United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-10-07 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f8bc52 D09002ee1c7f8bd48 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule revises the regulations governing the format used for conducting the required environmental reviews for HUD program and policy actions. HUD's current regulations require that HUD staff document environmental review compliance using form HUD-4128. Recipients receiving HUD assistance and other entities responsible for conducting environmental reviews (responsible entities) are currently allowed to either use HUD-recommended formats or develop equivalent formats for documenting environmental review compliance. The reference to a specific form number in part 50 restricts HUD's ability to adopt alternative form designations and forms, while authorizing the use of alternate forms makes it difficult for HUD to assess, compare, and collect data on responsible entities' environmental review records. Despite being applicable to different parties, environmental review responsibilities under parts 50 and 58 are substantively similar. In light of that, the final rule gives the Departmental Environmental Clearance Officer (DECO) the authority to create one standardized format for use in reviews and authorize exceptions, thereby eliminating unnecessary distinctions between reviews completed by HUD employees and responsible entities. This final rule also makes a technical amendment by making the steps required to prepare an environmental assessment in HUD's regulations consistent with the "Environmental Assessment" definition provided in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 79 FR 49226 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-20/2014-19652 2014-19652 fr20au14-2 RIN 2506-AC34 4210-67-P Docket No. FR-5616-F-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-20/2014-19652 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-20/html/2014-19652.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-20/pdf/2014-19652.pdf Environmental Quality Environmental Protection Environmental Review Policy and Procedures Environmental Assessment Environmental Impact Statement Compliance Record Community Development Block Grants Environmental Impact Statements Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 4 p. 49226 49229 79 FR 49226 Title 24 Part 50 24 CFR Part 50 Title 24 Part 58 24 CFR Part 58 RIN 2506-AC34 Environmental Compliance Recordkeeping Requirements; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-19652 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 2014-09-19 Docket No. FR-5616-F-02 4210-67-P 2014-19652 Final rule.

This final rule revises the regulations governing the format used for conducting the required environmental reviews for HUD program and policy actions. HUD's current regulations require that HUD staff document environmental review compliance using form HUD-4128. Recipients receiving HUD assistance and other entities responsible for conducting environmental reviews (responsible entities) are currently allowed to either use HUD-recommended formats or develop equivalent formats for documenting environmental review compliance. The reference to a specific form number in part 50 restricts HUD's ability to adopt alternative form designations and forms, while authorizing the use of alternate forms makes it difficult for HUD to assess, compare, and collect data on responsible entities' environmental review records. Despite being applicable to different parties, environmental review responsibilities under parts 50 and 58 are substantively similar. In light of that, the final rule gives the Departmental Environmental Clearance Officer (DECO) the authority to create one standardized format for use in reviews and authorize exceptions, thereby eliminating unnecessary distinctions between reviews completed by HUD employees and responsible entities. This final rule also makes a technical amendment by making the steps required to prepare an environmental assessment in HUD's regulations consistent with the "Environmental Assessment" definition provided in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Effective Date: September 19, 2014. Danielle Schopp, Director, Office of Environment and Energy, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7250, Washington, DC 20410; telephone number 202-402-4442 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Environmental Quality Environmental Protection Environmental Review Policy and Procedures Environmental Assessment Environmental Impact Statement Compliance Record Community Development Block Grants Environmental Impact Statements Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Environmental Compliance Recordkeeping Requirements , Vol. 79, no. 161 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-08-20 continuing daily deposited born digital 210 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-20 P0b002ee189da3713 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr20au14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-08-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-20/pdf/FR-2014-08-20.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-08-20/xml/FR-2014-08-20.xml fdlp 49221 49422 DGPO 2014-10-07 2024-06-02 FR-2014-08-20 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-08-20 79 161