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Environmental Review Process
The environmental review process consists of all actions taken to determine compliance with environmental standards. Some aspects of the review may begin as soon as an application for CDBG funds is submitted to the Department of Community Affairs. Recipients should be careful, however, not to incur expenditures or obligate funds that may later be considered "ineligible" for CDBG reimbursement.
Although most projects require limited environmental review and seldom generate opposition, recipients are required by federal and state law to consider the environmental impact of all projects. At the time a CDBG application is submitted to the Department, copies of the application are also sent to the Florida State Clearinghouse at the Department of Environmental Protection. The response from the Clearinghouse is an important part of the environmental assessment process.
Contact the Community Development Block Grant program at (850) 487-3644 if you need technical assistance.
Environmental News
- Upcoming HUD Training
- HUD Region IV Environmental Newsletter - Spring 2008 Edition (pdf)
- CDBG Environmental Rules and Regulations
The Process
- Terms and Definitions (pdf)
- Levels of Environmental Review (pdf)
- Environmental Flow Charts (pdf)
- Environmental Review Chart (pdf)
- Environmental Compliance Steps (pdf)
- Summary of Procedures and Requirements (pdf)
- Mailing Lists (pdf)
Sample Notices for Publication
- Sample Historic Preservation Notice (Word)
- Sample Floodplain Notices (Word)
- Sample Notice of Intent to Release Funds (Word)
- Sample Concurrent Notice (Word)
Forms and Examples
- Certification of Exemption for HUD Funded Projects in pdf
- Certification of Exemption for HUD Funded Projects in Word
- Categorical Exclusion Not Subject to 58.5 (CENST) (Word)
- Categorical Exclusion Subject to 58.5 (CEST) (Word)
- Statutory Worksheet for Environmental Assessments (Word)
- Environmental Assessment for HUD-funded Proposals formerly called Format II (Word)
- NEPA Environmental Assessment Checklist (Word)
- Unspecified Site Strategy for Housing Rehabilitation (Word)
- Form 7015.15 - Request for Release of Funds and Certification (pdf)
- Documentation of Compliance Checklist 24 CFR Part 58.6 (Word)
- Noise Abatement and Control Checklist (pdf)
- Airport Runway Clear Zone Checklist (pdf - external website)
Related Links (external websites)
- Environmental Review Requirements
- Environmental Guidance: Florida
- Environmental Contacts: Florida
- State Agency Websites
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- National Flood Insurance Program, Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (State Clearinghouse, Coastal Zone Management, Floodplains and Wetlands, Water Resources, Permitting, etc.)
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Florida Department of State (Cultural and Historical Resources)
- Florida Department of Transportation (Right of Way, Runway Clear Zones, etc.)
- Governor's Office of Trade, Tourism and Economic Development (Enterprise Zones, Economic Development Initiatives, etc.)
- Northwest Florida Water Management District
- South Florida Water Management District
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- St. Johns River Water Management District
- Suwannee River Water Management District
- Federal Agency Websites
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- HUD Census Data (LMI Population Data)
- U.S. Census Bureau
- HUD Environmental Laws and Regulations
- FEMA Map Service Center (to view and download floodplain maps)
Local Government Resources
Property Appraiser's Office, Official Records, Planning and Zoning Department, Code Enforcement Department, etc. Records should indicate whether or not a housing unit is 50 years old or more or if a site has previously been used as a gas station, dry cleaner, etc.