United States Navy Restricted Area, Hampton Roads and Willoughby Bay, Virginia

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is amending its regulations which establish a restricted area in waters adjacent to the Norfolk Naval Base at Norfolk, Virginia. This amendment will close off an open area on the south side of the base and changes the enforcement responsibility from the base commander to the Commander, Navy Region, Mid-Atlantic. The regulations are necessary to safeguard Navy vessels and United States Government facilities from sabotage and other subversive acts, accidents, or incidents of similar nature. These regulations are also necessary to protect the public from potentially hazardous conditions which may exist as a result of Navy use of the area.