[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR50.1] [Page 370-371] 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. 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 [[Page 371]] 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.