[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: 24CFR58.71]

[Page 422-423]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 58_ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR ENTITIES ASSUMING HUD 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart H_Release of Funds for Particular Projects
 
Sec. 58.71  Request for release of funds and certification.

    (a) The RROF and certification shall be sent to the appropriate HUD 
Field Office (or the State, if applicable), except as provided in 
paragraph (b) of this section. This request shall be executed by the 
Certifying Officer. The request shall describe the specific project and 
activities covered by the request and contain the certification required 
under the applicable statute cited in Sec. 58.1(b). The RROF and 
certification must be in a form specified by HUD.
    (b) When the responsible entity is conducting an environmental 
review on behalf of a recipient, as provided for in Sec. 58.10, the 
recipient must provide the responsible entity with all available project 
and environmental information and refrain from undertaking any physical 
activities or choice limiting actions until HUD (or the State, if 
applicable) has approved its request for release of funds. The 
certification form executed by the responsible entity's certifying 
officer shall be sent to the recipient that is to receive the assistance 
along with a description of any special environmental conditions that 
must be adhered to in carrying out the project. The recipient is to 
submit the RROF and the certification of the responsible entity to HUD 
(or the State, if applicable) requesting the release of

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funds. The recipient must agree to abide by the special conditions, 
procedures and requirements of the environmental review, and to advise 
the responsible entity of any proposed change in the scope of the 
project or any change in environmental conditions.
    (c) If the responsible entity determines that some of the activities 
are exempt under applicable provisions of this part, the responsible 
entity shall advise the recipient that it may commit funds for these 
activities as soon as programmatic authorization is received. This 
finding shall be documented in the ERR maintained by the responsible 
entity and in the recipient's project files.