Environmental Regulations

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24 CFR Part 50: Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality
Used By: HUD Staff
Description: This is the Department's basic regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and other related Federal environmental laws and authorities. HUD Form 4128 (WORD | PDF including the Sample Field Notes Checklist) is also used by HUD staff to document compliance with this regulation.

24 CFR Part 51: Environmental Criteria and Standards
Used By: HUD Staff and State, local and Native American governments
Description: This regulation provides environmental standards for determining project acceptability and necessary measures to insure that activities assisted by HUD achieve the goal of a suitable living environment. The environmental criteria include noise abatement and control and the siting of HUD-assisted projects near hazardous operations including explosives, flammables, runway clear zones at civil airports, and accident potential zones at military airfields.

24 CFR Part 55: Floodplain Management
Used by: HUD staff and State, local and Native American governments
Description: HUD regulations to implement executive order on development in floodplains.

24 CFR Part 58: Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities
Used By: State, local and Native American governments
Description: The procedures outlined in this regulation are used by entities that assume HUD's environmental review responsibilities in determining program compliance with the intent of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other related statutes. Applicable HUD programs under this regulation include only those in which a specific statute allows governing entities to assume the Federal responsibility.

36 CFR Part 800: Protection of Historic Properties
Used by: HUD Staff, State, local and Native American governments
Description: The Advisory Commission on Historic Preservation Rules, used by HUD for all HUD projects.