Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing; Extension of USDA Compliance Dates

Department of Agriculture.

Notice; extension of compliance dates.

On April 26, 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the “Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing” notice (Final Determination) in the Federal Register . The Final Determination provides compliance dates for HUD and USDA programs covered by the Final Determination. This notice delays compliance dates by six months over the published compliance dates for covered projects in the following USDA programs: Section 502 (Guaranteed Loans, Direct Loans) and Section 523 (Self Help Loans).

Applicable April 4, 2025.