[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: 24CFR115.201]

[Page 692]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 115_CERTIFICATION AND FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B_Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies
 
Sec. 115.201  Basis of determination.

    A determination to certify an agency as substantially equivalent 
involves a two-phase procedure. The determination requires examination 
and an affirmative conclusion by the Assistant Secretary on two separate 
inquiries:
    (a) Whether the law, administered by the agency, on its face, 
satisfies the criteria set forth in section 810(f)(3)(A) of the Act; and
    (b) Whether the current practices and past performance of the agency 
demonstrate that, in operation, the law in fact provides rights and 
remedies which are substantially equivalent to those provided in the 
Act.