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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05482 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0596; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AGL–15] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of V–6, V–10, V–30, V–100, 

and V–233 in the Vicinity of Litchfield, 

MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways V–6, V–10, V–30, V–100, and 

V–233 in the vicinity of Litchfield, MI. 

The airway modifications are necessary 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the VOR portion of the Litchfield, MI, 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). 

The Litchfield VOR/DME NAVAID 

provides navigational guidance for 

portions of the affected VOR Federal 

airways listed above and is being 

decommissioned as part of the FAA’s 

VOR Minimum Operational Network 

(MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 19, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, 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 modifies the 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0596 in the 

Federal Register (86 FR 40969; July 30, 

2021), amending VOR Federal airways 

V–6, V–10, V–30, V–100, and V–233 in 

the vicinity of Litchfield, MI. The 

proposed amendment actions were due 

to the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Litchfield, MI, VOR/ 

DME NAVAID. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. No comments were 

received. 

Prior to the NPRM, the FAA 

published a rule for Docket No. FAA– 

2020–1100 in the Federal Register (86 

FR 39949; July 26, 2021), amending 

V–100 by removing the airway segment 

overlying the Rockford, IL, VOR/DME 

between the Dubuque, IA, VOR/Tactical 

Air Navigation (VORTAC) and the 

Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME. That airway 

amendment was effective October 7, 

2021, and is included in this rule. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order JO 

7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document will be published 

subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order JO 

7400.11F, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 

airspace areas, air traffic service routes, 

and reporting points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 

to modify VOR Federal airways V–6, 

V–10, V–30, V–100, and V–233. The 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME NAVAID 

has made this action necessary. 

The VOR Federal airway changes are 

outlined below. 

V–6: V–6 extends between the 

Oakland, CA, VOR/DME and the 

DuPage, IL, VOR/DME; between the 

intersection of the Chicago Heights, IL, 

VORTAC 358° and Gipper, MI, 

VORTAC 271° radials (NILES fix) and 

the intersection of the Gipper, MI, 

VORTAC 092° and Litchfield, MI, VOR/ 

DME 196° radials (MODEM fix); and 

between the Philipsburg, PA, VORTAC 

and the La Guardia, NY, VOR/DME. The 

airway segment between the Gipper, MI, 

VORTAC and the intersection of the 

Gipper, MI, VORTAC 092° and 

Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME 196° radials 

(MODEM fix) is removed. The 

unaffected portions of the existing 

airway remain as charted. 

V–10: V–10 extends between the 

Pueblo, CO, VORTAC and the 

intersection of the Bradford, IL, 

VORTAC 058° and Joliet, IL, VOR/DME 

287° radials (PLANO fix); between the 

intersection of the Chicago Heights, IL, 

VORTAC 358° and Gipper, MI, 

VORTAC 271° radials (NILES fix) and 

the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and 


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between the Youngstown, OH, VORTAC 

and the Lancaster, PA, VOR/DME. The 

airway segment between the 

intersection of the Chicago Heights, IL, 

VORTAC 358° and Gipper, MI, 

VORTAC 271° radials (NILES fix) and 

the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME is 

removed. The unaffected portions of the 

existing airway remain as charted. 

V–30: V–30 extends between the 

Badger, WI, VOR/DME and the 

Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and between 

the Philipsburg, PA, VORTAC and the 

Solberg, NJ, VOR/DME. The airway 

segment between the Pullman, MI, 

VOR/DME and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/ 

DME is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–100: V–100 currently extends 

between the Medicine Bow, WY, VOR/ 

DME and the O’Neill, NE, VORTAC; 

between the Fort Dodge, IA, VORTAC 

and the Dubuque, IA, VORTAC; and 

between the Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME 

and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME. The 

airway segment between the Keeler, MI, 

VOR/DME and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/ 

DME is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–233: V–233 extends between the 

Spinner, IL, VORTAC and the 

Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and between 

the Mount Pleasant, MI, VOR/DME and 

the Pellston, MI, VORTAC. The airway 

segment between the Goshen, IN, 

VORTAC and the Litchfield, MI, VOR/ 

DME is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

All NAVAID radials listed in the VOR 

Federal airway descriptions below are 

unchanged and stated in True degrees. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 modifying VOR Federal 

airways V–6, V–10, V–30, V–100, and 

V–233, due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME NAVAID, 

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 

5–6.5a, which categorically excludes 

from further environmental impact 

review rulemaking actions that 

designate or modify classes of airspace 

areas, airways, routes, and reporting 

points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation 

of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace 

Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. 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. 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 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

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V–6 [Amended] 

From Oakland, CA; INT Oakland 039° and 

Sacramento, CA, 212° radials; Sacramento; 

Squaw Valley, CA; Mustang, NV; Lovelock, 

NV; Battle Mountain, NV; INT Battle 

Mountain 062° and Wells, NV, 256° radials; 

Wells; 5 miles, 40 miles, 98 MSL, 85 MSL, 

Lucin, UT; 43 miles, 85 MSL, Ogden, UT; 11 

miles, 50 miles, 105 MSL, Fort Bridger, WY; 

Rock Springs, WY; 20 miles, 39 miles, 95 

MSL, Cherokee, WY; 39 miles, 27 miles, 95 

MSL, Medicine Bow, WY; INT Medicine Bow 

106° and Sidney, NE, 291° radials; Sidney; 

North Platte, NE; Grand Island, NE; Omaha, 

IA; Des Moines, IA; Iowa City, IA; Davenport, 

IA; INT Davenport 087° and DuPage, IL, 255° 

radials; to DuPage. From INT Chicago 

Heights, IL, 358° and Gipper, MI, 271° 

radials; to Gipper. From Philipsburg, PA; 

Selinsgrove, PA; Allentown, PA; Solberg, NJ; 

INT Solberg 107° and Yardley, PA, 068° 

radials; INT Yardley 068° and La Guardia, 

NY, 213° radials; to La Guardia. 

