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seismic design and construction re- ed in paragraph (b) of this section, in quirements of this part. their entirety, without significant revi- (b)(1) The following are model codes sions or changes in the direction of less which have been found to provide a seismic safety, meet the requirements level of seismic safety substantially in this part. For ordinances that do not equivalent to that provided by use of adopt the model codes listed in para- the 1988 National Earthquake Hazards graph (b) of this section, substantial Reduction Program (NEHRP) Rec- equivalency of the ordinances to the ommended Provisions (Copies are seismic safety level contained in the available from the Office of Earth- NEHRP recommended provisions must quakes and Natural Hazards, Federal be determined by the DOT Operating Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Administration before the ordinances Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.): may be used to meet the requirements (i) The 1991 International Conference of this part. of Building Officials (ICBO) Uniform (e) DOT Operating Administrations Building Code, published by the Inter- that, as of January 5, 1990, required national Conference of Building Offi- seismic safety levels higher than those cials, 5360 South Workman Mill Rd., imposed by this part in new building Whittier, Cal. 90601; construction programs will continue to (ii) The 1992 Supplement to the Build- maintain such levels in force. ing Officials and Code Administrators (f) Emergencies. Nothing in this part International (BOCA) National Build- applies to assistance provided for emer- ing Code, published by the Building Of- gency work or for assistance essential ficials and Code Administrators, 4051 to save lives and protect property and West Flossmoor Rd., Country Club public health and safety performed pur- Hills, Ill. 60478–5795; and suant to sections 402, 403, 502, and 503 of (iii) The 1992 Amendments to the the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Southern Building Code Congress and Emergency Assistance Act (Staf- (SBCC) Standard Building Code, pub- ford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5170a, 5170b, 5192, lished by the Southern Building Code and 5193, or for temporary housing as- Congress International, 900 Montclair sistance programs and individual and Rd., Birmingham, Ala. 35213–1206. family grants performed pursuant to (2) Versions of the NEHRP seismic Sections 408 and 411 of the Stafford maps have been adopted along with the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174 and 5178. However, NEHRP Recommended Provisions into this part applies to other provisions of the BOCA National and SBCC Standard the Stafford Act after a Presidentially building codes. The seismic zone map declared major disaster or emergency in the ICBO Uniform Building Code is when assistance actions involve new construction or total replacement of a also based on one of the USGS maps of building. horizontal ground acceleration. How- ever, the ICBO map should be used only § 41.125 Judicial review. with the ICBO code. Also, it is not ap- propriate to use the NEHRP maps with Nothing in this part is intended to the ICBO Uniform Building Code, be- create any right or benefit, substantive cause the design requirements of build- or procedural, enforceable at law by a ing codes are keyed to the numerical party against the DOT, its Operating values of the map they reference. Administrations, its officers, or any (c) Revisions to the model codes list- person. ed in paragraph (b) of this section that are substantially equivalent to or ex- PART 71—STANDARD ceed the then current or immediately BOUNDARIES preceding edition of the NEHRP rec- ommended provisions, as it is updated, Sec. may be approved by a DOT Operating 71.1 Limits defined; exceptions authorized Administration to meet the require- for certain rail operating purposes only. 71.2 Annual advancement of standard time. ments in this part. 71.3 Atlantic zone. (d) State, county, local, or other ju- 71.4 Eastern zone. risdictional building ordinances adopt- 71.5 Boundary line between eastern and cen- ing and enforcing the model codes, list- tral zones.

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

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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. along the north line of Pulaski County (e) Georgia-Alabama. From the junc- to the east line of Jasper County; tion of the west line of Hamilton Coun- thence south along the east line of Jas- ty, Tenn., with the Tennessee-Georgia per County to the south line of Jasper boundary westerly along that boundary County; thence west along the south to its junction with the Alabama-Geor- lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to gia boundary; thence southerly along the western boundary of the State of that boundary and the Florida-Georgia Indiana; thence south along the west- boundary to the southwest corner of ern boundary of the State of Indiana to the State of Georgia.

