# Amendment and Establishment of Restricted Areas; Chincoteague Inlet, VA
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2016-11-07 · Effective 2017-01-05 · 81 FR 78029
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-26760
- **Category:** other
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 81 FR 78029
- **Publication date:** 2016-11-07
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-05
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2015-2776
## Abstract

This action expands the restricted airspace at Chincoteague Inlet, VA, to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Wallops Island Flight Facility (WFF) test requirements. This action adds 3 new restricted areas, designated R- 6604C, R-6604D, and R-6604E. Additionally, a minor change is made to 2 points in the boundary of existing area R-6604A to match the updated 3- nautical mile (NM) line from the shoreline of the United States (U.S.) as provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/07/2016-26760/amendment-and-establishment-of-restricted-areas-chincoteague-inlet-va)
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