Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 9089 

in the Gross Domestic Product Price 

Index, published by the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis. 

By order of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, February 18, 2016. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Secretary to the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03747 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–0151; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASO–10] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Change of Controlling Agency for 

Selected Restricted Areas; North 

Carolina 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Title 14 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

part 73 to update the controlling agency 

for restricted areas R–5302A, B and C, 

Albemarle Sound, NC; restricted areas 

R–5313A, B, C and D, Long Shoal Point, 

NC; and restricted areas R–5314A, B, C, 

D, E, F, H and J, Dare County, NC. 

Washington Air Route Traffic Control 

Center (ARTCC) has delegated 

controlling agency authority for the 

above restricted areas to the Marine 

Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, 

Radar Air Traffic Control Facility 

(RATCF). There are no changes to the 

boundaries; designated altitudes; time of 

designation or activities conducted 

within the restricted areas. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, March 

31, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office 

of Airspace Services, 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 

controlling agency for restricted areas 

R–5302A, B and C; R–5313A, B, C and 

D; and R–5314A, B, C, D, E, F, H and 

J, in North Carolina to promote the 

efficient use of airspace. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73 by 

changing the controlling agency for 

restricted areas R–5302A, B and C; R– 

5313A, B, C and D; and R–5314A, B, C, 

D, E, F, H and J, in North Carolina, from 

‘‘FAA, Washington ARTCC’’ to ‘‘MCAS 

Cherry Point Approach Control.’’ The 

change will promote real-time activation 

and de-activation of the restricted areas 

and enhance air traffic efficiency in the 

surrounding area.This change does not 

affect the boundaries, times of 

designation, designated altitudes or 

activities conducted within the 

restricted areas; therefore, notice and 

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

are unnecessary. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

action 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 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 qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5– 

6.5d. This action is an administrative 

modification of the technical 

descriptions of the affected restricted 

areas to update the name of the 

controlling agency. It does not alter the 

dimensions, altitudes, or times of 

designation of the restricted areas; 

therefore, it is not expected to cause any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts, and no extraordinary 

circumstances exists that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73 

Airspace, Prohibited areas, Restricted 

areas. 

Adoption of 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 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. 

§ 73.53 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.53 is amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

R–5302A Albemarle Sound, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5302B Albemarle Sound, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5302C Albemarle Sound, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

* * * * * 

R–5313A Long Shoal Point, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5313B Long Shoal Point, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

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9090 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 

1Annual Charges for the Use of Government 

Lands, Order No. 774, 78 FR 5256 (January 25, 

2013), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,341 (2013). 2 18 CFR part 11 (2016). 

R–5313C Long Shoal Point, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5313D Long Shoal Point, NC 

[Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

* * * * * 

R–5314A Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314B Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314C Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314D Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314E Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314F Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314H Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

R–5314J Dare County, NC [Amended] 

By removing the current controlling 

agency and adding in its place: 

Controlling agency. USMC, Marine 

Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

Approach Control. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2016. 

Leslie M. Swann, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03845 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 11 

[Docket No. RM11–6–000] 

Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the 

Use of Government Lands by 

Hydropower Licensees 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with of the 

Commission’s regulations, the 

Commission, by its designee, the 

Executive Director, issues this annual 

update to the fee schedule in Appendix 

A to Part 11, which lists per-acre rental 

fees by county (or other geographic area) 

for use of government lands by 

hydropower licensees. 

DATES: This rule is effective February 

24, 2016. Updates to Appendix A to Part 

11 with the fee schedule of per-acre 

rental fees by county (or other 

geographic area) are applicable from 

October 1, 2015, through September 30, 

2015 (Fiscal Year 2016). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Norman Richardson, Financial 

Management Division, Office of the 

Executive Director, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6219, Norman.Richardson@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Annual Update to Fee Schedule 

Issued February 18, 2016 

Section 11.2 of the Commission’s 

regulations provides a method for 

computing reasonable annual charges 

for recompensing the United States for 

the use, occupancy, and enjoyment of 

its lands by hydropower licensees.1

Annual charges for the use of 

government lands are payable in 

advance, and are based on an annual 

schedule of per-acre rental fees 

published in Appendix A to Part 11 of 

the Commission’s regulations.2 This 

notice updates the fee schedule in 

Appendix A to Part 11 for fiscal year 

2016 (October 1, 2015, through 

September 30, 2016). 

Effective Date 

This Final Rule is effective February 

24, 2016. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 

804, regarding Congressional review of 

final rules, do not apply to this Final 

Rule because the rule concerns agency 

procedure and practice and will not 

substantially affect the rights or 

obligations of non-agency parties. This 

Final Rule merely updates the fee 

schedule published in the Code of 

Federal Regulations to reflect scheduled 

adjustments, as provided for in section 

11.2 of the Commission’s regulations. 

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11 

Public lands. 

By the Executive Director. 

Anton C. Porter, 

Executive Director, Office of the Executive 

Director. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Commission amends Part 11, Chapter I, 

Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

follows. 

PART 11—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 11 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 792–828c; 42 U.S.C. 

7101–7352. 

■ 2. Appendix A to Part 11 is revised to 

read as follows: 

APPENDIX A TO PART 11—FEE

SCHEDULE FOR FY 2016 

State County 

Fee/ 

acre/ 

yr 

Alabama ......... Autauga ............ $60.42 

Baldwin ............. 105.25 

Barbour ............ 59.80 

Bibb .................. 55.47 

Blount ............... 96.06 

Bullock .............. 57.58 

Butler ................ 64.23 

Calhoun ............ 80.55 

Chambers ......... 68.82 

Cherokee .......... 90.41 

Chilton .............. 77.55 

Choctaw ........... 49.52 

Clarke ............... 54.08 

Clay .................. 65.42 

Cleburne ........... 72.59 

Coffee ............... 69.71 

Colbert .............. 74.57 

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