Standard Time Zone Boundaries, 15883-15885 [2013-05736]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 13, 2013 / Rules and Regulations B. Errors in and Corrections to Tables Posted on the CMS Web Site In the August 31, 2012 FY 2013 IPPS/ LTCH PPS final rule Federal Register (77 FR 53717), we list Table 15 as table that is available only through the Internet. In Table 15.—FY 2013 Final Readmissions Adjustment Factors, we are correcting technical errors in the calculation of the readmissions adjustment factors published for the FY 2013 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule. For the FY 2013 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule and for the subsequent October 3, 2012 correcting document, we inadvertently failed to properly include all of Medicare inpatient claims from the FY 2008 MedPAR file and the FY 2009 MedPAR file in determining the base operating DRG payment amounts in the calculation of aggregate payments for excess readmissions and aggregate payments for all discharges that were used to calculate the readmissions adjustment factors. Under the policy we adopted in that final rule, for FY 2013, aggregate payments for excess readmissions and aggregate payments for all discharges are calculated using data from MedPAR claims with discharge dates that are on or after July 1, 2008, and no later than June 30, 2011. The corrections to Tables 15 discussed in this section of the correction document will be posted on the CMS Web site at https://www.cms. hhs.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/01_ overview.asp. Click on the link on the left side of the screen titled, ‘‘FY 2013 IPPS Final Rule Home Page’’ or ‘‘Acute Inpatient—Files for Download.’’ emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with RULES III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay of Effective Date We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the provisions of a rule take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we can waive this notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for good cause, that the notice and comment process is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a statement of the finding and the reasons therefore in the notice. Section 553(b) of the APA ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in effective date of final rules after the date of their publication in the Federal Register. This 30-day delay in effective date can be waived, however, if an agency finds for good cause that the delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:47 Mar 12, 2013 Jkt 229001 to the public interest, and the agency incorporates a statement of the findings and its reasons in the rule issued. In our view, this correcting document does not constitute a rulemaking that would be subject to the APA notice and comment or delayed effective date requirements. This correcting document corrects technical errors regarding the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in the October 3, 2012 correcting document and Table 15 of the Addendum of the FY 2013 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule and does not make substantive changes to the policies or payment methodologies that were adopted in the final rule. As a result, this correcting document is intended to ensure that the preamble and the Addendum of the FY 2013 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule accurately reflect the policies adopted in that rule. In addition, even if this were a rulemaking to which the notice and comment and delayed effective date requirements applied, we find that there is good cause to waive such requirements. Undertaking further notice and comment procedures to incorporate the corrections in this document into the final rule or delaying the effective date would be contrary to the public interest. Furthermore, such procedures would be unnecessary, as we are not altering the policies that were already subject to comment and finalized in our final rule. Therefore, we believe we have good cause to waive the notice and comment and effective date requirements. IV. Correction of Errors In FR Doc. 2012–24307 of October 3, 2012 (77 FR 60315), make the following corrections: 1. On page 60317, a. Top half of the page, first column, third full paragraph (section IV.A.1.b. of the correcting document), last line 3, the figure ‘‘$290’’ is corrected to read ‘‘$280’’. b. Bottom half of the page following the table, first column, last paragraph (section IV.B.2. of the correcting document), line 29, the figure ‘‘2,217’’ is corrected to read ‘‘2,214’’. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Dated: March 7, 2013. Jennifer M. Cannistra, Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2013–05724 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 15883 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary 49 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0159] RIN 2105–AE20 Standard Time Zone Boundaries Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This final rule updates and amends the Department’s standard time zone boundaries regulations to reflect changes that Congress made to the Uniform Time Act. The purpose of this update is to ensure that the Department’s regulations accurately reflect other Federal law and to reduce confusion over ambiguous language and inconsistencies. DATES: This rule is effective March 13, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Laptosky, Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. She may also be reached by telephone at 202–493–0308 or by email at jill.laptosky@dot.