Code of Federal Regulations Volumes

The following list shows all Code of Federal Regulations volumes containing regulations in effect as to facts arising on and after January 1, 1963. For superseded Code volumes, see List 2, infra.

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1 7 7 8 9

List 2-Superseded Volumes Since issuance of the 1949 Edition of the Code of Federal Regulations, individual volumes have been revised only as need for such revision has occurred. In conjunction with such revisions the distribution of titles, chapters, and parts in the various volumes has changed. The following list shows all superseded Code of Federal Regulations volumes published during the period January 1, 1949–December 31, 1962. For current Code volumes containing regulations effective as to facts arising on and after January 1, 1963, see List 1, supra. Title

Date 1-3.

1949 45.

1949 6.-

1949 6.--

1956 7 (1-201)

1949 7 (1-209).

1953 7 (210-874)

1949 7 (210-899)

1955 7 (900–1001)

1949 7 (900-End).

1952 7 (900–959)

1955 7 (900–944)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 7 (945–980).

As of Jan. 1, 1962 7 (960-End).

1955 7 (981-999)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 7 (1000–1029)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 7 (1030_1059)

As of Jan, 1, 1962 7 (1060–1089)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 7 (1090–1119)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 7 (1120-End).

As of Jan. 1, 1962 8.---

1949 9..

1949 10-13_

1949 10-13

As of Jan. 1, 1958 14 (1-399)

1949 14 (1-399)

1952 14 (1-39)

1956 14 (1-199)

As of Jan. 1, 1961 14 (1-19)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 14 (40_399)

1956 14 (20–199)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 14 (200-399)

As of Jan. 1, 1961 14 (200-399)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 14 (400-End).

1949 14 (400–End)

1952 14 (400–599).

As of Jan. 1, 1961 14 (400–599)

As of Jan. 1, 1962 14 (600_End)

As of Jan. 1, 1961 14 (600_End).

As of Jan. 1, 1962 15.

1949 16_

1949 17.

() 18_

1949 19.

1949 19.

1953 20.

1949 21.

1949 21.

1955 22-23

1949 24

1949 24.

As of Jan. 1, 1959 25

1949 26 (1-79)

1949 26 (1-79)

1953 * 1949 Edition volume with pocket supplement still in effect as of January 1, 1963.

Part 20 National Standards for (b) The standards in this part are

hereby promulgated as provided in the Regulation by States of Out

act. door Advertising Signs, Dis

$ 20.2 Definitions. The following plays and Devices Adjacent to terms when used in the standards in this the National System of Inter

part have the following meanings: state and Defense Highways.

(a) “Acquired for right-of-way"

means acquired for right-of-way for any [Added]

public road by the Federal Government, Sec.

a State, or a county, city or other politi

cal subdivision of a State, by donation, 20.1 Purpose. 20.2 Definitions.

dedication, purchase, condemnation, use, 20.3 Measurements of distance.

or otherwise. The date of acquisition 20.4 Signs that may not be permitted in shall be the date upon which title protected areas.

(whether fee title or a lesser interest) 20.5 Signs that may be permitted in pro

vested in the public for right-of-way tected areas. 20.6 Class 3 and 4 signs within informa

purposes under applicable Federal or tional sites.

State law. 20.7 Class 3 and 4 signs outside informa- (b) “Centerline of the highway" tional sites.

means a line equidistant from the edges 20.8 General provisions.

of the median separating the main20.9 Exclusions.

traveled ways of a divided Interstate 20.10 State regulations.

highway, or the centerline of the mainAUTHORITY: $ $ 20.1 to 20.10 issued under traveled way of a non-divided Interstate sec. 131, 72 Stat. 904; 23 U. S. C. 131.

highway. SOURCE: $8 20.1 to 20.10 appear at 23 F. R. (c) “Controlled portion of the Inter8793, Nov. 13, 1958, except as otherwise

state System” means any portion which noted.

(1) Is constructed upon any part of

right-of-way, the entire width of which $ 20.1 Purpose. (a) In Title 23,

is acquired for right-of-way subsequent United States Code, section 131, herein- to July 1, 1956 (a portion shall be deemed after called the “act”, the Congress has so constructed if, within such portion, no declared that:

line normal or perpendicular to the cen(1) To promote the safety, conven

terline of the highway and extending to ience, and enjoyment of public travel

both edges of the right-of-way will interand the free flow of interstate commerce

sect any right-of-way acquired for rightand to protect the public investment in

of-way on or before July 1, 1956); the National System of Interstate and (2) Lies within a State, the highway Defense Highways, hereinafter called

department of which has entered into the “Interstate System”, it is in the pub

an agreement with the Secretary of lic interest to encourage and assist the Commerce as provided in the act; and States to control the use of and to im-. (3) Is not excluded under the terms prove areas adjacent to such system by of the act which provide that agreements controlling the erection and mainte- entered into between the Secretary of nance of outdoor advertising signs, dis- Commerce and the State highway deplays and devices adjacent to that sys- partment shall not apply to those segtem.

