View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
HUD/HUDSEC RIN: 2501-AD51 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands (FR-5423) 
Abstract: This final rule updates and modifies HUD's regulations governing the protection of wetlands and floodplains. With respect to wetlands, the rule codifies existing procedures for Executive Order 11990 (E.O. 11990), Protection of Wetlands. Prior to promulgation of this rule, HUD's current policy was to require the use of Executive Order 11990's 8 Step Process for floodplains for actions performed by the Department or actions performed with HUD financial assistance. This rule codifies this policy and thereby improves consistency and increases transparency by placing the Executive order requirements in regulation. With respect to floodplains, the rule prohibits HUD funding (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Choice Neighborhoods, etc.) or Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance for the construction of new structures in Coastal High Hazard Areas. HUD's existing regulations allow for such new construction so long as the construction is in accordance with certain standards. The rule also makes several other changes to HUD's floodplain and wetland regulations; the changes are designed to streamline floodplain and wetland environmental procedures and avoid unnecessary delays in processing. 
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 50    24 CFR 51    24 CFR 55    24 CFR 58    24 CFR 91   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)    42 USC 3001, et seq, EO 11990    EO 11988   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/12/2011  76 FR 77162   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/10/2012 
Final Action  11/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jerimiah Sanders
Environmental Review Division, Office of Community Planning and Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410
Phone:202 402-4571