The EPA Acting Regional Administrator, A lexis Strauss , signed the following rule on N o v ember 1 0 , 2016 and EPA

is submitting it for publication in the Federal Register (FR). While we have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version of this rule, it is not the official version. Please refer to the official version in a forthcoming FR publication appe aring on the Government Printing Office website, https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR, and on www.regulations.gov in Docket Number EPA

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AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (GBUAPCD) portion of the
California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision conce rn s emissions of particulate

matter at Owens Lake, CA

. We are approving a local rule that regulate s these emission s under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).
DATE S : This rule will be effective on [ Insert date 3 0 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register ].
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA

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- 0393 . All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be p ublicly available only in hardThis document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

Nov ember 1 0 , 2016. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version. 2 copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available through http://www.regulations.gov , or please contact the person identified in the “ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT ” sect ion for additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard , EPA Region IX, (415)
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- 4125, vineyard.christine @ epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, “ we, ” “ us ” and “ our ”
refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
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. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On September 13, 2016 (81 FR 62849) , the EPA proposed to approve the foll owing rule into the
California SIP.

Local Agency Rule # Rule Title Adopted Submitted

GBUAPCD 433 Control of Particulate Emissions at Owens Lake 0 4 / 13 / 1 6 0 6 /0 9/16

We proposed to approve this rule because we determined that it complied with theThis document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

Nov ember 1 0 , 2016. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version. 3 relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action contains more information on the rule and our
evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
The EPA ’ s proposed action provided a 30

- day public comment period. During this period, we rece ived one comment that was submitted anonymously

. Comment : The comment begins, “I don’t see why this would not be approved right away,” and generally supports the EPA’s proposal to approve Rule 433 . The comment also includes general statements and questions such as “the fact that ‘Indian’ is still the term being used in this proposed rule is troublesome,” “it would be nice to see them go above and beyond the EPA’s suggested guidelines,” “what does this mean for the Indigenous land,” “who is in charg e of regulation,” “how will this alter the particle [sic] matters given off by this lakebed,” “what happened to cause this lakebed to behave in such a way... shouldn’t that be looked into
instead of alterin g the way nature is now ,” and “instead of being a re active society we should be

more proactive and investigate into ‘ unintended consequences ’ more so tha n we do now.” Response : The comment generally supports EPA’s proposed approval of Rule 433 . The

comment does not provide specific information related to t he basis for EPA’s propos ed approval and does not request any changes to our proposed action

. In addition, m ost of t he statements and questions in the comment are not relevant to EPA’s action approving Rule 433 or are outside of the scope of this action . F or those reasons, the EPA is finalizing its proposed approval of Rule 433 without change based on the comment.
III. EPA ActionThis document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

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N o comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in section 110(k )( 3) of the Act, the EPA is fully approving this rule into the California SIP.
IV . Incorporation by Reference In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference.
In accor dance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by
reference of the GBUAPCD rule described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office (please contact the person identified in
the “ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ” section of this preamble for more
information )

. V . Statutory and Executive Order Rev iews Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA’s role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For th at reason, this action:

• is not a significant regulatory action subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);This document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

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• does not impose an informatio n collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);

• is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq .);

• does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104

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• does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 ( 64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);

• is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);

• is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);

• is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; an d

• does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does not have tribal impli cations and will not imposeThis document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

Nov ember 1 0 , 2016. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version. 6 substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. section 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Busin ess Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller Gene ral of the United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Fed eral Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a “major rule” as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for judicial review of th is action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by [Insert date 60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule does not aff ect the finality of this action 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 lat er in proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter , Reporting and recordkeep ing requirements.This document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

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November 10, 2016 //signed// Dated: Alexis Strauss , Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.This document is a prepublication version signed by Acting EPA Regional Administrator Alexi s S trauss on

Nov ember 1 0 , 2016. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version. 8 Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 52

- APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 1. The authority citation for Part 52 continues to read as follows:
AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart F

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2. Section 52. 220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)( 483 ) to read as follows: §52 .220 Identification of plan

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* * * * * (c) * * * (483) A new regulation was submitted on June 9, 2016 by the Governor’s Designee. (i) Incorporation by Reference. (A) Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District. ( 1 ) Rule 433, “Contro l of Particulate Emissions at Owens Lake,” adopted on April 13, 2016.

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