[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR172.315]

[Page 357]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
 
      Subpart B_Table of Hazardous Materials and Special Provisions
 
Sec. 172.315  Packages containing limited quantities.

    Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a package 
containing a limited quantity of hazardous materials is not required to 
be marked with the proper shipping name provided it is marked with the 
identification (ID) number, preceded by the letters ``UN'' or ``NA,'' as 
applicable, for the entry as shown in the Sec. 172.101 Table, and 
placed within a square-on-point border in accordance with the following:
    (a) The ID number marking must be durable, legible and of such a 
size relative to the package as to be readily visible. The width of line 
forming the square-on-point must be at least 2 mm and the height of the 
ID number must be at least 6 mm. The marking must be applied on at least 
one side or one end of the outer packaging.
    (b) When two or more hazardous materials with different ID numbers 
are contained in the package, the packaging must be marked with either 
individual square-on-points bearing a single ID number, or a single 
square-on-point large enough to include each applicable ID number.

[68 FR 45030, July 31, 2003]