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(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 [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as northwest corner of T. 150 N., R. 102 W.; 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. change from central to mountain time (b) South Dakota. From the junction and vice versa; the Colorado Southern of the North Dakota-South Dakota and Fort Worth and Denver City Rail- boundary with the Missouri River way Companies may use Sixela, New southerly along the main channel of Mexico, as such changing point; the that river to the crossing of the origi- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- nal Chicago & North Western Railway way Company and other branches of near Pierre; thence southwesterly to the Santa Fe system may use Clovis, the northern boundary of Jones County New Mexico, as such changing point, at the northeast corner of the NE 1,

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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 corner of sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 30 W.; Sherman County to the east line of thence easterly along section lines to Sherman County; thence southerly the northeast corner of sec. 29, T. 33 N., along the east line of Sherman County R. 30 W.; thence southerly along sec- to the north line of Logan County; 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 section lines to the southwest corner of (e) Oklahoma-Texas-New Mexico. From sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 30 W.; thence eas- the junction of the Kansas-Colorado terly along section lines to the south- boundary with the northern boundary east corner of sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 30 W.; of the State of Oklahoma westerly thence southerly along the range line along the Colorado-Oklahoma bound- to the north line of Thomas County; ary to the northwest corner of the thence westerly along the north line of State of Oklahoma; thence southerly Thomas County to the west line of along the west boundary of the State of Thomas County; thence south along Oklahoma and the west boundary of the west line of Thomas County to the the State of Texas to the southeast north line of McPherson County; corner of the State of New Mexico; thence west along the north line of thence westerly along the Texas-New McPherson County to the west line of Mexico boundary to the east line of McPherson County; thence south along Hudspeth County, Tex.; thence south- the west line of McPherson County to erly along the east line of Hudspeth the north line of Keith County; thence County, Tex., to the boundary between east along the north line of Keith the United States and Mexico. County to the west line of Lincoln (f) [Reserved] County; thence south along the west (g) Municipalities on boundary line. All line of Lincoln County to the north municipalities located upon the zone line of Hayes County; thence west along the north lines of Hayes County boundary line described in this section to the west line of Hayes County; are in the mountain standard time

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zone, except Murdo, S. Dak., which is Wendover back to the Utah-Nevada in the central standard time zone. boundary. Then southerly along the Utah-Nevada boundary, the Nevada-Ar- [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 71–14, 38 FR 13725, May 25, izona boundary, and the Arizona-Cali- 1973; Amdt. 71–16, 43 FR 42763, Sept. 21, 1978; fornia boundary to the boundary be- 55 FR 30914, July 30, 1990; 57 FR 48339, Oct. 23, tween the United States and Mexico. 1992; 68 FR 43336, July 22, 2003; 68 FR 49373, (c) [Reserved] Aug. 18, 2003; 68 FR 61372, Oct. 28, 2003; 75 FR (d) Municipalities on boundary line. All 60007, Sept. 29, 2010; 78 FR 15885, Mar. 13, 2013] municipalities located upon the zone boundary line described in this section § 71.8 Mountain zone. are in the mountain standard time The fourth zone, the mountain stand- zone. ard time zone, includes that part of the United States that is west of the [Amdt. 71–11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as boundary line between the central and amended by Amdt. 71–14, 38 FR 13725, May 25, mountain standard time zones de- 1973; 64 FR 56707, Oct. 21, 1999; 78 FR 15885, Mar. 13, 2013] scribed in § 71.7 and east of the bound- ary line between the mountain and Pa- § 71.10 Pacific zone. cific standard time zones described in § 71.9. The fifth zone, the Pacific standard time zone, includes that part of the § 71.9 Boundary line between moun- continental United States that is west tain and Pacific zones. of the boundary line between the (a) Montana--Oregon. From the mountain and Pacific standard time junction of the Idaho-Montana bound- zones described in § 71.9, but does not ary with the boundary between the include any part of the State of Alas- United States and Canada southerly ka. along the Idaho-Montana boundary to (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the the boundary line between Idaho Coun- Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, ty, Idaho, and Lemhi County, Idaho; 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). thence southwesterly along the bound- [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983] ary line between those two counties to the main channel of the Salmon River; § 71.11 Alaska zone. thence westerly along the main chan- nel of the Salmon River to the Idaho- The sixth zone, the Alaska standard Oregon boundary; thence southerly time zone, includes the entire State of along that boundary to the boundary Alaska, except as provided in § 71.12 of line between Baker County, Oreg., and this title. Malheur County, Oreg.; thence west- (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the erly along the north line of Malheur Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, County to the northwest corner of 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). Malheur County; thence southerly [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983, as along the west line of Malheur County amended by Amdt. 71–20, 48 FR 55289, Dec. 12, to the southwest corner of T. 35 S., R. 1983] 37 E.; thence east to the Idaho-Oregon boundary; thence south along that § 71.12 Hawaii-Aleutian zone. boundary to the southwest corner of The seventh zone, the Hawaii-Aleu- the State of Idaho; thence easterly tian standard time zone, includes the along the Idaho-Nevada boundary to entire State of Hawaii and, in the the northeast corner of the State of State of Alaska, that part of the Aleu- Nevada. tian Islands that is west of 169 degrees (b) Utah-Nevada-Arizona-California. 30 minutes west longitude. From the northeast corner of the State of Nevada southerly along the Utah- (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the Nevada boundary to the junction with Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, the northern border of the City of West 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). Wendover, Nevada. Then westward [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983, as along the northern, western, and south- amended by Amdt. 71–20, 48 FR 55289, Dec. 12, ern boundaries of the City of West 1983]