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Since 2000, Congress has made several amendments to the Uniform Time Act, 15 U.S.C. 260–267. Consequently, the Department’s regulations on standard time zone boundaries, 49 CFR Part 71, need to be updated in order to ensure their consistency with Federal law. Therefore, the Department is issuing this final rule to make the necessary updates and to revise the language for clarity. This final rule is published under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 260–267, which authorized the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations related to the observance of a uniform standard of time. The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) contains a ‘‘good cause’’ exemption, which allows agencies to dispense with notice and comment if those procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. We have determined that under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), good cause exists for dispensing with a notice of proposed rulemaking and public comment as this rule is implementing statutory changes and clarifying language without imposing any new requirements. E:\FR\FM\13MRR1.SGM 13MRR1 15884 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 13, 2013 / Rules and Regulations emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with RULES Amendments To Conform to Statute Section 71.1(a) is amended to correct a drafting error in the current rule that referenced eight time zones instead of the nine that exist pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 263. The first amendment in this final rule thus changes the reference from eight to nine. Likewise, in § 71.1(c), the ninth time zone, Chamorro, is added to the list of time zones. Section 71.2(a) is amended to change the dates on which Daylight Saving Time begins and ends pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 260a. Daylight Saving Time now begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Additionally, § 71.2(a) is amended to correct the drafting error in relation to a State’s authority to exempt an area within its boundaries from the observance of Daylight Saving Time. The amended version accurately states that a State that lies within two time zones may either exempt the entire area of the State or either portion of the State that lies within either time zone. Revisions to Language for Clarity Section 71.1(a) is amended to remove part of the last sentence, which states that ‘‘specified rail carriers * * * [are authorized] to carry the standard of time on which the major portion of a particular operation is conducted into an adjoining time zone.’’ This language will not be replaced because it is an unnecessary interpretation of the Federal statute. Additionally, § 71.1(a) is amended to change the beginning of the sentence that reads, ‘‘It also contains lists * * *’’ It is changed to, ‘‘The Uniform Time Act also contains lists * * * ’’ Likewise, the end of subsection (a) to § 71.1 has been amended to provide a citation to the Federal statute that created the list of specified rail carriers: ‘‘15 U.S.C. 265.’’ The headings of § 71.7(g) and § 71.9(d) are amended to copy the heading of § 71.5(h) to read, ‘‘Municipalities on boundary line.’’ The three subsections are fundamentally identical, and thus no reason exists to have different headings. Section 71.6 originally had no subsections. It is now amended so that § 71.6 will have two subsections: § 71.6(a) and (b). The language of the original § 71.6 will remain and be incorporated into the new § 71.6(a). Section 71.6(b) will include the list of specified rail carriers that the Federal statute identifies for the time zones referenced in this Part. See 15 U.S.C. 265. Subsection (a) is now titled, ‘‘Central zone in general.’’ Subsection (b) is titled, ‘‘Specified rail carrier exemptions.’’ VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:47 Mar 12, 2013 Jkt 229001 Regulatory Analysis and Notices Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and DOT Policies and Procedures This final rule is not a significant regulatory action within the meaning of Executive Order 12866 or Executive Order 13563 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This final rule is not significant under DOT’s Regulatory Policies and Procedures. This rulemaking makes amendments to update the Department’s regulations to make them clearer and consistent with other Federal law. As a result, DOT anticipates that this rulemaking will have no economic impact. Regulatory Flexibility Act Since notice and comment rulemaking is not necessary for this rule, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, 5 U.S.C. 601–612) do not apply. However, DOT has evaluated the effects of this action on small entities and has determined that the action would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it simply amends our regulations to accurately reflect other Federal law and clarify the regulations. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 This final rule does not impose unfunded mandates as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4, 109 Stat. 48). It does not result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $148.1 million or more in any 1 year. Paperwork Reduction Act Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of information they conduct, sponsor, or require through regulations. The DOT has analyzed this final rule under the PRA and has determined that this rule does not contain collection of information requirements. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism Assessment) The final rule does not have a substantial direct effect on the States, the relationship between the national government and the States, or the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. This final rule does not include sufficient federalism PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 implications to warrant consultation processes. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation) This final rule was analyzed according to Executive Order 13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments.’’ The final rule does not include sufficient tribal implications to warrant consultation processes. National Environmental Policy Act The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321– 4347), as amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the consequences of major Federal actions and prepare a detailed statement on any action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Since this final rule does not alter current practices, it is unlikely that the adoption of this rule will have any significant impacts on the environment. List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 71 Time. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2013, under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.27(a). Robert S. Rivkin, General Counsel. For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Office of the Secretary amends 49 CFR Part 71 as follows: PART 71—STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES 1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 15 U.S.C. 260, 260a, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, and 49 CFR 5.35(a). 