[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: 24CFR50.23]

[Page 373-374]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 50_PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of 
Contents
 
        Subpart D_General Policy: Environmental Review Procedures
 
Sec. 50.23  Public participation.

    HUD shall inform the affected public about NEPA-related hearings, 
public meetings, and the availability of environmental documents (see 40 
CFR 1506.6(b)) in accordance with this section. Where project actions 
result in a FONSI, the FONSI will be available in the project file. The 
local HUD field office may be contacted by persons who wish to review 
the FONSI. In all cases, HUD shall mail notices to those who have 
requested them. Additional efforts for involving the public in specific 
notice or compliance requirements shall be made in accord with the 
implementing procedures of the laws and authorities cited in Sec. 50.4. 
Notices pertaining to an EIS or an amendment to an EIS or a FONSI 
subject to Sec. 50.34 shall be given to the public in accordance with 
paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section.
    (a) A NOI/EIS shall be forwarded to the AS/CPD to the attention of 
the Departmental Environmental Clearance Officer for publication in the 
Federal Register.
    (b) Notices will be bilingual if the affected public includes a 
significant portion of non-English speaking persons and will identify a 
date when the official public involvement element of the

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proposed action is to be completed and HUD internal processing is to 
continue.
    (c) All required notices shall be published in an appropriate local 
printed news medium, and sent to individuals and groups known to be 
interested in the proposed action.
    (d) All notices shall inform the public where additional information 
may be obtained.