Under 24 CFR Part 58, every U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assisted project must complete an Environmental Review (ER). The purpose of the ER is to assess the impacts of the project on the environment and the impacts of the environment on the project, involve the public in the decision-making process, and make better-informed decisions. The ER indicates compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and all other local, state, and federal associated laws and authorities triggered by the HUD Part 58 ER. For more information, please contact the City's Environmental Review Specialist and review this webpage in its entirety.
The ER does not need to be completed before an application is submitted, but applicants are highly encouraged to start the ER early in the application process. The ER must be completed before any choice-limiting activities occur.
This page has all the resources and guidance needed to conduct a HUD Part 58 environmental review to the City and HUD's submission standards. This page is useful to environmental consultants and individuals alike, and it is highly suggested that everyone review this page in its entirety before starting your environmental review.
All Environmental Review applications must be submitted through Monday.com through the Environmental Review Application Submission Form (no password or account required).
Completed Environmental Assessments and Non-Tier 2 CEST Reviews must be submitted through HEROS. Completed Tier 2 CEST Review documents must be submitted through Monday.com through the Completed ER Submission Form (link forthcoming).
Before You Begin
These resources are useful to review prior to beginning an environmental review.
- Environmental Review Process, Requirements, and Expectations
- Choice Limiting Actions
- HUD's Option Agreement Guidance
- HEROS Website
- HEROS Access for Consultants
- Environmental Review Definitions
Training
- Tips for a Successful Environmental Review(updated 7-18-2024 with highlights)
- Environmental Review Compliance Guidance and Statutory Checklist Requirements
- Environmental Assessment Questions
- Environmental Consultant List
- HUD Environmental Review Related Federal Laws and Authorities
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Basics of a Part 58 Environmental Review
- HUD WISER Environmental Review Training
- HUD EA Factors eGuide updated 2022
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Use of Environmental Review Forms
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Completing a Part 58 Review in HEROS
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Cross Cutting Requirements: Environmental Review
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Environmental Factors eGuide
Required Checklists
Use these checklists if you are the subrecipient conducting the review
Non-Environmental Consultant
Tier 2 CEST Checklist
HUD Worksheets for each area of review
- Airport Hazards Worksheet
- Air Quality Worksheet
- Coastal Barrier Resources Worksheet
- Coastal Zone Management Worksheet
- Endangered Species Act Worksheet
- Environmental Justice Worksheet - for projects in the EPA Chattanooga Lead Site
- Environmental Justice Worksheet - projects not in the EPA Chattanooga Lead Site
- Explosive and Flammable Facilities Worksheet
- Farmlands Protection Worksheet
- Flood Insurance Worksheet
- Floodplain Management Worksheet
- Floodplain Management 2024 (FFRMS) (For EAs and Non-Tier 2 CEST only
- Historic Preservation Worksheet
- Noise Abatement and Control CEST Worksheet Generic
- Noise Abatement and Control CEST Worksheet Rehabilitation
- Noise Abatement and Control Environment Assessment Worksheet
- Site Contamination Multi-family Worksheet
- Site Contamination Single Family Worksheet No Issues
- Site Contamination Single Family with Issues or Lead-based Paint
- Sole Source Aquifer Worksheet (Non-Tier 2 and EA Only)
- Wetlands Protection Worksheet Rehabilitation
- Wetlands Protection Worksheet Generic
- Wild and Scenic Rivers (Non Tier 2 and EA Only)
- Site Specific Inspection Checklist
Environmental Consultant
Use these sheets if you are employed by an Environmental Consulting Firm
Conducting an Environmental Review
Documentation of the environmental review should be maintained in the environmental review record. This record contains the description of all activities that are part of the project and an evaluation of the effects of the project on the human environment and vice versa. This record should be made available for public review.
Environmental Review Forms and Documents
- Finding of no Significant Impact/Request for Release of Funds Combined Notice - Environmental Assessment
- Request for Release of Funds Notice - Non-Tier 2 Environmental Reviews
- Publication Timing and Comment Period Guidelines
- Sample Completed Environmental Review
- Tier 1 Review for New Construction (Expires 5/20/2025)
- Tier 1 Review for Single Family Rehab (1-4 units) (Expires 5/20/2025)
- Tier 1 Review for Blight Demolition
Topic Specific Guidance
Historic Preservation
Floodplain Management
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection
- How to Create a Flood Map
- Incidental Floodplain Exception
- 8-Step Decision Making Process for Floodplains/Wetlands
- 8-Step Decision Making Process for Floodplains/Wetlands Early Notice
- 8-Step Decision Making Process for Floodplains/Wetlands Final Notice
- 8-Step Process Sample
Noice Abatement
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Noise Abatement
- How to Calculate Noise Levels
- HUD Day Night Noise Level Calculator (DNL Calculator)
- HUD Sound Transmission Classification Assessment Tool (STraCAT)
- Traffic Data Calculation Template
- TDOT TN Times
- Federal Railroad Administration FRAGIS
- Chattanooga Airport Noise Contours Map
Site Contamination
- NEPAssist Site
- EPA Southside Chattanooga Lead Site Mapper
- Southside Chattanooga Lead Site FAQ (English)
- Southside Chattanooga Lead Site FAQ (Spanish)
- EPA Sampling Access Authorization Form (English)
- EPA Sampling Access Authorization Form (Spanish)
- EPA Remedial Access Authorization Form (English)
- EPA Remedial Access Authorization Form (Spanish)
- Certification of Soil Testing
- Impaired Stream Advisory Notice
- When to Issue Notices for Lead Site and Impaired Streams
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- HUD Radon Policy CPD Notice CPD-23-103 (January 11, 2024, effective April 11, 2024)
- Pipeline Impact Potential Evaluation (PIPE) Tool (NEW effective August 1, 2024)
Endangered Species
Farmlands
- How to Create a Soil Map
Wetlands
- How to Create a Hydric Soil Map
- How to Make a Wetlands Map
Environmental Justice
- HUD Environmental Review Webinar - Environmental Justice
- EJScreen
- 2020 Low Income Census Tract Map
- How to Make an EJScreen Map