2. In § 71.1, revise paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as follows: ■ § 71.1 Limits defined: exceptions authorized for certain rail operating purposes only. (a) This part prescribes the geographic limits of each of the nine standard time zones established by section 1 of the Standard Time Act, as amended by section 4 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 261). The Uniform Time Act also contains lists of operating exceptions granted for specified rail carriers, whose operations cross the time zone boundaries prescribed by this part. (15 U.S.C. 265). * * * * * (c) The time zones established by the Standard Time Zone Act, as amended by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, are Atlantic, eastern, central, mountain, E:\FR\FM\13MRR1.SGM 13MRR1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 13, 2013 / Rules and Regulations § 71.7 Boundary line between central and mountain zones. Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii-Aleutian, Samoa, and Chamorro. * * * * * (g) Municipalities on boundary line. * * * 3. In § 71.2, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows: ■ § 71.2 time. 7. In § 71.9, revise the paragraph (d) subject heading to read as follows: ■ Annual advancement of standard (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 a.m. on the second Sunday in March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. 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 either the entire State or may exempt the entire area of the State lying within either time zone. * * * * * ■ 4. Revise § 71.6 to read as follows: emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with RULES § 71.6 Central zone. (a) Central zone in general. The third zone, the central standard time zone, includes that part of the United States that is west of the boundary line between the eastern and central standard time zones described in § 71.5 and east of the boundary line between the central and mountain standard time zones described in § 71.7. (b) Specified rail carrier exemptions. The boundary line described in § 71.7 will not apply to the list of rail carriers in this subsection. These carriers will have the following changing points between the central and mountain time zones. The Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway Company and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company may use Tucumcari, New Mexico, as the point at which they change from central to mountain time and vice versa; the Colorado Southern and Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Companies may use Sixela, New Mexico, as such changing point; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and other branches of the Santa Fe system may use Clovis, New Mexico, as such changing point, and those railways running into or through El Paso, Texas, may use El Paso as such point. 6. In § 71.7, revise the paragraph (g) subject heading to read as follows: ■ VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:47 Mar 12, 2013 Jkt 229001 § 71.9 Boundary line between mountain and Pacific zones. * * * * * (d) Municipalities on boundary line. * * * [FR Doc. 2013–05736 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 665 [Docket No. 121107617–3181–02] RIN 0648–XC351 Western Pacific Fisheries; 2013 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final specifications. AGENCY: In this rule, NMFS specifies annual catch limits for western Pacific bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef ecosystem fisheries, and accountability measures to correct or mitigate any overages of catch limits. The catch limits and accountability measures support the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands. DATES: The final specifications are effective April 12, 2013 through December 31, 2013. ADDRESSES: Copies of the fishery ecosystem plans are available from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220, fax 808–522–8226, or www.wpcouncil.org. Copies of the environmental assessments and findings of no significant impact for this action, identified by NOAA–NMFS–2012–0226, are available from www.regulations.gov, or from Michael D. Tosatto, Regional Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands Region (PIR), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd. 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 15885 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jarad Makaiau, NMFS PIR Sustainable Fisheries, 808–944–2108. NMFS is specifying the 2013 annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AM) for bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef ecosystem fishery management unit species (MUS) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ, generally 3–200 nm from shore) around American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and Hawaii. The 2013 fishing year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31, except for precious coral fisheries, for which the fishing year began on July 1, 2012, and ends on June 30, 2013. NMFS is not specifying ACLs for bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, or coral reef ecosystem MUS identified in the Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) for the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA), because commercial fishing is prohibited in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, typically within about 50 nm of shore (Presidential Proclamation 8336, January 12, 2009, 74 FR 1565). Moreover, there is no suitable habitat for these fisheries, except at Kingman Reef, where fishing for these resources does not presently occur. NMFS is currently reviewing a proposed amendment to the PRIA FEP, which proposes to permit non-commercial fishing 12 nm seaward of emergent features in the Pacific Remote Islands Monument, and ensure such fishing, if allowed, is managed as a sustainable activity (see the proposed rule, February 21, 2013, 78 FR 12015). Additionally, NMFS is not specifying ACLs for MUS that are currently subject to Federal fishing moratoria or prohibitions. These MUS include all species of gold coral, all species of deepwater precious corals at the Westpac Bed Refugium, and the three Hawaii seamount groundfish: pelagic armorhead, alfonsin, and raftfish. The current prohibitions on fishing for these MUS serve as a functional equivalent of an ACL of zero. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2012-0159]
RIN 2105-AE20


