. (ii) Other applicants In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary— (I) shall consider whether it would be appropriate to allow an entity other than the developer of a transmission project, such as a Tribal authority, a State, a non-transmission-owning utility (such as a transmission-dependent utility), a local government, a generation developer, or any other appropriate entity, to submit an application for the designation of a particular route as a national interest electric transmission corridor; and (II) may promulgate regulations to allow 1 or more entities described in subclause (I) to submit an application for a designation described in that subclause, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the requirements described in subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (C)(i). (c) Permit for construction or modification of national interest electric transmission facilities (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (i), and subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may issue 1 or more permits for the construction or modification of national interest electric transmission facilities if the Commission finds that— (A) a State in which the transmission facilities are to be constructed or modified does not have authority— (i) to approve the siting of the facilities; or (ii) to consider the interstate benefits or interregional benefits expected to be achieved by the proposed construction or modification of transmission facilities in the State; (B) the applicant for a permit is a transmitting utility under this Act but does not qualify to apply for a permit or siting approval for the proposed project in a State because the applicant does not serve end-use customers in the State