[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: 24CFR51.200]



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                 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;



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    (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]