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Rate set

For plans with a valuataion

date Immediate

annuity rate

(percent)

Deferred annuities (percent)

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

93 7–1–01 8–1–01 5.00 4.25 4.00 4.00 7 8

3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set 93, as set forth below, is added to the table. (The introductory text

of the table is omitted.)

Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum Interest Rates For Private-Sector Payments

* * * * *

Rate set

For plans with a valuataion

date Immediate

annuity rate

(percent)

Deferred annuities (percent)

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

93 7–1–01 8–1–01 5.00 4.25 4.00 4.00 7 8

PART 4044—ALLOCATION OF ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS

4. The authority citation for part 4044 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1301(a), 1302(b)(3), 1341, 1344, 1362.

5. In appendix B to part 4044, a new entry, as set forth below, is added to the table. (The introductory text

of the table is omitted.)

Appendix B to Part 4044—Interest Rates Used to Value Benefits

* * * * *

For valuation dates occurring in the month—

The values of it are:

it for t = it for t = it for t =

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July 2001 .......................................................................... .0660 1–20 .0625 >20 N/A N/A

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 11th day

of June 2001.

John Seal,

Acting Executive Director, Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation.

[FR Doc. 01–15156 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7708–01–P

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3000

[Docket No. RM2001–1; Order No. 1313]

Revision to Standards of Conduct

AGENCY: Postal Rate Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission is updating

its standards of conduct to reflect

government-wide ethics rules. This

entails eliminating existing, redundant

procedures for reviewing employees’

security holdings for conflicts of

interests. This change will help avoid

confusion in administration of the

Commission’s ethics program.

DATES: Effective June 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Steven

W. Williams, Acting Secretary, Postal

Rate Commission, 1333 H Street NW.,

Suite 300, Washington, DC 20268–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen L. Sharfman, 202–789–6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Regulatory History

66 FR 11242–43 (Order No. 1303);

Order No. 1313 (May 15, 2001).

B. Background

On February 7, 2001, the Commission

issued a notice of proposed rulemaking

proposing to delete rule 103(b) (39 CFR

3000.735.103(b)) from the Commission’s

standards of conduct. See order no.

1303 published in the Federal Register

on Friday, February 23, 2001 (66 FR

11242–43).

Rule 103(b) was a de minimis rule. It

provided that security interests held by

a Commission employee that were

valued below a certain amount would

receive a different level of scrutiny for

conflicts of interest than security

interests valued above the specified

amount. The notice observed that this

provision had been superceded by, and

become duplicative of, governmentwide ethical standards and screening

procedures. To conform the

Commission’s standards of conduct

with government-wide ethics rules and

financial disclosure procedures, the

Commission proposed that rule 103(b)

be deleted.

The notice provided a 30-day period

from the date of its publication in the

Federal Register for public comment.

No comments were received.

Accordingly, the proposal is adopted as

proposed.

Rule 103(b) (39 CFR 3000.735.103(b))

is hereby deleted from the

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Commission’s Standards of Conduct.

Rule 103(a) will be redesignated rule

103.

C. Ordering Paragraghs

It is ordered:

Paragraph (b) shall be deleted from

rule 103 of the Commission’s standards

of conduct, effective upon publication

of this order in the Federal Register.

Rule 103(a) of the Commission’s

standards of conduct shall be

redesignated rule 103.

The acting secretary is directed to

cause this final rule to appear in the

Federal Register.

Steven W. Williams,

Acting Secretary.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3000

Admininstrative practice and

procedure, Postal Service

For the reasons stated in the

preamble, the Postal Rate Commission

amends 39 CFR part 3000 as follows:

PART 3000—STANDARDS OF

CONDUCT

The authority citation for part 3000

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3603; E.O. 12674, 54

FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as

modified by E.O. 12731, 56 FR 42547, 3 CFR,

1990 Comp., p. 306; 5 CFR parts 2634 and

2636.

Revise § 3000.735–103 to read as

follows:

§ 3000.735–103 Financial interests.

