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49 CFR 71.2 - Annual advancement of standard time.

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§ 71.2
Annual advancement of standard time.
(a) The Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a) ), as amended, requires that the standard time of each State observing Daylight Saving Time shall be advanced 1 hour beginning at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April of each year and ending on the last Sunday in October. This advanced time shall be the standard time of each zone during such period. The Act authorizes any State to exempt itself from this requirement. States in two or more time zones may exempt the easternmost time zone portion from this requirement.
(b) Section 3(b) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(b)) provides that “it is the express intent of Congress * * * to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for advances in time or changeover dates different from those specified in [ section 3(a) of that Act]”, which are those specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
[Amdt. 71-11, 35 FR 12318, Aug. 1, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 71-21, 52 FR 41631, Nov. 18, 1986]

Title 49 published on 2012-10-01

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  • 2013-03-13; vol. 78 # 49 - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    1. 78 FR 15883 - Standard Time Zone Boundaries
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      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Office of the Secretary
      Final rule.
      This rule is effective March 13, 2013.
      49 CFR Part 71

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United States Code
USC : Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE

§ 260 - Congressional declaration of policy; adoption and observance of uniform standard of time; authority of Secretary of Transportation

§ 260a - Advancement of time or changeover dates

§ 261 - Zones for standard time; interstate or foreign commerce

§ 262 - Duty to observe standard time of zones

§ 263 - Designation of zone standard times

§ 264 - Part of Idaho in fourth zone

§ 265 - Transfer of certain territory to standard central-time zone

§ 266 - Applicability of administrative procedure provisions

§ 267 - “State” defined

Statutes at Large

100 Stat. 764

41 Stat. 1446

80 Stat. 107

Public Laws

99-359

Title 49 published on 2012-10-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 49 CFR 71 after this date.

  • 2013-03-13; vol. 78 # 49 - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    1. 78 FR 15883 - Standard Time Zone Boundaries
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Office of the Secretary
      Final rule.
      This rule is effective March 13, 2013.
      49 CFR Part 71