§  73.609   Zones.

   (a) For the purpose of allotment and assignment, the United States is
   divided into three zones as follows:

   (1) Zone I consists of that portion of the United States located within
   the confines of the following lines drawn on the U.S. Albers Equal Area
   Projection Map (based on standard parallels 291⁄2 �° and 451⁄2 �°; North
   American datum): Beginning at the most easterly point on the State
   boundary line between North Carolina and Virginia; thence in a straight
   line to a point on the Virginia-West Virginia boundary line located at
   north latitude 37�°49′ and west longitude 80�°12′30″; thence westerly
   along the southern boundary lines of the States of West Virginia, Ohio,
   Indiana, and Illinois to a point at the junction of the Illinois,
   Kentucky, and Missouri State boundary lines; thence northerly along the
   western boundary line of the State of Illinois to a point at the
   junction of the Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin State boundary lines;
   thence easterly along the northern State boundary line of Illinois to
   the 90th meridian; thence north along this meridian to the 43.5�°
   parallel; thence east along this parallel to the United States-Canada
   border; thence southerly and following that border until it again
   intersects the 43.5�° parallel; thence east along this parallel to the
   71st meridian; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the
   69th meridian and the 45th parallel; thence east along the 45th
   parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. When any of the above lines pass
   through a city, the city shall be considered to be located in Zone I.
   (See Figure 1 of §  73.699.)

   (2) Zone II consists of that portion of the United States which is not
   located in either Zone I or Zone III, and Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaiian
   Islands and the Virgin Islands.

   (3) Zone III consists of that portion of the United States located
   south of a line, drawn on the United States Albers Equal Area
   Projection Map (based on standard parallels 29.50 and 45.50 North
   American datum), beginning at a point on the east coast of Georgia and
   the 31st parallel and ending at the United States-Mexican border,
   consisting of arcs drawn with a 241.4 kilometer (150 mile) radius to
   the north from the following specified points:
       North latitude West longitude
   (a)      29�°40′00″      83�°24′00″
   (b)      30�°07′00″      84�°12′00″
   (c)      30�°31′00″      86�°30′00″
   (d)      30�°48′00″      87�°58′30″
   (e)      30�°00′00″      90�°38′30″
   (f)      30�°04′30″      93�°19′00″
   (g)      29�°46′00″      95�°05′00″
   (h)      28�°43′00″      96�°39′30″
   (i)      27�°52′30″      97�°32′00″

   When any of the above arcs pass through a city, the city shall be
   considered to be located in Zone II. (See Figure 2 of §  73.699.)

   [ 28 FR 13660 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at  33 FR 15422 , Oct. 17, 1968;
    50 FR 23697 , June 5, 1985;  51 FR 44070 , Dec. 8, 1986]

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