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Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has

determined that this rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The State submittal

which is the subject of this rule is based

upon counterpart Federal regulations for

which an economic analysis was

prepared and certification made that

such regulations would not have a

significant economic effect upon a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that

existing requirements previously

promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. In making the

determination as to whether this rule

would have a significant economic

impact, the Department relied upon the

data and assumptions for the

counterpart Federal regulations.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act

This rule is not a major rule under 5

U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.

This rule:

a. Does not have an annual effect on

the economy of $100 million.

b. Will not cause a major increase in

costs or prices for consumers,

individual industries, federal, state, or

local government agencies, or

geographic regions.

c. Does not have significant adverse

effects on competition, employment,

investment, productivity, innovation, or

the ability of U.S. based enterprises to

compete with foreign-based enterprises.

This determination is based upon the

fact that the State submittal which is the

subject of this rule is based upon

counterpart Federal regulations for

which an analysis was prepared and a

determination made that the Federal

regulation was not considered a major

rule.

Unfunded Mandates

This rule will not impose a cost of

$100 million or more in any given year

on any governmental entity or the

private sector.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 918

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: June 11, 2001.

John W. Coleman,

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent

Regional Coordinating Center.

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BILLING CODE 4310–05–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[C0–001–0063b; FRL–7000–8]

Determination of Attainment for the

Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air

Quality Standard for Metropolitan

Denver; State of Colorado

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This proposed action makes a

determination of attainment for the

carbon monoxide (CO) National

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

for the metropolitan Denver CO

nonattainment area which was

classified as ‘‘serious.’’ The Denver area

was required by the Clean Air Act

Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 to attain

the CO NAAQS by December 31, 2000.

This determination is based on

complete, quality assured ambient air

quality monitoring data for the years

1998, 1999, and 2000. In the Final Rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving the determination of

attainment for the carbon monoxide CO

NAAQS for the metropolitan Denver CO

nonattainment area as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this action as

noncontroversial 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 on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by July 27,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

mailed to: Richard R. Long, Director, Air

and Radiation Program, Mailcode 8P–

AR, United States Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999

18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado

80202–2466.

Copies of the documents relevant to

this action are available for public

inspection between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m., Monday through Friday at the

following office:

United States Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, Air

Program, 999 18th Street, Suite 300,

Denver, Colorado 80202–2466

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim

Russ, Air and Radiation Program,

Mailcode 8P–AR, United States

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 300,

Denver, Colorado 80202–2466;

Telephone number (303) 312–6479

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title which is located

in the Rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: June 13, 2001.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

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AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NC95–200034b; FRL–6994–1]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; North Carolina:

Approval of Revisions to

Miscellaneous Volatile Organic

Compounds Regulations Within the

North Carolina State Implementation

Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to

approve the State Implementation Plan

(SIP) revision submitted by the State of

North Carolina for the purpose of

adopting, amending and repealing

regulations relating to volatile organic

compounds (VOCs). In the Final Rules

Section of this Federal Register, the

EPA is approving the State’s SIP

revision as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial

submittal and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no significant, material, and

adverse comments are received in

response to this rule, no further activity

is contemplated. 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 rule.

The EPA will not institute a second

comment period on this document. Any

parties interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before July 27, 2001.