An employee shall not, either directly

or indirectly, have any financial interest

(whether by ownership of any stock,

bond, security, or otherwise) in any

entity or person whose interests may be

significantly affected by rates of postage,

fees for postage services, the

classification of mail, or the operation of

the Postal Service. This paragraph does

not proscribe interests in an entity or

person whose use of the mail is merely

an incidental or a minor factor in the

general conduct of its business.

[FR Doc. 01–14931 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52, 60, 61 and 62

[MT–001–0018a, MT–001–0019a, MT–001–

0020a, MT–001–0022a,MT–001–0023a; MT–

001–0031a; FRL–6994–9]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Montana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final

action partially approving and partially

disapproving State Implementation Plan

(SIP) revisions submitted by the

Governor of Montana on September 19,

1997; December 10, 1997; April 14,

1999; December 6, 1999; and March 3,

2000. These revisions recodify and

modify the State’s air quality rules so

that they are consistent with Federal

requirements, minimize repetition in

the air quality rules, and clarify existing

provisions. In addition, we are also

approving into the SIP Yellowstone

County’s Local Regulation No.002—

Open Burning. Finally, we are also

announcing that we delegated the

authority for the implementation and

enforcement of the New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS) to the

State. EPA is either not acting on or

disapproving certain provisions of the

State’s air quality rules that should not

be in the SIP because they are not

generally related to attainment of the

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

(NAAQS) or they are inconsistent with

our SIP requirements. Finally, some

provisions of the rules will be acted on

at a later date. This action is being taken

under sections 110 and 111 of the Clean

Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective on August

14, 2001 without further notice, unless

EPA receives adverse comment by July

16, 2001. If adverse comment is

received, EPA will publish a timely

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the

Federal Register informing the public

that the rule will not take effect. The

NSPS delegation of authority to

Montana became effective on 5/16/2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

mailed to Richard R. Long, Director, Air

and Radiation Program, Mailcode 8P–

AR, Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite

300, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Copies of

the documents relevant to this action

are available for public inspection

during normal business hours at the Air

and Radiation Program, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 8, 999 18th

Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado,

80202 and copies of the Incorporation

by Reference material are available at

the Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Copies of the

State documents relevant to this action

are available for public inspection at the

Montana Department of Environmental

Quality, Air and Waste Management

Bureau, 1520 E. 6th Avenue, Helena,

Montana 59620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurie Ostrand, EPA Region 8, (303)

312–6437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the

purpose of this document, we are giving

meaning to certain words as follows: (a)

The words ‘‘EPA,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’

mean or refer to the United States

Environmental Protection Agency. (b)

The words State or Montana mean the

State of Montana unless the context

indicates otherwise. (c) The initials

MDEQ mean the Montana Department

of Environmental Quality.

I. What is the Purpose of this

Document?

In this document we are acting on five

SIP revisions, submitted by the

Governor of Montana on September 19,

1997; December 10, 1997; April 14,

1999; December 6, 1999; and March 3,

2000, which modify the Montana air

quality rules. The revisions were

necessary to make the rules consistent

with Federal requirements, minimize

repetition in the air quality rules, and

clarify existing provisions. This

document explains our action in

response to the five submittals.

The September 19, 1997 submittal is

a recodification (renumbering) of the

State air quality rules. The December 10,

1997 submittal updates the

incorporation by reference (IBR) of

various documents in the State air

quality rules. The April 14, 1999

submittal consists of various air quality

rule revisions the State made between

1995 to 1998 but which had not

previously been submitted to us. The

December 6, 1999 submittal revises the

State’s open burning rules and adopts

Yellowstone County’s Local Regulation

No.002—Open Burning. The March 3,

2000 submittal again updates the IBR of

various documents in the State’s rules

and corrects references to an EPA

Handbook for Air Pollution

Measurement Systems.

II. Is the State’s Submittal Approvable?

We reviewed the five submittals and

placed each rule (or section of a rule)

into a category based on the changes