[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: 24CFR51.200]

[Page 383]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 51_ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA AND STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart C_Siting of HUD-Assisted Projects Near Hazardous Operations 
 Handling Conventional Fuels or Chemicals of an Explosive or Flammable 
                                 Nature
 
Sec. 51.200  Purpose.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Source: 49 FR 5103, Feb. 10, 1984, unless otherwise noted.


    The purpose of this subpart C is to:
    (a) Establish safety standards which can be used as a basis for 
calculating acceptable separation distances (ASD) for HUD-assisted 
projects from specific, stationary, hazardous operations which store, 
handle, or process hazardous substances;
    (b) Alert those responsible for the siting of HUD-assisted projects 
to the inherent potential dangers when such projects are located in the 
vicinity of such hazardous operations;
    (c) Provide guidance for identifying those hazardous operations 
which are most prevalent;
    (d) Provide the technical guidance required to evaluate the degree 
of danger anticipated from explosion and thermal radiation (fire); and
    (e) Provide technical guidance required to determine acceptable 
separation distances from such hazards.

[49 FR 5103, Feb. 10, 1984, as amended at 61 FR 13334, Mar. 26, 1996]