[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR172.304]

[Page 365]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND 
 
                            Subpart D_Marking
 
Sec.  172.304  Marking requirements.

    (a) The marking required in this subpart--
    (1) Must be durable, in English and printed on or affixed to the 
surface of a package or on a label, tag, or sign.
    (2) Must be displayed on a background of sharply contrasting color;
    (3) Must be unobscured by labels or attachments; and
    (4) Must be located away from any other marking (such as 
advertising) that could substantially reduce its effectiveness.
    (b) [Reserved]

[Amdt. 172-29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 172-29B, 
41 FR 57067, Dec. 30, 1976]