These
environmental notices and handbooks provide guidance for environmental
review processing for various HUD programs for which environmental
procedures and standards are authorized to assure compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act and related Federal environmental
laws, executive orders, and authorities.
CPD
Notice 04-08 -
August 10, 2004
Waiving statutory environmental review requirements for the Indian
Housing Block Grant Program for Tribes that Have Assumed Environmental
Review Responsibilities under 24 CFR Part 58
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- August 10, 2004 - Waiving statutory environmental review
requirements for the Indian Housing Block Grant Program for Tribes
that Have Assumed Environmental Review Responsibilities under 24
CFR Part 58
Notice
CPD-03-01 PDF
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- February 10, 2003 - Implementing Risk Analysis for Monitoring
Responsible Entities for Compliance with 24 CFR Part 58 for FY 2003
Notice
CPD-02-07 - "CEQ Survey of Cooperating Agency Agreements
for Implementing the Procedural Requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) for HUD Programs"
Used by: HUD staff
Description: This notice requests information from HUD Field Offices
relating to Cooperating Agency Agreements, which are formalized
agreements used to facilitate Federal and non-federal governmental
coordination of complex environmental analysis in compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Although these agreements
have not been widely used for environmental analysis for HUD programs,
CEQ has found, based on extensive research, that Cooperating Agency
Agreements can improve the quality of communication between governmental
entities involved in NEPA for projects and activities subject to
NEPA.
Notice
CPD-01-11 - "Environmental Review and the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program."
Used by: HUD staff, HOME participating jurisdictions, state recipients,
subrecipients, and third parties including property owners, contractors
and developer partners, both public and private entities.
Description: The purpose of this notice is to provide guidance on
the environmental review process required under the HOME program
rule (24 CFR 92.352). Additionally, this notice explains the responsibilities
of HUD staff, HOME participating jurisdictions, state recipients,
sub recipients, and third parties including property owners, contractors
and developer partners, both public and private entities, in performing
their environmental review responsibilities in accordance with 24
CFR Part 58. Several documents referred to in this notice may only
be accessible through the Internet.
Notice
CPD-01-09 - "Modified Environmental Processing for Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Fiscal Year 2001 Legislative
Change" Used by: HUD staff and recipient organizations, consortia
and their affiliates Description: This notice implements Section
202 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of
2000 which permits reimbursement of organizations, consortia and
affiliates under the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
for their acquisition of land prior to approval of environmental
review. Also, this notice extends the provisions of Notice CPD-98-10.
To the extent that the provisions of CPD-98-10 are inconsistent
with this notice, the provisions of this notice shall govern.
Notice
PIH-99-37 (ONAP) - "Indian Housing Block Grant Program:
Guidance and Procedures If Tribes Do Not Assume Environmental Review
Responsibilities under 24 CFR Part 58"
Used by: Recipients or HUD staff
Description: The purpose of this Notice is to describe the responsibilities
of the recipient and of the HUD Area Office of Native American Programs
(ONAP) if the tribe does not assume environmental review responsibilities
under 24 CFR Part 58 - "Environmental Review Procedures for
Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities." This
Notice also defines the information to be provided by recipients
to the HUD Area ONAP Administrator for compliance with environmental
review responsibilities under 24 CFR Part 50 - "Protection
and Enhancement of Environmental Quality." The authority for
Indian Housing Block Grant environmental review is Section 105 of
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act
of 1996. 24 CFR 1000.18--1000.20 (What environmental review requirements
apply? Is an Indian tribe required to assume environmental review
responsibilities?)
Notice
CPD-99-08 - "Modified Environmental Processing for Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)"
Used by: Recipients or HUD staff
Description: This Notices extends through October 14, 2000, the
provisions of Notice CPD 98-10 (originally issued October 14, 1998).
See below Notice CPD-98-10.
Notice
CPD-99-07 - "Field Environmental Review Processing for
the HUD Urban Empowerment Zones (EZ) Program (Round II)
Used by: Recipients or HUD staff
Description: This Notice directs field office CPD Division Directors
to perform the environmental review processing for any EZ projects
located within their HUD field office jurisdiction. These field
CPD Division Directors shall direct their staff to conduct the environmental
review in accordance with 24 CFR Part 50 - "Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental Quality." (Part 50) EZ grantees
must supply field CPD Division Directors with information that would
help HUD complete the environmental review procedure under Part
50. The Notice defines the information to be provided by EZ grantees
to HUD, whenever EZ grantees propose to use EZ or non-HUD funds
to acquire, rehabilitate, convert, lease, repair or construct property.
