Code of Federal Regulations Title 24. Housing and Urban Development § 24.11.8 Issuance of significant guidance documents

(a) Determination of significance. Consistent with E.O. 12866 and E.O. 13891, HUD will make an initial determination of significance and OIRA, with the advice of the Department, will make a final determination.

(b) Notice of a significant guidance document. Except as provided by paragraph (d) of this section, HUD will afford the public not less than thirty days for the submission of comments prior to issuing a significant guidance document and will publicly respond to major categories of, or the most significant, concerns raised in comments. The Department may employ various methods of providing for public participation in the development of a significant guidance documents including publishing a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of a significant guidance document which includes:

(c) Each draft guidance document announced in the Federal Register shall be available on the HUD website, concurrent with the publication of public notice and comment period.

(d) Exception. The Department may omit the public participation requirement of this section if it for good cause determines that public notice and comment is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. The Department shall incorporate a brief statement of the reasons for its determination to omit public participation into its guidance document.

(e) Review and approval.