* * * * * 

V–10 [Amended] 

From Pueblo, CO; 18 miles, 48 miles, 60 

MSL, Lamar, CO; Garden City, KS; Dodge 

City, KS; Hutchinson, KS; Emporia, KS; INT 

Emporia 063° and Napoleon, MO, 243° 

radials; Napoleon; Kirksville, MO; 

Burlington, IA; Bradford, IL; to INT Bradford 

058° and Joliet, IL, 287° radials. From 

Youngstown, OH; INT Youngstown 116° and 

Revloc, PA, 300° radials; Revloc; INT Revloc 

107° and Lancaster, PA, 280° radials; to 

Lancaster. 

* * * * * 

V–30 [Amended] 

From Badger, WI; INT Badger 102° and 

Pullman, MI, 303° radials; to Pullman. From 

Philipsburg, PA; Selinsgrove, PA; East Texas, 

PA; INT East Texas 095° and Solberg, NJ, 

264° radials; to Solberg. 

* * * * * 

V–100 [Amended] 

From Medicine Bow, WY; Scottsbluff, NE; 

Alliance, NE; Ainsworth, NE; to O’Neill, NE. 

From Fort Dodge, IA; Waterloo, IA; to 

Dubuque, IA. From Northbrook, IL; INT 

Northbrook 095° and Keeler, MI, 271° radials; 

to Keeler. 

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V–233 [Amended] 

From Spinner, IL; INT Spinner 061° and 

Roberts, IL, 233° radials; Roberts; Knox, IN; 

to Goshen, IN. From Mount Pleasant, MI; INT 

Mount Pleasant 351° and Gaylord, MI, 207° 

radials; Gaylord; to Pellston, MI. 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05546 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846 

[Docket ID: OSM 2022–0001; S1D1S 

SS08011000 SX064A000 222S180110; 

S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A00 22XS501520] 

RIN 1029–AC80 

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act), 

which further amended the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990 (1990 Act), and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

guidance, this rule adjusts for inflation 

the level of civil monetary penalties 

assessed under the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

(SMCRA). 

DATES: Effective March 21, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Khalia A. Boyd, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4558, 

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 

208–2823. Email: kboyd@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 

B. Calculation of Adjustments 

C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program 

States and on Indian Lands 

D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State 

Programs 

II. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

E. Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175 and 

Departmental Policy) 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

J. National Environmental Policy Act 

K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, 

and Use (Executive Order 13211) 

L. Clarity of This Regulation 

M. Data Quality Act 

N. Administrative Procedure Act 

O. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

P. Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks (Executive Order 13045) 

I. Background 

A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 

Section 518 of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 

1268, authorizes the Secretary of the 

Interior to assess civil monetary 

penalties (CMPs) for violations of 

SMCRA. The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement’s 

(OSMRE) regulations implementing the 

CMP provisions of section 518 are 

located in 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, 

and 846. We are adjusting CMPs in six 

sections—30 CFR 723.14, 723.15, 

724.14, 845.14, 845.15, and 846.14. 

On November 2, 2015, the President 

signed the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114–74) 

(2015 Act) into law. The 2015 Act, 

which further amended the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990 (codified, as amended, at 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note), requires Federal 

agencies to promulgate rules to adjust 

the level of CMPs to account for 

inflation. The 2015 Act required an 

initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment. OSMRE 

published the initial adjustment in the 

Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR 

44535), and the adjustment took effect 

on August 1, 2016. The 2015 Act also 

requires agencies to publish annual 

inflation adjustments in the Federal 

Register no later than January 15 of each 

year. These adjustments are aimed at 

maintaining the deterrent effect of civil 

penalties and furthering the policy goals 

of the statutes that authorize the 

penalties. Further, the 2015 Act 

provides that agencies must adjust civil 

monetary penalties ‘‘notwithstanding 

section 553 of [the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA)].’’ Therefore, ‘‘the 

public procedure the APA generally 

requires—notice, an opportunity for 

comment, and a delay in effective 

date—is not required for agencies to 

issue regulations implementing the 

annual adjustment.’’ December 15, 2021, 

Memorandum for the Heads of 

Executive Departments and Agencies 

(M–22–07) from Shalanda D. Young, 

Acting Director, Office of Management 

and Budget, Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2022, 

Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (OMB Memorandum), at 3– 

4. 

Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act, 

this final rule reflects the statutorily 

required CMP adjustments as follows: 

CFR citation Points 

(where applicable) 

Current penalty 

dollar amounts 

Adjusted penalty 

dollar amounts 

30 CFR 723.14 .......................................................................................................... 1 $69 $73 

2 139 148 

3 208 221 

4 277 294 

5 346 368 

6 416 442 

7 485 515 

8 552 586 

9 623 662 

10 693 736 

11 761 808 

12 831 883 

13 898 954 

14 969 1,029 

15 1,040 1,105 

16 1,108 1,177 

17 1,177 1,250 


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