24 CFR 598.405(Environmental review)
Notice
CPD-99-01 - "Field Environmental Review Processing for
HUD Colonias Initiative (HCI) Grants"
Description: This Notice provides direction for field environmental
review processing as set forth in paragraph II(N) of the notice
of funding availability (63 FR 38251, July 15, 1998, at page 38255)
for the HUD Colonias Initiative Program in the four border States
where colonias are found: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
This Notice directs certain field office CPD Division Directors
to perform the environmental review processing for any HCI projects
located within their HUD field office jurisdiction. These field
CPD Division Directors shall direct their staff to conduct the environmental
review in accordance with 24 CFR Part 50 - "Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental Quality." (Part 50) HCI grantees
must supply field CPD Division Directors with information that would
help HUD complete the environmental review procedure under Part
50. The Notice defines the information to be provided by HCI grantees
to HUD.
Notice
CPD-98-10 - "Modified Environmental Processing for Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)"
Description: The purpose of this Notice is to modify the environmental
review processing set forth in the provisions of CPD Notice 97-02
(as extended by CPD Notice 98-04)--Environmental Guide for Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program. The Notice authorizes HUD field
offices under certain circumstances to conduct compliance reviews
in accordance with 24 CFR Part 50 - "Protection and Enhancement
of Environmental Quality." (Part 50) When the unit of general
local government within which the project is located declines or
is unable (as determined by the HUD field office CPD Division Director)
to perform the environmental review procedure under 24 CFR Part
58 - "Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming
HUD Environmental Responsibilities," then HUD will no longer
request upper levels of government such as the county and then the
State to perform the review procedure. Instead, subrecipients may
supply the HUD field office with information that would help HUD
complete the environmental review procedure under Part 50. The Notice
defines the information to be provided by subrecipients to the HUD
field office CPD Division Director. Also, the Notice replaces CPD
Notices 98-04 and 97-02
Notice
CPD-96-06 "Field Environmental Processing for Loan Guarantee
Recovery Fund" (in the process of being revised)
Description: This Notice establishes the role of the HUD field office
in the environmental processing under 24 CFR Part 50 for the Loan
Guarantee Recovery Fund (LGRF) administered from Headquarters by
the Financial Management Division. The LGRF is authorized by Section
4 of the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996. The LGRF mets an urgent
need of certain non-profit organizations to rebuild their properties
which have been damaged by an act of arson or terrorism. To address
the damage to property, LGRF may be used to finance property acquisition,
rehabilitation, new construction, site clearance, preparation and
improvements, for which HUD must comply with the National Environmental
Policy Act and the related Federal environmental laws and authorities
cited in §50.4 prior to the HUD issuance of a letter of commitment.
24 CFR 573.8 (Environmental procedures and standards)
Notice
CPD-93-37 - "Field Environmental Processing for the Youthbuild-Program."
(in the process of being revised)
Description: This Notice explains the environmental processing that
the Office of Economic Development (OED) will use for the Youthbuild
Program, which is administered from the HUD Headquarters Office.
HUD Field Offices are assigned the lead responsibility for performing
such processing, whenever the OED requests the HUD Field Office
to process a Youthbuild applicant's environmental threshold information
in accord with this Notice. Environmental procedures apply to HUD
approval of implementation grants when the applicant proposes to
use Youthbuild funds to cover any costs for the lease, acquisition,
rehabilitation, or new construction of real property that is proposed
for housing project development. Environmental procedures do not
apply to HUD approval of implementation grants when applicants propose
to use their Youthbuild funds solely to cover any costs for classroom
and/or on-the-job construction training and supportive services.
24 CFR 585.307 (Environmental procedures and standards)
Handbook
1390.05 - "Environmental Policy for Housing Opportunities
for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program." (in the process of
being revised)
Description: This Handbook specifies the environmental review and
documentation requirements to be followed by HUD field offices for
grants under HUD's program for Housing Opportunities for Persons
with AIDS (hereafter, HOPWA Grants). CPD Field Division Directors
are to provide a copy of this handbook to all HOWPA grantees with
the grant approval letter. This handbook alerts grantees of the
environmental criteria important in the selection of properties
free of major hazards and problems. The Handbook replaces Notice
CPD-92-39 by the same title. 24 CFR 574.510 (Environmental procedures
and standards)
Handbook
4590.01 Rev-1 - "Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Risk-Sharing
Pilot Program."
Description: The program is authorized under Section 542(c)
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. The Handbook
provides environmental procedures and standards in environmental
sections: 3-10, 4-2(F), 7-6(B) of the Handbook. All projects insured
under this program are subject to the requirements of 24 CFR Part
58 - "Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming
HUD Environmental Responsibilities." (Part 58) The HFA may
choose to have either the unit of general local government with
land use and building permit jurisdiction for the project site,
or the State, the Indian tribe or Alaska native village perform
the environmental review. The environmental review will not be conducted
by HUD except in cases where HUD approves a request of legal incapacity
in accordance with §58.11. The HFA, provided it meets the definition
of Responsible Entity, may perform its own environmental reviews
in accordance with Part 58. 24 CFR 266.210 (HUD-retained review
function)
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