Standard Time Zone Boundaries

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule updates and amends the Department's standard 
time zone boundaries regulations to reflect changes that Congress made 
to the Uniform Time Act. The purpose of this update is to ensure that 
the Department's regulations accurately reflect other Federal law and 
to reduce confusion over ambiguous language and inconsistencies.

DATES: This rule is effective March 13, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Laptosky, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20590. She may also be reached by telephone at 202-493-0308 or by email 
at jill.laptosky@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Since 2000, Congress has made several amendments to the Uniform 
Time Act, 15 U.S.C. 260-267. Consequently, the Department's regulations 
on standard time zone boundaries, 49 CFR Part 71, need to be updated in 
order to ensure their consistency with Federal law. Therefore, the 
Department is issuing this final rule to make the necessary updates and 
to revise the language for clarity.
    This final rule is published under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 260-
267, which authorized the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe 
regulations related to the observance of a uniform standard of time.
    The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) contains a ``good 
cause'' exemption, which allows agencies to dispense with notice and 
comment if those procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest. We have determined that under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B), good cause exists for dispensing with a notice of 
proposed rulemaking and public comment as this rule is implementing 
statutory changes and clarifying language without imposing any new 
requirements.

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Amendments To Conform to Statute

    Section 71.1(a) is amended to correct a drafting error in the 
current rule that referenced eight time zones instead of the nine that 
exist pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 263. The first amendment in this final rule 
thus changes the reference from eight to nine. Likewise, in Sec.  
71.1(c), the ninth time zone, Chamorro, is added to the list of time 
zones.
    Section 71.2(a) is amended to change the dates on which Daylight 
Saving Time begins and ends pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 260a. Daylight Saving 
Time now begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2 
a.m. on the first Sunday in November.
    Additionally, Sec.  71.2(a) is amended to correct the drafting 
error in relation to a State's authority to exempt an area within its 
boundaries from the observance of Daylight Saving Time. The amended 
version accurately states that a State that lies within two time zones 
may either exempt the entire area of the State or either portion of the 
State that lies within either time zone.

Revisions to Language for Clarity

    Section 71.1(a) is amended to remove part of the last sentence, 
which states that ``specified rail carriers * * * [are authorized] to 
carry the standard of time on which the major portion of a particular 
operation is conducted into an adjoining time zone.'' This language 
will not be replaced because it is an unnecessary interpretation of the 
Federal statute.
    Additionally, Sec.  71.1(a) is amended to change the beginning of 
the sentence that reads, ``It also contains lists * * *'' It is changed 
to, ``The Uniform Time Act also contains lists * * * '' Likewise, the 
end of subsection (a) to Sec.  71.1 has been amended to provide a 
citation to the Federal statute that created the list of specified rail 
carriers: ``15 U.S.C. 265.''
    The headings of Sec.  71.7(g) and Sec.  71.9(d) are amended to copy 
the heading of Sec.  71.5(h) to read, ``Municipalities on boundary 
line.'' The three subsections are fundamentally identical, and thus no 
reason exists to have different headings.
    Section 71.6 originally had no subsections. It is now amended so 
that Sec.  71.6 will have two subsections: Sec.  71.6(a) and (b). The 
language of the original Sec.  71.6 will remain and be incorporated 
into the new Sec.  71.6(a). Section 71.6(b) will include the list of 
specified rail carriers that the Federal statute identifies for the 
time zones referenced in this Part. See 15 U.S.C. 265. Subsection (a) 
is now titled, ``Central zone in general.'' Subsection (b) is titled, 
``Specified rail carrier exemptions.''

