[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR58.43]

[Page 419]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 58_ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR ENTITIES ASSUMING HUD 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES--Table of Contents
 
Subpart E_Environmental Review Process: Environmental Assessments (EA's)
 
Sec. 58.43  Dissemination and/or publication of the findings of no 
significant impact.

    (a) If the responsible entity makes a finding of no significant 
impact, it must prepare a FONSI notice, using the current HUD-
recommended format or an equivalent format. As a minimum, the 
responsible entity must send the FONSI notice to individuals and groups 
known to be interested in the activities, to the local news media, to 
the appropriate tribal, local, State and Federal agencies; to the 
Regional Offices of the Environmental Protection Agency having 
jurisdiction and to the HUD Field Office (or the State where 
applicable). The responsible entity may also publish the FONSI notice in 
a newspaper of general circulation in the affected community. If the 
notice is not published, it must also be prominently displayed in public 
buildings, such as the local Post Office and within the project area or 
in accordance with procedures established as part of the citizen 
participation process.
    (b) The responsible entity may disseminate or publish a FONSI notice 
at the same time it disseminates or publishes the NOI/RROF required by 
Sec. 58.70. If the notices are released as a combined notice, the 
combined notice shall:
    (1) Clearly indicate that it is intended to meet two separate 
procedural requirements; and
    (2) Advise the public to specify in their comments which ``notice'' 
their comments address.
    (c) The responsible entity must consider the comments and make 
modifications, if appropriate, in response to the comments, before it 
completes its environmental certification and before the recipient 
submits its RROF. If funds will be used in Presidentially declared 
disaster areas, modifications resulting from public comment, if 
appropriate, must be made before proceeding with the expenditure of 
funds.