[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: 24CFR50.10]

[Page 369]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 50_PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of 
Contents
 
     Subpart B_General Policy: Responsibilities and Program Coverage
 
Sec. 50.10  Basic environmental responsibility.


    (a) It is the responsibility of all Assistant Secretaries, the 
General Counsel, and the HUD approving official to assure that the 
requirements of this part are implemented.
    (b) The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development 
(A/S CPD), represented by the Office of Community Viability, whose 
Director shall serve as the Departmental Environmental Clearance Officer 
(DECO), is assigned the overall Departmental responsibility for 
environmental policies and procedures for compliance with NEPA and the 
related laws and authorities. To the extent permitted by applicable laws 
and the CEQ regulations, the A/S CPD shall approve waivers and 
exceptions or establish criteria for exceptions from the requirements of 
this part.