49 CFR 372.243
§ 372.243 Controlling distances and population data.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 372.243, § 372.243 Controlling distances and population data, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/260300
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In the application of § 372.241:
(a) Air-line distances or mileages about corporate limits of municipalities shall be used.
(b) The population of any municipality shall be deemed to be the highest figure shown for that municipality in any decennial census since (and including) the 1940 decennial census.
(c) Contraction of municipal boundaries will not alter the size of commercial zones.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.