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Lawrence B. COPLEY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor; Arch of West Virginia/Apogee Coal Company, Respondents.
    No. 01-1078.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted June 29, 2001.
    Decided July 19, 2001.
    Lawrence B. Copley, Petitioner pro se. Christian P. Barber, Barry H. Joyner, United States Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Douglas Allan Smoot, Ann Brannon Rembrandt, Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, WV, for respondents.
    Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Lawrence B. Copley appeals the Benefits Review Board’s decision and order affirming the administrative law judge’s denial of black lung benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-945 (West 1986 & Supp. 2000). Our review of the record discloses that the Board’s decision is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board. See Copley v. Director, OWCP, Nos. 97-1389-BLA; 00-0267-BLA (B.R.B. Nov. 14, 2000). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED. 
      
       We have considered the recent revisions to the regulations implementing the Black Lung Benefits Act, see Regulations Implementing the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended; 65 Fed. Reg. 79,919 (Dec. 20, 2000), and have determined that the revisions do not affect the outcome of this case.