The Environmental Reviews Training webinars, held by HUD's Office of Environment and Energy, provide comprehensive information for grantees and staff on the various components of the environmental review process. All major topics are discussed by subject matter experts. HUD records all Environmental Review Training webinars; these webinar presentations and accompanying materials are available below.
Basics of a Part 58 Environmental Review for HUD-Assisted Projects
This training is a basic orientation to HUD's Part 58 regulations on environmental review responsibilities of Responsible Entities (RE).
Date Published: October 2012
Introduction to the National Environmental Policy Act
This webinar reviews the overall philosophy, history, and purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is the basis for HUD's Part 58 regulations.
Date Published: September 2012
This webinar explores the importance of considering environmental reviews and issues early in project planning and site planning.
Date Published: July 2012
Assessment Tools for Environmental Compliance
This webinar discusses upgrades to the Assessment Tools for Environmental Compliance (ATEC) and the use of ATEC components to create an environmental review record.
Date Published: October 2011
Part 55: Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Rules
This webinar educates HUD recipients, applicants, and their partners on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection regulations at 24 CFR Part 55 implementing Executive Orders 11988 and 11990. This webinar also provides guidance on ways to avoid adverse impacts to floodplains and wetlands.
Date Published: March 2020
OEE Updates to HUD's ASD Requirements for Propane Tanks
This webinar provides information on the final rule, “Conforming the Acceptable Separation Distance (ASD) Standards for Residential Propane Tanks to Industry Standards” (85 FR 4225, January 24, 2020). This final rule excludes certain propane tanks from HUD’s ASD requirements, in relation to HUD’s environmental review process. The webinar explains these changes and how to determine compliance with the revised regulation.
Date Published: February 2020
Protecting Our Natural Resources
This webinar serves as a guide to three laws concerning the protection of natural resources: the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Farmland Protection Policy Act, and Endangered Species Act. It outlines the compliance steps for HUD projects for all three laws.
Date Published: September 2012
Environmental Justice at HUD: Why, What, and How
This webinar explores HUD's process for environmental justice analysis.
Date Published: August 2012
Evaluating Site Contamination for HUD Projects
This webinar presents an overview of site contamination, including what it is, why it must be addressed, when it must be evaluated, and how it is evaluated. The webinar also provides information on how to conduct due diligence.
Date Published: August 2012
This webinar includes a brief history of the Clean Air Act (CAA) plus an introduction on how to use the regulation to bring a proposed HUD-assisted site location into compliance. This presentation also covers other related laws and authorities, asbestos guidance, definition of CAA terms, and case examples.
Date Published: August 2012
Acceptable Separation Distance
This webinar provides an overview of regulation 24 CFR Part 51 Subpart C and answers any questions that are based on the regulation. The webinar also discusses the Acceptable Separation Distance (ASD) assessment process in detail and demonstrates the ASD calculator as an electronic tool for calculating the ASD for HUD-assisted projects.
Date Published: October 2011
This webinar introduces basics concepts of noise related to the built environment and the use of the OEE's Day/Night Noise Level Calculator and Barrier Performance Module in the environmental review process.
Date Published: October 2011
The Office of Housing's environmental review trainings cover a variety of topics, including but not limited to:
These documents are quick references and troubleshooting guides for HEROS.
Date Published: July 2019
HEROS Part 50 Training for SHOP and VHRMP Grantees
This webinar helped third party consultants, SHOP, and VHRMP grantees learn how to navigate through the HEROS system.
Date Published: May 2019
This series of short videos consists of brief, topic-specific tutorials that demonstrate how to use HEROS.
Using HEROS for Partners (Part 58)
This webinar helped Public Housing Authorities, non-Responsible Entity recipients, and third-party consultants learn how to navigate through the HEROS system.
Date Published: December 2018
Using HEROS for Tribes and Tribal Partners
This webinar reviewed a pilot for Tribes and their partner organizations using HEROS for both Part 50 and Part 58 Environmental Reviews in HEROS.
Date Published: July 2018
Using HEROS for Multifamily FHA Partners Webinar
This training helps third party consultants and lenders learn how to navigate through the HEROS system.
Date Published: May 2018
Environmental Reviews for Lead Hazard Control Grants
This training provides basic information regarding compliance for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Date Published: December 2017
HEROS Frequently Asked Questions
This training provides tips for and answers frequently asked questions about HEROS.
Date Published: November 2017
HEROS Part 50 for Public and Indian Housing
This is a Part 50 Public and Indian Housing (PIH) HEROS training that reviews the updates to HEROS that occurred in July 2017.
Date Published: September 2017
HEROS Q&A for FHA Multifamily Production
This training answers frequently asked questions about HEROS.
Date Published: March 2017
HERO for Office of Residential Care Facilities
The training introduces HUD environmental reviews, how to use HEROS to complete an environmental review, and covers some available tools and resources.
Date Published: February 2017
HEROS Tiered Environmental Review
This training provides an overview of the tiered review process and how REs may use tiering to improve their environmental review procedures.
Date Published: May 2016
Historic Tax Credit for Affordable Housing
This webinar reviews how the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) may help develop historic buildings in communities into affordable housing.
Date Published: May 2017
This webinar provides an overview of historic preservation principles, qualifications for "historic" status, tools available for development of historic buildings, regulations that protect historic properties, and examples of HUD programs that can assist communities in reaching local housing and community development goals through preservation.
Date Published: September 2012
This webinar is intended for Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO) and tribal governments only and showcases the new tools and protocols and explains how Responsible Entities (REs) are expected to consult with tribes about historic properties in Section 106 review of HUD projects. It is of interest to tribes and THPOs who are invited to consult by REs, and to tribes who sometimes serve as REs for projects on tribal lands.
Date Published: August 2012
Consulting with Indian Tribes about Historic Properties in Environmental Review
This webinars intended for Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grantees seeking guidance on the requirement that RE must consult with Indian tribes when reviewing a project that might affect historic or prehistoric properties of significance to tribes.
Date Published: June 2012
These webinars provide Housing Trust Fund (HTF) grantees and subgrantees with guidance on how to meet the environmental provisions for new construction and rehabilitation that are required for HTF projects under the Property Standards at 24 CFR § 93.301(f)(1) and (2). It reviews acquisition, HTF Combined with other HUD funds, and HTF only.
Date Published: September 2016
Environmental Reviews for Continuum of Care Grantees
This webinar reviews the environmental review requirements for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. It provides an overview of the recommended environmental review procedures and formats for grantees and Responsible Entities (RE) to use for CoC projects.
Date Published: December 2017
This webinar reviews Environmental Review (ER) requirements typically associated with Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) activities. It covers the timing and planning considerations for ER compliance, applicability of common ER scenarios, tips and resources on ER available to grantees.
Date Published: September 2016