[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: 24CFR50.1]

[Page 366-367]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 50_PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of 
Contents
 
             Subpart A_General: Federal Laws and Authorities
 
Sec. 50.1  Purpose, authority, and applicability.



             Subpart A_General: Federal Laws and Authorities

Sec.
50.1 Purpose, authority, and applicability.
50.2 Terms and abbreviations.
50.3 Environmental policy.
50.4 Related Federal laws and authorities.

     Subpart B_General Policy: Responsibilities and Program Coverage

50.10 Basic environmental responsibility.
50.11 Responsibility of the HUD approving official.

                Subpart C_General Policy: Decision Points

50.16 Decision points for policy actions.
50.17 Decision points for projects.

        Subpart D_General Policy: Environmental Review Procedures

50.18 General.
50.19 Categorical exclusions not subject to the Federal laws and 
          authorities cited in Sec. 50.4.
50.20 Categorical exclusions subject to the Federal laws and authorities 
          cited in Sec. 50.4.
50.21 Aggregation.
50.22 Environmental management and monitoring.
50.23 Public participation.
50.24 HUD review of another agency's EIS.

         Subpart E_Environmental Assessments and Related Reviews

50.31 The EA.
50.32 Responsibility for environmental processing.
50.33 Action resulting from the assessment.
50.34 Time delays for exceptional circumstances.
50.35 Use of prior environmental assessments.
50.36 Updating of environmental reviews.

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                Subpart F_Environmental Impact Statements

50.41 EIS policy.
50.42 Cases when an EIS is required.
50.43 Emergencies.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 4332; and Executive Order 11991, 3 
CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 123.

    Source: 61 FR 50916, Sept. 27, 1996, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) This part implements the policies of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental requirements (as specified in 
Sec. 50.4).
    (b) NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), establishes national policy, 
goals and procedures for protecting, restoring and enhancing 
environmental quality. NEPA is implemented by Executive Order 11514 of 
March 5, 1970, (3 CFR, 1966--1970 Comp., p. 902) as amended by Executive 
Order 11991 of May 24, 1977, (3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 123) and by the 
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500-
1508.
    (c) The regulations issued by CEQ at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 
establish the basic procedural requirements for compliance with NEPA. 
These procedures are to be followed by all Federal agencies and are 
incorporated by reference into this part. This part, therefore, provides 
supplemental instructions to reflect the particular nature of HUD 
programs, and is to be used in tandem with 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 and 
regulations that implement authorities cited at Sec. 50.4.
    (d) These regulations apply to all HUD policy actions (as defined in 
Sec. 50.16), and to all HUD project actions (see Sec. 50.2(a)(2)). 
Also, they apply to projects and activities carried out by recipients 
subject to environmental policy and procedures of 24 CFR part 58, when 
the recipient that is regulated under 24 CFR part 58 claims the lack of 
legal capacity to assume the Secretary's environmental review 
responsibilities and the claim is approved by HUD or when HUD determines 
to conduct an environmental review itself in place of a nonrecipient 
responsible entity. For programs, activities or actions not specifically 
identified or when there are questions regarding the applicability of 
this part, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development shall be consulted.