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§ 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. (Act of March 19, 1918, as amended by the (2) Name, address, and telephone Uniform Time Act of 1966 and Pub. L. 97–449, number of the person on whose behalf 15 U.S.C. 260–264; 49 CFR 1.59(a)). the application is submitted. [Amdt. 71–19, 48 FR 43281, Sept. 22, 1983, as (3) Date, time, place, and weather amended by Amdt. 71–20, 48 FR 55289, Dec. 12, conditions of the action that is the 1983] subject of the application. (4) Identification of rail or motor car- § 71.14 Chamorro Zone. rier involved, or of operator of motor The ninth zone, the Chamorro stand- vehicles involved. ard time zone, includes the Island of (5) Identification of any public or pri- Guam and the Commonwealth of the vate authority that investigated the Northern Mariana Islands. accident/incident involved. [68 FR 49712, Aug. 19, 2003] (6) Name, address, and telephone number of any witness to the action PART 79—MEDALS OF HONOR that is the subject of the application. (7) Detailed description of the action Sec. that is the subject of the application, 79.1 Scope. including why the person submitting 79.3 Application. 79.5 Investigation. the application thinks that the action 79.7 Award. merits the extraordinary recognition 79.9 Design. embodied in the Medal of Honor. AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 80504. (c) An application and any documen- tary or other evidence supporting it SOURCE: 61 FR 17578, Apr. 22, 1996, unless otherwise noted. must be supported by oath or affirma- tion, or by the signer’s acknowledg- § 79.1 Scope. ment that a knowingly false statement (a) This part implements 49 U.S.C. is punishable as perjury. 80504, which authorizes the President of the United States to award a bronze § 79.5 Investigation. medal for bravery to any person who, The Department of Transportation by extreme daring, risks his/her life in may make any investigation of an ap- trying to prevent, or to save the life of plication that it deems appropriate, in- a person in, a grave accident/incident cluding the taking of testimony under in the United States that involves an oath or affirmation. interstate rail carrier or a motor vehi- cle being operated on public highways. § 79.7 Award. (b) The actions for which the medal may be awarded must reflect such un- If the Secretary of Transportation usual daring and bravery that a person decides that it is warranted, the Sec- would not normally be expected to per- retary shall award the Medal on behalf form them as a regular part of his/her of and in the name of the President of regular work or vocation. the United States.

§ 79.3 Application. § 79.9 Design. (a) Any person may apply for the The Department is authorized to award of the medal described in § 79.1, adopt and revise the existing designs but only on behalf of another person, for the award, rosette, and ribbon pro- by writing to the Secretary of Trans- vided for by statute. portation, Attention: Medals of Honor,

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