Office of the Secretary of Transportation § 71.4

PART 71—STANDARD (c) The time zones established by the BOUNDARIES Standard Time Zone Act, as amended by the of 1966, are Atlantic, eastern, central, mountain, Sec. 71.1 Limits defined; exceptions authorized Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii-Aleutian, for certain rail operating purposes only. Samoa, and Chamorro. 71.2 Annual advancement of standard time. [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as 71.3 Atlantic zone. amended by Amdt. 71–21, 52 FR 41631, Nov. 18, 71.4 Eastern zone. 1986; 78 FR 15884, Mar. 13, 2013] 71.5 Boundary line between eastern and cen- tral zones. § 71.2 Annual advancement of stand- 71.6 Central zone. ard time. 71.7 Boundary line between central and (a) The Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 mountain zones. U.S.C. 260a(a)), as amended, requires 71.8 Mountain zone. that the standard time of each State 71.9 Boundary line between mountain and observing Daylight Saving Time shall Pacific zones. 71.10 Pacific zone. be advanced 1 hour beginning at 2 a.m. 71.11 Alaska zone. on the second Sunday in March of each 71.12 Hawaii-Aleutian zone. year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first 71.13 Samoa zone. Sunday in November. This advanced 71.14 Chamorro Zone. time shall be the standard time of each zone during such period. The Act au- AUTHORITY: Secs. 1–4, 40 Stat. 450, as thorizes any State to exempt itself amended; sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1446, as amended; secs. 2–7, 80 Stat. 107, as amended; 100 Stat. from this requirement. States in two or 764; Act of Mar. 19, 1918, as amended by the more time zones may exempt either Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, the entire State or may exempt the en- 15 U.S.C. 260–267; Pub. L. 99–359; Pub. L. 106– tire area of the State lying within ei- 564, 15 U.S.C. 263, 114 Stat. 2811; 49 CFR ther time zone. 1.59(a), unless otherwise noted. (b) Section 3(b) of the Uniform Time SOURCE: Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(b)) provides 1970, unless otherwise noted. that ‘‘it is the express intent of Con- gress***to supersede any and all § 71.1 Limits defined; exceptions au- laws of the States or political subdivi- thorized for certain rail operating sions thereof insofar as they may now purposes only. or hereafter provide for advances in (a) This part prescribes the geo- time or changeover dates different graphic limits of each of the nine from those specified in [section 3(a) of standard time zones established by sec- that Act]’’, which are those specified in tion 1 of the Standard Time Act, as paragraph (a) of this section. amended by section 4 of the Uniform [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 261). The amended by Amdt. 71–21, 52 FR 41631, Nov. 18, Uniform Time Act also contains lists of 1986; 78 FR 15885, Mar. 13, 2013] operating exceptions granted for speci- fied rail carriers, whose operations § 71.3 Atlantic zone. cross the time zone boundaries pre- The first zone, the Atlantic standard scribed by this part. (15 U.S.C. 265). time zone, includes that part of the (b) Any rail carrier whose operations that is between 52°30″ W. cross a time zone boundary prescribed longitude and 67°30″ W. longitude and by this part may apply for an operating that part of the Commonwealth of exception to the General Counsel, De- Puerto Rico that is west of 67°30″ W. partment of Transportation, Wash- longitude, but does not include any ington, DC 20590. However, each rail part of the State of Maine. carrier for which an operating excep- tion is granted shall, in its advertise- § 71.4 Eastern zone. ments, time cards, station bulletin The second zone, the eastern stand- boards, and other publications, show ard time zone, includes that part of the arrival and departure times in terms of United States that is west of 67°30″ W. the standard time for the place con- longitude and east of the boundary line cerned. described in § 71.5, and includes all of

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the State of Maine, but does not in- along the north line of Pulaski County clude any part of the Commonwealth of to the east line of Jasper County; Puerto Rico. thence south along the east line of Jas- per County to the south line of Jasper § 71.5 Boundary line between eastern County; thence west along the south and central zones. lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to (a) Minnesota-Michigan-Wisconsin. the western boundary of the State of From the junction of the western Indiana; thence south along the west- boundary of the State of Michigan with ern boundary of the State of Indiana to the boundary between the United the north line of Gibson County; States and Canada northerly and eas- thence easterly and northerly along terly along the west line of Gogebic the north line of Gibson County to the County to the west line of Ontonagon west line of Pike