Why not using SAMT (Samara Time)? If I'm not wrong, the Samara Oblast doesn't seem to be planning to change time zone. If Samara doesn't belong to the 6 additional regions that have requested to change their time zones (see end of quotation below), we could then use the same abbreviation for the Ulyanovsk Oblast as well. On 03/gen/2016, at 06:14, Alexander Krivenyshev <wtz@worldtimezone.com> wrote:
After researching several official government documents (duma.gov.ru), there are at least 7 regions in Russia (not 3) that have submitted draft bills proposing changes to their time zones.
Those regions are:
- Zabaykalsky Krai / Chita (draft bill date of entry July 16, 2015)- has recently received approval to change time zone from UTC+8 to UTC+9
- Astrakhan Oblast / Astrakhan (draft bill date of entry Aug. 15, 2015), UTC+3 to UTC+4
- Sakhalin Oblast / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (draft bill date of entry Sep. 28, 2015), UTC+10 to UTC+11
- Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk (draft bill date of entry Nov. 03, 2015), UTC+3 to UTC+4
- Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk (draft bill date of entry Nov. 23, 2015), UTC+6 to UTC+7
- Altai Krai / Barnaul (draft bill date of entry Dec. 03, 2015), UTC+6 to UTC+7
- Magadan Oblast / Magadan (draft bill date of entry Dec. 08, 2015), UTC+10 to UTC+11
See as a reference Russia map with 7 regions to change their time zones (darker colors of blue, green, red):
http://www.worldtimezone.com/russia-time-zones-map-2016-04.gif
(vs current http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-russia12.php)
Seems that draft bill in Russia must pass through the following phases before being signed into law:
Phase 1- The State Duma Council draft bill review
Phase 2- Pass three (3) readings/revisions by the State Duma
Phase 3- Approval by the Federation Council
Phase 4- Signed by the President.
Currently there are 6 additional regions in Russia that have requested to change their time zones (make amendments to the current Federal Law "On the calculation of time"), those draft bills were introduced at different times and are in different phases of the approval (or rejection) process.