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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chad GROOMS, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 01-4283.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted Oct. 31, 2001.
    Decided Nov. 16, 2001.
    Richard A. Davis, Charlottesville, VA, for appellant.
    Ruth E. Plagenhoef, United States Attorney, Ray B. Fitzgerald, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Charlottesville, VA, for appellee.
    Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
   OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Chad Grooms appeals the district court’s judgment revoking his supervised release and sentencing him to twenty months incarceration and a $100 special assessment. On appeal, Grooms does not challenge the district court’s conclusion that he violated the conditions of his supervised release. Grooms raises three challenges.

First, Grooms argues the district court erred in revoking his supervised release. Our review is for abuse of discretion. United States v. Wells, 163 F.3d 889, 898-99 (4th Cir.1998); United States v. Davis, 53 F.3d 638, 642-43 (4th Cir.1995). We hold the district court did not abuse its discretion in revoking his supervised release for violations of the terms of his release. 18 U.S.C.A. § 3583(e)(3) (West 2000 & Supp.2001); U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual §§ 7Bl.l(a)(3), 7B1.3(a)(2)(A) (2000).

Second, Grooms argues the district court erred in diverging from the recommended guidelines sentencing range. No objection to the sentence was offered, and thus our review is for plain error. United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 732-34, 113 S.Ct. 1770, 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993). We hold the district court did not err in imposing a twenty month sentence on Grooms for violating the terms of his supervised release. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3553(a)(4)(B), 3583(e)(3) (West 2000 & Supp.2001); USSG §§ 7B1.1(a)(3), 7B1.4(a), 7B1.4, comment, (n.4); Davis, 53 F.3d at 642.

Third, Grooms argues the district court erred in sentencing him to $100 special assessment in its judgment order revoking supervised release. Since this special assessment was not stated as part of the court’s oral sentence, we agree. We therefore vacate that portion of the district court’s judgment that imposed the special assessment and remand on this issue under Fed.R.Crim.P. 36 so that the district court may revise its written judgment order to conform to its oral sentence. United States v. Morse, 344 F.2d 27, 29 n. 1 (4th Cir.1965).

We affirm all other aspects of the district court’s judgment. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not significantly aid the deci-sional process.

AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED.