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| | 67 FR 55160-55162 August 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 167) 40 CFR Part 281 [FRL-7268-9] South Carolina; Final Approval ... |
 | | Further background on the tentative decision to grant approval appears at 67 FR 4225, January 29, 2002. |
 | | Under section 202 of the UMRA, EPA generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with ``Federal mandates'' that may result in expenditures to State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year. |
 | | Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires EPA to identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule. |
| www.epa.gov /docs/swerust1/fedlaws/fr28au02.htm (1962 words) |
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