[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: 24CFR50.10]



[Page 372-373]

 

                 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



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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.