ments of the Interstate System which (2) It is a national policy thai the

traverse commercial or industrial zones erection and maintenance of outdoor ad-.

within the boundaries of incorporated vertising signs, displays, or devices within

municipalities, as such boundaries exsix hundred and sixty feet of the edge.

isted on September 21, 1959, wherein the of the right-of-way and visible from the

use of real property adjacent to the main-traveled way of all portions of the,

Interstate System is subject to municipal Interstate System constructed upon any

regulation or control, or which traverse part of right-of-way, the entire width of

other areas where the land use as of which is acquired subsequent to July 1,

September 21, 1959, was clearly estab1956, should be regulated, consistent with

lished by State law as industrial or national standards to be prepared and

commercial. promulgated by the Secretary of Com- (Subparagraph (3) amended, 25 F.R. 218, merce,

Jan. 12, 1960]

d) "Entrance roadway" means any (1) "Scenic area" means any public public road or turning roadway, includ- park or area of particular scenic beauty ing acceleration lanes, by which traffic or historical significance designated by may enter the main-traveled way of an or pursuant to State law as a scenic area. Interstate highway from the general (m) "Sign" means any outdoor sign, road system within a State, irrespective display, device, figure, painting, drawing, of whether traffic may also leave the message, placard, poster, billboard, or main-traveled way by such road or turn

other thing which is designed, intended, ing roadway.

or used to advertise or inform, any part (e) “Erect" means to construct, build, of the advertising or informative conraise, assemble, place, afix, attach, tents of which is visible from any place create, paint, draw, or in any other way on the main-traveled way of a controlled bring into being or establish.

portion of the Interstate System. (f) “Exit roadway" means any pub- (n) “State” means the District of lic road or turning roadway, including Columbia and any State of the United deceleration lanes, by which traffic may States within the boundaries of which leave the main-traveled way of an Inter- a portion of the Interstate System is state highway to reach the general located. road system within a State, irrespective (0) "State law" means a State constiof whether traffic may also enter the

tutional provision or statute, or an ordimain-traveled way by such road or turn- nance, rule, or regulation enacted or ing roadway.

adopted by a State agency or political (g) "Informational site” means an subdivision of a State pursuant to State area or site established and maintained constitution or statute. within or adjacent to the right-of-way of (p) “Trade name" shall include brand a highway on the Interstate System by or

name, trademark, distinctive symbol, or under the supervision or control of a

other similar device or thing used to State highway department, wherein pan

identify particular products or services. els for the display of advertising and informational signs may be erected and

(Q) "Traveled way" means the pormaintained.

tion of a roadway for the movement of (h) “Legible" means capable of being

vehicles, exclusive of shoulders. read without visual aid by a person of

(T) “Turning roadway" means a connormal visual acuity.

necting roadway for traffic turning

between two intersection legs of an (i) “Maintain" means to allow to exist.

interchange. (j) "Main-traveled way" means the

(s) "Visible" means capable of being traveled way of an Interstate highway on

seen (whether or not legible) without

visual aid by a person of normal visual which through traffic is carried. In the case of a divided highway, the traveled

acuity. tay of each of the separated roadways § 20.3 Measurements of distance. (a) for trafic in opposite directions is a Distance from the edge of a right-ofmain-traveled way. It does not include way shall be measured horizontally such facilities as frontage roads, turn- along a line normal or perpendicular to ing roadways, or parking areas.

the centerline of the highway. () "Protected areas” means all areas (b) All distances under $ 20.7 (a) (21 inside the boundaries of a State which and (b) shall be measured along the are adjacent to and within six hundred centerline of the highway between two and sixty feet of the edge of the right-of- vertical planes which are normal or perFay of all controlled portions of the pendicular to and intersect the centerInterstate System within that State. line of the highway, and which pass Where a controlled portion of the Inter- through the termini of the measured state System terminates at a State

distance. boundary which is not perpendicular or normal to the centerline of the highway,

$ 20.4 Signs that may not be per"protected areas" also means all areas

mitted in protected areas. Erection or inside the boundary of such State which

maintenance of the following signs may are within six hundred and sixty feet of

not be permitted in protected areas: the edge of the right-of-way of the In- (a) Signs advertising activities that terstate highway in the adjoining State. are illegal under State or Federal laws