County; thence south County; thence south along the west along the west line of Pike County to line of Ontonagon County to the north the north line of Warrick County; line of Gogebic County; thence south- thence east along the north line of erly and easterly along the north line Warrick and Spencer Counties to the of Gogebic County to the west line of west line of Perry County; thence eas- Iron County; thence north along the terly and southerly along the north west line of Iron County to the north and east line of Perry County to the In- line of Iron County; thence east along diana-Kentucky boundary. the north line of Iron County to the (c) Kentucky. From the junction of east line of Iron County; thence south the east line of Perry County, Ind., along the east line of Iron County to with the Indiana-Kentucky boundary the north line of Dickinson County; easterly along that boundary to the thence east along the north line of west line of Meade County, Ky.; thence Dickinson County to the east line of southeasterly and southwesterly along Dickinson County; thence south along the west lines of Meade and Hardin the east line of Dickinson County to Counties to the southwest corner of the north line of Menominee County; Hardin County; thence along the south thence east along the north line of Me- lines of Hardin and Larue Counties to nominee County to the east line of Me- the northwest corner of Taylor County; nominee County; thence southerly and thence southeasterly along the west easterly along the east line of Menom- (southwest) lines of Taylor County and inee County to Lake Michigan; thence northeasterly along the east (south- east to the western boundary of the east) line of Taylor County to the west State of Michigan; thence southerly line of Casey County; and thence and easterly along the western bound- southerly along the west and south ary of the State of Michigan to a point lines of Casey and Pulaski Counties to in the middle of Lake Michigan oppo- the intersection with the western site the main channel of Green Bay; boundary of Wayne County; and then thence southerly along the western south along the western boundary of boundary of the State of Michigan to Wayne County to the Kentucky-Ten- its junction with the southern bound- nessee boundary. ary thereof and the northern boundary (d) Tennessee. From the junction of of the State of Indiana. the west line of McCreary County, Ky., (b) Indiana-Illinois. From the junction with the Kentucky-Tennessee bound- of the western boundary of the State of ary westerly along that boundary to Michigan with the northern boundary the west line of Scott County, Tenn.; of the State of Indiana easterly along thence southerly along the west line of the northern boundary of the State of Scott County, the north and west lines Indiana to the east line of LaPorte of Morgan County, and the north line County; thence southerly along the of Roane County to the north line of east line of LaPorte County to the Rhea County; thence northwesterly north line of Starke County; thence along the north line of Rhea County; east along the north line of Starke and thence southwesterly along the County to the west line of Marshall west lines of Rhea and Hamilton Coun- County; thence south along the west ties to the Tennessee-Georgia bound- line of Marshall County; thence west ary.

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(e) Georgia-Alabama. From the junc- change from central to mountain time tion of the west line of Hamilton Coun- and vice versa; the Colorado Southern ty, Tenn., with the Tennessee-Georgia and Fort Worth and Denver City Rail- boundary westerly along that boundary way Companies may use Sixela, New to its junction with the Alabama-Geor- Mexico, as such changing point; the gia boundary; thence southerly along Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- that boundary and the Florida-Georgia way Company and other branches of boundary to the southwest corner of the Santa Fe system may use Clovis, the State of Georgia. New Mexico, as such changing point, (f) Florida. From the southwest cor- and those railways running into or ner of the State of Georgia to the mid- through El Paso, Texas, may use El point of the Apalachicola River on the Paso as such point. downstream side of Jim Woodruff Dam; [78 FR 15885, Mar. 13, 2013] thence southerly along the middle of the main channel of the Apalachicola § 71.7 Boundary line between central River to its intersection with the Jack- and mountain zones. son River; thence westerly along the (a) Montana-North Dakota. Beginning center of the Jackson River to its at the junction of the Montana-North intersection with the Intracoastal Wa- Dakota boundary with the boundary of terway; thence westerly along the cen- the United States and Canada south- ter of the Intracoastal Waterway to the erly along the Montana-North Dakota west line of Gulf County; thence south- boundary to the Missouri River; thence erly along