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1Public Law 116–283, 134 Stat. 3388, Jan. 1, 

2021. 

Designated altitudes. FL 180 to but not 

including FL 350. 

Time of designation. By NOTAM issued at 

least 24 hours in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Houston ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Joint Readiness 

Training Center, Fort Johnson, LA. 

R–3804A Fort Johnson, LA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 31°00′53′′ N, 

long. 93°08′12′′ W; to lat. 31°00′53′′ N, long. 

92°56′53′′ W; to lat. 31°00′20′′ N, long. 

92°56′14′′ W; to lat. 31°00′20′′ N, long. 

92°54′23′′ W; to lat. 31°03′55′′ N, long. 

92°51′34′′ W; to lat. 31°09′35′′ N, long. 

92°58′25′′ W; to lat. 31°09′35′′ N, long. 

93°00′56′′ W; to lat. 31°08′43′′ N, long. 

93°01′55′′ W; to lat. 31°08′43′′ N, long. 

93°08′12′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to FL 180. 

Time of designation. By NOTAM. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Houston ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Commanding 

General, Fort Johnson, LA. 

R–3804B Fort Johnson, LA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 31°00′53′′ N, 

long. 93°10′53′′ W; to lat. 31°00′53′′ N, long. 

93°08′12′′ W; to lat. 31°08′43′′ N, long. 

93°08′12′′ W; to lat. 31°08′43′′ N, long. 

93°11′00′′ W; to lat. 31°04′56′′ N, long. 

93°11′00′′ W; to lat. 31°04′15′′ N, long. 

93°12′31′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to but not 

including 10,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. By NOTAM. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Houston ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Commanding 

General, Fort Johnson, LA. 

R–3804C Fort Johnson, LA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 31°00′53′′ N, 

long. 93°08′12′′ W; to lat. 31°00′53′′ N, long. 

92°56′53′′ W; to lat. 31°00′20′′ N, long. 

92°56′14′′ W; to lat. 31°00′20′′ N, long. 

92°54′23′′ W; to lat. 31°03′55′′ N, long. 

92°51′34′′ W; to lat. 31°09′35′′ N, long. 

92°58′25′′ W; to lat. 31°09′35′′ N, long. 

93°00′56′′ W; to lat. 31°08′43′′ N, long. 

93°01′55′′ W; to lat. 31°08′43′′ N, long. 

93°08′12′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. FL 180 to but not 

including FL 350. 

Time of designation. By NOTAM 24 hours 

in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Houston ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Commanding 

General, Fort Johnson, LA. 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 

2024. 

Frank Lias, 

Manager, Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00807 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2555; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AEA–18] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Renaming of Restricted Areas R– 

6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C; Fort 

AP Hill, VA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action renames restricted 

areas R–6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C, 

Fort AP Hill, VA, and updates the using 

agency description. Additionally, this 

action amends the geographic 

coordinates for multiple boundary 

points listed in the restricted areas to 

accurately align the existing boundary 

with United States (U.S.) Route 301 and 

U.S. Highway 17 referenced in the 

descriptions and adjacent Special Use 

Airspace (SUA). This action partially 

implements recommendations of the 

Commission on the Naming of Items 

(Naming Commission) of the 

Department of Defense (DoD) as 

established by section 370 of the Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2021 National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA). 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 

21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this final rule, 

and all background material may be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

using the FAA Docket number. 

Electronic retrieval help and guidelines 

are available on the website. It is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it updates the 

information in the airspace descriptions 

of restricted areas R–6601A, R–6601B, 

and R–6601C. 

Background 

The FY 2021 NDAA directed the DoD 

to establish a commission relating to 

assigning, modifying, or removing of 

names, symbols, displays, monuments, 

and paraphernalia to assets of the DoD 

that commemorate the Confederate 

States of America or any person who 

served voluntarily with the Confederate 

States of America.1 In January 2023, the 

Secretary of Defense directed all DoD 

organizations to begin full 

implementation of the Naming 

Commission’s recommendations. As 

approved by the Secretary of Defense, 

the name ‘‘Fort AP Hill, VA’’ is changed 

to ‘‘Fort Walker, VA’’. Consequently, 

this rulemaking action implements the 

requisite changes to part 73 by updating 

the airspace descriptions of restricted 

areas R–6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C 

to reflect the new name. 

