[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR175.26]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 175_CARRIAGE BY AIRCRAFT--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart A_General Information and Regulations

 

Sec. 175.26  Notification at cargo facilities of hazardous materials 

requirements.



    (a) After September 30, 1994, each person who engages in the 

acceptance or transport of cargo for transportation by aircraft shall 

display notices, at each facility where cargo is accepted, to persons 

offering such cargo of the requirements applicable to the carriage of 

hazardous materials aboard aircraft, and the penalties for failure to 

comply with those requirements. Each notice must be legible, and be 

prominently displayed so that it can be seen. At a minimum, each notice 

must communicate the following information:

    (1) Cargo containing hazardous materials (dangerous goods) for 

transportation by aircraft must be offered in accordance with the 

Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts 171-180).

    (2) A violation can result in five years' imprisonment and penalties 

of $250,000 or more (49 U.S.C. 5124).

    (3) Hazardous materials (dangerous goods) include explosives, 

compressed gases, flammable liquids and solids, oxidizers, poisons, 

corrosives and radioactive materials.

    (4) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section, a notice with the wording ``A violation can result in penalties 

of up to $25,000 and five years' imprisonment (49 U.S.C. 1809)'' may be 

used through December 31, 2001.

    (b) The information contained in paragraph (a) of this section must 

be printed:

    (1) Legibly in English, and, where cargo is accepted outside of the 

United States, in the language of the host country; and

    (2) On a background of contrasting color.

    (c) Size and color of the notice are optional. Additional 

information, examples, or illustrations, if not inconsistent with 

required information, may be included.

    (d) Exceptions: Display of a notice required by paragraph (a) of 

this section is not required at:

    (1) An unattended location (e.g., a drop box) provided a general 

notice advising customers of a prohibition on shipments of hazardous 

materials through that location is prominently displayed; or

    (2) A customer's facility where hazardous materials packages are 

accepted by a carrier.



[Amdt. 175-50, 58 FR 50505, Sept. 27, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 37462, 

July 10, 1998]