Environment Guidance

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Technical Guidance and Forms

One of the key areas for HUD regarding environmental issues is in providing technical assistance through various guides and forms. Go to the forms page to view a short description of each form.

	Form 4128: Environmental Assessment & Compliance Findings for the Related Laws - WORD | PDF including Sample Field Notes Checklist
	Form 7015.15: Request for Release of Funds and Certification
	Form 7015.16: Authority to Use Grant Funds

HUD Environmental Guides

Manual for HUD Staff to Conduct an Environmental Review
Used By: HUD Staff
Description: This training manual was designed for the 1998 Orientation for New CPD Employees. The manual helps to guide HUD staff through the environmental review process and when necessary, the Request for the Release of Funds (RROF) process. Finally, the manual provides several links to other references on the Internet which may be useful in conducting an environmental review.

Sample Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds
Used By: Responsible entity or Grantee requesting HUD funding
Description: This is a sample of the information that the responsible entity must either publish, or disseminate, prior to requesting the release of funds (RROF). This notification is precondition to HUD releasing funds for a project. While notification is required, there is no prescribed format for notification. This sample format is one example of a format which contains all the required information.

Sample Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds
Used By: Responsible entity or grantee requesting HUD funding
Description: This is a sample of the information that the responsible entity must either publish, or disseminate, when preparing a combined Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) notice and the Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOI/RROF) prior to requesting the release of funds (RROF). This notification is a precondition to HUD releasing funds of a project. While public notification is required, there is no prescribed format for notification. This sample format is one example of a format which contains all the required information.

HUD Noise Guidebook
The supplement to Chapter 4: Sound Transmission Class Guidance, is now available online.
To obtain a hard-copy version of the guidebook, contact the Office of Community Planning and Development at HUD, Phone (202) 708-2894 or Write:
James "Jim" M. Potter
Office of Community Planning and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC
20410.

Siting of HUD-Assisted Projects Near Hazardous Facilities Guidebook
To obtain a hard-copy version of the guidebook, contact the Office of Community Planning and Development at HUD. Phone (202) 708-2894 or Write:
Nelson Rivera
Office of Community Planning and Development
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC
20410.

Sample Floodplain & Wetland Notices
Used By: Recipients or HUD Staff
Description: These sample notices are used for compliance with 24 CFR Part 55 (Section 55.20), the decision-making process for projects located within floodplains or wetlands.