Upon review of the restricted areas, 

the FAA identified four boundary points 

used in the boundary descriptions that 

must be amended to accurately align 

with U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Highway 

17 used in the description. 

Additionally, the FAA identified 

three boundary points to be included in 

the description that add additional 

precision to the alignment of U.S. Route 

301 and create coincidence between 

adjacent SUA. These three additional 

boundary points must be included to 

ensure that there are no gaps between 

R–6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C and 

the adjacent military operations area 

(MOA); and to ensure coincident 

alignment of the overlying boundaries of 

R–6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 73 by 

updating the airspace titles and using 

agency descriptions for restricted areas 

R–6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C by 

removing the name ‘‘Fort AP Hill, VA’’ 

and replacing it with ‘‘Fort Walker, 

VA’’. 

The FAA is also amending four 

geographic coordinates in the 

description of Restricted Areas R– 

6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C. These 

minor amendments to the geographic 

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the intersection of each restricted area 

where it meets U.S. Route 301 and U.S. 

Highway 17 in Virginia. Updating these 

coordinates does not change the 

boundary of the restricted areas, but 

rather increases the accuracy of the 

roadway due to digital precision survey. 

The point ‘‘lat. 38°04′37′′ N, long. 

77°18′44′′ W’’ is changed to ‘‘lat. 

38°04′37′′ N, long. 77°18′46′′ W’’ in the 

description of R–6601A, R–6601B, and 

R–6601C. The point ‘‘lat. 38°09′45′′ N, 

long. 77°11′59′′ W’’ is changed to ‘‘lat. 

38°09′48′′ N, long. 77°11′59′′ W’’; and 

the point ‘‘lat. 38°07′50′′ N, long. 

77°08′29′′ W’’ is changed to ‘‘lat. 

38°07′49′′ N, long. 77°08′29′′ W’’ in the 

description of R–6601A. The point ‘‘lat. 

38°09′38′′ N, long. 77°12′07′′ W’’ is 

changed to ‘‘lat. 38°09′39′′ N, long. 

77°12′08′′ W’’ in the description of R– 

6601B and R–6601C. 

Additionally, the FAA is adding three 

geographic coordinates to the 

description of Restricted Areas R– 

6601A, R–6601B, and R–6601C. These 

additional geographic coordinates add 

intermediate geographic points to the 

boundary of R–6601A, R–6601B, and R– 

6601C that further increases the 

accuracy of the alignment of U.S Route 

301 and creates coincident boundary 

points between the adjacent MOA. The 

point ‘‘lat. 38°08′04′′ N, long. 77°14′06′′ 

W’’ is added to R–6601A, R–6601B, and 

R–6601C. The point ‘‘lat. 38°09′39′′ N, 

long. 77°12′08′′ W’’; and the point ‘‘lat. 

38°07′09′′ N, long. 77°08′40′′ W’’ are 

added to R–6601A. 

This action consists of administrative 

name changes and minor technical 

amendments only and does not affect 

the boundaries, altitudes, time of 

designation, or activities conducted in 

the airspace. Therefore, notice and 

public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 

is unnecessary. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. It, therefore: (1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of making administrative name 

changes; a technical amendment to four 

geographic coordinates; and adding 3 

geographic coordinates in the 

description to restricted areas R–6601A, 

R–6601B, and R–6601C, which do not 

alter the boundaries, altitudes, or time 

of designation, qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5d— 

Modification of the technical 

description of special use airspace 

(SUA) that does not alter the 

dimensions, altitudes, or times of 

designation of the airspace (such as 

changes in designation of the 

controlling or using agency, or 

correction of typographical errors). In 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

paragraph 5–2 regarding Extraordinary 

Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed 

this action for factors and circumstances 

in which a normally categorically 

excluded action may have a significant 

environmental impact requiring further 

analysis. Accordingly, the FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73 

Airspace, Prohibited areas, Restricted 

areas. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 73 as follows: 

PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 73 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 73.66 Virginia (VA) [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.66 is amended as 

follows: 

R–6601A Fort A.P. Hill, VA [Removed] 

R–6601B Fort A.P. Hill, VA [Removed] 

R–6601C Fort A.P. Hill, VA [Removed] 

R–6601A Fort Walker, VA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 38°04′37′′ N, 

long. 77°18′46′′ W; thence along U.S. Route 

301; to lat. 38°08′04′′ N, long. 77°14′06′′ W; 

thence along U.S. Route 301; to lat. 38°09′39′′ 

N, long. 77°12′08′′ W; thence along U.S. 

