[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: 24CFR58.71]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 58_ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR ENTITIES ASSUMING HUD 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart H_Release of Funds for Particular Projects

 

Sec.  58.71  Request for release of funds and certification.



    (a) The RROF and certification shall be sent to the appropriate HUD 

Field Office (or the State, if applicable), except as provided in 

paragraph (b) of this section. This request shall be executed by the 

Certifying Officer. The request shall describe the specific project and 

activities covered by the request and contain the certification required 

under the applicable statute cited in Sec.  58.1(b). The RROF and 

certification must be in a form specified by HUD.

    (b) When the responsible entity is conducting an environmental 

review on behalf of a recipient, as provided for in Sec.  58.10, the 

recipient must provide the responsible entity with all available project 

and environmental information and refrain from undertaking any physical 

activities or choice limiting actions until HUD (or the State, if 

applicable) has approved its request for release of funds. The 

certification form executed by the responsible entity's certifying 

officer shall be sent to the recipient that is to receive the assistance 

along with a description of any special environmental conditions that 

must be adhered to in carrying out the project. The recipient is to 

submit the RROF and the certification of the responsible entity to HUD 

(or the State, if applicable) requesting the release of funds. The 

recipient must agree to abide by the special conditions, procedures and 

requirements of the environmental review, and to advise the responsible 

entity of any proposed change in the scope of the project or any change 

in environmental conditions.

    (c) If the responsible entity determines that some of the activities 

are exempt under applicable provisions of this part, the responsible 

entity shall advise the recipient that it may commit funds for these 

activities as soon as programmatic authorization is received. This 

finding shall be documented in the ERR maintained by the responsible 

entity and in the recipient's project files.