Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process; Request for Comment, 9301 [2023-03004]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6358–N–01]
Addressing Radon in the
Environmental Review Process;
Request for Comment
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments on
HUD’s Draft Departmental Radon
Policy.
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AGENCY:
HUD has posted CPD–21–136,
titled, Departmental Policy for
Addressing Radon in the Environmental
Review Process, on its website. HUD
invites public comments from interested
individuals, entities, and other parties
on that Notice’s proposed clarification
that radon as a radioactive substance
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must be considered in the
environmental review of proposed
HUD-assisted projects.
DATES: Comments are due on or before:
April 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
proposed Departmental Radon Policy.
Comments may be submitted to HUD
electronically. All submissions must
refer to the above docket number and
title.
Electronic Submission of Comments.
Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Electronic
submission allows the maximum time to
prepare and submit comments, ensures
timely receipt by HUD, and enables
HUD to make them immediately
available to the public. Comments
submitted electronically through the
www.regulations.gov website can be
viewed by interested members of the
public. Individuals should follow the
instructions provided on that website to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristin L. Fontenot, Director, Office of
Environment and Energy, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street SW, Room 7282,
Washington, DC 20410–8000; email
Kristin Fontenot at
Environmentalplanningdivision@
hud.gov, telephone (202) 402–7671 (this
is not a toll-free number). HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive
calls from individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call,
please visit https://www.fcc.gov/
consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The purpose of CPD–21–136,
Departmental Policy for Addressing
Radon in the Environmental Review
Process, (‘‘CPD notice’’) is to clarify that
radon must be considered in the
contamination analysis for 24 CFR parts
50 or 58; to provide guidance on
recommended best practices for
considering radon; and to identify the
HUD programs that have established
specific radon guidance. According to
the EPA, radon is the leading cause of
lung cancer in non-smokers and kills an
estimated 21,000 Americans each year.
HUD seeks to protect resident lives by
considering radon as part of the
contamination analysis. The policy
would apply to projects that:
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• Require an environmental review at
the level of Categorically Excluded
Subject to 50.4 or 58.5 (‘‘CEST’’),
Environmental Assessment, or
Environmental Impact Statement; and
• Involve structures that are occupied
or are intended to be occupied at least
four (4) hours a day.
The Policy would allow flexibility in
how radon can be considered in the
environmental review record. Radon
testing and mitigation costs are eligible
program activities for HUD programs
and can be financed with most program
funds. HUD’s contamination policy does
not apply to projects that are
Categorically Excluded Not Subject to
24 CFR 50.4 or 58.5 (‘‘CENST’’) or
Exempt (24 CFR 58.34), unless
specifically required by HUD program
office requirements.
II. Request for Public Comment
HUD invites the public to review the
CPD notice at the following link: https://
www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_
planning/environment_energy/notices.
HUD is interested in any comments you
have regarding the proposed
departmental radon policy and is
specifically interested in:
• What concerns do you have about
implementation of the proposed radon
policy?
• What specific guidance would a
HUD grantee or interested member of
the public need to successfully identify
and mitigate radon?
HUD will review comments received
and will consider rulemaking or other
administrative actions to establish radon
testing and mitigation requirements for
HUD-assisted projects.
Kristin L. Fontenot,
Director of the Office of Environment and
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6358-N-01]
Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process; Request for
Comment
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments on HUD's Draft Departmental Radon
Policy.
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SUMMARY: HUD has posted CPD-21-136, titled, Departmental Policy for
Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process, on its website.
HUD invites public comments from interested individuals, entities, and
other parties on that Notice's proposed clarification that radon as a
radioactive substance must be considered in the environmental review of
proposed HUD-assisted projects.
DATES: Comments are due on or before: April 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
proposed Departmental Radon Policy. Comments may be submitted to HUD
electronically. All submissions must refer to the above docket number
and title.
Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Electronic submission allows the maximum time to
prepare and submit comments, ensures timely receipt by HUD, and enables
HUD to make them immediately available to the public. Comments
submitted electronically through the www.regulations.gov website can be
viewed by interested members of the public. Individuals should follow
the instructions provided on that website to submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin L. Fontenot, Director, Office
of Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410-8000; email
Kristin Fontenot at [email protected], telephone
(202) 402-7671 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The purpose of CPD-21-136, Departmental Policy for Addressing Radon
in the Environmental Review Process, (``CPD notice'') is to clarify
that radon must be considered in the contamination analysis for 24 CFR
parts 50 or 58; to provide guidance on recommended best practices for
considering radon; and to identify the HUD programs that have
established specific radon guidance. According to the EPA, radon is the
leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and kills an estimated
21,000 Americans each year. HUD seeks to protect resident lives by
considering radon as part of the contamination analysis. The policy
would apply to projects that:
Require an environmental review at the level of
Categorically Excluded Subject to 50.4 or 58.5 (``CEST''),
Environmental Assessment, or Environmental Impact Statement; and
Involve structures that are occupied or are intended to be
occupied at least four (4) hours a day.
The Policy would allow flexibility in how radon can be considered
in the environmental review record. Radon testing and mitigation costs
are eligible program activities for HUD programs and can be financed
with most program funds. HUD's contamination policy does not apply to
projects that are Categorically Excluded Not Subject to 24 CFR 50.4 or
58.5 (``CENST'') or Exempt (24 CFR 58.34), unless specifically required
by HUD program office requirements.
II. Request for Public Comment
HUD invites the public to review the CPD notice at the following
link: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/environment_energy/notices. HUD is interested in any comments you have
regarding the proposed departmental radon policy and is specifically
interested in:
What concerns do you have about implementation of the
proposed radon policy?
What specific guidance would a HUD grantee or interested
member of the public need to successfully identify and mitigate radon?
HUD will review comments received and will consider rulemaking or
other administrative actions to establish radon testing and mitigation
requirements for HUD-assisted projects.
Kristin L. Fontenot,
Director of the Office of Environment and Energy.
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