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Accordingly, no additional costs to

state, local, or tribal governments, or to

the private sector, result from this

action.

D. Submission to Congress and the

General Accounting Office

Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) as added

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. Senate, 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 5

U.S.C. 804(2).

E. Petitions for Judicial Review

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of

this action must be filed in the United

States Court of Appeals for the

appropriate circuit by June 13, 1997.

Filing a petition for reconsideration by

the Administrator of this final rule does

not affect the finality of this rule for the

purposes of judicial review nor does it

extend the time within which a petition

for judicial review may be filed and

shall not postpone the effectiveness of

such rule or action. This action may not

be challenged later in proceedings to

enforce its requirements. (See CAA

section 307(b)(2), 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(2))

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Incorporation by

reference, Particulate matter.

Note: Incorporation by reference of the

Implementation Plan for the State of Oregon

was approved by the Director of the Office of

Federal Register on July 1, 1982.

Dated: March 28, 1997.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator.

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code

of Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 52—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 52

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Subpart MM—Oregon

2. Section 52.1970 is amended by

adding paragraph (c)(119) to read as

follows:

§ 52.1970 Identification of plan.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(119) November 15, 1991, and

September 20, 1995, letters from the

Director, Oregon Department of

Environmental Quality, to the Region 10

Regional Administrator, EPA,

submitting the PM–10 Klamath Falls,

Oregon, PM–10 Control Plan and

amendments as revisions to its SIP.

(i) Incorporation by reference.

(A) State Implementation Plan for

PM–10 in Klamath Falls, dated October

1991 and revised August 1995; and

Appendix 4: Ordinances and

Commitments, Ordinance No. 6630

(adopted September 16, 1991), and

Ordinance No. 63 (adopted July 31,

1991)—Chapters 170 and 406.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

48 CFR Part 1401

RIN 1090–AA60

Department of the Interior Acquisition

Regulation; Regulatory Streamlining

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In the interests of

streamlining processes and improving

relationships with contractors, the

Department of the Interior (DOI) is

issuing this final rule which amends 48

CFR Chapter 14 by revising and

updating the Department of the Interior

Acquisition Regulation (DIAR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Mary L. McGarvey at (202) 208–3158,

Department of the Interior, Office of

Acquisition and Property Management,

1849 C. Street N.W. (MS5522 MIB),

Washington, D.C. 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Under the auspices of the National

Performance Review, a thorough review

of the DIAR was conducted. The review

revealed unnecessary and outdated

regulations, and some excessively

burdensome procedures.

In the interests of streamlining

processes and improving relationships

with contractors, essential portions of

the DIAR are being revised, retained

and/or removed in 48 CFR, where

appropriate. The review identified four

Sections in Subpart 1401.3 to be

removed from 48 CFR. Specifically,

Sections 1401.301 Policy; 1401.301–70

Definitions; 1401.302 Limitations; and

1401.304 Agency control and

compliance procedures were removed

from 48 CFR. In Subpart 1401.6

Contracting Authority and

Responsibilities all ten sections are

being removed from 48 CFR. We

changed titles, rewrote language, and

eliminated redundant FAR material

from the Sections and retained them in

the Department of the Interior

Acquisition Regulation. Subpart 1401.1

Purpose, Authority, Issuance including

section 1401.106 OMB approval under

the Paperwork Reduction Act and

Section 1401.303 Publication and

codification of Subpart 1401.3 Agency

Acquisition Regulations are revised and

retained in 48 CFR Chapter 14.

Required Determinations

The Department believes that public

comment is unnecessary because the

revised material implements standard

Government operating procedures.

Therefore, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

553(b)(B), the Department finds good

cause to publish this document as a

final rule. This rule was not subject to

Office of Management and Budget

review under Executive Order 12866.

This rule does not contain a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq). In accordance with the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.), the Department determined that

this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities because no

requirements are being added for small

businesses and no protections are being

withdrawn. The Department has

determined that this rule does not

constitute a major Federal action having

a significant impact on the human

environment under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The

Department has certified that this rule

meets the applicable standards provided

in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1401

Government procurement, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: April 4, 1997.

Mary Ann Lawler,

Acting Assistant Secretary—Policy,

Management and Budget.

Chapter 14 of Title 48 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

part 1401 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40

U.S.C. 486(c), and 5 U.S.C. 301.

2. Subpart 1401.1 is revised to read as

follows:
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Subpart 1401.1—Purpose, Authority,

Issuance

1401.106 OMB approval under the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

The information collection and

recordkeeping requirements have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The following OMB

control numbers apply:

DIAR segment OMB control No.

1452.225–70 ............................. 1084–0018

1452.226–70 ............................. 1084–0019

3. Subpart 1401.3 is revised to read as

follows:

Subpart 1401.3—Agency Acquisition

Regulations

1401.303 Publication and codification.

(a)(1) Implementing and

supplementing regulations issued under

the DIAR System are codified under

Chapter 14 in Title 48, Code of Federal

Regulations and shall parallel the FAR

in format, arrangement, and numbering

system.

(2)(i) Departmentwide regulations are

assigned parts 1401 through 1499 under

48 CFR, Chapter 14.

(ii) Where material in the FAR

requires no implementation, there will

be no corresponding number in the

DIAR. Thus, there are gaps in the DIAR

sequence of numbers where the FAR, as

written, is deemed adequate.

Supplementary material shall be

numbered as specified in FAR 1.303.

(3)(i) Bureauwide regulations are

authorized for codification in

Appendices to Chapter 14 as assigned

by the Director, PAM.

(ii) Regulations implementing the

FAR or DIAR are numbered using parts

1401 through 1479. Supplementary

material is numbered using parts 1480

through 1499. Numbers for

implementing or supplementing

regulations by bureaus/offices are

preceded by a prefix to the number 14

(indicating Chapter 14—DIAR) for the

organization indicated by lettered

appendices as follows:

(A) Bureau of Indian Affairs—BIA

(B) Bureau of Reclamation—WBR

(C) Interior Service Center—ISC

(D) Bureau of Land Management—LLM

(E) U.S. Geological Survey—WGS

(F) Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation & Enforcement—LSM

(G) U.S. Minerals Management

Service—LMS

(H) National Park Service—FNP

(I) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—FWS

(e.g., FAR 1.3 then DIAR 1401.3

[Department level] then in Appendix A,

BIA 1401.3 [Bureau level])

(b) [Reserved]

Subpart 1401.6—[Removed]

4. Subpart 1401.6 is removed.

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