Route 301; to lat. 38°09′48′′ N, long. 77°11′59′′ 

W; thence along U.S. Highway 17; to lat. 

38°07′49′′ N, long. 77°08′29′′ W; to lat. 

38°07′09′′ N, long. 77°08′40′′ W; to lat. 

38°05′30′′ N, long. 77°09′05′′ W; to lat. 

38°04′40′′ N, long. 77°10′19′′ W; to lat. 

38°03′12′′ N, long. 77°09′34′′ W; to lat. 

38°02′22′′ N, long. 77°11′39′′ W; to lat. 

38°02′30′′ N, long. 77°14′39′′ W; to lat. 

38°01′50′′ N, long. 77°16′07′′ W; to lat. 

38°02′15′′ N, long. 77°18′03′′ W; to lat. 

38°02′40′′ N, long. 77°18′59′′ W; to the point 

of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to but not 

including 4,500 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. 0700 to 0200 local 

time daily. Other times by NOTAM at least 

48 hours in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Potomac 

TRACON. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Commander, 

Fort Walker, VA. 

R–6601B Fort Walker, VA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 38°04′37′′ N, 

long. 77°18′46′′ W; thence along U.S. Route 

301; to lat. 38°08′04′′ N, long. 77°14′06′′ W; 

thence along U.S. Route 301; to lat. 38°09′39′′ 

N, long. 77°12′08′′ W; to lat. 38°07′09′′ N, 

long. 77°08′40′′ W; to lat. 38°05′30′′ N, long. 

77°09′05′′ W; to lat. 38°04′40′′ N, long. 

77°10′19′′ W; to lat. 38°03′12′′ N, long. 

77°09′34′′ W; to lat. 38°02′22′′ N, long. 

77°11′39′′ W; to lat. 38°02′30′′ N, long. 

77°14′39′′ W; to lat. 38°01′50′′ N, long. 

77°16′07′′ W; to lat. 38°02′15′′ N, long. 

77°18′03′′ W; to lat. 38°02′40′′ N, long. 

77°18′59′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. 4,500 feet MSL to but 

not including 7,500 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. Intermittent by 

NOTAM at least 48 hours in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Potomac 

TRACON. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Commander, 

Fort Walker, VA. 

R–6601C Fort Walker, VA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 38°04′37′′ N, 

long. 77°18′46′′ W; thence along U.S. Route 

301; to lat. 38°08′04′′ N, long. 77°14′06′′ W; 

thence along U.S. Route 301; to lat. 38°09′39′′ 

N, long. 77°12′08′′ W; to lat. 38°07′09′′ N, 

long. 77°08′40′′ W; to lat. 38°05′30′′ N, long. 

77°09′05′′ W; to lat. 38°04′40′′ N, long. 

77°10′19′′ W; to lat. 38°03′12′′ N, long. 

77°09′34′′ W; to lat. 38°02′22′′ N, long. 

77°11′39′′ W; to lat. 38°02′30′′ N, long. 

77°14′39′′ W; to lat. 38°01′50′′ N, long. 

77°16′07′′ W; to lat. 38°02′15′′ N, long. 

77°18′03′′ W; to lat. 38°02′40′′ N, long. 

77°18′59′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. 7,500 feet MSL to 

9,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. Intermittent by 

NOTAM at least 48 hours in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Potomac 

TRACON. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, Commander, 

Fort Walker, VA. 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 

2024. 