Regulatory Analysis and Notices

Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order 
13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and DOT Policies 
and Procedures

    This final rule is not a significant regulatory action within the 
meaning of Executive Order 12866 or Executive Order 13563 and, 
therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). This final rule is not significant under DOT's Regulatory 
Policies and Procedures. This rulemaking makes amendments to update the 
Department's regulations to make them clearer and consistent with other 
Federal law. As a result, DOT anticipates that this rulemaking will 
have no economic impact.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Since notice and comment rulemaking is not necessary for this rule, 
the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, 5 
U.S.C. 601-612) do not apply. However, DOT has evaluated the effects of 
this action on small entities and has determined that the action would 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities because it simply amends our regulations to accurately reflect 
other Federal law and clarify the regulations.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This final rule does not impose unfunded mandates as defined by the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4, 109 Stat. 48). It 
does not result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal 
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $148.1 
million or more in any 1 year.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et 
seq.), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each 
collection of information they conduct, sponsor, or require through 
regulations. The DOT has analyzed this final rule under the PRA and has 
determined that this rule does not contain collection of information 
requirements.

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism Assessment)

    The final rule does not have a substantial direct effect on the 
States, the relationship between the national government and the 
States, or the distribution of power and responsibilities among the 
various levels of government. This final rule does not include 
sufficient federalism implications to warrant consultation processes.

Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation)

    This final rule was analyzed according to Executive Order 13175, 
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments.'' The 
final rule does not include sufficient tribal implications to warrant 
consultation processes.

National Environmental Policy Act

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 
4321-4347), as amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the 
consequences of major Federal actions and prepare a detailed statement 
on any action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. Since this final rule does not alter current practices, it 
is unlikely that the adoption of this rule will have any significant 
impacts on the environment.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 71

    Time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2013, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.27(a).
Robert S. Rivkin,
General Counsel.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Office of the Secretary 
amends 49 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 260, 260a, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 
and 49 CFR 5.35(a).


0
2. In Sec.  71.1, revise paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  71.1  Limits defined: exceptions authorized for certain rail 
operating purposes only.

    (a) This part prescribes the geographic limits of each of the nine 
standard time zones established by section 1 of the Standard Time Act, 
as amended by section 4 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 
261). The Uniform Time Act also contains lists of operating exceptions 
granted for specified rail carriers, whose operations cross the time 
zone boundaries prescribed by this part. (15 U.S.C. 265).
* * * * *
    (c) The time zones established by the Standard Time Zone Act, as 
amended by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, are Atlantic, eastern, 
central, mountain,

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Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii-Aleutian, Samoa, and Chamorro.


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3. In Sec.  71.2, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  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 a.m. on the second Sunday 
in March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in 
November. 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 either 
the entire State or may exempt the entire area of the State lying 
within either time zone.
* * * * *

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4. Revise Sec.  71.6 to read as follows:


Sec.  71.6  Central zone.

    (a) Central zone in general. The third zone, the central standard 
time zone, includes that part of the United States that is west of the 
boundary line between the eastern and central standard time zones 
described in Sec.  71.5 and east of the boundary line between the 
central and mountain standard time zones described in Sec.  71.7.
    (b) Specified rail carrier exemptions. The boundary line described 
in Sec.  71.7 will not apply to the list of rail carriers in this 
subsection. These carriers will have the following changing points 
between the central and mountain time zones. The Chicago, Rock Island 
and Gulf Railway Company and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 
Railway Company may use Tucumcari, New Mexico, as the point at which 
they change from central to mountain time and vice versa; the Colorado 
Southern and Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Companies may use 
Sixela, New Mexico, as such changing point; the Atchison, Topeka and 
Santa Fe Railway Company and other branches of the Santa Fe system may 
use Clovis, New Mexico, as such changing point, and those railways 
running into or through El Paso, Texas, may use El Paso as such point.


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6. In Sec.  71.7, revise the paragraph (g) subject heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  71.7  Boundary line between central and mountain zones.

* * * * *
    (g) Municipalities on boundary line. * * *


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7. In Sec.  71.9, revise the paragraph (d) subject heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  71.9  Boundary line between mountain and Pacific zones.

* * * * *
    (d) Municipalities on boundary line. * * *

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