the west line of Gulf County southerly and easterly along the mid- to the Gulf of Mexico. dle of that river to the midpoint of the (g) [Reserved] confluence of the Missouri and Yellow- (h) Municipalities on boundary line. All stone Rivers; thence southerly and eas- municipalities located upon the zone terly along the middle of the Yellow- boundary line described in this section stone River to the north boundary of T. are in the central standard time zone. 150 N., R. 104 W.; thence east to the northwest corner of T. 150 N., R. 102 W.; [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 71–12, 37 FR 11972, June thence south to the southwest corner 16, 1972; Amdt. 71–13, 38 FR 9229, Apr. 12, 1973; of T. 149 N., R. 102 W.; thence east to Amdt. 71–14, 38 FR 13725, May 25, 1973; Amdt. the northwest corner of T. 148 N., R. 102 77–13, 42 FR 56610, Oct. 27, 1977; Amdt. 91–17, W.; thence south to the northwest cor- 56 FR 52003, Oct. 17, 1991; 65 FR 50158, Aug. 17, ner of 147 N., R. 102 W.; thence east to 2000; 71 FR 3245, Jan. 20, 2006; 72 FR 6177, Feb. the southwest corner of T. 148 N., R. 101 9, 2007; 72 FR 54377, Sept. 25, 2007] W.; thence south to the middle of the Little Missouri; thence easterly and § 71.6 Central zone. northerly along the middle of that (a) Central zone in general. The third river to the midpoint of its confluence zone, the central standard time zone, with the Missouri River; thence south- includes that part of the United States erly and easterly along the middle of that is west of the boundary line be- the Missouri River to the midpoint of tween the eastern and central standard its confluence with the western land time zones described in § 71.5 and east boundary of Mercer County; thence of the boundary line between the cen- south along the western county line of tral and mountain standard time zones Mercer County to the southwest bound- described in § 71.7. ary; thence east and south along the (b) Specified rail carrier exemptions. southwestern county boundary of Mor- The boundary line described in § 71.7 ton County to the intersection with will not apply to the list of rail car- the boundary with Sioux County; riers in this subsection. These carriers thence west and south along the north- will have the following changing points ern boundary of Sioux County to the between the central and mountain time center of State Highway 31; thence zones. The Chicago, Rock Island and south along the center of State High- Gulf Railway Company and the Chi- way 31 to the State border with South cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Dakota; thence east along the southern Company may use Tucumcari, New boundary of Sioux County in the mid- Mexico, as the point at which they dle of the Missouri River.

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(b) South Dakota. From the junction the west line of McPherson County to of the North Dakota-South Dakota the north line of Keith County; thence boundary with the Missouri River east along the north line of Keith southerly along the main channel of County to the west line of Lincoln that river to the crossing of the origi- County; thence south along the west nal Chicago & North Western Railway line of Lincoln County to the north near Pierre; thence southwesterly to line of Hayes County; thence west the northern boundary of Jones County along the north lines of Hayes County at the northeast corner of the NE 1, to the west line of Hayes County; Sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 30 E.; thence west thence south along the west line of along the northern boundary of Jones Hayes and Hitchcock Counties to the County; thence south along the west- Nebraska-Kansas boundary. ern boundaries of Jones, Mellette and (d) Kansas-Colorado. From the junc- Todd Counties to the South Dakota- tion of the west line of Hitchcock Nebraska boundary. County, Nebraska, with the Nebraska- (c) Nebraska. From the junction of Kansas boundary westerly along that the west line of Tripp County, South boundary to the northwest corner of Dakota with the South Dakota-Ne- the State of Kansas; thence southerly braska boundary west along that along Kansas-Colorado boundary to the boundary to the west line of R. 30 W.; north line of Sherman County, Kansas; thence south along the range line be- thence easterly along the north line of tween Rs. 30 and 31 W. to the southwest Sherman County to the east line of corner of sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 30 W.; Sherman County; thence southerly thence easterly along section lines to along the east line of Sherman County the northeast corner of sec. 29, T. 33 N., to the north line of Logan County; R. 30 W.; thence southerly along sec- tion lines with their offsets to the thence westerly along the north line of northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 32 N., R. Logan County to the east line of Wal- 30 W.; thence westerly along section lace County; thence southerly