[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: 24CFR51.202]



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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.  51.202  Approval of HUD-assisted projects.



    (a) The Department will not approve an application for assistance 

for a proposed project located at less than the acceptable separation 

distance from a hazard, as defined in Sec.  51.201, unless appropriate 

mitigating measures, as defined in Sec.  51.205, are implemented, or 

unless mitigating measures are already in place.

    (b) In the case of all applications for proposed HUD-assisted 

projects, the Department shall evaluate projected development plans in 

the vicinity of these projects to determine whether there are plans to 

install a hazardous operation in close proximity to the proposed 

project. If the evaluation shows that such a plan exists, the Department 

shall not approve assistance for the project unless the Department 

obtains satisfactory assurances that adequate mitigating measures will 

be



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taken when the hazardous operation is installed.



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