[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR1006.350]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 1006--NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D--Program Requirements
 
Sec. 1006.350  Environmental review.

    (a) In order to ensure that the policies of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA) and 
other provisions of Federal law which further the purposes of that act 
(as specified in 24 CFR 58.5) are most effectively implemented in 
connection with the expenditure of NHHBG funds, HUD will provide for the 
release of funds for specific projects to the DHHL if the Director of 
the DHHL assumes all of the responsibilities for environmental review, 
decisionmaking, and action under NEPA and other provisions of Federal 
law which further the purposes of that act (as specified in 24 CFR 58.5) 
that would apply to HUD were HUD to undertake those projects as Federal 
projects.
    (b) An environmental review does not have to be completed before a 
HUD finding of compliance for the housing plan or amendments to the 
housing plan submitted by the DHHL.
    (c) No funds may be committed to a grant activity or project before 
the completion of the environmental review and approval of the request 
for release of funds and related certification required by sections 
806(b) and 806(c) of the Act, except as authorized by 24 CFR part 58.
    (d) As set forth in section 806(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 24 CFR 
58.77, HUD will:
    (1) Provide for the monitoring of environmental reviews performed by 
the DHHL under this section;
    (2) At its discretion, facilitate training for the performance of 
such reviews by the DHHL; and,
    (3) At its discretion, provide for the suspension or termination of 
the assumption of responsibilities under this section based upon a 
finding of substantial failure of the DHHL to execute responsibilities 
under this section.