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project is necessary to meet overriding housing needs that cannot be met in that housing market area; The site must promote a greater choice of housing opportunities and avoid undue concentration of assisted persons in areas containing a high proportion of low-income persons; The site must be located in a racially mixed area if the project will cause a significant increase in the proportion of minority to non-minority residents in the area; The neighborhood must not be one that is seriously detrimental to family life or in which substandard dwellings or other undesirable conditions predominate; The housing must be accessible to social, recreational, educational, commercial, and health facilities and services and other municipal facilities and services equivalent to those found in neighborhoods consisting largely of unassisted units; and Except for housing designed for elderly persons, the housing must be located so that travel time and cost via public transportation or private automobile from the neighborhood to places of employment is not excessive. 17-II.H. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW \[24 CFR 983.58\] The PHA activities under the PBV program are subject to HUD environmental regulations in 24 CFR parts 50 and 58. The responsible entity is responsible for performing the federal environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The PHA may not enter into an agreement to enter into a HAP contract nor enter into a HAP contract until it has complied with the environmental review requirements. In the case of existing housing, the responsible entity that is responsible for the environmental review under 24 CFR part 58 must determine whether or not PBV assistance is categorically excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy Act and whether or not the assistance is subject to review under the laws and authorities listed in 24 CFR 58.5. The PHA may not enter into an agreement to enter into a HAP contract or a HAP contract with an owner, and the PHA, the owner, and its contractors may not acquire, rehabilitate, convert, lease, repair, dispose of, demolish, or construct real property or commit or expend program or local funds for PBV activities under this part, until the environmental review is completed. The PHA will supply all available, relevant information necessary for the responsible entity to perform any required environmental review for any site. The PHA will require the owner to carry out mitigating measures required by the responsible entity (or HUD, if applicable) as a result of the environmental review. 04/01/14 Page 17-11