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disapproval action does not have a

significant impact on a substantial

number of small entities because it does

not remove existing requirements, nor

does it impose any new Federal

requirements.

C. Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act

Under section 801(a)(1)(A) of the

Administrative Procedures Act (APA) as

amended by the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1996, EPA submitted a report containing

this rule and other required information

to the U.S. House of Representatives and

the Comptroller General of the General

Accounting Office prior to publication

of the rule in today’s Federal Register.

This rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as

defined by section 804(2) of the APA as

amended.

D. Unfunded Mandates Act

Under section 202 of the Unfunded

Mandate Reform Act of 1995, signed

into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must

prepare a budgetary impact statement to

accompany any proposed or final rule

that includes a Federal mandate that

may result in estimated costs to State,

local or tribal governments in aggregate;

or to the private sector, of $100 million

or more. Under section 205, EPA must

select the most cost-effective and least

burdensome alternative that achieves

the objectives of the rule and is

consistent with statutory requirements.

Section 203 requires EPA to establish a

plan for informing and advising any

small governments that may be

significantly or uniquely impacted by

the rule.

The EPA has determined that the

proposed disapproval action does not

include a Federal mandate that may

result in estimated costs of $100 million

or more to either State, local, or tribal

governments in the aggregate, or to the

private sector. This Federal action does

not impose new requirements.

Accordingly, no additional costs to

State, local, or tribal governments, or

private sector, result from this action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Hydrocarbons, Ozone,

Volatile organic compounds.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

Jerry Clifford,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[VA079–5020b; FRL–5910–1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Commonwealth of Virginia, General

Conformity Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Virginia for the

purpose of establishing the

requirements for determining

conformity of general federal actions to

applicable air quality implementation

plans (General Conformity). In the Final

Rules section of this Federal Register,

EPA is approving the Commonwealth’s

SIP revisions as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views them as noncontroversial

SIP revisions and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to this proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If EPA receives

adverse comments, the direct final rule

will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period on this action.

Any parties interested in commenting

on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by November 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO &

Mobile Sources Section, Mailcode

3AT21, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107. Copies of the documents relevant

to this action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the EPA office listed above; and

the Virginia Department of

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose

Quinto, (215) 566–2182, at the EPA

Region III address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title (Virginia General

Conformity Rule) which is located in

the Rules and Regulations section of this

Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Carbon monoxide,

Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by

reference, Intergovernmental relations,

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: September 29, 1997.

Thomas Voltaggio,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR PART 62

[NM–33–1–7331b; FRL–5911–1]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Air Quality Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants, New Mexico;

Control of Landfill Gas Emissions

From Existing Municipal Solid Waste

Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document proposes

approval of the New Mexico State Plan

for controlling landfill gas emissions

from existing municipal solid waste

landfills. The plan was submitted to

fulfill the requirements of the Clean Air

Act. The State Plan establishes emission

limits for existing MSW landfills, and

provides for the implementation and

enforcement of those limits, except

those located in Indian Country. Please

see the direct final rule of this action

located elsewhere in today’s Federal

Register for a detailed description of the

State Plan.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be postmarked by November 20,

1997. If no adverse comments are

received, then the direct final rule is

effective on December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSEES: Comments should be

mailed to Thomas H. Diggs, Chief, Air

Planning Section (6PD–L), EPA Region

6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas

75202–2733. Copies of the State’s plan

and other information relevant to this

action are available for inspection

during normal hours at the following

locations:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, Air Planning Section (6PD–

L), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

New Mexico Environment Department,

Air Quality Program, 1190 St. Francis