along lines to the northwest corner of sec. 18, the east line of Wallace County to the T. 32 N., R. 30 W.; thence southerly north line Wichita County; thence along the range line to the southwest westerly along the north line of Wich- corner of T. 31 N., R. 30 W.; thence eas- ita County; thence westerly along the terly along the township line to the north line of Wichita County to the northeast corner of T. 30 N., R. 30 W.; east line of Greeley County; thence thence southerly along the range line southerly along the east lines of Gree- to the southwest corner of T. 29 N., R. ley County and Hamilton Counties; 29 W.; thence westerly along the town- thence westerly along the south line of ship line to the northwest corner of Hamilton County to the Kansas-Colo- sec. 4, T. 28 N., R. 30 W.; thence south- rado boundary; thence southerly along erly along section lines to the south- the Kansas Colorado boundary to the west corner of sec. 33, T. 28 N., R. 30 W.; junction of that boundary with the thence easterly along the township line north boundary of the State of Okla- to the northeast corner of sec. 4, T. 27 homa. N., R. 30 W.; thence southerly along (e) Oklahoma-Texas-New Mexico. From section lines to the southwest corner of the junction of the Kansas-Colorado sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 30 W.; thence eas- boundary with the northern boundary terly along section lines to the south- of the State of Oklahoma westerly east corner of sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 30 W.; along the Colorado-Oklahoma bound- thence southerly along the range line ary to the northwest corner of the to the north line of Thomas County; State of Oklahoma; thence southerly thence westerly along the north line of along the west boundary of the State of Thomas County to the west line of Oklahoma and the west boundary of Thomas County; thence south along the State of Texas to the southeast the west line of Thomas County to the corner of the State of New Mexico; north line of McPherson County; thence westerly along the Texas-New thence west along the north line of Mexico boundary to the east line of McPherson County to the west line of Hudspeth County, Tex.; thence south- McPherson County; thence south along erly along the east line of Hudspeth

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County, Tex., to the boundary between (b) Utah-Nevada-Arizona-California. the United States and Mexico. From the northeast corner of the State (f) [Reserved] of Nevada southerly along the Utah- (g) Municipalities on boundary line. All Nevada boundary to the junction with municipalities located upon the zone the northern border of the City of West boundary line described in this section Wendover, Nevada. Then westward are in the mountain standard time along the northern, western, and south- zone, except Murdo, S. Dak., which is ern boundaries of the City of West in the central standard time zone. Wendover back to the Utah-Nevada [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as boundary. Then southerly along the amended by Amdt. 71–14, 38 FR 13725, May 25, Utah-Nevada boundary, the Nevada-Ar- 1973; Amdt. 71–16, 43 FR 42763, Sept. 21, 1978; izona boundary, and the Arizona-Cali- 55 FR 30914, July 30, 1990; 57 FR 48339, Oct. 23, fornia boundary to the boundary be- 1992; 68 FR 43336, July 22, 2003; 68 FR 49373, tween the United States and Mexico. Aug. 18, 2003; 68 FR 61372, Oct. 28, 2003; 75 FR (c) [Reserved] 60007, Sept. 29, 2010; 78 FR 15885, Mar. 13, 2013] (d) Municipalities on boundary line. All § 71.8 Mountain zone. municipalities located upon the zone boundary line described in this section The fourth zone, the mountain stand- are in the mountain standard time ard time zone, includes that part of the zone. United States that is west of the boundary line between the central and [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as mountain standard time zones de- amended by Amdt. 71–14, 38 FR 13725, May 25, scribed in § 71.7 and east of the bound- 1973; 64 FR 56707, Oct. 21, 1999; 78 FR 15885, ary line between the mountain and Pa- Mar. 13, 2013] cific standard time zones described in § 71.9. § 71.10 Pacific zone. The fifth zone, the Pacific standard § 71.9 Boundary line between moun- time zone, includes that part of the tain and Pacific zones. continental United States that is west (a) Montana--Oregon. From the of the boundary line between the junction of the Idaho-Montana bound- mountain and Pacific standard time ary with the boundary between the zones described in § 71.9, but does not United States and Canada southerly include any part of the State of Alas- along the Idaho-Montana boundary to ka. the boundary line between Idaho Coun- ty, Idaho, and Lemhi County, Idaho; (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, thence southwesterly along the bound- 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). ary line between those two counties to the main