Section 172.326

49 CFR Ch. I (10-1-18 Edition)

[Amdt. 172-125, 58 FR 3348, Jan. 8, 1993, as amended by Amdt. 172-139, 59 FR 67487, Dec. 29, 1994]

Section 172.326

Portable tanks.

(a) Shipping name. No person may
offer for transportation or transport a
portable tank containing a hazardous
material unless it is legibly marked on
two opposing sides with the proper
shipping name specified for the material in the Section 172.101 table. For transportation by vessel, the minimum height
for a proper shipping name marked on
a portable tank is 65 mm (2.5 inches);
except that portable tanks with a capacity of less than 3,000 L (792.52 gallons) may reduce the marking size to
not less than 12 mm (0.47 inches).
(b) Owner-s name. The name of the
owner or of the lessee, if applicable,

must be displayed on a portable tank
that contains a hazardous material.
(c) Identification numbers. (1) If the
identification number markings required by Section 172.302(a) are not visible, a
transport vehicle or freight container
used to transport a portable tank containing a hazardous material must be
marked on each side and each end as
required by Section 172.332 with the identification number specified for the material
in the Section 172.101 table.
(2) Each person who offers a portable
tank containing a hazardous material
to a motor carrier, for transportation
in a transport vehicle or freight container, shall provide the motor carrier

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