The ORCF Environmental Resource page provides useful website links related to the environmental review process. For further information, please refer to Handbook 4232.1, Section II, Chapter 7 (here).

Barrier Design Guidance For HUD Assisted Projects Near Hazardous Facilities Guidebook 6600.G
https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/barrier_design_guidance.pdf 

Delegation Memorandum Housing – Section 106 (SHPO) Consultation (Effective to December 31, 2027) 
https://www.hud.gov /sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/HousingSection106.pdf

Environmental Justice
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental-review/environmental-justice/

Environmental Remediation Estimating Methods
EPA Guidance: How to Develop and Maintain a Building Asbestos Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program
https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/how-develop-and-maintain-building-asbestos-operations-and-maintenance-om-program

EPA Map of Radon Zones
https://www.epa.gov/radon/epa-map-radon-zones-and-supplemental-information

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home

FEMA Region II Coastal Analysis and Mapping
http://www.region2coastal.com/abfe-map-updates/

FEMA Design and Construction in Coastal A Zones
https://www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/mat/coastal_a_zones.pdf

HEROS – ORCF Guidance for Using HEROS as an FHA Partner​
https://hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/HEROS_ORCF_Guidance.docx

HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS)
https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/environmental-review/heros/

HUD Exchange – Guidance on Environmental Topics
https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/HUDExchange_Guidance.pdf

HUD Guidance for Categorizing an Activity as Maintenance for Compliance with HUD’s Environmental Regulations, 24 CFR Parts 50 and 58
https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_13720.pdf

HUD Historic Preservation Section 106 Compliance

• HUD Memo: Section 106 Tribal Consultation in Projects Reviewed Under 24 CFR Part 50

          https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/HUD-Memo-Section-106-Tribal-Consultation-in-Projects-Reviewed-Under-24-CFR-Part-50
          and
          https://www.achp.gov/protecting-historic-properties

• Section 106 Historic Preservation Delegation and Tribal Consultation Timing

          https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/Sec-106-Delegation-and-Tribal-Consultation-Timing.docx

HUD Tribal Consultation Website
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental-review/historic-preservation/tribal-consultation/

HUD Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT)
https://egis.hud.gov/tdat/

HUD’s Day/Night Noise Level Electronic Assessment Tool
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental-review/daynight-noise-level-electronic-assessment-tool/

HUD’s Acceptable Separation Distance (ASD) Electronic Assessment Tool
https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/environmental-review/asd-calculator

Propane Aboveground Storage Tank – Sample Compliance Memo with NFPA
https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/Smple_Memo_NFPA.docx

State Historic Preservation Offices
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/state-historic-preservation-offices.htm

Additional Guidance on Maintenance in Environmental Review of Office of Housing Programs
https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/environmental-review/housing/fact-sheets/#additional-guidance-on-maintenance-in-environmental-review-of-office-of-housing-programs