channel of the Salmon River; [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983] thence westerly along the main chan- nel of the Salmon River to the Idaho- § 71.11 Alaska zone. Oregon boundary; thence southerly The sixth zone, the Alaska standard along that boundary to the boundary time zone, includes the entire State of line between Baker County, Oreg., and Alaska, except as provided in § 71.12 of Malheur County, Oreg.; thence west- this title. erly along the north line of Malheur County to the northwest corner of (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, Malheur County; thence southerly 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). along the west line of Malheur County to the southwest corner of T. 35 S., R. [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983, as 37 E.; thence east to the Idaho-Oregon amended by Amdt. 71–20, 48 FR 55289, Dec. 12, boundary; thence south along that 1983] boundary to the southwest corner of the State of Idaho; thence easterly § 71.12 Hawaii-Aleutian zone. along the Idaho-Nevada boundary to The seventh zone, the Hawaii-Aleu- the northeast corner of the State of tian standard time zone, includes the Nevada. entire State of Hawaii and, in the

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State of Alaska, that part of the Aleu- would not normally be expected to per- tian Islands that is west of 169 degrees form them as a regular part of his/her 30 minutes west longitude. regular work or vocation.

(Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the § 79.3 Application. Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). (a) Any person may apply for the [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983, as award of the medal described in § 79.1, amended by Amdt. 71–20, 48 FR 55289, Dec. 12, but only on behalf of another person, 1983] by writing to the Secretary of Trans- portation, Attention: Medals of Honor, § 71.13 Samoa zone. within two (2) years of the action that The eighth zone, the Samoa standard is the subject of the application. time zone, includes that part of the (b) Although no application form is United States that is between 169 de- required, the following information grees 30 minutes west longitude and 172 must be provided: degrees 30 minutes west longitude, but (1) Name, address, and telephone does not include any part of the States number of the person submitting the of Hawaii and Alaska. application. (2) Name, address, and telephone (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the number of the person on whose behalf Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). the application is submitted. (3) Date, time, place, and weather [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983, as conditions of the action that is the amended by Amdt. 71–20, 48 FR 55289, Dec. 12, subject of the application. 1983] (4) Identification of rail or motor car- § 71.14 Chamorro Zone. rier involved, or of operator of motor vehicles involved. The ninth zone, the Chamorro stand- (5) Identification of any public or pri- ard time zone, includes the Island of vate authority that investigated the Guam and the Commonwealth of the accident/incident involved. Northern Mariana Islands. (6) Name, address, and telephone [68 FR 49712, Aug. 19, 2003] number of any witness to the action that is the subject of the application. PART 79—MEDALS OF HONOR (7) Detailed description of the action that is the subject of the application, Sec. including why the person submitting 79.1 Scope. the application thinks that the action 79.3 Application. merits the extraordinary recognition 79.5 Investigation. embodied in the Medal of Honor. 79.7 Award. (c) An application and any documen- 79.9 Design. tary or other evidence supporting it AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 80504. must be supported by oath or affirma- SOURCE: 61 FR 17578, Apr. 22, 1996, unless tion, or by the signer’s acknowledg- otherwise noted. ment that a knowingly false statement is punishable as perjury. § 79.1 Scope. (a) This part implements 49 U.S.C. § 79.5 Investigation. 80504, which authorizes the President of The Department of Transportation the United States to award a bronze may make any investigation of an ap- medal for bravery to any person who, plication that it deems appropriate, in- by extreme daring, risks his/her life in cluding the taking of testimony under trying to prevent, or to save the life of oath or affirmation. a person in, a grave accident/incident in the United States that involves an § 79.7 Award. interstate rail carrier or a motor vehi- If the Secretary of Transportation cle being operated on public highways. decides that it is warranted, the Sec- (b) The actions for which the medal retary shall award the Medal on behalf may be awarded must reflect such un- of and in the name of the President of usual daring and bravery that a person the United States.

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