Frank Lias, 

Manager, Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00804 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2220; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AWP–59] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Restricted Area R–2512 

Holtville, CA; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects a final 

rule that published in the Federal 

Register on November 16, 2023, that 

amends restricted area R–2512 in the 

vicinity of Holtville, CA. This action 

corrects a typographical error in that 

rule stating that incorrect section would 

be amended. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, the final rule, this 

final rule correction, and all background 

material may be viewed online at 

www.regulations.gov using the FAA 

Docket number. Electronic retrieval help 

and guidelines are available on the 

website. It is available 24 hours each 

day, 365 days each year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Roff, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The FAA published a final rule in the 

Federal Register for Docket No. FAA– 

2023–2220 (88 FR 78636; November 16, 

2023), that amended restricted area R– 

2512 in the vicinity of Holtville, CA. 

The section of 14 CFR part 73 to be 

amended by the final rule was 

incorrectly stated as § 73.22. The correct 

section of 14 CFR part 73 to be amended 

is § 73.25. This rule corrects this 

typographical error. 

Correction to Final Rule 

In FR Doc. 2023–25347, appearing on 

page 78636, as published in the Federal 

Register of November 16, 2023, the FAA 

makes the following correction: 

■ 1. On page 78637, in the second 

column, correct amendatory instruction 

2 and the accompanying text to read as 

follows: 

§ 73.25 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.25 is amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

R–2512 Holtville, CA [Amended] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 33°05′00′′ N, 

long. 115°17′33′′ W; to lat. 33°00′00′′ N, long. 

115°13′33′′ W; to lat. 32°51′00′′ N, long. 

115°05′33′′ W; to lat. 32°51′00′′ N, long. 

115°17′03′′ W; to lat. 32°58′00′′ N, long. 

115°17′33′′ W; to lat. 33°05′00′′ N, long. 

115°20′03′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to 23,000 feet 

MSL. 

Time of designation. 0600–2300 local time 

daily; other times by NOTAM 24 hours in 

advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Los Angeles 

ARTCC. 

Using Agency. U.S. Marine Corps, 

Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air 

Station Yuma, Yuma, AZ. 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 

2024. 

Frank Lias, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00805 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

25 CFR Part 575 

Annual Adjustment of Civil Monetary 

Penalty To Reflect Inflation 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (the Act) and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

guidance, the National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC or Commission) is 

amending its civil monetary penalty 

rule to reflect an annual adjustment for 

inflation in order to improve the 

penalty’s effectiveness and maintain its 

deterrent effect. The Act provides that 

the new penalty level must apply to 

penalties assessed after the effective 

date of the increase, including when the 

penalties whose associated violation 

predate the increase. 

DATES: 

Effective date: January 17, 2024. 

Applicability date: This rule is 

applicable beginning on January 15, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Armando J. Acosta, Senior Attorney, 

Office of General Counsel, National 

Indian Gaming Commission, at (202) 

632–7003; fax (202) 632–7066 (not tollfree numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On November 2, 2015, the President 

signed into law the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of 

Pub. L. 114–74). Beginning in 2017, the 

Act requires agencies to make annual 

inflationary adjustments to their civil 

monetary penalties by January 15th of 

each year, in accordance with annual 

OMB guidance. 

II. Calculation of Annual Adjustment 

In December of every year, OMB 

issues guidance to agencies to calculate 

the annual adjustment. According to 

OMB, the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for fiscal year 2024 is 

1.03241, based on the Consumer Price 

Index for the month of October 2023, 

not seasonally adjusted. 

Pursuant to this guidance, the 

Commission has calculated the annual 

adjustment level of the civil monetary 

penalty contained in 25 CFR 575.4 

(‘‘The Chairman may assess a civil fine, 

not to exceed $61,983 per violation, 

against a tribe, management contractor, 

or individual operating Indian gaming 

for each notice of violation . . .’’). The 

2024 adjusted level of the civil 

monetary penalty is $63,992 ($61,983 × 

1.03241). 

III. Regulatory Matters 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

This final rule is not a significant rule 

under Executive Order 12866. 

(1) This rule will not have an effect of 

$100 million or more on the economy or 

will not adversely affect, in a material 

way, the economy, productivity, 

competition, jobs, the environment, 

public health or safety, or state, local, or 

tribal governments or communities. 

(2) This rule will not create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency. 

(3) This rule does not involve 

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs or the rights or obligations of 

recipients. 


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